Antimicrobial Resistance of in Bloodstream Infections in Hospitalized Patients in Southern Poland.

The aim of this study was to highlight antimicrobial resistance among isolated from bloodstream infections in hospitals in southern Poland. The present study includes laboratory-confirmed secondary bloodstream infections (LC-BSIs), in the years 2015-2018, in hospitalized adult patients (≥18). Episodes of BSIs were defined according to the strictly described guidelines.

Epidemiology, Drug Resistance, and Virulence of Isolated from Ocular Infections in Polish Patients.

Analysis of the epidemiology of (SA) ocular infections and virulence factors of the isolates with a special emphasis on their drug resistance, and the ability of biofilm formation. In a period from 2009 to 2013, 83 isolates of SA were prospectively collected and preserved in a multicenter laboratory-based study carried out in southern Poland. Epidemiological, phenotypic, and genotypic analyses were performed.

Hospital-acquired Enterobacteriaceae bloodstream infections in children.

Among the different age groups of children, newborns are most exposed to hospital-acquired bloodstream infection (HA-BSI), especially those who are burdened with additional risk factors, such as low birth weight, immaturity or exposition to medical procedures. The aim of this study was to analyze the aetiology of HA-BSI among children at high risk, including incidence and drug resistance. The data was obtained from the PubMed database and included medical articles as well as UNICEF and WHO reports published from 2002 to 2017.

Pathogenicity of Virulent Species of Group C Streptococci in Human.

Group C streptococci (GCS) are livestock pathogens and they often cause zoonotic diseases in humans. They are Gram-positive, in mostly -hemolytic and facultative anaerobes. Because of their close evolutionary kinship with group A streptococci (GAS), GCS share many common virulence factors with GAS and cause a similar range of diseases.