Publications by authors named "L Kraftova"

Advances in single-cell level analytical techniques, especially cytometric approaches, have led to profound innovation in biomedical research, particularly in the field of clinical immunology. This has resulted in an expansion of high-dimensional data, posing great challenges for comprehensive and unbiased analysis. Conventional manual analysis is thus becoming untenable to handle these challenges.

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  • Sepsis is a serious global health issue linked to high mortality rates, caused by an improper immune response to infection, and can be monitored through biomarkers like procalcitonin (PCT), which can rise dramatically during severe cases.
  • Researchers developed a fast detection method for PCT using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry with specialized immuno MALDI chips, validating it against a well-known procedure (LC-MS).
  • The new MALDI method successfully detected PCT in serum samples from sepsis patients, identifying not only the intact PCT but also breakdown products, indicating processing of the protein during severe infections.
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Fosfomycin (FOS) has been recently reintroduced into clinical practice, but its effectiveness against multidrug-resistant (MDR) is reduced due to the emergence of FOS resistance. The copresence of carbapenemases and FOS resistance could drastically limit antibiotic treatment. The aims of this study were (i) to investigate fosfomycin susceptibility profiles among carbapenem-resistant (CRE) in the Czech Republic, (ii) to characterize the genetic environment of genes among the collection, and (iii) to evaluate the presence of amino acid mutations in proteins involved in FOS resistance mechanisms.

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Background: VIM metallo-β-lactamases are enzymes characterized by the ability to hydrolyze all β-lactams. Usually, -like genes are carried by class 1 integrons. In the Czech Republic, only sporadic cases of VIM-producing Enterobacterales have been reported in which those isolates carried the VIM-1 carbapenemase-encoding integron In110.

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Animal models are essential in understanding of the mechanisms of sepsis moreover the development and the assessment of emerging therapies. In clinically relevant porcine model, however, a significant variability in the host response has been observed among animals. Thus, there is a strong demand to better understand the potential sources of this heterogeneity.

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