Horizontal Transmission in COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit.

Background: Invasive candidiasis is a predominant mycosis in hospitalized patients, and is the species most often responsible for this infection. Most candidiasis cases originate from endogenous mycobiota; therefore, strains can easily be transferred among hospital patients and personnel. The aim of this study was to assess the possible horizontal transmission of in patients with severe COVID-19 infection requiring hospitalization in the intensive care unit.

Opinion of Polish doctors on the use of futile therapy.

The discontinuation of futile therapy is increasingly discussed in Polish clinical practice. Given the need to ensure patient well-being, it is essential to consider whether all clinical options resulting from medical progress should be used for every patient and on what grounds decisions to limit therapy should be based. The aim of our study was to determine the opinions of Polish medical doctors on this topic.

Change in quality of life in medical students across graduation: results of POLLEK study.

Objectives: Medical students experience numerous demands during the education process, which determine their quality of life (QoL). In particular, the first years of medical studies are a challenge for students. This paper aims to identify and evaluate the quality of life with simultaneous assessment of their determinants in Polish medical students in Poland during longitudinal observation.

Antinociceptive interactions between excitatory interferon-γ and interleukin-17 in sensory neurons.

Interferon-γ (IFNγ) and interleukin-17 (IL-17) are master regulators of innate and adaptive immunity. Here we asked whether these cytokines also regulate pain. Both cytokines increased the excitability of isolated small- to medium-sized sensory neurons, suggesting a pronociceptive effect.

Upper Vascular Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Case Study.

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is recognised in approximately 8% of the population. Vascular presentation is rare and diagnosis is often elusive due to its rarity. As episodes of TOS in the upper extremities are rare, proven protocols for rehabilitation management are lacking.