Publications by authors named "V Struncova"
Article Synopsis
- Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a significant cause of central nervous system infections in certain European regions, and this study examines clinical data from 555 confirmed TBE patients across eight centers from 2010 to 2017.
- Most patients (37.3% with meningitis, 49.2% with meningoencephalitis) showed a variety of symptoms, with a small percentage experiencing more severe outcomes, including paralysis and even mortality (0.9%).
- The study highlights the severity of TBE and the need for standardized monitoring protocols in endemic areas to capture the disease's full clinical impact, especially since many patients experience incomplete recovery.
Objective: Introducing enterovirus sequencing as an advanced approach to classify the viruses isolated according to the novel nomenclature and to characterize isolates in detail.
Material And Methods: Seventy-five specimens collected from 64 patients in two hospitals, Liberec Regional Hospital, and Plzeň University Hospital, were analyzed. The study patients' age ranged from four to 54 years, with a median of 15 years in males and 16 years in females.
Background: The Czech Republic ranks among the countries with the highest prevalence of tick-borne encephalitis worldwide. The region of West Bohemia has the second highest morbidity within the Czech Republic.
Methods: Between 1960 and 2007, laboratories confirmed 410 cases of tick-borne encephalitis in children and adolescents of West Bohemia.
From 1993 to 2009, there was only one cluster of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) reported in a community of children in the Czech Republic. This exceptional cluster that occurred in a preschool facility is the focus of this report. In response to the announcement of the disease, anti-epidemic precautions were put in place.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Lyme borreliosis. Recommendations for diagnosis, therapy and prevention].
Klin Mikrobiol Infekc Lek
August 2011