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{"title":"Factors affecting the incidence of surgical site infections after geriatric hip fracture surgery: a retrospective study during 2017-2020.","authors":"Reza Ghanei Gheshlag,&nbsp;Esmaeil Mohammadnejad,&nbsp;Mahya Jafarnejad,&nbsp;Leila Sayadi,&nbsp;Amir Aliramezani","doi":"10.32394/pe.77.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32394/pe.77.03","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Geriatric hip fracture are a common and disruptive public health problem worldwide. Surgical Site Infection (SSI) can be a devastating complication of this injury. By identifying these factors, the adverse outcomes of elderly hip fractures can be prevented. The objective of this study was to identify factors affecting the incidence of surgical site infection after geriatric hip fracture surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this retrospective study, 440 patients (60 years or older) underwent hip surgery at Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex were selected based on census between April 2017 and March 2020. Demographics information, and additional comorbidities and operation-related variables were extracted and analyzed. Data analyses were performed by descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. SPSS-19 software was used in this study and P values less than 0.05 were considered significant.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results of univariate analyzes showed that the type of surgery (p=0.005), readmission (p=0.0001) and level of self-care (p=0.001) were significantly associated with Surgical Site Infection (SSI). The results of regression analysis showed that history of readmission and self-care at all levels on SSI.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings showed that the history of readmission and self-care at all levels is effective on SSI in the elderly with hip fractures. Therefore, it can be concluded that by identifying the factors affecting the SSI with hip fractures, fewer acute complications, reduced death and shorter length of hospital stay.</p>","PeriodicalId":20777,"journal":{"name":"Przeglad epidemiologiczny","volume":"77 1","pages":"34-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9589401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Contribution of screening tests to colorectal cancer diagnosis in the Katowice agglomeration.","authors":"Angelina Kaleta-Pilarska,&nbsp;Marta Łęcka","doi":"10.32394/pe.77.19","DOIUrl":"10.32394/pe.77.19","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer deaths in Poland. Free prophylactic colonoscopy performed in Poland since 2000 as part of the National Program for Combating Cancer Diseases, is characterized by low reporting rates. Therefore, a study was carried out to understand the medical circumstances immediately preceding the diagnosis of colorectal cancer in the Katowice agglomeration, with particular emphasis on the role of screening colonoscopy.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The questionnaire study included 96 patients with colorectal cancer. The socio-economic status, knowledge about prophylaxis, individual disease history, including diagnostic procedures, and participation in the population screening program were assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the case of patients hospitalized in the Katowice agglomeration in 2019-2022, the diagnosis of colorectal cancer occurred most often as a result of the patient visiting a doctor due to disturbing gastrointestinal symptoms (56.3% of cases). 36.4% of cases were diagnosed by a physician during a visit for reasons other than suspicion of cancer. Participation in the free screening program (colonoscopy) accounted for 6.3% of the circumstances in which the disease was detected.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The most common diagnosis of colorectal cancer was performed by the patient visiting a doctor due to disturbing symptoms from the digestive system. The mean age of the patients diagnosed with the disease as a result of reporting to a physician due to alarming symptoms was 3 years greater than the age of patients diagnosed during the screening colonoscopy.</p>","PeriodicalId":20777,"journal":{"name":"Przeglad epidemiologiczny","volume":"77 2","pages":"199-208"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41238094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The association of subacute thyroiditis with viral diseases: a comprehensive review of literature","authors":"Nazanin Rafiei,&nbsp;Maryam Masoudi,&nbsp;Hasan Jadidi,&nbsp;Arshin Ghaedi,&nbsp;Negar Jahani,&nbsp;Shiva Ebrahimi,&nbsp;Fatemeh Gharei,&nbsp;Hadi Amirhoushangi,&nbsp;Mohammadamin Bayat,&nbsp;Akram Ansari,&nbsp;Neda Faal Hamedanchi,&nbsp;Parastoo Hosseini,&nbsp;Saghar Elmi,&nbsp;Setareh Garousi,&nbsp;Mehran Mottahedi,&nbsp;Maryam Ghasemi,&nbsp;Alaleh Alizadeh,&nbsp;Niloofar Deravi","doi":"10.32394/pe.77.13","DOIUrl":"10.32394/pe.77.13","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Subacute thyroiditis (SAT), also known as de Quatrain's thyroiditis or granulomatous thyroiditis, is an inflammatory disease of the thyroid. Most of the time, it manifests in the thirties to fifties and is more common in women. SAT can have either viral or post-viral origin. Some viruses, like influenza, COVID-19, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, hepatitis, coxsackievirus 16, and mumps virus, have been linked to SAT development. