Laboratory diagnosis of community-acquired bloodstream infection in therapeutic pathology.

Community-acquired bloodstream infections (CBSIs) occur in the out-of-hospital setting (44%) and increase the overall mortality from bloodstream infections (BSIs) by 7.2% per year. The development of CBSIs depends on both comorbid and polymorbid diseases and the patients' age.

[Possibilities of application of the liquid transport medium for capture of pathological material at laboratory diagnosis of a diphtheria infection.].

The main objective of laboratory diagnosis of a diphtheria is identification of the causative agent by means of the minimum quantity of diagnostic tests for obtaining the authentic answer in the most short time. One of the major stages is capture and delivery of pathological material on which the efficiency of carrying out and timeliness of issue of the final answer depends. Considering emergence in the market of commercial liquid transport mediums, assessment of their efficiency for diagnosis of diphtheria is advisable.

[Sensitivity of corynebacterium diphtheriae strains to antibacterial preparations].

Aim: Study the prevalence and mechanisms of resistance in circulating C. diphtheriae strains.

Materials And Methods: 664 C.

[Multilocus sequencing of Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains isolated in Russia in 2002 - 2012].

Aim: Characterization of contemporary C. diphtheriae strains isolated in Russia by using multilocus DNA sequencing (MLST).

Materials And Methods: 28 toxigenic C.