Introduction. Test anxiety implies an intense pathological fear in situations of preparing and taking exams which is a significant problem for 15–70% of medical students. The frequent use of psychoactive substances is recognized as a problem for young people. The aim was to determine the frequency and degree of test anxiety and the associatio...

By BRANISLAVA ĆURČIĆ, DRAGANA SOKOLOVIĆ, MILICA RADANOVIĆ, DRAGANA PAVLOVIĆ, MARIJA BJELETIĆ, DJORDJE VUKOVIĆ, DRAGANA DRAKUL

Introduction. Hyperglycemia causes the well-known microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) such as diabetic retinopathy, polyneuropathy and nephropathy, but it can also affect the inner ear, and hearing loss (HL) can be considered as one of the microvascular complications. The aim of the study was to evaluate association between HL and...

By MIRJANA GNJATIĆ, DALIBOR VRANJEŠ, TAMARA DOJČINOVIĆ, JELENA MALINOVIĆ PANČIĆ, BORIS DOJČINOVIĆ

Introduction. Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to public health globally. The aim was to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the distribution and antimicrobial resistance of pathogenic microorganisms isolated from samples obtained during standard hospital care in one hospital center.  Methods. Data were obtained retrospe...

By NASTA MANOJLOVIĆ, BILJANA MIJOVIĆ, ZLATKO MAKSIMOVIĆ, DRAGANA SOKOLOVIĆ, SANDA LAZIĆ, LJUBICA BOJANIĆ, DRAGANA DRAKUL, NENAD LALOVIĆ, MARIJA LUKIĆ, BOJAN JOKSIMOVIĆ

Introduction. Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) can manifest during the early and late stages of Lyme disease (LD). The aim of this study is to determine epidemiology and clinical findings in patients with LNB. Methods. The research was conducted in Banja Luka at the University Clinical Center of Republic of Srpska (UCC RS) during a four-year period...

By TATJANA ROGANOVIĆ, JANJA BOJANIĆ, BILJANA MIJOVIĆ, DRAGAN KASAGIĆ, ANTONIJA VERHAZ, DRAGANA ROGANOVIĆ