Technical assistants at the Department of Epidemiology of National Institute of Hygiene in Warsaw/ Asystenci techniczni w Zakładzie Epidemiologii Państwowego Zakładu Higieny w Warszawie
Journal Title: Przegląd Epidemiologiczny - Year 2017, Vol 71, Issue 4
Abstract
The remembrance. The Department of Epidemiology formed in 1951, was given a task to evaluate prevalence of infectious diseases in Poland after II world war. The Department was also responsible for designation the principles and methods for combating of infectious diseases and for their prevention. The team of scientists and technicians responsible for statistics and descriptive epidemiology was joined by scientists and technicians focusing on experimental epidemiology using laboratory research for analysis of prevalence of infectious population resistance and immunogenic value of used vaccines and sera...
Authors and Affiliations
Danuta Seroka
Analysis of the world epidemiological situation among vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium infections and the current situation in Poland / Analiza sytuacji epidemiologicznej zakażeń wankomycynoopornymi Enterococcus faecium na świecie z uwzględnieniem obecnej sytuacji w Polsce
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) strains have become an important hospital pathogen due to their rapid spread, high mortality rate associated with infections and limited therapeutic options. Vancomycin r...
Dental status of junior high school students in Łódzkie voivodeship
OBJECTIVE. Dental caries still constitutes a serious health problem in Łódzkie voivodeship. The aim of the article was to evaluate the dental status of 15-year-old adolescents living in Łódzkie voivodeship based on epide...
Mumps in Poland in 2015 / Świnka w Polsce w 2015 roku
BACKGROUND: Vaccination against mumps from 2003 is mandatory in Poland and given as two dose scheme with MMR vaccine (mumps, measles, and rubella). Earlier this vaccination was only recommended. Despite observed decline...
Aluminium-adjuvanted vaccines - a review of the current state of knowledge
Since decades aluminium formulations such as aluminium hydroxide and aluminium phosphate are widely used as adjuvants in vaccines for human use. They increase immune response induced by the vaccine antigens by mechanisms...
Presenteeism – unhealthy extra presence in the workplace
Modifications of working conditions and difficult labour market situation have an influence on employee’s health status. Consequently, new psychological phenomena can be observed in the workplace. One of them is presente...