Hygiene of Medical Devices and Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations for Alcohol-Based and QAC Disinfectants among Isolates from Physical Therapy Departments.

Disinfectants are used intensively to control and prevent healthcare-associated infections. With continuous use and exposure to disinfectants, bacteria may develop reduced susceptibility. The study aimed to check the hygiene of devices in the physiotherapy department.

Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections with and : findings from the National Survey of Sexual Lifestyles, Attitudes and Health, Slovenia, 2016 to 2017.

BackgroundTo inform prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), we need reliable prevalence estimates.AimOne objective of the Slovenian National Survey of Sexual Lifestyles, Attitudes and Health was to estimate the prevalence of STIs with , , and .MethodsData were collected between October 2016 and July 2017 in a probability sample of the general population aged 18-49 years.

Single mutation in the matrix gene of seasonal influenza A viruses critically affects the performance of diagnostic molecular assay.

Reduced intensity of the fluorescence signal in the amplification curve was observed when using a WHO recommended real time RT-PCR for influenza virus detection. A single mutation, G189T, in the conserved region of influenza virus matrix gene was detected by Sanger sequencing. The mutation is located in the probe binding region, hence we speculated it could be the reason for the atypical shape of amplification curve.

The impact of illegal waste sites on a transmission of zoonotic viruses.

Background: Illegal waste disposal impacts public health and causes aesthetic and environmental pollution. Waste disposed in places without permitted and controlled facilities can provide a ready source of nutrition and shelter for rodents and thus promote the spread of their ecto- and endoparasites. The presence of two distinct zoonotic viruses, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), was searched at illegal waste sites.

Prevalence of Neurotropic Viruses in Malignant Glioma and Their Onco-Modulatory Potential.

Background: the association between infectious agents and tumour aetiology is relevant in about 20% of cases.

Patients And Methods: We tested high-grade glioma tissues from 45 patients for the presence of viral nucleic acids of six herpes viruses, human adenoviruses (A-G), and two neurotropic human viruses (enteroviruses, tick-borne encephalitis virus). Real-time polymerase chain reaction was used with immunolabelling.

Clinical and laboratory characteristics of viral lower respiratory tract infections in preschool children.

Background: Viral lower respiratory tract infections are the leading cause of hospitalizations in preschool children. Clinical pictures of different viral causes are not well characterized. The aim of this study was to establish the differences in clinical and laboratory characteristics between the different viral causes of lower respiratory tract infections in preschool children.

Evidence of an autochthonous Toscana virus strain in Croatia.

Background: Phleboviruses are large and widespread group of viruses that are transmitted by arthropods and they have been reported to circulate in endemic regions of Mediterranean Basin, including Croatia.

Objectives: To investigate the role of Toscana virus, as a cause of the aseptic meningitis, in summer months in Croatia.

Study Design: Samples from 30 patients with aseptic meningitis were retrospectively tested by serology and RT-PCR for TOSV.