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Diagnosis, Treatment Strategy, and Predictors of Septic Complications in Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Analysis of diagnosis and treatment strategies in 25 patients with necrotizing pancreatitis hospitalized to Emergency Care Clinical Hospital (Smolensk) over the period of 2008–2011 is presented in this paper. Rationale for the use of morphologic and …

Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Infection

Legionella spp. is an uncommon but important causative pathogen of respiratory tract infections occurring both sporadically and in epidemics. An interest in it has emerged recently after outbreak of legionellosis in Sverdlovsk region. In this …

Use of Tinidazole in the Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis

Bacterial vaginosis is a common disease of female genital tract. It is characterised by substitution of lactobacteriae, which are predominant part of normal vaginal flora, with Gardnerella vaginalis and anaerobes, and has serious social and medical …

The Role of Chlamydophila pneumoniae in the Human Bronchopulmonary Diseases

So-called atypical respiratory pathogens in general and Chlamydophila pneumoniae in particular, are now well recognized as a common cause of acute upper and lower respiratory-tract infections, especially communityacquired pneumonia. Furthermore C. …

Bacterial Vaginosis During Pregnancy: Current State of the Problem and the Role of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Pregnancy is an important risk factor for the development of bacterial vaginosis. According to the data of epidemiological studies, the prevalence of this disorder in pregnant women varies from 10% to 40% in different countries. In USA estimated …

Efficacy and Safety of Caspofungin in Children with Invasive Fungal Infections

The prospective study of 19 children (aged of 1 to 17 years) with invasive fungal infections and different forms of immunosupression was conducted. Clinical and microbiological efficacy and safety of caspofungin, as well as analysis of direct costs …

Catheter-associated Bloodstream Infections

Catheter-associated bloodstream infections take a third place among nosocomial infections, and are the most common cause of bacteremia. These infections account for 10% of all infections in hospitalized patients, 20% of nosocomial infections and up …

Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: Guidelines on Diagnosis, Treatment and Prophylaxis

These guidelines are a result of consensus expert opinion based on peer review of the literature published over the last 10 years. References include a number of international guidelines for the management of adults in community-acquired pneumonia …

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in Diabetic Foot Infections

Diabetic foot infections (DFI) are the major cause of non-traumatic amputations of lower extremities. Important predisposing factors for the development of DFI are peripheral neuropathy and diabetic angiopathy. The most common pathogen isolated in …

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