Current environmental aspects of parasitological and mycological diseases, diagnostics problems and some mechanisms of pathogens' action facilitating invasion of human organisms have been presented. Imported humans parasitoses, difficulties in diagnosis and treatment, possibility of expansion of the endemic pathogens' occurrence ranges have been discussed. Mycological topics included evaluation...

BACKGROUND Carbapenem-resistant (CR) Gram-negative pathogens are recognized as a major health concern. This study examined the prevalence of infections due to 4 CR Gram-negative species (Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Escherichia coli) in the United States and assessed their impact on hospital stays and mortality. METHODS Hospitalized patients with...

microbial culture of urine. The dip stick method used in many centres serves only as a screening method but culture is needed for final diagnosis7. In almost all cases of nosocomial UTI, there is a need to start treatment before the final microbiological results are available. knowledge about the types of pathogens responsible for UTIs and their resistance pattern may help the clinician to choo...

Aim. To study the structure and antibiotic resistance of microorganisms isolated from lower respiratory tract patients with community-acquired pneumonia associated COVID-19 in period 2020 to 2022. Materials methods. In total, 1714 medical records admitted Alperovich City Clinical Hospital No. 3. The included cases documented diagnosis COVID-19. Respiratory samples were collected within first 24...

BACKGROUND Detection of outbreaks of hospital-acquired infections is often based on simple rules, such as the occurrence of three new cases of a single pathogen in two weeks on the same ward. These rules typically focus on only a few pathogens, and they do not account for the pathogens' underlying prevalence, the normal random variation in rates, and clusters that may occur beyond a single ward...

OBJECTIVE To determine device-associated infection (DAI) rates, and the microbiological and antibiotic resistance profiles of infecting pathogens in our hospital. METHODS Prospective surveillance of healthcare-associated infections was performed from January 2007 to March 2010 in 4 different intensive care units (ICUs) of SB Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Tur...

OBJECTIVE To identify the pathogens responsible for neonatal sepsis in a high-volume women and children's hospital in Southwest China. METHODS We retrospectively studied 133 neonates who were admitted to the West China Women and Children's Hospital between 2008 and 2012 for sepsis. The clinical characteristics of the patients were recorded, and the antibiotic sensitivities of the isolated bac...

BACKGROUND Nosocomial infections pose substantial risk to patients receiving care in hospitals. In Africa, this problem is aggravated by inadequate infection control due to poor hygiene, resource and structural constraints, deficient surveillance data and lack of awareness regarding nosocomial infections. We carried out this study to determine the incidence and spectrum of nosocomial infections...