Public Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices towards Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Eastern Region of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]
The constant worsening of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) imposes the need for an urgent response. Use of antibiotics (AB), both due to irrational prescribing by doctors and irrational use by patients, is recognized as one of the leading causes of this ...
Dragana Drakul +8 more
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Consumption of Antibiotics in Primary Care Setting before and during COVID-19 Pandemic in Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina [PDF]
The pandemic of COVID-19 has brought many changes in health care systems at all levels of health care. The increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 has led to overuse and misuse of antibiotics.The aim of this study was to compare the consumption of ...
Dragana Sokolović +7 more
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Dapsone Alters Phenotypical and Functional Properties of Human Neutrophils In Vitro [PDF]
Dapsone is a sulfone used in treating inflammatory skin conditions. Despite its widespread dermatological use, the pharmacological actions of dapsone remain poorly understood.
Sara Rakočević +7 more
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Dysfunctions of Neutrophils in the Peripheral Blood of Children with Cystic Fibrosis [PDF]
Dysfunction of neutrophils in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is best characterized in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), whereas peripheral blood neutrophils are less examined, and the results are contradictory, especially in younger populations ...
Ganimeta Bakalović +14 more
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Genetic, Sociodemographic and Clinical Determinants of COVID-19 Severity in the Republic of Srpska: Exploring Potential Links with Neanderthal-Derived Variants [PDF]
Background/Objectives: COVID-19 severity is influenced by a complex interplay between host, viral, and environmental factors. Emerging evidence suggests that Neanderthal-derived genetic variants may influence the progression and severity of SARS-CoV-2 ...
Milena Dubravac Tanasković +9 more
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Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, and Hesitancy of Patients and HCWs Towards COVID-19 Vaccination and Factors Associated with Vaccination in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina [PDF]
Background/Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic caused over seven million deaths globally as of July 2024. In an attempt to bring the pandemic under control, immunization was implemented as the main preventive strategy.
Biljana Mijović +13 more
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The Impact of Cytokines on Health-Related Quality of Life in Adolescents with Allergic Rhinitis [PDF]
Background: Frequent episodes of nasal symptoms are the usual clinical manifestations (CM) of allergic rhinitis (AR) and have a significant negative impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adolescents.
Ljiljana Krsmanović +15 more
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Rising Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella spp. in Urinary Tract Infections: A Study from Doboj Hospital [PDF]
Urinary tract infections, as one of the most common infectious diseases, contribute substantially to the global healthcare burden, particularly due to the rising prevalence of resistant bacterial strains such as Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Dragana Drakul +8 more
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Antibiotic consumption and antimicrobial resistance in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A single-center experience [PDF]
Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance and the rapid spread of multiresistant bacteria represent one of the main public health problem in limited resources countries.
Dragana Sokolović +8 more
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Applicability and prognostic significance of geriatric assessment [PDF]
Aging implies a process during which changes occur in the function of all organic systems in the human body. For a detailed assessment of the health status of an elderly person, a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is recommended. CGA is defined as
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