Hemolytic uremic syndrome sometimes develops with pneumococcal infections, but it is most often caused by the action of a Shiga-type toxin produced by certain strains of Escherichia coli (in particular E. coli O157: H7) that cause diarrhea.
A recent study found that exacerbations of emphysema and chronic bronchitis are often triggered by infections caused by strains of common microorganisms not previously exposed.
Three types of virus (hepatitis B and C virus, papillomavirus) and a bacterium (Helicobacter pylori) contribute to the development of most tumors of infectious origin.
Despite the fact that the frequency of infections caused by multidrug-resistant microorganisms is increasing steadily, this does not lead to an increase in the mortality of patients in the intensive care unit and intensive care surgical profile.
On January 17, 2003, in Smolensk, on the basis of the Smolensk State Medical Academy, the Interregional Conference on Infectious Diseases of the Central Federal District was held.
The review discusses certain characteristics of the management of community-acquired pneumonia in elderly patients.