Immunological insights: assessing immune parameters in medical professionals exposed to SARS-CoV-2.

Background: The immunological background responsible for the severe course of COVID-19 and the immune factors that protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection are still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate immune system status in persons with high exposure to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Methods: Seventy-one persons employed in the observation and infectious diseases unit were qualified for the study between November 2020 and October 2021.

Effects of Probiotic Supplementation during Chronic Rhinosinusitis on the Microbiome.

Probiotics are live microorganisms that induce health benefits to the host. The consumption of probiotics can result in both prophylactic and therapeutic effects. Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammatory condition that has a significant health and economic impact worldwide.

Paranasal sinus disease could be a reason for unsuccessful immunotherapy of inhalant allergy in children.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of paranasal sinuses condition assessed in computed tomography on inhalant allergen desensitization effects.

Materials & Methods: Retrospective analysis of medical records of children undergoing allergen immunotherapy in outpatient otolaryngology clinic of University Children Hospital in Lublin was performed. Control group consisted of children who underwent allergen immunotherapy and obtained satisfying effects; study group consisted of children who did not experience significant improvement after desensitization therapy.

[Evaluation of osteomeatal complex in children with chronic sinusitis].

The aim of this publication was estimation of osteomeatal complex and its visualisation by means of CT in children having been treated conservatively and surgically because of sinusitis. There were analyzed 47 children age 4 to 18 years who had been treated in Dept. of Children Otolaryngology, Phoniatry and Audiology of Medical University in Lublin during 2001-2005.