CASE STUDY: BIM PROTOCOL FOR SKANSKA (CZECH REPUBLIC)

Seropositivity for Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Czech Republic.

To determine seropositivity for Enterocytozoon bieneusi in the Czech Republic, we tested 115 serum samples from various groups. We found that 20% from HIV-positive persons, 33% from persons with occupational exposure to animals, and 10% from healthy persons were positive by indirect immunofluorescence assay. Proteins of 32 kDa were detected in serum samples from seropositive persons.

Hantaviruses in the Czech Republic

Chlamydiae, and plant plastids, and uses a specific DNA probe. We considerably decreased the risk of horizontal and vertical contamination of the PCR reaction by using uracil and uracil-N-glycosylase and by keeping reaction cups closed since the first amplification cycle. More importantly, our study showed that Parachlamydia DNA is rarely found in bronchoalveolar lavage samples (0.083%). This s...

Evidence from the Czech Republic

Mosquitoborne Viruses, Czech Republic, 2002

Specimens from residents (N = 497) of an area affected by the 2002 flood were examined serologically for mosquitoborne viruses. Antibodies were detected against Tahyna (16%), Sindbis (1%), and Batai (0.2%) viruses, but not West Nile virus. An examination of paired serum samples showed 1 Tahyna bunyavirus (California group) infection.

Czech Republic 2002. HiT summary

Reform decisions were made as a result of concerns in the late 1980s and early 1990s, about efficiency and raising the social status of providers, leading to fee-for-service reimbursement and privatization. However, these decisions resulted in problems such as overuse of services, especially specialist care, along with financial deficits and inadequate regulation. Measures are 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 E...