diagnostics

Comparative review of the modern methods for carbapenemases detection

Recent emergence and spread of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria that hydrolyze most β-lactams, including carbapenems, are a major concern for antimicrobial therapy worldwide, including Russia. This paper presents a comparative review of …

Importance of Appropriate Rapid Diagnosis of C. difficile in Limited Resource Settings

With the ever present threat of healthcare-associated infections such as C. difficile, are we at increased risk of outbreaks whilst resources to decontaminate wards and isolate patients are? Article explores the importance of rapid diagnosis of C. …

Nosocomial Pneumonia: Current State of Epidemiology, Diagnostics and Treatment

Nosocomial pneumonia (NP) is a serious challenge for modern medicine. NP leads to prolongation of the hospitalization and high mortality. Optimal approaches to the diagnosis and prophylaxis of NP remain subjects for further developmnet. Adequate and …

Nosocomial Pneumonia in Adults: Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prophylaxis

Clinical Features and Course of Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Non-HIV Patients

As a result of the increase in the number of diseases and conditions that are leading to secondary immunodeficiency, the problem of severe opportunistic infections becoming more and more actual.In the present article authors have described and …

Modern Approaches to Diagnosis of Atypical Pneumonia

Pathogens causing “atypical pneumonias” – mycoplasmas, legionellae, clamydiae, coxiellae play significant role in human infections. In spite of considerable differences in biology, epidemiology and clinical presentations these pathogens can be …