[Clinical efficacy of the antimicrobial drug furamag in nosocomial urinary tract infections].

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of the combined drug furamag (furasidine potassium and magnesium hydroxycarbonate) in combination with the third-generation cephalosporin cefotaxime versus cephalosporin monotherapy for nosocomial urinary tract infections (NUTI).

Subjects And Methods: The randomized open-label comparative parallel group clinical trial enrolled 52 male and female patients aged over 18 years with a documented diagnosis of NUTI. Group 1 (a study group) took oral furamag 300 mg/day in combination with intravenous cefotaxime 6 g/day; Group 2 (a control group) received cefotaxime monotherapy.

[Experience of medical backup of military parade on Red Square. Authors showed data about medical backup of military personnel taking part in the parade on Red Square dedicating to anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War].

Authors showed data about medical backup of military personnel taking part in the parade on Red Square dedicating to anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Experience of running such events allowed to work out an algorithm for medical service: preparatory stage, training stage, running of parade, stage of move out to permanent base. During the parade on Red Square for medical care asked 18 people (participants of parade and civilians).

The analysis of complications of surgical treatment of brain aneurysms in patients operated on in the late posthemorrhagic period.

Unlabelled: Most patients with brain aneurisms were operated on in the late posthemorrhagic period at the Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute.

Objective: To investigate the rate and structure of complications of microsurgical and endovascular surgery for different topographic anatomic variants of cerebral aneurysms in patients operated on in the late posthemorrhagic period in order to assess the risk of intervention in these patients.

Material And Methods: The study group comprised 1074 patients with single brain aneurysms who had been treated at the Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute (Russian Academy of Medical Sciences) for the period from 2005 to 2012.

[Experience of medical support organization of the tank biathlon competition].

Authors presented information about medical support of the tank biathlon competition taking part on 12-17 August 2013 at the Alabino. Crews from Belarus, Kazakhstan and Armenia (The Collective Security Treaty Organization) were invited for the contest. On the basis of the idea of the contest and location of the Alabino, the Main military-medical board of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation developed and passed the Programme of medical support of the contest, gave the word to medical service of the Western Military District and central military-medical facilities about appropriation of funds.

[Formation of focus of West Nile fever on the territory of Saratov Region].

Aim: Detection of circulation of West Nile virus (WNV) on the territory of Saratov Region and prerequisites for formation of natural focus of West Nile fever (WNF), determination of the role of WNV in infectious pathology on the territory of the region.

Materials And Methods: of organs of small mammals, birds, blood-sucking arthropods for the presence of WNV markers (antigens and/or RNA) were studied. Clinical material from patients with symptoms not excluding WNF was studied.