Medicina
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To evaluate the relationship among risk factors for metabolic syndrome such as high body mass index, abdominal obesity, waist circumference, waist/hip ratio. ⋯ Statistically significant correlation between abdominal obesity, waist/hip ratio, waist circumference and body mass index was observed. Abdominal obesity is the mostly frequent indicator of metabolic syndrome.
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The aim of the study was to determine the association between smoking and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. ⋯ Our data suggest that smoking is a significant risk factor of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the association of metabolic syndrome and its components with cataract among the middle-aged Kaunas population in relation to gender and age. ⋯ This survey shows that metabolic syndrome was significantly associated with an increased prevalence of cataract in women of Kaunas city population aged 45-64 years.
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To determine the incidence and variety of microorganisms of positive urine culture in patients of intensive care units of Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital and to estimate the risk factors for colonization, development of urinary tract infection, and outcome during the period of 2003-2004. ⋯ Positive urine culture was found in 3.9% of patients, three-quarters of them were due to urinary tract infection. Rods were the predominant pathogens in urinary tract infection. E. coli in urinary tract always resulted in urinary tract infection. Catheterization of urinary bladder resulted in urinary tract infection or colonization. Each day of urinary bladder catheterization increased the risk of development of urinary tract infection by 21.7%. Rods in urine culture were associated with lethal outcome. Development of urinary tract infection increased the risk of lethal outcome 5.5 times.
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To determine the colonization rate of Staphylococcus aureus in burn wounds and to assess the variation in the resistance of Staphylococcus aureus strains to antibiotics. ⋯ Staphylococcus aureus was the most prevalent pathogen isolated from burn wounds. On the first day of hospitalization Staphylococcus aureus isolates were obtained from 25.3% of patients; 12.5% of patients with burn wounds had methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at the end of the first week of hospitalization and 66% of patients--after two weeks and later. The resistance of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus to gentamicin, tobramycin, and clindamycin decreased. The resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to clindamycin decreased and to ciprofloxacin--increased.