Occurrence of virulence-associated genes in Arcobacter butzleri and Arcobacter cryaerophilus isolates from foodstuff, water, and clinical samples within the Czech Republic.

Bacteria of the Arcobacter (A.) genus, originating mainly from food and water, are dreaded germs for humans as well as animals. However, the virulence of these bacteria has not been fully elucidated yet.

[Salvage Treatment and the Role of Transplantation in Lymphomas].

Despite achieving promising treatment results in patients with lymphoma, there is still a significant proportion of patients who relapse or have refractory disease. Salvage therapy followed by high dose treatment with autologous stem- cell transplantation is the standard of care in many of them. The role allogeneic stem- cell transplantation, especially after reduced intensity conditioning, is under extensive investigation.

[Treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma].

Backgrounds: This retrospective study evaluated treatment outcomes in patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) for relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma (HL).

Patients And Methods: Overall, 194 HL patients treated with ASCT between 2000 and 2009 were analyzed. Survival was calculated using Kaplan-Meier method and differences in survival between subgroups with log-rank test.