Problems with the bedbug (Cimex lectularius) in Slovakia.

Introduction: In the 1970s and 1980s, the occurrence of bedbugs ( Linnaeus, 1758) was noticed only sporadically in accommodation facilities in Slovakia. Under regular monitoring, it was possible to even eradicate its occurrence in the 1980s. Today, the problem is once again a major global health issue.

Maternal Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain and Their Association with Pregnancy Complications and Perinatal Conditions.

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of selected pregnancy pathologies statistically depending on overweight/obesity and excessive maternal weight gain during pregnancy on women who gave birth in the years 2013-2015 at the Second Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the University Hospital in Bratislava, Slovakia. In a retrospective study, we analyzed data gathered from the sample, which consisted of 7122 women. Our results suggest a statistically significant, higher risk for the groups of women with overweight and obesity and gestational hypertension (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 15.

The first imported human infestation with Furuncular myiasis in man in the Slovakia and current knowledge of myiasis.

Introduction: Furuncular myiasis is caused by the genus of botfly Dermatobia hominis. It belongs to the family Cuterebridae and is indigenous to Central and South America.

Objective: to present a case report of the first case of this disease in Slovakia.

DNA analysis of Y chromosomal AZF region in Slovak population with fertility disorders.

Background: The Y chromosome is characterized by a low number of functional genes, relatively high number of repetitive sequences and the ability of recombination purely by short arms of telomeres PAR1 and PAR2. The long arm contains an AZF region with genes participating in spermatogenesis. Microdeletions of three subregions, namely AZFa,b,c and their mutual combinations are responsible for male infertility and the resulting azoospermia and oligospermia.