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people's lives all around the world and has changed our attitude toward the treatment of many diseases. It has also made us look deeper into the subject in a way that we would be able to treat this sort of disease with a newer insight.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Regarding the importance of this issue, we decided to summarize our extensive searches from online databases, including PubMed, Google Scholar, Medline, Web of Science, and Scopus until February 2023, which we found effective in elucidating the association of subacute thyroiditis and viral diseases.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Different online databases were searched for narrative review articles, systemic review articles, and original articles, which were published until February 2023.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>According to the included studies, we found that there is a correlation between SAT and several viruses such as Epstein-Barr virus, influenza virus, human immunodeficiency virus, cytomegalovirus, oral and cervical virus, hepatitis, dengue virus, and SARS-COV-2. The effect of each of the viral diseases mentioned in the SAT is given in the text.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>According to the results mentioned in the text, because SAT may be challenging for early diagnosis, due to the potential of classic symptoms as well as the interference of similar clinical symptoms between thyrotoxicosis and viral reactions, the correlation between SAT and viral diseases should be considered so that we can avoid misdiagnosis and lateness.</p>","PeriodicalId":20777,"journal":{"name":"Przeglad epidemiologiczny","volume":"77 2","pages":"136-145"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41210711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Determining the pathogenicity and virulence of parasites on animal models.","authors":"Anna Szpakowska,&nbsp;Agata Stachowska,&nbsp;Agata Burzyńska,&nbsp;Dominika Kędys,&nbsp;Laura Makowska,&nbsp;Edward Hadaś","doi":"10.32394/pe.77.20","DOIUrl":"10.32394/pe.77.20","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this review is to present various animal organisms used to determine the pathogenicity and virulence of old and new human and animal pathogens based on animal studies, cell cultures, macrophages and other models. The animal models presented in this study, in addition to the most popular organisms such as the laboratory mouse, rat, guinea pig and monkey, are also less popular models, such as zebrafish (Danio rerio) or chicken embryos in eggs. These animals are used to study the pathogenicity of parasites such as Acanthamoeba, Naegleria fowlerii, Toxoplasma gondii, Entamoeba histolytica and Besnoitia caprae and other species. In addition to animal models, we also present models using cell cultures, macrophages and computer methods. We also answer questions about what experimental methods allow to differentiate species and populations in terms of pathogenicity and virulence.</p>","PeriodicalId":20777,"journal":{"name":"Przeglad epidemiologiczny","volume":"77 2","pages":"209-219"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49681590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Foodborne botulism in Poland in 2018-2021.","authors":"Michał Czerwiński,&nbsp;Mirosław P Czarkowski","doi":"10.32394/pe.77.22","DOIUrl":"10.32394/pe.77.22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aim of this study is to assess the epidemiological situation of foodborne botulism in Poland in 2018-2021, compared to previous years.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The assessment is based on an analysis of aggregated surveillance data from the annual bulletin \"Infectious Diseases and Poisons in Poland\" from 2013-2021, as well as botulism case reports collected by sanitary-epidemiological stations and sent to the Department of Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases and Surveillance of the NIPH NIH - NRI or provided by EpiBase.