Publications by authors named "Sopova Zaklina"
Cat Scratch Disease: The First Case Report in Republic of North Macedonia.
Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki)
December 2020
Article Synopsis
- Cat scratch disease (CSD), caused by the Bartonella henselae bacterium, primarily affects immuno-competent individuals and is transmitted from cats through scratches or bites.
- A case report details the first confirmed incidence of CSD in a specific country, involving a healthy adult female who experienced fever and lymphadenopathy over a month, ultimately diagnosed via serological testing.
- Treatment with azithromycin led to her complete recovery, underscoring the need for awareness among healthcare professionals to consider CSD in patients with unexplained fever and lymphadenopathy, particularly those with possible cat exposure.
Aim: To present our 10-year clinical experience with brucellosis patients at the University Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile Conditions in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
Methods: A total of 550 patients with brucellosis treated between 1998 and 2007 were retrospectively assessed for their demographic, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics and outcomes.
Results: Of the 550 patients, 395 (72%) were male.
The role of Brucellacapt test for follow-up patients with brucellosis.
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis
September 2010
The dynamic of Brucellacapt titers was evaluated in 104 patients with brucellosis with favorable outcome and in 28 patients with persistent illness duration, during the follow-up period of 15 months. In patients with favorable outcome, a permanently decreasing tendency of Brucellacapt titers was evident. Titers< or =1/320 were noted in 27% and 90% of the patients, at the end of the 4th and 15th month, respectively.
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