Quality of life is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to changes in the daily routine, there was a change in the psychosocial functioning of individuals. Given that laryngectomized patients belong to a vulnerable group that requires psychological support after surgery, specific epidem...

By Mirjana Petrović-Lazić, Snežana Babac, Ivana Ilić-Savić

Varicella zoster virus is a highly infectious a-herpesvirus, pathogenic only to humans. The primary infection of varicella zoster virus causes chickenpox, which is contagious and primarily infects children and adolescents in India. Following the primary infection, the virus remains dormant in sensory root ganglia. Activation of the dormant virus in...

By Varshini Marimuthu, Dinakar Jayakumar, Gowri Shanmugasundaram

FH is an autosomal dominant disease of lipid metabolism. Hypercholesterolemia, xanthomas, and death from early coronary artery disease (CAD) are common in this disease due to a mutation in the LDLR, Apo-B100 or PCSK9 genes. A 4-year-old male patient with a very rare heterozygous c.1730G > C (p.Trp577Ser) variation in exon 12 of the low-density l...

By Mustafa Doğan, Mehmet Koksal, Recep Eroz

Lung cancer is the leading cause of mortality from cancer across the world. In this study, the use of serum nucleolin (NCL) and nucleophosmin (NPM1) levels as a marker in the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment response evaluation in lung cancer was investigated. NCL and NPM1 levels of serum samples taken before chemotherapy and after 3-4 courses of...

By Gül Akın, Onur Esbah, Recep Eröz

Graves' disease is an autoimmune thyroid disease that is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. Peripheral blood cell parameters such as neutrophils, lymphocytes, and platelets play a role in inflammation control. Several studies have proven that neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, monocyte-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-lymphocyte ratio are indicators ...

By Aksanur Gokce, Tulay Omma, Mustafa Çelikc, Işılay Taşkaldıran

The chief aim of this study was monitoring of laboratory parameters of chronic kidney failure in elderly patients. All samples were taken and processed by standard methods and according to the principles of good laboratory practice. Data were collected in an organized and systematic manner in the form of a questionnaire with respect to ethical prin...

By Edhem Hasković, Harun Uzunalıć, Snežana Unčanin, Safija Herenda, Denis Hasković, Amina Selimović

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune skin disease that typically presents with severe itching and blistering, with or without eczematous and urticarial lesions. Patients with BP are at an increased risk of comorbid conditions, especially neurologic and psychiatric diseases. Several recent studies have found a link between BP and neurological di...

By Arsovska Mirceska, Katerina Damevska, Viktor Simeonovski, Andrija Jović, Danica Tiodorović

Machine learning (ML) plays a significant role in the fight against the COVID-19 (officially known as SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. ML techniques enable the rapid detection of patterns and trends in large datasets. Therefore, ML provides efficient methods to generate knowledge from structured and unstructured data. This potential is particularly significan...

By Alem Čolaković, Elma Avdagić-Golub, Muhamed Begović, Belma Memić, Adisa Hasković-Džubur

Although midwifery in Serbia has a long tradition, in the last decades, and especially in the last years since the Republic of Serbia is in the process of joining the European Union, this profession faces numerous challenges both in the context of formal education and the role that in the 21st century midwife has in practice. The midwife profession...

By Milena Zlatanović, Ljiljana Antić, Dragan Radosavljević, Dragan Antić, Mile Despotović, Jelena Aleksandrić, Deana Švaljug

Here we present the first case of Aerococcus urinae isolated from urine sample of a 5-year-old boy from Vojvodina province (Serbia). The patient had predisposing factors related to the susceptibility of genitourinary system to infection. Thus, he reported no complaints related to active urinary infections. Eradication of infection was achieved afte...

By Gordana Smieško, Pavle Banović, Vera Gusman, Biljana Milosavljević, Deana Medić, Tamara Bulajić, Milica Pejaković-Budinski, Svetlana Golocorbin-Kon