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Como N, Qato M, Meta E, Kraja D, Bino S, Pipero P, Harxhi A. Epidemiological and clinal survey of influeza in Albanian adults. Int J Infect Dis 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.11.253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Pipero P, Meta E, Majko J, Puca E, Como N, Kraja D, Pipero M, Harxhi A. Evidence base efficacy treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis with Ambisome versus Meglumine in Albania. Int J Infect Dis 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.04.4106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Como N, Kraja D, Meta E, Kolovani E, Ostreni V, Bino S, Pipero P, Harxhi A. HCV management under the diagnostic and therapeutic point of view in ID service. Int J Infect Dis 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.04.4254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Como N, Meta E, Qato M, Gjermeni N, Kokici M, Harxhi A, Pipero P, Bino S, Kraja D. Ethio-nosologic opportunism in tropical, emergency and re-emergency diseases in Albania. Int J Infect Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.02.402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Ndreu A, Simaku A, Como N, Meta E, Kraja D. The role of non-invasive ventilation for patients with pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza admitted at ICU in Albania. Int J Infect Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.03.1106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Pilaca A, Vyshka G, Pepa A, Shytaj K, Shtjefni V, Boçari A, Beqiri A, Kraja D. A Neglected Zoonosis in Albania: why Echinococcosis is Becoming a Surgeon's Exclusivity? Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2014; 6:e2014013. [PMID: 24678390 PMCID: PMC3965721 DOI: 10.4084/mjhid.2014.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Echinococcosis is an endemic zoonosis in the Mediterranean area, with Albania interested actually to a level that is becoming a public health concern. Authors describe preliminary data from the only tertiary (university) medical facility of Albania, positioned in the capital of the country (Tirana), with 333 new cases diagnosed and treated during the period 2005 - 2011. Out of all these 333 new cases an impressive majority of 91% had a surgical treatment right from the first admission, rendering the disease almost a surgical exclusivity. Even more, 80% of all patients from the study group were hospitalized straightforwardly in surgical wards, with options of surgical intervention's percentages outrunning figures from other sources and authors of the same geographical area. Such a situation, together with a very important level of patients' origin from highly urbanized areas such as those of the capital, suggest the necessity of well-organized interventions, among which might be the mandatory notification of all human cases with Echinococcus infection.
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- Arben Pilaca
- Service of Infective Diseases, University Hospital Centre “Mother Theresa”, Tirana, Albania
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- Biomedical and Experimental Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tirana, Albania
- Correspondence to: Dr. Gentian Vyshka. Biomedical and Experimental Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tirana, Albania. Tel: +355697566130; Fax: +35542362268. E-mail:
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- Obstetrical and Gynecological Hospital, Tirana, Albania
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- Faculty of Medical and Technical Sciences, University of Medicine in Tirana, Albania
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania
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- Service of Surgery, University Hospital Centre “Mother Theresa”, Tirana, Albania
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- Service of Infective Diseases, University Hospital Centre “Mother Theresa”, Tirana, Albania
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Shkurti K, Vyshka G, Velo E, Boçari A, Kokici M, Kraja D. Imported malaria in Albania and the risk factors that could allow its reappearance. Malar J 2013; 12:197. [PMID: 23758911 PMCID: PMC3691593 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Malaria is an infectious disease gradually becoming a serious concern for public health institutions, even in European countries where the eradication of the disease was previously taken for granted. Albania was listed as an endemic area from the beginning of the 20th Century, but the disease was gradually under control and some decades after the World War II it was merely considered a historical curiosity. Nevertheless, for many reasons, since 1994 and in increasing trend, Albanian health facilities have registered several cases of malaria. Tracing the remnants of the autochthonous disease and finding links with the actual situation seems difficult, due to the relatively long period separating the proclaimed eradication of malaria with the re-appearance of the infection. Among major factors leading to such re-appearance might be massive migratory movements, and environmental changes such as the flooding of areas close to river deltas that flow into the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. These factors, combined with the constant presence of several Anopheles species, have led to newly-diagnosed imported malaria cases in Albania. Although all reported cases are considered imported, measures have to be put in place, in order to prevent reappearance of autochthonous malaria cases, and to control disease spread.
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- Klodiana Shkurti
- Service of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Centre “Mother Theresa”, Tirana, Albania
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- Biomedical and Experimental Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of Entomology, Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
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- Biochemical and Microbiological Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
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- Service of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Centre “Mother Theresa”, Tirana, Albania
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Kica A, Kraja D, Como N, Harxhi A, Muco E, Kasmi G, Kajo E, Kica A, Refatllari A, Prifti E, Babameto A. P10 CONTRIBUTION TO INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS BY STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS IN ALBANIA. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(13)70034-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Kica A, Como N, Kraja D, Harxhi A, Mano V, Kajo E, Prifti E, Refatllari A. P57 INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS OF PROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE, CAUSED BY ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(13)70081-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Puca E, Pilaca A, Pipero P, Gremi J, Luga P, Stroni G, Qyra E, Akshia I, Kraja D, Puca E. An overview of the sepsis situation in the Department of Infection Diseases, University Hospital Center, Tirana. Crit Care 2012. [PMCID: PMC3504915 DOI: 10.1186/cc11801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Puca E, Pipero P, Pilaca A, Huti G, Daka A, Qyra E, Stroni G, Kraja D, Puca E. Evaluation of procalcitonin in patients with sepsis in Albanian adults. Crit Care 2012. [PMCID: PMC3504917 DOI: 10.1186/cc11803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Puca E, Pipero P, Pilaca A, Harxhi A, Kalo T, Kurti S, Kraja D, Beqiri A, Puca E. Pulmonary manifestations of leptospirosis. Int J Infect Dis 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Kalo T, Beqiri A, Puca E, Kurti S, Pilaca A, Shkurti K, Kraja D. The efficacy of 2 days versus 3 days treatment with Ciprofloxacin, in our cases of multidrug resistant shigellosis. Int J Infect Dis 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Como N, Kraja D, Gjermeni N, Qato M, Kica A, Duraku K. Recurrent/resistant fungal infections in females. Int J Infect Dis 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.02.1751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Harxhi A, Kraja D, Shehu E, French P. Multiple ulcers in primary syphilis with negative rapid plasma reagin and Venereal Disease Research Laboratory tests: an unusual presentation during the re-emergence of syphilis in Albania. Int J STD AIDS 2010; 21:211-2. [DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.008463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Since 1995 infectious syphilis has re-emerged in Albania. As syphilis has become more common, more unusual presentations are being recognized. We present a case of an HIV-negative man with primary syphilis presenting with multiple penile ulcers and negative rapid plasma reagin and Venereal Disease Research Laboratory tests. The case illustrates the challenges of diagnosing early syphilis and the importance of not relying on non-treponemal tests.
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- A Harxhi
- The University Medical Centre of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
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- The University Medical Centre of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
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- The University Medical Centre of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
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- The Mortimer Market Centre, Camden Primary Care Trust, London, UK
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Duraku K, Como N, Meta E, Kraja D, Kica A. The pain topography caused by misdiagnosed zoster. Int J Infect Dis 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.02.651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Harxhi A, Kraja D, Shehu E, Sharra E, Bino S, Rjepaj K. Management of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Albania. J Int AIDS Soc 2008. [DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-11-s1-p87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Harxhi A, Pano K, Kraja D, Bino S, Kakarriqi E, Ulqinaku D. R2306 Epidemiological and clinical features of a hepatitis A outbreak among adults in Albania. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(07)72145-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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