Two-tiered serology in patients with Lyme neuroborreliosis
Introduction. Lyme borreliosis is a multisystem infectious disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. It is transmitted by Ixodes ticks. Apart from erythema migrans, other manifestations require laboratory confirmation. The aim of our study was to analyze the results of Two-Tiered Testing in patients with possible Lyme neuroborrelio...
By Tatjana Roganović, Miloš Korać, Borut Bosančić, Višnja Mrdjen, Ljiljana Božić, Andjela Bojanić
Examining 25-Year Trends of Type 1 Diabetes Incidence in Pediatric Population Aged 0-14 of the Republic of Srpska
Introduction. Data on newly diagnosed cases of type 1 diabetes and the incidence of this disease are very significant. Studies like this one, with an analysis of incidence over the past 25 years, help not only locally but also globally.Methods. The primary source of data is hospital records from hospital centers in Republic of Srpska. The secondary...
By Gordana Bukara-Radujković
Interplay between autophagy and coronavirus: autophagy mechanism
Regardless of the fascinating progress of humanity, biotechnology and medicine, the outbreak of the global pandemic of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has shown us that we are just as vulnerable as in previous eras when communicable diseases decimated the world’s population. But the discoveries made so far at the molecular level allow us to conn...
By Nikolina Elez-Burnjaković, Ajla Smajlović, Milena Dubravac Tanasković
Foreign body in the external auditory canal described as a pseudotumor of the middle ear: a case report
Introduction. The aim of this article was to present a case of a foreign body in the external auditory canal described as a pseudotumor of the middle ear, as well as to point out diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of this problem. Case report. An 8-year-old girl was hospitalized several times in our department due to the surgery of left-sided chro...
By Nemanja Radivojević, Dragoslava Djerić, Zoran Dudvarski, Igor Djorić, Ivana Živković, Siniša Šolaja
The effects of speed and terrain characteristics on the distribution of force and plantar pressure during the gait of children with different levels of physical activity
Introduction. The adoption of correct walking patterns is an indicator of the locomotor system readiness to establish optimal interaction between body force and the surface, and the way of creating pressure exerted by the feet during the walking cycle. The aim was to examine how the speed and characteristics of the terrain affect the distribution o...
By Dijana Laštro, Olivera Pilipović Spasojević, Mirsad Muftić
Enterobacteriacae resistance to antibiotics and treatment options
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a problem that arose simultaneously with the beginning of their use and on a global level represents one of the biggest threats to public health. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the emphasis of the medical and pharmaceutical public is on Gram-negative bacteria, especially enterobacteria, which sh...
By Svjetlana Subotić, Nikolina Elez-Burnjaković, Siniša Ristić, Bojan Joksimović, Goran Stevanović, Jovan Kulić
Monitoring Adalimumab concentration, Adalimumab antibodies, fecal calprotectin, and QuantiFERON test positivity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Introduction. Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are a serious global health problem affecting mostly younger and middle-aged persons. Despite the availability of variety of treatment approaches, the disease often progresses unpredictably. Biological drugs offer hope for IBD treatment. Our research share our preliminary findings regarding the monito...
By Goran Bokan, Tanja Glamočanin, Lana Mandić, Zoran Mavija
Dyslipidemia as a risk factor for diabetic retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a chronic microvascular complication of diabetes. Due to the dramatic increase in the number of diabetes cases, the prevalence of DR has also risen, making it the leading cause of blindness among the working-age population worldwide, despite the availability of screenings and modern therapeutic options. Risk factors for...
By Nada Avram, Biljana Mijović, Dragana Sokolović, Biljana Milinković, Verica Prodanović, Nenad Lalović, Nikolina Elez-Burnjaković
Denture-induced fibromatous hyperplasia - case report
Introduction. Denture-induced fibrous hyperplasia (DFH) is a reactive lesion that occurs as a result of chronic trauma caused by the denture on the oral mucosa. Case report. A female patient, 56 years old, reported to the Specialist Center for Dentistry at the Faculty of Medicine in Foča for the fabrication of complete dentures. She wore previous ...
By Smiljka Cicmil, Ognjenka Janjić-Pavlović, Mihael Stanojević, Ana Cicmil, Olivera Govedarica, Zorica Stojanović, Jelena Lečić
Lexical-semantic abilities of five-to-six-year-old children
Introduction. The development of the semantic level of the language system begins at the end of the first year of life, when a child begins to use the first words. During childhood, the child gradually increases his/her vocabulary and learns semantic characteristics. The main aim of this paper is to determine the lexical-semantic abilities of presc...
By Ana Jegdić, Mile Vuković