[Abnormal ultrasonographic findings of the kidneys obtained with a portable echosonographic device in the patients with infectious diseases--a five-year study].

Background/aim: Ultrasonographic kidney changes might be a part of the clinical picture, or consequence of the various infections diseases. The aim of this study was to establish ultrasonographic findings obtained by portable devices, the frequency of abnormal findings of the kidneys in the non-selected group of the patients with infections diseases.

Methods: Over a five-year period (January 1, 2000-December 31, 2004), the kidneys were examined by ultrasonography in 2,718 patients, 1,452 males and 1,266 females, mean age 47.

[Streptococcus suis infection--clinical manifestations].

Introduction: Streptococcus suis is a bacterium causing a disease in pigs and rarely in humans. This zoonosis is mostly found as a sporadic disease in individuals that were in contact with the affected or infected pigs: farmers, veterinarians and workers engaged in fresh pork processing. It is assumed that the bacterium enters the body through a cut abrasion in the skin.

[Endocranial bacterial infections originating in the otorhinolaryngologic area].

The study reviewed 60 patients with various endocranial infections complicated by previous ORL infections. The mean age of patients was 41 years. Significantly more patients were males (70%).