Viral hepatitis D imported to the Czech Republic by the citizen from the Moldavian Republic.

Viral hepatitis D (HDV) is a serious acute inflammatory liver damage, which frequently is transmitting to the chronic phase, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. This disease can be found in the Czech Republic only rarely. The authors present the case of viral hepatitis D imported to the Czech Republic from Moldavia in 28-year old man.

Listerial endocarditis in a penicillin-allergic woman successfully treated with a combination of 4 drugs.

A 69-y-old woman with bioprosthetic endocarditis due to Listeria monocytogenes developed an allergic reaction after beginning ampicillin treatment. She was cured with the combination of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, rifampicin and teicoplanin. No immune deficiency was found in the patient.