Przegla̧d epidemiologiczny
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The International Health Regulations (2005), which entered into force in June 2007, provide guidelines and recommendations to establish core capacities not only in communicable disease surveillance but also in preparedness and response to every, even unpredictable, public health emergencies. The points of entry are the trouble spot in the spread of diseases through international traffic. ⋯ That is why WHO puts an effort to help State-Parties to strengthen their national surveillance systems and develop core capacities in preparedness and response in points of entry. In the article the author gives examples of prophylaxis of communicable diseases in points of entry according to IHR (2005) recommendations.
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Historical Article
[Selected bibliography on National Institute of Hygiene].
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Actual criteria for diagnosis and classification of sepsis are presented, and the influence of an ongoing investigation of the pathogenesis of sepsis on the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools is discussed. Direct intervention in the innate immunity and systemic inflammatory response mechanisms seems promising therapeutic approach and some potential therapies are under development, including attempts to modulate function of innate immunity Toll-like receptors.
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Case Reports
[Encephalomeningitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes in patient infected by TBE virus--case report].
The epidemiology of listeriosis is constantly changing towards higher incidence. The most endangered group of patients are people with immunodeficiency caused by coexisting diseases. In these cases listeriosis may take a very severe course. In this paper we present a case of a 76 year old female who suffered from encephalomeningitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes and additionally was infected by tick borne encephalitis virus and Borrelia burgdorferi.
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Case Reports
[Favourable course of herpes simplex encephalitis in the 37-year-old woman in 26th weeks of pregnancy].
Herpes simplex (HSV) encephalitis is a disease with a high mortality. HSV infections affect relatively young people. Characteristic neurological signs, MRI findings, PCR of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are useful tools in early recognition of HSV encephalitis. We present a case of HSV encephalitis with favourable course in 37-year-old woman in 26 week of pregnancy.