ABSTRACT
Coxiella burnetii is capable of causing a variety of acute and chronic infections. We present a case of pericarditis with serologically confirmed chronic C. burnetii infection. This case report emphasises the justification of serological testing for chronic C. burnetii infection in patients with prolonged or recurrent pericarditis, particularly in countries endemic for C. burnetii infection.
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Pericardial Effusion/diagnosis , Pericarditis/diagnosis , Q Fever/diagnosis , Aged , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Chronic Disease , Doxycycline/therapeutic use , Echocardiography , Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect , Humans , Male , Multidetector Computed Tomography , Pericardial Effusion/diagnostic imaging , Pericardial Effusion/drug therapy , Pericarditis/diagnostic imaging , Pericarditis/drug therapy , Q Fever/drug therapyABSTRACT
A seroepidemiologic survey of pregnant women in Split region was performed in order to determine a strategy for prenatal screening for HBsAg. Thirty (7.5%) of 400 women had the markers of past or current HBV infection, while 3/400 (0.75%) were carriers. According to demographic data and risk factors they represent low risk population. General prenatal screening for HBsAg is advisable.
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Hepatitis B/epidemiology , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology , Croatia/epidemiology , Female , Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/analysis , Humans , Immunoenzyme Techniques , Pregnancy , Risk Factors , Seroepidemiologic StudiesABSTRACT
Two outbreaks of typhoid fever caused by Salmonella typhi of the same phagotype (A, biotype II), and antibiotic susceptibility are reported. Both occurred during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first outbreak appeared among the refugees from the town of Jajce. The second outbreak appeared among the inhabitants in the village of Vidosi near Livno. This report describes main clinical, epidemiological and laboratory findings for 22 patients treated in Split University Hospital, Croatia, in the period November 1992-January 1993. Possible epidemiological connections between those two outbreaks are discussed.
