Czas utrzymywania sie dodatnich wynikow badan serologicznych u osob operowanych z rozpoznaniem bablowicy watroby - obserwacje wlasne

The purpose of this Work was to analyse results of serologie examinations and complaints reported by patients who were operated on echinococcal liver cysts. The analysis was conducted on patients who were qualified to surgical removal of echionococcal liver cysts. Persons who were analysed answered the questionaires and 11 of them send sera for serologie examination. The questionaires consisted of questions about time since operation, complaints before and after operation abdomen pains, distensions, vomits, exanthema, weakness, headaches). Results showed that patient were from 1 to 6 years after operation. Among 11 who send sera 18% results were negative (2 and 6 years after operation) and 82% was positive. Analysis of 15 questionnaires showed that majority of patients still had the complaints that were present before operation

THE TIME OF MAINTAINANCE OF POSITIVE SROLOGIC RESULTS AMONG PATIENTS OPERATED ON ECHINOCOCCAL LIVER CYSTS

The purpose of this Work was to analyse results of serologie examinations and complaints reported by patients who were operated on echinococcal liver cysts. The analysis was conducted on patients who were qualified to surgical removal of echionococcal liver cysts. Persons who were analysed answered the questionaires and 11 of them send sera for serologie examination. The questionaires consisted of questions about time since operation, complaints before and after operation abdomen pains, distensions, vomits, exanthema, weakness, headaches). Results showed that patient were from 1 to 6 years after operation. Among 11 who send sera 18% results were negative (2 and 6 years after operation) and 82% was positive. Analysis of 15 questionnaires showed that majority of patients still had the complaints that were present before operation

Molecular and serological diagnosis of Borrellia burgdorferi infection among patients with diagnosed erythema migrans

The aim of the study was to assess the frequency of Borrelia burgdorferi DNA detection in the blood and urine of patients diagnosed with erythema migrans, and compare the results of PCR-based methods with ELISA methodology. The latter was used to detect serum antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi of the IgM and IgG classes, before and after antibiotic therapy. The study included 86 patients hospitalized in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections in the Medical Academy in Białystok, diagnosed with the erythema migrans phase of Lyme borreliosis. Examinations were carried out twice: the fi rst at the moment of diagnosis (Trial 1), the second after 4 weeks of antibiotic therapy. The study showed that antibiotic therapy in the early phase of borreliosis does not decrease the sensitivity of PCR and that after 4 weeks of therapy (Trial 2), spirochete DNA is still detectable in most patients (45/86). There was no correlation between detectability of spirochete DNA and the presence of antibodies against B. burgdorferi s.l. (assessed by ELISA) during the course of erythema migrans. The largest percentage of positive results in the detection of B. burgdorferi s.l. DNA was observed in patients who simultaneously possessed IgM and IgG antibodies against B. burgdorferi, while the lowest percentage of PCR positive results was among patients with only IgM antibodies