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
Systematic review and meta-analysis of human visceral leishmaniasis in Iran
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a protozoan disease caused by some Leishmania donovani complex species and is considered as an endemic zoonotic parasitic disease in Iran. This study was performed to determine the prevalence of human VL in Iran. Data were systematically gathered from 1985 to 2018 in Islamic republic of Iran from the following electro...
By Vahid Rahmanian, Karamatollah Rahmanian, Abdolreza Sotoodeh-Jahromi, Saied Bokaie
Reduction of polymerization shrinkage in adhesive restaurations
Composite materials used for the restoration of lost dental tissues fulfill almost all functional and aesthetic requirements. However, polymerization shrinkage still remains the main problem of light-curing composite resins. The consequences of this phenomenon are microfractures and microleakage in the marginal areas of the composite restoration. T...
By Stefan Dačić, Milan Miljković, Aleksandar Mitić, Marija Nikolić, Marko Igić, Milica Jovanović
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
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
Erratum
ERRATUM The article entitled “Evaluation of Prognostic Factors Involved in Seroma Formation after Radical Surgery for Breast Cancer“, authored by: Miodrag Djordjević , Toplica Bojić , Lidija Djordjević , Dragana Budjevac , Nebojša Djordjević, Nebojša Ignjatović, Ivan Pešić, Ana Cvetanović , Mladjan Golubović , Jo...
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
Operative treatment of femoral neck fractures with cannulated screws with and without platelet rich plasma in young adults: A comparative study
Many studies have evaluated the effect of platelet rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of non-union fractures but few studies have investigated their effect on the union of femoral neck fractures or their functional outcome in young adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the union time and functional outcome in young adult patients with femor...
By Mohammed Al-Edanni, Yaseen Al, Ghadeer Majeed, Sadik Al-Muktar
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
Association of parameters of hospital admission and the level of functional recovery in conservatively treated patients with spontaneous brain hemorrhage
The aim of the paper was to identify the correlation between the parameters of hospital admission and clinical outcome in nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients younger than 65 years, who were not surgically but conservatively treated only. The analyzed data was collected from the medical records of 341 consecutive patients who suffer...
By Srđan Ljubisavljević, Aleksandra Ignjatović