Although midwifery in Serbia has a long tradition, in the last decades, and especially in the last years since the Republic of Serbia is in the process of joining the European Union, this profession faces numerous challenges both in the context of formal education and the role that in the 21st century midwife has in practice. The midwife profession...

By Milena Zlatanović, Ljiljana Antić, Dragan Radosavljević, Dragan Antić, Mile Despotović, Jelena Aleksandrić, Deana Švaljug

Here we present the first case of Aerococcus urinae isolated from urine sample of a 5-year-old boy from Vojvodina province (Serbia). The patient had predisposing factors related to the susceptibility of genitourinary system to infection. Thus, he reported no complaints related to active urinary infections. Eradication of infection was achieved afte...

By Gordana Smieško, Pavle Banović, Vera Gusman, Biljana Milosavljević, Deana Medić, Tamara Bulajić, Milica Pejaković-Budinski, Svetlana Golocorbin-Kon

The apprehensiveness for the knowledge vacuum on existential threat of nasal carriage of pvl+ healthcare-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) strains amongst subjects in hospitals have led us to pursue a grasp on the constellation of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) types and pvl gene among mecA positive MRSA...

By Adeiza Suleiman, Onaolapo Ademola, Olayinka Olalekan

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common malignant primary brain tumor in adults and carries poor prognosis. Despite advances in therapy, no significant increase in survival has been achieved for GBM patients. These tumors inevitably recur in the majority of patients, and the therapeutic options for recurrent tumors are limited. GBMs are aggressive, f...

By Desanka Tasić, Irena Dimov, Miloš Kostov, Nataša Vidović, Dragan Dimov

Anxiety is an inborn emotional and cognitive reaction that enables humans to cope with everyday situations, however, it can be pathological as well. Although Spielberger’s State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scales are most frequently used to study the presence/absence of anxiety, there is a lack of empirical studies in Serbian healthy and/o...

By Nikola Stojanović, Pavle Ranđelović, Gordana Nikolić, Nenad Stojiljković, Sonja Ilić, Bogdan Stoiljković, Niko Radulović

Genetic counselling is a complex process that helps people to understand and adopt medical, psychological and genetic aspects of the disease and enable them to make an appropriate decision. In this framework, we revisited all the existing models for decision-making and suggested their use in the process of genetic counselling, which may lead to mor...

By Marija Lević, Dušanka Krajnović, Valentina Marinković

Achilles tendon injuries most commonly occur in athletes, but also in the middle-aged population practicing recreational sports. The aetiology of injury and disease of the Achilles tendon has not been completely clarified. While acute injury can be attributed to trauma, research showed that a chronic degenerative process is present in most ruptures...

By Mihajlo Mitrović, Dražen Jelača, Ivana Mitrović

Hyperuricemia and chronic deposition of monosodium urate crystals are the main cause of the gout. Urate lowering therapy (ULT) is the mainstay of chronic gout treatment. In this study, we evaluated demographic features and disease properties of the patients that would relate with the success of ULT. Sixty-six gout patients on pharmacologic ULT were...

By Nimet Kalkan, Mehmet Tezcan

This present research work was designed to investigate the potential chemopreventive effects of Annona Muricata on cadmium-induced hepatotoxicity and oxidative neuronal damage in Wistar albino rats. In this study, twenty-eight (28) Wistar albino rats were randomized into four groups, with seven rats each. Group A served as the control and provided ...

By Johnson Oladele, Omowumi Adewale, Olu Oyewole, Mistura Salami, Ganiyat Owoade, Oyedotun Oyeleke

Analysis of arterial blood gases is necessary for managing the respiratory and metabolic parameters of patients in the intensive care unit. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of heparin 1000 and heparin 5000 units on arterial blood gases in patients admitted to the intensive care unit. This study was a triple-blinded clinical trial. A...

By Reza Borabadi, Mostafa Rad, Mohammad Rakhshani, Mojtaba Rad