Publications by authors named "S Ahmetagic"
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- The study focuses on the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in Brucella melitensis strains isolated from patients in Bosnia and Herzegovina, highlighting significant human health concerns due to brucellosis.
- Among the 108 strains analyzed, a notable 84.3% showed resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in standard broth, while over 90% were resistant to azithromycin in multiple testing environments.
- The findings suggest that alternative testing methods, like enriched broth, may improve understanding of antimicrobial resistance, indicating a need for further genomic studies to investigate the underlying mechanisms of resistance in these bacteria.
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- The study investigates COVID-19 transmission within Bosnian households, highlighting that the virus spreads through contact, droplets, and air, particularly in multi-generational family settings.
- Conducted between March and December 2020, the research analyzed 25 index cases, all middle-aged men, leading to a significant 61.8% secondary transmission rate among 123 family members.
- The findings reveal high intrafamilial transmission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, emphasizing the importance of preventive measures due to the serious impact, including hospitalizations and deaths.
Introduction: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is ubiquitous. It affects all age groups, and its clinical picture ranges from mild to severe, especially as a congenital infection in neonates.
Aim: To determine frequency of CMV infection in pregnant women in Tuzla Canton (TC) and the risk factors that lead to the infection.
Introduction: Chronic HCV infection is chronic inflamatory liver disease caused by hepatitis C virus. Anti HCV prevalence among intravenous drug users (IVDU) is very high and it accounts 40% -90% (60%-90%) with the risk of 80% of developing the chronic infection.
Aim: The aims of this study were: a) to compare clinical characteristics of chronic HCV infection among IVDU and non-users population and to detect their impact to treatment outcome; b) to investigate the treatment efficacy comparing sustained viral response (SVR) in these two populations in Tuzla Canton.
The burden and epidemiology of community-acquired central nervous system infections: a multinational study.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
September 2017
Risk assessment of central nervous system (CNS) infection patients is of key importance in predicting likely pathogens. However, data are lacking on the epidemiology globally. We performed a multicenter study to understand the burden of community-acquired CNS (CA-CNS) infections between 2012 and 2014.
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