Publications by authors named "G Oledzka"

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  • - Free-living amoebae (FLA) are common in various environments and can cause serious infections like amoebic encephalitis, which mainly affects people with weak immune systems, but other infections can occur in healthy individuals.
  • - This study aimed to identify and analyze the presence of FLA in soil samples taken from parks and squares in Warsaw, finding that 78.2% of the samples tested positive for FLA growth.
  • - The research revealed that the most frequently isolated genus was Acanthamoeba, particularly the T4 genotype, marking the first documentation of FLA in the Warsaw area and highlighting the potential health risks associated with these pathogens.
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Human milk, the gold standard in infant nutrition, is a unique fluid that provides essential nutrients such as lactose, lipids, proteins, and free oligosaccharides. While its primary role is nutritional, it also protects against pathogens. This protection mainly comes from immunoglobulins, with human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) providing additional support by inhibiting pathogen binding to host cell ligands.

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Frailty is a major geriatric problem leading to an increased risk of disability and death. Prevention, identification, and treatment of frailty are important challenges in gerontology and public health. The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of the frailty phenotype (FP) among the oldest-old Polish Caucasians and investigate the relationship between the FP and mortality.

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Background: (PA) is one of the most predominant pathogens of lung infections, often causing exacerbations in adult patients with cystic fibrosis (CF).

Materials And Methods: Microbiological characterization of 74 PA isolates and to evaluate the correlations between the bacterial features and 44 adult Polish CF cohort clinical parameters.

Results: The most common variant in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator () gene was F508del (76.

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