Publications by authors named "Jasminka Petrovic"
Aim To evaluate clinical and epidemiological characteristics and outcome of patients with COVID-19, and impact of vaccine against COVID-19 on them. Methods This retrospective study included 225 patients treated from COVID-19 in the period from 1 to 30 September 2021 at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases, University Clinical Centre Tuzla (UCC Tuzla). For the diagnosis confirmation of Covid-19, RTPCR was used.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: 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.
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- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common infection that affects people of all ages, with serious implications for newborns when contracted during pregnancy.
- The study aimed to assess the incidence of CMV infection among pregnant women in Tuzla Canton and identify risk factors related to the infection.
- Results showed a high rate of IgG antibodies (93%) in the studied population, with a statistically significant link between living in rural areas and lower education levels as risk factors for CMV infection.
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- Chronic HCV infection primarily affects intravenous drug users (IVDU), with a high prevalence rate of 40%-90%, leading to an 80% risk of developing chronic infection.
- The study aimed to compare clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of chronic HCV between IVDU and non-user populations and to analyze the efficacy of treatment in Tuzla Canton.
- Results showed a predominance of younger males in the IVDU group, along with notable differences in laboratory values and genotype frequencies, suggesting variations in disease progression and treatment response.
Introduction: The main route of acquiring infectious blood and body fluids in hospital conditions is accidental exposure to stinging incidents.
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological characteristics of accidental exposures to blood-borne pathogens among different professional groups of health care workers (HCWs).
Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using the "Questionnaire on the HCWs exposure to blood and blood transmitted infections" at the University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the 1st of March to the 31st of December 2014.
Aim: To determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of dominant causes of urinary tract infections (UTI) in patients treated at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases, University Clinical Center Tuzla during the period January 2010 to June 2011.
Methods: This prospective study included 438 patients divided into three groups: hospital-treated patients group (H-T), outpatient- treated group (O-T) and patients with hospital-acquired (H-A) UTI. Identification of UTI causes completed using standard microbiological methods; antimicrobial susceptibility was done by disc-diffusion method according to the CLSI.
Association of Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina based on the experiences of domestic and foreign centers operating in the field of hepatology and accepted guidelines of the European and the U.S. Association for Liver Diseases adopted the consensus for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic viral hepatitis B and C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Data on the epidemiology of hepatitis B and C in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) are lacking.
Objectives: To assess the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) in blood samples of first time blood donors in a well-defined region of B&H. Our secondary goal was to estimate the prevalence of HBsAg and anti-HCV in the general population of the same region.
Hepatitis C infection is important global health problem with wide spectrum of health, social and economic consequences. The goal of this research was to estimate prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in risk groups, and to determine association hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and risk factors. Research included 4627 subjects divided in two groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe adults died more frequents from the diseases that could be prevented by vaccinae. To data from WHO HBV infection numbers the nineth place on the list for causes of death. The paper from 1980 proved that chronic HBV carriers have 5-100 folds higher risk for liver carcinoma than noninfected persons lived in the same areas and had the same occupations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Acute infectious diarrhea is a global health problem especially in infants and children, and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The ethiology of acute infectious diarrhea and also biochemical, epidemiological and clinical characteristics of children dying with infectious diarrhea are investigated in this study.
Methods: 201 children, aged from 6 months to 14 years, with acute infectious diarrhea admitted to the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Tuzla in the period from 21st December 1999 to 21st December 2000 were included in the study.