Publications by authors named "Elvira Celjuska Tosev"

Pandemic influenza A virus (H1N1) 2009 causes a disease that is epidemiologically and clinically not significantly different from seasonal influenza, but there are differences. The aim of the study was to display and compare epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pandemic influenza in children. At Dr.

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Introduction: Influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection causes an epidemiologically and clinically severe disease mostly characterized by pneumonia, resulting in a high mortality rate. The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare epidemiological and clinical characteristics of influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection in patients hospitalized during the pandemic (2009/10) and post-pandemic seasons (2010/11).

Methodology: The data of patients with laboratory-confirmed influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection hospitalized and treated at the University Hospital for Infectious Diseases Dr.

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Treatment of allergic diseases is based on the direct impact of the three main target areas: mast cell stabilization, preventing the release of mediators, and specific immune response. It is essential to prevent exposure to the causative allergen. Treatment is applied systemically or topically.

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Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and type of ECG changes in patients with leptospirosis regardless of clinical evidence of cardiac involvement.

Material/methods: A total of 97 patients with serologically confirmed leptospirosis treated at the University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljević" in Zagreb, Croatia, were included in this retrospective study.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study examines the incidence and clinical aspects of human leptospirosis in Croatia from 1990 to 2007, using data from public health reports and hospital records.
  • Croatia has a mean yearly incidence rate of 1.83 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, ranking it among the highest in Europe, with occasional outbreaks noted.
  • Among 130 hospitalized patients, the overall case fatality rate was 0.77%, and although hospitalizations have decreased over time, there has been an increase in severe cases like Weil's disease and associated fatalities.
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