Publications by authors named "Denis Zepic"
Introduction: This survey aims to assess knowledge, attitude and stigma towards HIV patients, among medical students in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. We also aimed to assess potential risk factors for HIV infection among fourth year medical students.
Methodology: Data were collected from specific questionnaire that was completed by 171 students of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Tuzla.
Aim: To analyse clinical, laboratory and epidemiological characteristics of brucellosis in children in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Methods: The study included 246 children aged 0-18 years, who were hospitalized in Clinics and Departments for Infectious Diseases in Tuzla, Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Zenica and Bihać in the period 2000-2013, in whom the diagnosis of brucellosis was established based on anamnestic data, clinical features and positive results from blood culture and/or positive results from one of the serological tests.
Results: In this period, a total of 2630 patients, 246 (9.
Article Synopsis
- More than 30 years after AIDS was recognized, the study analyzes the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 28 HIV-infected patients treated at a clinic in Tuzla from 1996 to 2013.
- The majority of patients were male (82.14%), with a significant number infected through heterosexual contact, and nearly 57% showed no symptoms of infection at their first visit.
- The study found a notable occurrence of opportunistic diseases, especially tuberculosis, and revealed a death rate of 21.4% among the patients.