[Sick rate of scabies among people in the city of Katowice]. / Zachorowania na swierzb wsród ludnosci miasta Katowice.

The incidence of scabies disease was analysed among women, men and children in Katowice in 1993-1997. The materials came from the Municipal Hospital of Dermatology and from the Clinic of Dermatology in Katowice. From the analysis of materials follows that the precentage of infected women and men was low in the studied period and fuctuated between 0.5 % and 1.8 %. Higher percentage appeared among children. The precentage of hospitalized children was higher (9.4 %-12.6 %) than at children from the clinic (2-2.4 %). The most cases concerned children between 1 and 5 years old.

[Application of immunoassay for the detection of giardiasis in children and adults]. / Zastosowanie testu immunoenzymatycznego ELISA do diagnostyki giardiazy u dzieci i osób doroslych.

During the experiments it was used the immunoenzymatic ELISA test which detected the antigen Giardia 65 (GSA 65) in stool. We were tested 96 children of private school in the age of 7 to 14 and 83 persons aged 13 to 65. The samples of the stool firstly examined with standard method: direct smear in isotonic solution of NaCl in Lugol liquid and decantation. The investigated population of children with standard method shows the presence of the Giardia lamblia cyst in one of the samples (1.04%) and with the ELISA test in two samples (2.08%). In second group of the examined persons both methods the standard and ELISA test shows the occurrence of Giardia cyst in the samples (1.2%).

[Incidence of Trichomonas vaginitis and candidiasis in various cities of the Upper Silesian region]. / Wystepowanie rzesistkowicy i kandidozy w niektórych miastach aglomeracji górnoslaskiej.

The authors showed the frequency of occurrence of Trichomonas infection and candidosis in 31,842 women living in the Upper silesia territory. The most extensive invasion of T. vaginalis and C. albicans was found in autumn, and in women 24-34 years old.

[Epidemiologic picture of trichomoniasis and candidiasis in the Bytom district]. / Obraz epidemiologiczny rzesistkowicy i kandidozy u kobiet z okregu bytomskiego.

The research was done in the dermatological laboratory of Bytom Hospital No 2 in the years 1979 - 1983. 31,842 women were examined at the age 16 to 82. Samples were taken from urethra and neck of the uterus with sterilized loop. Both direct slides in 0.9% NaCl solution and permanent slides were made. The latter were dyed by means of Gram's method in order to establish identity of C. albicans and by means of Giemsa's method to identity T. vaginalis. During 5 years the cases of trichomoniasis and candidosis recorded in the years of 1982 and 1983 were the most numerous. Seasonal fluctuation of trichomoniasis in 1980 and 1983 years and of candidosis in 1970, 1980, 1983 are also presented.