Preview

Journal Infectology

Advanced search
Vol 2, No 3 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.22625/2072-6732-2010-2-3

Review

4-15 2686
Abstract

It is now a common perception that the vast majority of bacterial life in nature is found in surface-bound communities called biofilms rather than in isolated planktonic cells. Biofilms are implicated in more than 80% of chronic inflammatory and infectious diseases. The biofilm model allows the reconceptualization of multiple chronic diseases as biofilm diseases. The biofilm bacterial community uses secreted pheromones (eg, quorum sensing molecules) and other molecules for cell-cell signaling, even between species. These coordinated activities during formation of biofilms render the bacterial community numerous benefits. Biofilms confer resistance to many antimicrobials, and protection against host defenses. One possible reason for the increased resistance to environmental stresses and antibacterials observed in biofilm cells appears to be the increase in the portion of persister cells within the biofilm.

Original Research

16-23 618
Abstract

In 1824 a man sick with diphtheria during an epidemic of this infection in the mid nineties of the last century complications registered at an average of 16,17%. When combined diphtheria complications were observed in 58,78%, with only the defeat of the pharynx – in 12,78%. Multiple organ lesions in diphtheria are protected from one year to seven years. We observed patients mortality was on average 2,24%. The lowest mortality was in diphtheria throat – 0,66%, with a combined form of the disease – 22,14%. It is advisable to revise the terms of active surveillance recover this infection. The leading cause of death in diphtheria was infection-toxic shock syndrome is often associated with infection – toxic myocarditis.

History

24-27 524
Abstract

The results of the scientific, medical, organizational and methodological approaches, training of the “Prevention of Infectious Diseases” Research Institute for childhood infections aimed at achieving the main goal - raising children immunized and the resulting reduction in disease infections controllable mass immunization and disease prevention postvaccination period.

Practical Notes

Short Message



Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.


ISSN 2072-6732 (Print)