[Factors affecting influenza vaccine uptake among health care workers at the Medical and Health Sciences Center of Debrecen University, Hungary].

Unlabelled: Influenza vaccination is the most effective way of influenza prevention. The vaccination rate is low worldwide. In Hungary, the vaccine is free of charge to health care workers and, therefore, the low vaccination rate is unaccountable.

Recurrent infection with genetically identical pneumococcal isolates in a patient with interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase-4 deficiency.

Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase (IRAK)-4 deficiency is a rare primary immunodeficiency disorder characterized by severe, invasive infections with Streptococcus pneumoniae. Using the PFGE technique a genetic linkage was found between two S. pneumoniae serotype 14 isolates causing arthritis and meningitis at 3 and 5(1/2) years of age, respectively, in a boy with IRAK-4 deficiency.

Effects of human papillomavirus type 16 oncoproteins on survivin gene expression.

Survivin has recently been identified as a novel member of the inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) gene family. The product of this gene not only suppresses apoptosis but also controls cell division. Survivin is undetectable in most terminally differentiated normal tissues but is expressed in embryonic and fetal organs and is present in most malignant tumours.