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J Caban

Publications and source records attributed to J Caban.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1990

[Detection of HIV antibodies among prisoners from penitentiary units within the district penal institutions in Cracow].

The reports on the high percentage of HIV infected persons in West European prisons brought about similar investigations in Kraków. 2794 prisoners and a control group of 241 people were examined. The authors used a questionnaire and detected HIV antibodies. The number of seropositive prisoners was not essential. The value of structure factor was 0.15% for prisoners, and in the control group it was 0%. The value of the test u = 0.64, statistical differences were not significant - p greater than 0.05.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1990

[Tetanus patients treated at the Infectious Disease Clinic, Medical Academy, in Cracow 1980-1989].

In this period 257 tetanus patients was treated. The majority of them being old age farmers. 44% patients treated in our clinic were over 71 years old. They were not actively immunized against tetanus. The principal percentage of mortality was high (42%), but it was clearly correlated with old age of patients. The co-existed diseases and complications had influence to unprofitable results of treatment. Comparing 3 last tenth anniversary--general number of tetanus patients demonstrated insignificant decrease and an important increase among cases of patients more than 71 years old. Tetanus is still seriously menace to unvaccinated people in Poland.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

[Patients with severe tetanus treated in the department of infectious diseases in 1986-1988].

The results of treatment of patients with tetanus having severe clinical course observed in Department of Infectious Diseases in Cracow 1986-1988 have been presented. The documentation of 30 patients with tetanus undergoing intensive therapy has been analysed. The mean age of patients was 64 years. In 26 patients the controlled respiration has been used. These patients have been treated moreover by muscular relaxants such as Pavulon or rarely the tubocurarine derivatives. Among patients treated 16 deaths were noted and 14 cases were recovered.

Adult↗