Epidemiological Characteristics of Shiga Toxin-Producing Responsible for Infections in the Polish Pediatric Population.

Shiga toxin-producing (STEC) are zoonotic pathogens causing hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in children and the elderly. Stool samples were collected from 180 children hospitalized in five pediatric centers in Poland in 2018-2022. Direct / gene detection by PCR in feces and isolates was performed.

Analysis of Etiology of Community-Acquired and Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infections and Antibiotic Resistance of Isolated Strains: Results of a 3-Year Surveillance (2020-2022) at the Pediatric Teaching Hospital in Warsaw.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) remain the most common infections diagnosed in outpatients and hospitalized patients. This study was designed to determine the patterns of antibiotic resistance and the prevalence of uropathogens causing UTIs in pediatric patients hospitalized between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2022 at Teaching Hospital in Warsaw. The most frequent species isolated from urine samples were (64.