nosocomial infection

Etiology and antimicrobial resistance in surgical site infections in cardiac surgery

This article presents a review of currently available data on etiology and antimicrobial resistance in surgical site infections (SSI) following cardiac surgery. Author performed analysis of the references on etiology and antimicrobial resistance in …

Role of Presepsin in Predicting ShortTerm Patient’s Status Changes and Preventing Excessive Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Nosocomial Infections

Relationship between presepsin values and shortterm status of patients with infections, as well as a correlation of presepsin levels and other markers of systemic inflammatory response were analyzed in this prospective observational study. The study …

Phenotypic and Genetic Characteristics of Pathogens Causing Burn Wound Infections

The analysis of the results of infectious agents present on a wound was performed and the leading role of staphylococcus was revealed in the burn centre of Nizhny Novgorod Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics during the period of …

Clonal dissemination of CTX-M-5-producing nosocomial strains of Salmonella Typhimurium in Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan

In this paper, the evidence of broad geographic dissemination of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strains belonging to a single genetic lineage is presented. The isolates described possess resistance to oxiiminocephalosporines due to …

Role and Significance of Molecular Methods in Epidemiological Analysis of Nosocomial Infections

The problem of nosocomial infections remains the issue of the day and every year its medical and social significance becomes more and more relevant. Permanently working System for epidemiological monitoring could be one of major elements in the fight …