Publications by authors named "A Potkonjak"
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- The study investigated how educational level, employment status, and sexual activity relate to each other in women after giving birth, focusing on 286 participants who provided detailed information through a questionnaire.
- Key findings included significant differences in when first intercourse occurred related to the mother's education, her partner's employment, and the mother's age; however, the overall correlations among these factors and sexual activity were found to be quite weak.
- Despite the observed differences in timing and frequency of intercourse in the first year post-childbirth, the study concluded that educational level and employment status do not strongly correlate with sexual activity after delivery.
Introduction: In children, congenital heart defects represent the primary cause of increased serum troponin I. The elimination process of cardiac troponin I from the bloodstream and the factors influencing this process remain unknown. The objective of this study was to explore the role of troponin I as an indicator of cardiac damage in children both in serum and urine, a concept previously investigated in adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDespite the significant health risks associated with infestations in humans, they are often overlooked. This study investigated a household case of infestation and explored the resulting clinical manifestations and risk of infection in family members. Microfluidic PCR was employed for high-throughput screening of pathogens in collected mites and blood samples from both chickens and family members.
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- Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) poses serious health risks, particularly to children and the elderly, and this study focuses on its prevalence in dogs in Serbia.
- The research utilized conventional PCR to test 101 dog samples, revealing a 12.87% positivity rate for STEC, with the more dangerous stx2 toxin present in all positive cases.
- The study suggests that dogs, especially those living outdoors, may be significant carriers of STEC, raising concerns about their potential role in transmitting infections to humans.
Brain metastasis as a first clinical presentation of endometrial cancer: A case report.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
May 2024