Bacteria which cause enterocolitis belong to the genera Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, to the thermophilic campylobacters, species of Yesrsinia enterocolitica (Y. enterocolitica) and Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), and to the group of diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli. The aim of this paper was to determine the frequency of isolation of these mi...

By Biljana Miljković-Selimović, Tatjana Babić, Predrag Stojanović

Thoracolumbar spine fractures are most common in the young healthy population. The most common causes of these fractures are high-energy traumas, traffic accidents or falls from heights. Fractures can be followed by neurological damage, which is a direct consequence of the spinal cord damage. Fractures are treated with surgical or nonsurgical metho...

By Saša Milenković, Jordan Saveski, Neda Trajkovska, Goran Vidić, Mile Radenković

To date, there are still no relevant clinical practice guidelines addressing the initial treatment approach in children with myocarditis. On the other hand, only few non-randomized clinical studies and case reports suggest the beneficial effects of corticosteroids in seriously ill children with acute myocarditis. We report on a case of a 14-year-ol...

By Bojko Bjelaković, Ljiljana Šulović, Danijela Jovančić, Ljiljana Šaranac, Jelena Vojinović, Sergej Prijić, Vladislav Vukomanović, Stevan Ilić

The dog nematodes Dirofilaria immitis (D. immitis) and D. repens, well known as zoonotic agents, can infect humans in whom they usually produce abortive infections or immature worms. Dirofilarioses, asymptomatic in most patients and suspected only when the worm reaches surface locations or imaging detects coin lesions, are underdiagnosed because bo...

By Gabriella Cancrini, Simona Gabrielli, Suzana Otašević, Nataša Miladinović-Tasić, Aleksandar Tasić, Jovana Đorđević

Breast carcinoma is the most common female malignancy. Mastectomy and breast reconstruction are indicated to treat the disease and to improve quality of life. The aim of this study was to compare the esthetic results of breast reconstruction with extended latissimus dorsi flap and implant for breast cancer with and without denervation of latissimus...

By Milan Višnjić, Predrag Kovačević, Ljiljana Paunković, Goran Đorđević, Aleksandar Višnjić