title: Contribution to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Life-Threatening Parasitosis Caused by the Parasite Echinococcus multilocularis.
abstract: Echinococcosis is a serious parasitic disease that ends lethally in 95% of untreated infected patients. It was first diagnosed in Slovakia in the year 2000. It is caused by the larval stage of a tapeworm belonging to the genus Echinococcus, which was assigned to the group "A" of zoonoses in the year 2004. The number of new infections is rising because of increasing percentage of infected red foxes (Vulpes vulpes). Early and accurate diagnosis of infections with this parasite is essential for proper initiation of adequate therapy. Thanks to professional multidisciplinary efforts and new laboratory procedures, the number of correctly diagnosed cases has increased. Antimicrobial therapeutic approaches can lead to improved quality of life and better prognosis even if radical surgery is refused by the patient.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine, University Hospital in Martin , Martin, Slovakia .|2 Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Commenius University in Bratislava , Bratislava, Slovakia .
authors.forename: Katarína
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Šimeková
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine, University Hospital in Martin , Martin, Slovakia .|2 Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Commenius University in Bratislava , Bratislava, Slovakia .
authors.forename: Mária
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szilágyiová
authors.affiliation: 3 Parasitological Department, Slovak Academy of Science , Košice, Slovakia .
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Antolová
authors.affiliation: 2 Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Commenius University in Bratislava , Bratislava, Slovakia .|4 Department of Surgical, University Hospital in Martin , Martin, Slovakia .
authors.forename: Ľudovít
authors.initials: Ľ
authors.lastname: Laca
authors.affiliation: 2 Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Commenius University in Bratislava , Bratislava, Slovakia .|5 Department of Radiology, University Hospital in Martin , Martin, Slovakia .
authors.forename: Hubert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Polaček
authors.affiliation: 2 Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Commenius University in Bratislava , Bratislava, Slovakia .|6 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University Hospital in Martin , Martin, Slovakia .
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nováková
authors.affiliation: 2 Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Commenius University in Bratislava , Bratislava, Slovakia .|5 Department of Radiology, University Hospital in Martin , Martin, Slovakia .
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Števík
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine, University Hospital in Martin , Martin, Slovakia .|2 Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Commenius University in Bratislava , Bratislava, Slovakia .
authors.forename: Róbert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosoľanka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D048210:Echinococcus multilocularis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D018154:Slovakia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D008463:Mebendazole
keywords: Echinococcus multilocularis; accurate diagnosis; therapeutical approach