Reliability of microbiological tests in the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection
The aim of the study was to analyze the characteristics {sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV) and credibility} of tests for microbiological diagnosis of infections caused by Clostridium (C. difficile). The research was done at the Public Health InstituteNiš, the Center for Microbiology du...
By Predrag Stojanović, Niko Radulović, Branislava Kocić, Marina Dinić, Biljana Miljković-Selimović, Kristina Stojanović
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma as a mimicker in osteomyelitis: A case report
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) patients who have bone involvement are rarely seen. These patients exhibit very different clinical manifestations in comparison with the normal cases of these types of cancers. We report a case of NHL, firstly treated as osteomyelitis case of unidentified etiology. This case showed the difficulties that may occur while ...
By Soheil Ebrahimpour, Afshar Mohseni, Zeinab Sheidaie, Mahmoud Sadeghi-Haddad-zavareh, Arefeh Babazadeh
Traumatic Intrahepatic Biloma – A Rare Entity Mimicking Neoplasm of the Liver: A Case Report
Summary Bilomas represent large collections of bile, produced due to a rupture of bile ducts. Most frequently, they are located in the perihepatic tissues, rarely intrahepatic ones. Usually, bile ducts rupture is caused by trauma, spontaneous or iatrogenic, or some underlying disease. The majority of bilomas cases are treated by means of drainage p...
By Aleksandra Radovanović, Miljan Krstić, Jasmina Gligorijević, Aleksandra Veličkov, Marko Stojanović
Using Team-Based Learning to Teach Evidence-Based Medicine to First-Year Residents
Summary Team-based learning (TBL) is a well-established instructional strategy that provides students with the chance to apply conceptual knowledge through a series of actions, including pre-class, individual, team class activity, and immediate feedback. The purpose of the present study was to introduce a course of teaching the evidence-based medic...
By Mandana Akbarinejad Mousavi, Mitra Amini, Somayeh Delavari, Ali Seifi
Evaluation of the influence of treatment exposure on neuropeptide leptin hormone and obesity risk among Jordanian breast cancer women
Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent and life-threatening malignant tumor in adult females. Little is known about the association between neuropeptide leptin hormone and development of BC. The aim of the paper was to evaluate the interactive role of neuropeptide leptin hormone among BC Jordanian women with regard to treatment exposure and menop...
By Safa'a Al-Zeidaneen, Mousa Ahmad, Ali Al-Ebous
Erythropoietin Resistance in Hemodialysis Patients
Summary Anemia is defined as blood hemoglobin concentration of less than 120 g/l in women and less than 130 g/l in men. The main cause of the development of anemia in patients treated with regular hemodialysis is the lack of endogenous erythropoietin, and its main clinical consequences are: progressive decline in residual renal function, developmen...
By Saša Jacović, Milena Jovanović, Nedim Hamzagić, Radiša Pavlović, Dejan Petrović
Understanding the research process and historical trends in English for medical purposes using scientometrics and co-occurrence analysis
The present study used scientometrics and word co-occurrence analysis to identify the most important topics and to assess trends in English for medical purposes over time. Documents indexed in Scopus and Web of Science were used to examine various indicators such as keywords, countries, organizations, and authors. Search results were preprocessed t...
By Nematullah Shomoossi, Mostafa Rad, Mansoureh Fiezabadi, Esmaeil Vaziri, Mostafa Amiri
The impact of disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis on metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk assessment
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a 1.5 times higher cardiovascular disease mortality compared to the general population, while the life expectancy of these patients is 5-10 years shorter compared to the general population. In RA patients, all stages of atherogenic process are accelerated. Systemic inflammation underlying RA is an indepe...
By Ivana Aleksić, Sonja Stojanović, Ivan Tasić, Bojana Stamenković
Comparative evaluation of hyperfunction of thyroid gland in women with other thyroid disfunctions: Central Bosnia and Herzegovina experience
The incidence of thyroid dysfunction in the area of central Bosnia with special reference to hyperthy-roidism was being monitored. Considering that there were disagreements among earlier authors and even their contradictory results, the goal was to determine the percentage ratio between the thyroid hyperfunction and other dysfunctions and to identi...
By Edhem Hasković, Jasmina Marušić, Denis Hasković, Muhamed Fočak, Safija Herenda
Investigation of the factors affecting the sexual function in women of reproductive age referred to the Women's Clinic of Hakim Neyshabur Hospital in 2015, Iran
The aim of this study was to determine the factors affecting the sexual function of women of reproductive age with reference to the adverse effects of sexual dysfunction in women and its consequences on family life. This research was a cross-sectional study conducted in 2014-2015 and the study population included married women with stable sexual ac...
By Fatemeh Shamsabadi, Zahra Kamali, Mahboobeh Gholami, Toktam Bayat, Akram Poosti, Marzeiyeh Feizi