Complications of the surgical treatment of esophageal cancer and microbiological analysis of the respiratory tract.

Aim: The aim of this study was to reduce the severe respiratory complications of esophageal cancer surgery often leading to death.

Methods: Two groups of patients operated on for esophageal cancer were evaluated in this retrospective analysis. The first group was operated between 2006-2011, prior to the implementation of preoperative microbiological examination while the second group had surgery between 2012-2017 after implementation of this examination.

Human native endocarditis caused by Streptococcus canis-a case report.

We report a very rare case of Streptococcus canis native infective endocarditis in a 73-year-old woman living in close contact with her dog. Her echocardiography showed large calcifications in the mitral annulus, massive regurgitation below the posterior leaflet, and adjacent vegetation. Blood culture was positive for Streptococcus Lancefield group G.

[Prevalence of ESBL-positive enterobacteriaceae in large moravian hospitals (Czech Republic)].

Background: bacterial infections have become an important issue in current medicine. Recently, their frequency and severity have significantly increased as a result of the rising number of resistant bacteria. One of important mechanisms of resistance is production of broad-spectrum beta-lactamases, namely the ESBL type.

Culture and PCR analysis of joint fluid in the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection.

This prospective study compared PCR and culture techniques in the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection (PJI). We obtained joint fluid samples (JFS; n=115) from patients who had failed total joint arthroplasty between January 2003 and June 2005; 49 were positive for PJI according to established strict criteria. JFS were analyzed by PCR (n=35; control n=66) or culture (n=46, control n=48).

[Bacterial pathogens of periprosthetic infections and diagnostic possibilities].

Background: Successful treatment of patients with periprosthetic infection (PPI) requires a correct diagnosis supported by clinical, imaging, microbiological and other laboratory evidence. Equally important is to determine the causative agent of the infection as this may affect the subsequent treatment strategy. The paper aims at presenting cultivation results in a group of PPI patients and their comparison with molecular biology methods.

[Prevalence of ESBL-positive strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae in the Czech Republic and their molecular biology analysis].

Background: One of the problems of contemporary medicine is an increasing number of bacterial strains with hazardous phenotypes of resistance. The feared bacterial pathogens include Klebsiella pneumoniae strains producing AmpA extended-spectrum beta-lactamases. The study focused on the molecular biological characteristics of ESBL-positive strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae collected in the Czech Republic.

[Skin infection caused by Mycobacterium marinum].

Mycobacterium (M.) marinum is a human opportunistic pathogen, capable of causing skin infections and possibly also affecting deeper tissues. The authors describe a case of skin infection caused by M.

A microbiological approach to acne vulgaris.

The present article gives a concise survey of contemporary opinions on acne vulgaris, its etiopathogenesis, clinical forms and laboratory diagnostics. In particular, the value of microbiological diagnostics and possibilities of local as well as general therapy are discussed. Moreover, our experience is described with vaccinotherapy to manage serious clinical forms and cases when current therapy fails.