M Jereb

..Although intensive treatment with mechanical ventilation was needed, the patient had an excellent recovery. Disease caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection was confirmed in 1 blood donor and in the transfusion recipient...

..The value of serum and cerebrospinaL fluid (CSF) procalcitonin for differentiating between acute bacterial and viral meningitis was assessed and compared to other parameters which are usually used in clinical practice...

..45 g/l. The findings of the present study indicate some clinical, epidemiological and laboratory distinctions between published data on the mild or moderately severe form of tick-borne encephalitis and our patients with severe disease...

..On rare occasions, the herpes simplex viral infection, as well as clinical manifestations and pathological changes, is restricted solely to the brainstem...

..The value of elevated serum procalcitonin concentration for differentiating between typical and atypical community-acquired pneumonia was assessed and compared with other parameters that are usually used in clinical practice...

..We have found that tick-borne encephalitis in Slovenia has a relatively low fatality rate. However, the severe course with long-lasting sequelae of the disease justifies vaccination of a risk population in endemic areas...

..699 (95% CI 0.551-0.846) for immature PMN cell count, and 0.619 (95% CI 0.468-0.770) for leukocyte count. Our study fails to demonstrate superiority of PCT as a diagnostic laboratorial parameter in predicting IE compared to CRP...

..However, increased procalcitonin serum level was also found in hantavirus infections with overlapping results between viral and severe bacterial infections...