Fetuin-A is a negative acute phase reactant, while procalcitonin is an indicator of severe bacterial infection. Diagnosis of bacterial infection in febrile seizure (FS) is important for choosing the most suitable treatment. In this study, serum fetuin-A was estimated, for the first time, in the inpatients with FS and compared with procalcitonin and...

By Hussein Kadhem Al-Hakeim, Azhar Mohammed Al-Ankoshy, Mohammed-R. Alsharifi

Data on the physical properties of cow milk and infant formulas are important since they indicate the differences in physicochemical and rheological characteristics and compatibility with natural breast milk. This fact is important not only for quality control but also for the use of these commercial products as infant diet supplements or as comple...

By Slavica Sunarić, Tatjana Jovanović, Ana Spasić, Marko Denić, Gordana Kocić

The paper presents myocardial contusion and penetrating cardiac war wounds. The authors report their experience with thirteen cases of penetrating wounds, out of which only two were treated in the conditions acceptable for surgery. The other 11 wounds were treated in war hospitals which were mostly improvised, and in mobile surgical teams. The basi...

By Slavko Ždrale, Marko Vuković

Implantable loop recorder (ILR) is a method in cardiology, which is used for the diagnosis of unexplained syncope in patients who were not treated successfully using standard methods. Implantable loop recorder is a diagnostic device that is surgically implanted under the skin of the chest area. This device does not have the endovenous implantation ...

By Predrag Cvetković, Zoran Perisić, Tomislav Kostić, Aleksandar Stojković, Miroslav Krstić, Nenad Bozinović, Bratislav Kirćanski, Mima Keković

The aim of this study was to analyze the reasons why the guidelines for post-splenectomy vaccination are not being followed. Considering that vaccination reduces the risk of overwhelming post-splenectomy infection, it is important to determine the reasons for inadequate vaccination after splenectomy. Our research was a qualitative study based on in...

By Marko Tanasković, Bozidar Odalović, Slobodan Janković, Nedim Hamzagić

Considering a large number of pathogen factors that enable high virulence of a microorganism such as Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), it is essential to see them through the continuous adaptation to the newly acquired mechanisms of the host immune response and efforts to overcome these, allowing the bacteria a perfect ecological niche for growth,...

By Biljana Miljković-Selimović, Marina Dinić, Jovan Orlović, Tatjana Babić

Salicylic acid is a phytochemical with beneficial effects on human well-being. Salicylic acid is a phenolic compound and is present in various plants where it has a vital role in protection against pathogenic agents. Natural sources include fruits, vegetables and spices. The most famous and defined effect of salicylic acid is prostaglandin synthesi...

By Pavle Randjelović, Slavimir Veljković, Nenad Stojiljković, Dušan Sokolović, Ivan Ilić, Darko Laketić, Dušica Randjelović, Nebojša Randjelović

Presently, there is very little data on the impact of nicotine and other components of tobacco smoking on the outcome of radioiodine therapy (RIT) in Graves’ disease (GD). Thus, this study was aimed to analyze a possible impact of cigarette smoking on the effect of radioiodine therapy in the patients with Graves’ disease. The study incl...

By Vladan Sekulić, Milena P. Rajić, Marina Vlajković, Slobodan Ilić, Miloš Stević, Ivana Mišić, Milan Božinović

The English language is undoubtedly lingua franca of contemporary globalised world. Besides its widespread use in official communication among different countries, it has also huge impact within the borders of one country as well. Taking into account the fact that nowadays it represents the basic communicative tool in the field of medical science i...

By Nataša Milosavljević, Zorica Antić

Many of the children referred to the emergency complain of head trauma. Children usually require sedition to reduce their failure and fear because of high activity and fear of performing computed tomography (CT). Dexmedetomidine and Midazolam belong to short-acting drugs for this purpose. This study aimed to compare the effect of the above mentione...

By Adel Hosseini, Shamila Noori, Abolfazl Mostafavi, Ali Sharami, Seyyed Abbas Hashemi, Hojjat Derakhshanfar, Farzad Bozorgi