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 54 foodborne botulism cases were registered between 2018 and 2021, including 31 (57.4%) cases of laboratory-confirmed botulism intoxication. Most cases (46 cases, 85.2%) were sporadic. The declining trend in the number of notifications continued throughout the time period, and the incidence recorded in 2021 (0.02 per 100,000 population) was the lowest since the introduction of mandatory reporting and registration of botulism in Poland. The highest median annual incidence was recorded in the Warmisko-Mazurskie (0.18), but many voivodeships reported only single notifications or none. The decreasing trend in rural areas relative to the level of incidence in urban areas continued. Men (incidence in men more than twice that of women) and people aged 50-59 predominated. All patients were hospitalized. According to the State Sanitary Inspection, there were 3 deaths (mortality of 5.6%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In 2018-2021, the downward trend in the number of foodborne botulism notifications in Poland continued. At the same time, the considerable proportion of cases reported by physicians without laboratory confirmation and not meeting the definition of botulism adopted in other EU countries is noteworthy. The incidence in rural areas decreases to the level of incidence in urban areas, and the previously observed geographical distribution of cases diminishes.</p>","PeriodicalId":20777,"journal":{"name":"Przeglad epidemiologiczny","volume":"77 2","pages":"233-240"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49681591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A comparison of caries experience among orphanage children with non-orphans attending government school of indore city.","authors":"Shantanu Sontakke, Prashant Mishra, Sandeh Nagarajappa, Binti R Chand, Ankit Jain, Dhaman Gupta, Chirag Vyas","doi":"10.32394/pe.77.30","DOIUrl":"10.32394/pe.77.30","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Oral health is an imperative to general health. It is important in many aspects of child development, as poor oral health can lead to problems with nutrition, speech development and self-esteem. Children living in orphanage are considered vulnerable to oral diseases.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To identify and compare the caries experience of children between the ages of 6 and 15 living in orphanages with children attending school in the city of Indore.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 6-15 years aged orphanage children and children studying in schools located in the same geographical area of the Indore city. A total of 200 children in each group were taken under the study. The data collected were oral hygiene practice and dentition status on WHO form 2013 for adults. The data was then analysed to determine mean DMFT and deft score.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A statistically significant (p=0.001) difference in mean DMFT between orphans and non-orphans was observed. The decayed and missing component shows a statistically significant (p=0.001) difference between the orphans and non-orphans. For the primary dentition, the results show that the mean deft of orphans (0.28±0.84) was significantly higher (p=0.001) than non-orphans.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that the dental caries experience of orphans living in government-funded orphanage homes was found to be better than non-orphans studying in government school.</p>","PeriodicalId":20777,"journal":{"name":"Przeglad epidemiologiczny","volume":"77 3","pages":"337-343"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139703285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The thick-borne encephalitis caused by alimentary transmission - case series report.","authors":"Anna Nagańska,&nbsp;Ewelina Garbacz-Łagożna,&nbsp;Jacek Kowalski,&nbsp;Grażyna Cholewińska-Szymańska,&nbsp;Aleksandra Chylak-Nowosielska,&nbsp;Mateusz Antosiewicz,&nbsp;Rafał Szymański","doi":"10.32394/pe.77.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32394/pe.77.04","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a central nervous system zoonotic disease transmitted by ticks. Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is one of the main causes of lymphocytic meningitis in the areas of its endemic occurrence. A mode of transmission of TBEV which is rarely observed in clinical practice is an alimentary transmission through consumption of unpasteurised dairy products from infected animals. The following article contains detailed description of the clinical course of TBE among five family members, for whom the occurrence of TBE was temporarily associated with the consumption of unpasteurised goat's milk from the same source. The epidemiological outbreak presented in this article is the fifth ever described case of the milk-borne TBE in Poland. More so, the clinical course of the disease has shown differences from the typical course characterised so far in the literature. Clinical cases of TBE described in this study were similar to infections caused by tick bites in humans. The following article discusses available methods of preventing TBE, with emphasis on alimentary transmission of TBEV, since possibility of serious detrimental long-term neurological complications resulting from TBE was stressed in prior literature.