Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a microorganism that colonizes the skin and mucosal surfaces of healthy individuals, but it is also one of the most common causes of community-acquired and hospital infections. Nasal carriage of S. aureus represents a major risk factor for the development of infection with this bacterium. A special therapeutic p...

By Marina Dinić, Slavica Vuković, Dobrila Stanković Đorđević, Milena Bogdanović

Pain is a worldwide health disorder causing depression and decrease in daily activities, as well as cognitive, memory and attention impairments. In this regard, mucosal contact headache is a second type of headache disorder in the International Classification of Headache Disorders. Some studies have reported that contact points may work as triggers...

By Seyyed Abdollah Madani, Seyyed Abbas Hashemi, Seyyed Amirhosein Morshedzadeh

During inflammation, lymphangiogenesis takes place to enhance the transport of filtered fluid, proteins, and immune cells. Dental pulp tissue is frequently exposed to inflammatory insults, but the lymphatic system of the pulp and its responses to injury have not been investigated in detail using specific lymphatic markers. The aim of this study was...

By Dragica Dačić Simonović, Ljubinka Veličković Janković, Stefan Veličković, Ana Ristić Petrović, Stefan Veličković, Aleksandra Petrović, Martina Rakonjac

Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a group of rare tumors that involve abnormal growth of cells inside a woman's uterus. The aim of the paper was to report the incidence of GTD in the University Hospital Center during a ten-year period. The retrospective analysis involved all medical records of women who were treated for GTD in our clinic. ...

By Biljana Lazović, Vera Milenković

The investigation of hemoglobin A1C is presently accepted as a tool for the evaluation of the glycemic control in the diabetic patients. However, due to the high cost, it is limitedly used in many developing countries. The old classical approach, fasting blood glucose determination, is still the standard method in those countries. There are many re...

By Viroj Wiwanitkit

Myocarditis is defined as inflammation of the heart muscle according to clinical, immunohistological and pathological criteria. Myocarditis can manifest a wide spectrum of symptoms ranging from mild dyspnea or chest pain, and sometimes without a specific therapy it can lead to cardiogenic shock and death, too. According to the evidence, the inciden...

By Dejan Simonović, Marina Ilić

Cervical tuberculosis is a rare disease with a high complication rate. Tuberculosis of the cervical spine is reported in about 6-9% of all cases of spinal tuberculosis. Early diagnosis and treatment of spinal tuberculosis is essential in order to prevent neural deficit. Management strategies for spinal tuberculosis range from ambulatory chemotherap...

By Saša Milenković, Jordan Saveski, Ilir Hasani, Neda Trajkovska, Venko Filipče

The paranasal sinus mucocele is an epithelized cystic lesion containing fluid and is characterized by non-neoplastic expansion of the paranasal sinus due to its capacity to erode the overlying bone. Etiology of these lesions is still under debate. In this report, we described a case of a patient with frontal recess mucocele, associated with contral...

By Aleksandar Perić, Milan Erdoglija, Nenad Mladenović, Biserka Vukomanović Đurđević

Literature data on the association between the incidence of ruptured abdominal aorta and seasons are contradictory. The influence of climatic factors on the rupture of abdominal aorta is geographically dependent. The aim of this research was the investigation of the connection between the incidence of ruptured abdominal aorta and seasons at the ter...

By Zoran Damnjanović, Milan Jovanović, Predrag Đorđević, Nenad Ilić, Irena Janković, Igor Smiljković, Nikola Đorđević, Dragutin Grozdanović

Spermine Oxidation Products Induce Mitochondrial Alterations on Tumor CellsCytotoxic products of polyamines generatedin situby an enzyme-catalyzed reaction may be useful as a new avenue in combating cancer. This study demonstrates that multidrug resistant (MDR) cancer cells (colon adenocarcinoma and melanoma) are significantly more sensitive than t...

By Enzo Agostinelli