Antimicrobial Resistance of in Bloodstream Infections in Hospitalized Patients in Southern Poland.

The aim of this study was to highlight antimicrobial resistance among isolated from bloodstream infections in hospitals in southern Poland. The present study includes laboratory-confirmed secondary bloodstream infections (LC-BSIs), in the years 2015-2018, in hospitalized adult patients (≥18). Episodes of BSIs were defined according to the strictly described guidelines.

Serum concentration of interleukin 6 is related to inflammation and dyslipidemia in patients with psoriasis.

Introduction: Patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have metabolic disturbances, which may be due to chronic inflammation.

Aim: Because interleukin-6 (IL-6) regulates both metabolic and inflammatory processes, we evaluated IL-6 as a potential marker of inflammation and metabolic disturbances in psoriasis.

Material And Methods: This study involved 93 patients with psoriasis, including 31 patients with concurrent PsA.

Serum lipid metabolism in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis - an update.

Introduction: Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PSA) are chronic, inflammatory, systemic diseases characterized by metabolic abnormalities, including an increased cardiovascular risk and an oxidative imbalance. This study assessed blood parameters of lipid metabolism and markers of oxidative stress in patients with psoriasis and PSA.

Material And Methods: The study included 93 patients with psoriasis (31 patients with PSA and psoriasis, 62 patients with psoriasis vulgaris), and 60 healthy, age-matched controls.

Clavicle fracture associated with atlantoaxial rotatory displacement, type II in an 8-year-old girl: A case report.

Rationale: Fracture of the clavicle is a very common injury in children. However, association between clavicle fracture and atlantoaxial rotatory displacement is rarely observed.

Patient Concerns: We present a case of an 8-year-old girl, who suffered a right clavicle fracture as a result of a sledge accident.

Novel Mutation of the Gene in Patients with Cleidocranial Dysplasia.

Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is an autosomal dominant disorder linked to mutations in the Runt-related transcription factor 2, encoded by the gene, which is essential for osteoblast differentiation and skeletal development. Here, we describe a novel nonsense mutation (c.532C>T; p.