Infekcijske bolezni
Invasive Infections Caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis
Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (group C/G beta-hemolytic streptococcus) is increasingly being recognized as an important bacterial pathogen in humans. It is part of the normal bacterial microbiota of the human…
Read more ›Diagnostic Approach in Patients with Suspected Pneumocystis jirovecii Infection
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia is common in immunocompromised patients. It has significant mortality, which is why it is important to consider an infection with P. jirovecii in these patients and use…
Read more ›The Fight against Infectious Diseases over Time
Throughout the history of mankind, epidemics and pandemics were the cause of most deaths; this is why they have always occupied an important place in the society and its health…
Read more ›Case of a Patient Presenting with Fever, Rash, Retrobulbar Pain and Oral Ulcers after Returning from Kenya
The paper describes a case of a 52-year-old patient who presented with a high fever, fatigue, myalgia, retrobulbar headache, a confluent maculopapular rash, conjunctivitis and oral ulcers four days after…
Read more ›A 33-year-old patient with fever, inguinal lymphadenopathy and ankle ulcers returning from the south of Africa
We present a 33-year-old patient who developed high grade fever after returning from his 3-week journey in the south of Africa. He presented with 3 ulcers involving his left ankle…
Read more ›Molecular Epidemiology of Human Cryptosporidiosis
The protozoon parasite Cryptosporidium is a pathogen that infects humans and animals. It causes cryptosporidiosis, which results in an acute or chronic diarrhea. The infectious agents of this parasite are…
Read more ›Life-threatening infections in childhood
Life-threatening infections rarely occur in children, but when they do they require immediate diagnosis and therapy. The principal aetiologic agents are bacteria and viruses, other microorganisms being less common. The…
Read more ›New aspects about hepatitis A
The paper describes new views on hepatitis A, a new classification of hepatitis A virus, its epidemiology, clinical picture, treatment and prevention, passive immunization and recently introduced active immunization with…
Read more ›Influence of anti-inflammatory therapy with glucocorticosteroids on the frequency and severity of respiratory infections in children with asthma
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory respiratory disease. Anti-inflammatory therapy with inhaled glucocorticosteroids is considered the most effective long-term therapy for moderate and severe forms of chronic asthma. Side-effects constitute the only limitation…
Read more ›Capnocytophaga canimorsus – an Unusual Cause of Septic Shock in a Patient without a Spleen
The paper describes the case of a 28-year-old patient without a spleen in whom high fever, vomiting, abdominal cramps, palpable purpura and peripheral cyanosis suddenly developed. Upon admission, he was…
Read more ›Treatment of Hepatitis B and C
The author describes the course of infection with hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV), and gives the new definition of chronic HBV and HCV infections and histologic classification…
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