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Many factors affect the risk of Legionella infection, such as the design, construction and maintenance of water distribution systems, the presence of individuals who may be exposed and their vulnerability to infection, and the degree of water system colonization and properties of Legionella strains. For epidemiological investigations, two properties of the Legionella strains are usually determined: serotyping and genotyping (sequence-based typing, SBT). In Poland, data regarding legionellosis are fragmentary, despite the fact that this has been a notifiable disease since 2002. The number of reported cases is very low; moreover, the main method of diagnosis is serological examination (delayed diagnosis and cheaper methods), and only single cases of LD were confirmed by culture of bacteria. Therefore, after 10 years of mandatory reporting of the Legionella spp. infection in Poland, the real epidemiological situation is still unknown; however, risk assessment should be carried out, especially in hospitals. In the presented study, comparison of the sequence types of 111 isolated L. pneumophila strains (from hospital water systems) with those present in the EWGLI SBT data was undertaken for complex risk analysis as a complementary element. In total, strains of L. pneumophila belonging to 12 out of 19 STs determined in the presented study were previously reported to the EWGLI SBT database (ST1, ST42, ST59, ST81, ST87, ST114, ST152, ST191, ST371, ST421, ST461, ST520). Among these strains, only 7 STs were previously reported in the amount of ≥10 (mainly ST1, ST42, ST81). Analysis of EWGLI data were carried out and, proportionally, the highest percentage of hospital-acquired strains (clinical and environmental) was found for ST 81, ST421 and ST152, but the largest number was for ST1. Based on the EWGLI data and the presented results, it was found that persistent colonization of HWS of 3 hospitals by strains belonging to ST42, ST1, ST87 indicated an increased risk of legionellosis, especially ST42.
Oceniano potencjalną chorobotwórczość przecinkowców Vibrio cholerae non- 01 występujących w Polsce badając toksyczne działanie filtratów hodowli na ustalone linie komórkowe i diploidalne linie komórek ludzkich. Stwierdzono, że szczepy będące przedmiotem badań wytwarzają toksyczne dla tkanek substancje, spośród których zidentyfikowano NAG-ST oraz hemoli zyny/cytolizyny odgrywające rolę w procesie chorobowym u człowieka.
Primary infection with Pneumocystis jirovecii in small children may cause inflammation of the respiratory tract which requires hospitalization. Lack of characteristic clinical symptoms makes it impossible to recognize P. jirovecii infections without performing laboratory analyses. Nasopharyngeal swabs from 70 children with respiratory tract infections were screened for fragments of the P. jirovecii genome. Pneumocystis DNA was found in swabs taken from two (2.9%) of the tested children: a newborn who was infected in the hospital and a six month old baby admitted to hospital two days after pneumonia was diagnosed. The obtained results confirm that primary P. jirovecii infections may occur in the form of acute respiratory tract inflammations suggesting a viral infection. In differential diagnosis of Pneumocystis infections in children molecular methods are useful as their high sensitivity makes it possible to analyze samples obtained in a non-invasive way.
Praca zawiera przegląd metod związanych z problematyką wykrywania i izolacji bakterii z rodzaju Legionella z materiału klinicznego i środowiska wodnego.
Przedstawiono wyniki oceny próbek podłoży bakteriologicznych przygotowanych w 37 stacjach sanitarno-epidemiologicznych (SSE) z produktów dostarczonych przez 11 producentów. Wykazano, że 2 próbki podłoża Mac Conkey'a i 12 próbek podłoża SS nie zapewniało wzrostu jednego, lub dwóch z pięciu szczepów kontrolnych. Wskazano na potrzebę zewnątrzlaboratoryjnego monitorowania jakości pożywek bakteriologicznych
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is one of the most common causes of lower respiratory tract infections in young children, immunocompromised patients (children and adults), patients with chronic respiratory diseases and elderly people. Reinfections occur throughout the life, but the severity of disease decreased with subsequent infection. The aim of this study was to analyze the frequency of RSV infections in two selected subpopulations: young children (below 5 y.) and adults with chronic respiratory diseases (25–87 y.). Nasopharyngeal swabs (334) collected from October 2008 to March 2010 were examined. The presence of RSV genome was determined by RT-PCR and the presence of RSV antigen by quick immunochromatographic test. Positive results of RT-PCR were found in 45.2% of all swabs: 48.6% samples in 2008; 41.5% in 2009; 50.8% in 2010. The highest frequency of RSV-positive samples was in fall-winter months, but differences in RSV epidemic seasons were found. In the first season (2008–2009) an increased number of RSV infections was observed from November 2008, but in the second season – from January 2010. Generally, the frequency of RSV-positive RT-PCR among children was 53%, among adults 25%. The highest difference was observed in the first three-month period of 2010. RT-PCR positive samples were found in 68.5% of children and 5.9% of adults. However, the RSV antigen was found in 44.4% of samples collected from adults in this period. Our results indicate that the contribution of RSV infections during epidemic season of respiratory tract infections in Poland was really high among children and adults.
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