</p>","PeriodicalId":20777,"journal":{"name":"Przeglad epidemiologiczny","volume":"77 1","pages":"41-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9582598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hepatitis C in Poland in 2021.","authors":"Karolina Zakrzewska,&nbsp;Małgorzata M Stępień,&nbsp;Magdalena Rosińska","doi":"10.32394/pe.77.21","DOIUrl":"10.32394/pe.77.21","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continued, however, due to the implementation of vaccination, fewer disruptions were observed in healthcare. In the detection of HCV - inextricably linked to access to testing - there was an incomplete return to the pre-pandemic level of diagnostics (in the EU/EEA in 2021, 4.1 infections/100,000, in 2019 - 8.8). The aim of the article was to present the HCV situation in 2021 according to the data of the epidemiological surveillance in Poland compared to 2015-2020.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>We used the data: 1) from individual epidemiological surveillance; 2) from bulletins for the years 2015-2021 (diagnosis rates) and 3) regarding deaths from the Statistics Poland, Demographic Surveys and Labour Market Department.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 2021, a 30% increase in the detection of new HCV infections was observed (3.26/100,000, 1,244 cases) - about 70%, more than 2,500 cases, are missing to return to the pre-pandemic level. The demographic distribution was different than in Europe: 1) the ratio of women to men 1:1.07; 2) people <25 years: 2.4% of all diagnoses - this may imply worse access to testing among men than women (tested during pregnancy), especially in younger age groups. In Poland, a large percentage of diagnoses involves people outside the high- risk population - mainly exposures related to medical procedures (>75%). The role of primary health care in diagnosing HCV has strengthened (38.6%) - despite the fact that the tests were not yet available within health insurance benefits. The burden on healthcare and sanitary inspection continued to reduce the quality of data. There were more deaths due to acute hepatitis C in 2020-2021 (4 and 6 cases) compared to 2018 2019 (0 and 1 death).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The highlighted gaps in diagnosing HCV infections in Poland should be taken into consideration while developing the policy for HCV infections elimination. Poland still lacks in long term solutions, acceptable by and reaching the target population.</p>","PeriodicalId":20777,"journal":{"name":"Przeglad epidemiologiczny","volume":"77 2","pages":"220-232"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49681592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lyme disease in Poland in 2021.","authors":"Jakub Zbrzeźniak, Iwona Paradowska-Stankiewicz","doi":"10.32394/pe.77.34","DOIUrl":"10.32394/pe.77.34","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Lyme disease, a zoonosis transmitted by vector (by ticks), may manifest itself in several different forms, such as: erythema migrans, osteoarticular or neuroborreliosis. Infection occurs when an infected common tick (Ixodes ricinus) feeds. Lyme disease is seasonal due to the cycle of tick activity throughout the year.</p><p><strong>Aim of the study: </strong>The aim of the study was to assess the epidemiological situation of Lyme disease in Poland in 2021 compared to the situation in previous years.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>To assess the epidemiological situation of Lyme disease in Poland, data sent to NIPH NIH - NRI by the Voivodeship Sanitary-Epidemiological Stations and published in the annual bulletin: \"Infectious diseases and poisonings in Poland in 2021\" were used.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 2021, 12,500 cases of Lyme disease and 411 hospitalizations were registered, which means a decrease in the number of cases by 3.4% and a decrease in hospitalizations by 10.5%. The number of cases was similar to 2020, and Lyme disease cases did not return to the pre-COVID-19 pandemic level (approx. 20,000 cases per year). The quarterly distribution of cases remained unchanged, with cases occurring most frequently in Q3 and least frequently in Q1.</p><p><strong>Summary and conclusions: </strong>The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of reported Lyme disease cases was still noticeable, the number of recorded cases was lower than in the first pandemic year. The distribution of cases in quarters retained the seasonality characteristic of Lyme disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":20777,"journal":{"name":"Przeglad epidemiologiczny","volume":"77 3","pages":"381-386"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139707686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme borreliosis of the Polish Society of Epidemiologists and Infectious Disease Physicians.","authors":"Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska, Sławomir Pancewicz, Piotr Czupryna, Aleksander Garlicki, Jerzy Jaroszewicz, Magdalena Marczyńska, Małgorzata Pawłowska, Anna Piekarska, Katarzyna Sikorska, Krzysztof Simon, Krzysztof Tomasiewicz, Joanna Zajkowska, Dorota Zarębska-Michaluk, Robert Flisiak","doi":"10.32394/pe.77.25","DOIUrl":"10.32394/pe.77.25","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20777,"journal":{"name":"Przeglad epidemiologiczny","volume":"77 3","pages":"261-278"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139703291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}