Asthma and allergic disorders can affect the outcome of pregnancy. Asthma and allergies are common comorbidities during pregnancy and exacerbations are the major clinical problem. Results are not consistent between studies .Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the frequency of asthma and allergic disease during pregnancy. This prospect...

By Nasrin Fazel, Asghar Kazemzadeh, Mojtaba Abdizadeh, Erika Jensem-Jarolim, Shohreh Shahrouyan, Sina Shahrooyan

In late December 2019, Wuhan, China, became the center of an unknown outbreak of pneumonia that spread rapidly throughout China and around the world, including Iran, and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel disease a public health emergency with global concern. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, many studies have been performed on epide...

By Zhilla Damanabad, Leila Valizadeh, Sadollah Yeghanedoost, Fariborz Roshangar

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

The outcome of diabetes treatments can and should be evaluated through the patients' treatment satisfaction. The aim of this study was to examine the patients' satisfaction with the therapy with human insulin analogues compared with previous treatment with human insulin. We evaluated patient satisfaction in patients with T1DM in our institution who...

By Saša Radenković, Milena Velojić-Golubović, Danijela Radojković, Vojislav Ćirić, Radivoj Kocić

This study compares the acute cardiovascular responses of rowing athletes during a rowing test in laboratory and field conditions in order to identify possible differences between the two types of the rowing tests. Six male rowers completed the rowing tests, using the Concept2 rowing paddle at the laboratory and a skiff in the water. Heart rate, bl...

By Nikolaos Coutlianos, Nikolaos Panolias, Milena Tomović, Serafeim Alexiou

The aim of the research was to investigate prognostic factors in patients with resected colorectal liver metastases (CLMs) after biological and chemotherapy, which made initially unresectable disease suitable for resection. Sixty-six patients with resected CLMs, operated after induction bio-chemotherapy with bevacizumab + FOLFOX4, treated at the Cl...

By Miljana Džunić, Ivan Petković, Ana Cvetanović, Ivica Pejčić, Svetislav Vrbić, Saša Dinić

Poor oral hygiene and diseases of the teeth and oral tissues can affect all aspects of patients' lives. The aim of the study was to determine the subjective assessment of oral and general health and their impact on the quality of life in elderly patients. The research included 46 patients, geriatric center users, who were asked questions from a thr...

By Milena Kostić, Marko Igić, Ana Pejčić

Oxidative stress, as one of the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the reduction of myocardial contractility, stimulates the proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts and the activation of matrix metalloproteinases, which leads to extracellular matrix remodeling. Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a well-known independent risk factor for cardi...

By Sandra Šarić, Tatjana Cvetković, Dejan Petrović, Valentina Mitić, Sanja Stojanović, Vladana Stoiljković, Marina Deljanin-Ilić

As a complex and multidimensional problem, the occupational burnout causes absence, dissatisfaction, badtemper, physical and emotional exhaustion and displacement. This study aimed to investigate the levels of occupational burnout and its components in Mazandaran's hospitals by the kind of their ownership. This descriptive-analytical study was cond...

By Ghahraman Mahmoudi, Jahani Ali, Masoomeh Abdi, Sedigheh Solimanian, Nikbakht Ali, Soheil Ebrahimpour

The maternal mortality rate (MMR) often reflects the development status of one country. This study calculates the incidence rate of maternal mortality and examines the related risk factors in Fars Province, located in South of Iran. Using the surveillance system of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, we reviewed all childbirth records from 2002 ...

By Alireza Mirahmadizadeh, Fariba Moradi, Elham Hesami, Ahmad Maghsoudi, Amin Mirahmadizadeh, Ali Seifi, Mahsa Kiani, Mohsen Moghadami