Integration of the e-Learning into the medical university curricula.

Objectives: The aim of this contribution was to present the e-Learning introduction in the Slovak Medical University (SMU) with a focus on the implementation phase of the two blended courses - Healthcare Quality and Healthcare Professionals' Ethics.

Background: The introduction of the e-Learning was realized during the period 2008-2009 in the partnership of SMU and IBM Company, following strictly the project management approach.

Methods: The development of the e-module beta-versions was evaluated by the modules' authors using a structured interview.

Ciprofloxacin in treatment of nosocomial meningitis in neonates and in infants: report of 12 cases and review.

Twelve cases of neonatal and infant nosocomial meningitis treated with intravenous ciprofloxacin in doses of 10 to 60 mg/kg/day are described. Four neonates were 21 to 28 days old and eight infants were 2 to 6 months old. Six presented with Gram-negative meningitis: Escherichia coli (2), Salmonella enteritidis (1), Acinetobacter calcoaceticus (1), two with two organisms, and (H.

Further occurrence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Salmonella enteritidis.

We describe the further occurrence of Salmonella enteritidis producing an extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and transferring cefotaxime, ceftazidime and aztreonam resistance. In a previous communication we describe the isolation of a strain of S. enteritidis (No.