Dr. Somogyvári Ferenc

Email: somogyvari.ferenc@med.u-szeged.hu

telephone: +36 62 546-498

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Research interest

  1. Rapid diagnostic methods in the case of generalized infections. Blood culture is considered the gold standard for detection of pathogens from patients with sepsis, although not always providing the time-critical results that can impact on early management. Application of real-time PCR has revolutionized the way to diagnose human pathogens. The most successful technique is the pathogen specific real-time PCR. This technique can identify the microorganisms in 2-5 h with proper sensitivity.


  2. Genetic background of the white matter diseases. Some hypothesis strongly suggests that there is a connection of genetic factors and different central nervous system diseases. Our aim is the investigation of the value of the molecular genetic examinations in facilitating and an understanding of the aetiology and pathogenesis of the different white matter diseases as leukoaraiozis, multiple sclerosis or stroke.


  3. Immune modulator effect of the electromagnetic fields. Electric and magnetic fields are known to interact with living systems. These fields generally act as environmental stress factors. Changes in the activities of several enzymes in response to electric impulses were previously tested. Our aim is to determine the impact of electric stimulation on human professional immune cells at relative gene expression level.






Selected publications:

  • Eszik I, Lantos I, Önder K, Somogyvári F, Burián K, Endrész V, Virok DP.:
    High dynamic range detection of Chlamydia trachomatis growth by direct quantitative PCR of the infected cells. J Microbiol Methods. 2016;120:15-22.

  • Szolnoki Z, Szekeres M, Szaniszlo I, Balda G, Bodor A, Kondacs A, Mandi Y, Somogyvari F.:
    Decreased number of mitochondria in leukoaraiosis. Arch Med Res. 2015;46(8):604-8.

  • Horváth Á, Pető Z, Urbán E, Vágvölgyi C, Somogyvári F.:
    A novel, multiplex, real-time PCR-based approach for the detection of the commonly occurring pathogenic fungi and bacteria. BMC Microbiol. 2013;13:300.

  • Somogyvari F, Horvath A, Serly J, Majoros H, Vagvolgyi C, Peto Z.:
    Detection of invasive fungal pathogens by real-time PCR and high-resolution melting analysis. In Vivo. 2012;26(6):979-83.

  • Szolnoki Z, Szaniszlo I, Szekeres M, Hitri K, Kondacs A, Mandi Y, Nedo E,Somogyvari F.:
    Evaluation of the MTHFR A1298C variant in leukoaraiosis. J Mol Neurosci. 2012;46(3):492-6.