Microbiological monitoring, being an integral component of epidemiological surveillance healthcare associated infection (HAI), is one the most important components in hospital patient safety. The purpose monitoring etiological interpretation pathogens, identification microbial strains and development strategies as well tactics for combating them. In modern conditions humanity a whole, problem s...

To the Editor Carbapenems (i.e. ertapenem, imipenem, meropenem, and doripenem) are second line antimicrobials reserved to treat serious infections, including those caused by Gramnegative bacilli (GNB) producing extended-spectrum b-lactamses (ESBLs). ESBLs mediate resistance among GNB to b-lactam drugs, including third generation cephalosporins. Emergence of carbapenemases-producing GNB (mainly ...

Summary. Introduction. A tracheostomy is still widely used in the head and neck oncology practice, but rate of infectious complications remains high.
 Goal. Optimization prevention treatment patients with oncological pathology based on taking into account flora that seeded from tracheostomy.
 Materials methods. The 1st stage study consisted examining 100 after tracheostomies performed...

Summary. Introduction. A tracheostomy is still widely used in the head and neck oncology practice, but rate of infectious complications remains high.
 Goal. Optimization prevention treatment patients with oncological pathology based on taking into account flora that seeded from tracheostomy.
 Materials methods. The 1st stage study consisted examining 100 after tracheostomies performed...

We describe an in vivo evolution of an antimicrobial profile from susceptibility to full-resistance to carbapenems, with heteroresistance as an intermediate stage, in an Acinetobacter baumannii strain. Heteroresistance was characterized by the growth of sub-populations within the susceptibility halo in both disk-diffusion and Etest. PCRs for the main A. baumannii carbapenemases were negative. T...

family members or visitors. No correlation was found between isolates recovered from routine surveillance cultures done for patients and isolates found to be colonizing or contaminating patients' family members or visitors. The duration of family visits in our ICU (3 or more hours per day) is no shorter than the visiting times reported in other countries.'' In addition, 18 of 33 patients had a ...