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CORRELATION BETWEEN THE ANTIBODY RESPONSE TOWARD SPECIFIC HCV PROTEINS AND HCV VIRAL LOAD

Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 2021
Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an RNA virus causing acute or chronic infection and affecting more than 2% of population worldwide. The firstline tests for diagnosis of HCV infection are 3rd or 4th generation enzyme immunoassays - ELISA and CIA ...
Chiydem Ismailova, Vlilana Yontcheva, Tencho Tenev, Elitsa Golkocheva-Markova   +3 more
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DETECTION OF MEASLES AND RUBELLA ANTIBODIES IN DRIED BLOOD SPOTS

Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 2018
This study aimed to determine the frequency of detection of measles and rubella antibodies in dried blood spots in Bulgaria. Material and Methods: Two types of clinical material, serum samples and dried blood spots (DBS), were tested from a total of ...
Stefka Krumova, Elica Golkocheva-Markova, Adelina Pavlova, Svetla Angelova, Irina Georgieva, Petia Genova-Kalou   +5 more
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ANALYSIS OF CIRCULATING STRAINS, CAUSING INVASIVE LISTERIOSIS IN BULGARIA FOR TEN YEARS, 2010-2019

Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 2020
Listeriosis is a zoonosis with multiple mechanisms of infection and multiple organ symptoms, severe course and high lethality. An increasing incidence of listeriosis has been reported in several European countries in recent years.
Evgeniya Taseva, Iva Christova, Elitsa Panayotova, Iva Trifonova, Teodora Gladnishka, Vladislava Ivanova   +5 more
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RETROSPECTIVE RE- IDENTIFICATION OF CANDIDA STRAINS BY MALDI-TOF IN SEEK OF CANDIDA AURIS

Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 2023
The yeast C. auris was first described as a new species in 2009. Since then, this species was recognized as an emerging multi-drug-resistant (MDR) yeast that can cause a wide spectrum of infections, ranging from fungemia to deep-seated infections ...
Zoya Ivanova, Ivva Philipova, Lyubomira Boyanova, Todor Kantardjiev   +3 more
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High vaccine confidence and strong approval of the mandatory immunization schedule among Bulgarian general practitioners in 2022

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023
In a context of recently decreasing childhood immunization coverage and low uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in Bulgaria, this study measures vaccine hesitancy among general practitioners (GPs) in the country, as they are central to forming patients ...
Veronika Dimitrova, Savina Stoitsova, Vanya Rangelova, Ralitsa Raycheva, Maria Martinova, Gergana Nenova, Milena Iakimova, Irina Georgieva, Ivo Georgiev, Stefka Krumova, Antoaneta Minkova, Nadezhda Vladimirova, Lubomira Nikolaeva-Glomb   +12 more
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PREVALENCE OF MEASLES IGG ANTIBODIES AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN BULGARIA

Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 2021
Background: Healthcare workers are at greater risk of acquiring measles than the general population. Transmission occurs from infected patients to staff and from infected staff to patients and colleagues.
Stefka Krumova, Ivona Andonova, Savina Stoitsova, Radostina Stefanova, Nadejda Vladimirova, Kremena Parmakova, Anna Kurchatova   +6 more
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Mortality rate and prognostic factors for poor outcome in HIV-infected Bulgarian patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia over a 3-year period

Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 2020
Background: In spite of the use of combination antiretroviral therapy and specific prophylaxis, Pneumocystis pneumonia remains one of the most common AIDS-defining disease with high mortality rate.
Nina Yancheva, Dimitar Strashimirov, Maria Nikolova, Ivailo Alexiev, Aleksandra Ivanova, Nina Tsvetkova   +5 more
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DYNAMICS OF THE ETIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF SALMONELLOSIS IN BULGARIA AND SENSITIVITY TO ANTI‐BACTERIAL AGENTS FOR THE PERIOD 2016 – 2019

Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 2020
Background. In recent years, some features of salmonellosis have been noted: an increase in morbidity all around the world, which is accompanied by an increase in the number of isolated serotypes from humans, animals and food; an increase in sporadic ...
Maria Pavlova, Galin Kamenov, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Valeri Velev, Todor Kantardjiev   +4 more
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SURVEILLANCE DATA ON BACTERIAL ENTEROCOLITIS IN BULGARIA FOR 2014-2018

Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 2019
Worldwide, 30% of cases of infectious diarrhoea are caused by bacterial pathogens. As in other countries of the European Union, in Bulgaria the most common etiological agents are Escherichia coli (STEC), Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Campylobacter spp.
Maria Pavlova, V. Velev, Miroslav Karageorgiev, Ekaterina Alexandrova, E. Kamenov, Todor Kantardjiev   +5 more
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A CASE REPORT OF A CHILD DIAGNOSED WITH FIVE SEROTYPES / SEROGROUPS OF S. PNEUMONIAE

Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 2023
Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most common causes of widespread diseases. Pneumococci colonize asymptomatically the nasopharynx in children and could be responsible for severe, life-threatening illnesses such as pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis.
Viktoria Levterova, Ivan Simeonovski, Nadia Brankova, Magi Ivanova, Ivva Philipova, Mariya Malcheva   +5 more
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