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Galenophyllipt is a new natural antiseptic for oral administration and topical use that is similar to commercially available medicinal product Chlorophyllipt. The both products are promising agents for clinical use because of their low toxicity and …

A total of 1375 clinical strains of staphylococci isolated from patients in burn units during the 2002–2008 were tested to detect antimicrobial resistance changes during this period. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed by …

The most common pathogens of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) as well as pharmacodynamics parameters of different antimicrobials against S. aureus are considered in this paper. A total of 80 clinical S. aureus isolates obtained from children (0 …

Objective. To investigate the etiology and antimicrobial resistance patterns of aerobic bacterial pathogens in community- and hospital-acquired intra-abdominal infections (IAI) in the ICUs of two teaching hospitals in one particular city. Materials and Methods. A total of 168 patients with peritonitis (122 community-acquired, 46 nosocomial) were included in the study. Susceptibility testing was performed by agar dilution method according to CLSI recommendations. Results. Clinically significant aerobic pathogens were isolated in 61.

Choice of empiric therapy should be based on complex of data on etiology and local antimicrobial resistance trends as well as on clinical-economic analysis. According to our results, from the pharmacoeconomic point of view the most optimal agents for …

This article presents the results of the study to determine etiology and antimicrobial susceptibility in diabetic foot infections (DFI). A total of 288 isolates were obtained from patients with confirmed DFI by fine-needle aspiration/biopsy during …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains one of the most common and life-threatening infections. This paper represents a review of laboratory diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia during the period of 2002– 2006. Local serological and …

The aim of the study was to determinate the structure of bacterial pathogens and their antimicrobial resistance in adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). A total of 57 adult patients from Smolensk and Yartsevo hospitals with severe …

To assess prevalence of antibodies to spirochetes of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex among blood donors in Moscow region, a total of 113 serum samples were tested using the new regional Borrelia strain and 2-step approach for detection of …

Erectile dysfunction occurs among men of all age groups in different countries of the world with the rate from 5 to 80%, achieving on average of 33%. One of the leading places among treatment approaches in organic erectile dysfunction, refractory to …