[Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in Stavropol region in 2011].

The genetic analysis of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus circulating in Stavropol region during 2011 year was suggested. A total of 14 RNA isolates from the Crimean hemorrhagic fever patients were genetically typed. The genetic analysis of the CCHF virus stains based on M-segment sequences (positions 2607-2932) supported the circulation of the genotype Europe 1 in the Stavropol region of Russia.

[Exhaled air analysis and its application for diagnosis of the gas exchange abnormalities in COPD patients].

165 participants (100 chronic obstructive lung disease patients (COPD), 30 bronchial asthma patients (BA), and 35 healthy subjects) were examined. This study has aim to investigate possibilities of diagnosis gas exchange abnormalities in COPD patients with the use of capnometry. Capnometry allows to assess such ventilation and gas exchange abnormalities in stage III and IV COPD patients: decrease carbon dioxide production and its elimination impairment; decrease oxygen consumption, increase rest minute lung volume ventilation; tachypnoe and total duration of the respiratory cycle reduction; increase the "dead" space volume and its fraction in the tidal volume.

[Evidence-based medicine methods and critical reading of the paper devoted to degenerative lumbar and sacral spinal stenosis (comment to the article)].

The paper provides critical analysis of the article "Correlated analysis of radiologic criteria's referred to central degenerative spinal canal stenosis and intensity of clinical implications". Critical analysis was carried out by the 5-step evidence cycle. First step is supposed to formulate primary goal of the research and identify its type.

[Entification of the Rubella virus genotype 1H in Western Siberia].

Molecular epidemiological study of novel strain of Rubella virus isolated during the outbreak in Western Siberia in 2004 was described. Detailed phylogenetic analysis performed based upon entire SP-region, which encodes all three Rubella structural proteins (C, E2, and E1), was implemented. This analysis provides characterization of this strain and classifies it as 1H genotype, thereby correcting previous classification of this strain based upon shorter nucleotide sequence, only encoding E1 protein.

[The influence of radon baths on the lipid profile of patients with cardiovascular diseases and dyslipidemia].

The present study included 82 patients at the age from 28 to 60 years (46 women and 36 men). Radiotherapy was given to 44 patients of whom 27 presented with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and 17 with diseases of the locomotor apparatus (LA) and concomitant dislipoproteinemia (DLP). The control group was comprised of 38 subjects (27 with CVD and 11 with LA disease + DLP).