Correlation of marker periodontopathogenic bacteria with the immune component sCD secretion level in inflammatory periodontal diseases.

Lipopolysaccharide of the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria is a highly active biological substance: its interaction with toll-like receptors-4 (TLR-4) of myeloid cells leads to the activation of a cascade of inflammatory reactions, which is accompanied by the release of the soluble CD14 receptor (sCD14), which can be considered not only as a marker of cell activation by endotoxin, but also as a marker of microbial translocation. The aim of the work was to assess the prognostic significance of the sCD14 level in the samples of the periodontal pocket in inflammatory periodontal diseases and the relationship of its secretion with marker periodontopathogens. For the study, washes were obtained from the periodontal pocket (88 samples in total) from patients with chronic periodontitis and intact periodontium.

Role of antimicrobial peptides system in inflammatory periodontal diseases non-specific oral cavity protection.

The system of antimicrobial peptides (AMP) is one of the most ancient mechanisms of the macroorganism resistance to infectious pathogens invasion. The aim of the study was to determine the role of the antimicrobial peptides system and periodontal pathogenic markers in the development and progression of inflammatory periodontal diseases. Gingival pocket washes (91 samples in total) for the research were received from patients with inflammatory periodontal diseases (chronic periodontitis and gingivitis) and intact periodontium.

Spectrum and resistance determinants of oral streptococci clinical isolates.

The profiles of oral streptococci sensitivity to antibacterial drugs may reflect information about the presence of macroorganism resistance determinants. The aim of the work was to isolate the spectrum of oral streptococci from the microbiota of the oral cavity of patients and to determine their sensitivity to a wide range of antibiotics. A total of 342 microbial streptococcal isolates were isolated from saliva samples and a periodontal pocket and tested for antibiotic sensitivity.

[General principles of antibiotic resistance evolution in bacteria (review of literature).].

Currently, the impact of antibiotic resistance on human health is a worldwide problem and its study is of great interest from a molecular genetic, environmental and clinical view-point. This review summarizes the latest data about antibiotic resistance, the classification of microorganisms as sensitive and resistant to the action of antibiotics, reveals the concept of minimum inhibitory concentration from modern positions. The resistance of microorganisms to antibacterial agents can be intrinsic and acquired, as well as being one of the examples of evolution that are currently available for study.

Epidemiological and molecular characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage strains in pre-school children in Arkhangelsk, northern European Russia, prior to the introduction of conjugate pneumococcal vaccines.

Background: The 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV-13) was introduced in the National Immunization Programme (NIP) schedule in Russia in March 2014. Previously, the 7-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV-7) was marketed in Russia in 2009 but has never been offered for mass vaccination. A carriage study was performed among children in Arkhangelsk in 2006.

[Competence-oriented exam in clinical laboratory diagnostics for students studying in the specialty «Medical Biochemistry».].

In connection with the introduction of annexes and changes to the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education in the specialty 30.05.01 «Medical Biochemistry», a need arose to improve the assessment tool of general professional and professional competencies formation in the discipline - clinical laboratory diagnostics.

[Mechanisms of microorganism resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics].

Literature data on molecular mechanisms of resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics have been summarized. The following mechanisms are examined: appearance ofpenicillin-binding proteins (PBP) with lower affinity to beta-lactam antibiotics; production by microorganisms of enzymes (beta-lactamases) that hydrolyze beta-lactam ring; disruption of microbial cell outer membrane permeability and active secretion of antibiotics from the microbial cell (effiux-effect). Characterization of extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) as well as data on structure of SCCmec element of MRSA and bacterial efflux system (RND) is presented.

[Influence of antibiotics on formation of microecology in premature children with low and extremely low body weight at birth].

Aim: Study the influence of antibiotic therapy on the formation of main biotope microflora nasopharynx, large intestine, urinary system) of the premature child organism weighing less than 500 g at birth in hospital.

Materials And Methods: Bacteriological study of upper respiratory tract discharge, urine, large intestine contents in 58 premature children during admission and discharge from newborn and premature children pathology department was carried out. Factor analysis method was applied to construct factor models of antibiotics influence on main biotope microbiocenosis formation.

Clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from the Arkhangelsk region, Russia: antimicrobial susceptibility, molecular epidemiology, and distribution of Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes.

A total of 91 consecutive clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus were collected at the Regional Hospital of Arkhangelsk, Russia, from May to December 2004, and examined for antimicrobial susceptibility, methicillin resistance and presence of Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL) genes. Epidemiological typing was performed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Methicillin-resistant S.

Probiotics restore bowel flora and improve liver enzymes in human alcohol-induced liver injury: a pilot study.

The effects of chronic alcohol consumption on the bowel flora and the potential therapeutic role of probiotics in alcohol-induced liver injury have not previously been evaluated. In this study, 66 adult Russian males admitted to a psychiatric hospital with a diagnosis of alcoholic psychosis were enrolled in a prospective, randomized, clinical trial to study the effects of alcohol and probiotics on the bowel flora and alcohol-induced liver injury. Patients were randomized to receive 5 days of Bifidobacterium bifidum and Lactobacillus plantarum 8PA3 versus standard therapy alone (abstinence plus vitamins).

[Microflora of the bronchial contents in chronic lung diseases].

The parallel bacteriological and mycological study of the contents of the bronchi in patients with various forms of chronic pneumonia provided a clearer picture of the causative agents of the disease. The composition of microflora in the bronchial contents corresponded to the severity of the process. Uncomplicated chronic pneumonia took its course with a bacterial monoculture, belonging predominantly to the family of pyogenic cocci, present in the discharges.

[Antibiotic sensitivity of bacteria isolated in association with fungi].

Sensitivity of bacteria isolated from the bronchial contents of 414 patients with chronic non-specific lung diseases was studied with respect to 8 antibiotics. A significant decrease in the antibiotic sensitivity of cocci, i. e.