The role of occupational medicine in assessing work limitation: A cross-sectional study on construction workers over a five-year period in Croatia.

Background: Maintaining adequate working ability of construction workers is of considerable importance for society, as the construction sector is burdened with high prevalence of work-related diseases and health-issues.

Objective: To determine the number and age of construction workers in Croatia with temporary or permanent work limitation status, as well as to identify the most common health causes of such work limitation.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed using the data from 2534 construction workers, aged between 18 and 65 years, who underwent standardized routine occupational health examinations between 2011 and 2015.

Characteristics and Distribution of Penile Lesions in Croatian Men with Laboratory-Confirmed Low-Risk and High-Risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection.

Background: Studies that compare penoscopic evaluation with the results of molecular human papillomavirus (HPV) testing are scarce. This study assessed and compared both type and distribution of various penile lesions using penoscopy (peniscopy) technique in Croatian men with different, laboratory-confirmed HPV status.

Methods: From a large cohort of men attending an outpatient STD clinic for HPV testing, a total of 120 patients were randomly selected and grouped into those positive for low-risk HPV, high-risk HPV, both low-risk and highrisk HPV, and those with negative results.

Prevalence of HPV Infection in Croatian Men during a 12-year Period: a Comparative Study of External Genital and Urethral Swabs.

Aim: The aim of the study was to compare the prevalence and distribution of both low-risk and high-risk HPV infection of the urethra and outer genital region in Croatian men. Thus far there is a consensus that sampling the coronal sulcus and glans of the penis is essential for adequately assessing HPV status in men but less agreement is noted for urethral sampling.

Methods: External genital brushing and urethral swabs were taken from 1,342 men during a 12-year period and tested with the hc2 HPV DNA Test using Hybrid Capture 2 technology.

[Helicobacter pylori and insulin resistance].

Extragastric or extraintestinal manifestations of Helicobacter pylori infection attract a lot of attention, and recently this microorganism has also been linked with insulin resistance (IR). The metabolic syndrome consists of several known factors which include IR, abnormal fat metabolism, hypertension, abdominal obesity, proinflammatory and prothrombotic state. H.