[The role of mycoplasma infection (M. hominis and U. urealyticum) in inflammatory diseases of the genitourinary system the debate continues].

The article presents current views on urogenital diseases caused by M. hominis and U. urealyticum.

[Combination therapy of chronic bacterial prostatitis].

The article discusses the possible etiological factors in the development of chronic bacterial prostatitis. The authors presented a comparative long-term analysis of morbidity from non-viral sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Russia. Against the background of general decline in STIs incidence, a significant percentage of them is made up by urogenital trichomoniasis.

[Toxoplasmosis: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment].

The up-to-date literature and original data on the epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of toxoplasmosis are presented. Particular attention is paid to the parasite infection during pregnancy. Spiramycin is the drug of choice for acute toxoplasmosis in pregnant women.

Stomach-specific Biomarkers (GastroPanel) Can Predict the Development of Gastric Cancer in a Caucasian Population: A Longitudinal Nested Case-Control Study in Siberia.

Background/aim: Atrophic gastritis (AG) is the most important risk condition for gastric cancer (GC). A panel of stomach-specific serum biomarkers: pepsinogen (PG) I, pepsinogen (PG) II, gastrin-17 (G-17), and IgG antibodies to H. pylori (HP-Ab) detects the extent and grade of AG.

[Pancreatic cancer (data of the Registry in Novosibirsk, risk factors, prevention options)].

Dynamics of morbidity and mortality from pancreatic cancer in the population of Novosibirsk according to the Population-based Cancer Registry and the Registry of total mortality for 25 years (1988-2012) were analyzed. The morbidity and mortality for the studied period decreased slightly. Incidence rates in middle-aged males are higher than in females but this difference is leveled after 75 years.