[Urinary tract infections caused by Staphylococcus saprophiticus in children]. / Staphylococcus saprophyticus által okozott húgyúti infekciók gyermekekben.

Staphylococcus saprophyticus was cultured from the urine of a pyelonephritic newborn as well as a 13 years old boy with symptoms of low urinary tract infection. Cefotaxime respectively Penicillin treatment resulted cure in both cases. Staphylococcus saprophyticus may be an important infective agent in children's urinary infections as well.

[Polyresistant Streptococcus pneumoniae causing cumulative diseases in infants and young children]. / Polirezisztens Streptococcus pneumoniae által okozott halmozott megbetegedések csecsemökben és kisdedekben.

Eight cases are reported here. Isolated Penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains were also resistant to Oxacillin, Erythromycin, Ampicillin, Cotrimoxazole. In five cases resistance to second generation cephalosporines (Cefaclor, Cefuroxime) also could be demonstrated. All of these multiply resistant strains retained their susceptibility to the third generation cephalosporines (Cefotaxime, Ceftriaxone). Claforan treatment resulted recovery in all of the patients.

[Cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in infancy]. / Szerzett immunhiány syndroma (AIDS) csecsemökori esetei.

The authors report about two cases of AIDS in infancy. Both infants were Rumanian citizen brought to Hungary for examinations. Hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy and recurrent upper respiratory tract infections respectively were the main clinical symptoms. The infections seemed to have nosocomical origin. Patients coming from Rumania are belonging to the high risk group as to the carrier state. Regular screening before or during hospital admission is advised therefore.