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Pavic B, Ogorevc M, Boric K, Vukovic D, Saraga-Babic M, Mardesic S. Connexin 37, 40, 43 and Pannexin 1 Expression in the Gastric Mucosa of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis. Biomedicines 2023; 11:2487. [PMID: 37760928 PMCID: PMC10525958 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11092487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. Although its pathogenesis is not fully understood, connexins (Cxs) and pannexins (Panx) could be involved in the process of fibrosis. We analyzed the protein expression of Cx37, Cx40, Cx43, and Panx1 in the gastric mucosa of patients with SSc and healthy volunteers, using immunofluorescence staining. Protein levels of Cx37 were slightly increased, while the levels of Cx40 were significantly decreased in the lamina propria of the gastric mucosa of SSc patients compared to the controls. The changes were proportional to SSc severity, with the most prominent changes found in patients with severe diffuse cutaneous SSc. No differences in Cx43 or Panx1 levels were found between the analyzed groups of samples. The lack of changes in Cx43 expression, which has been previously associated with fibrosis, could be due to the weak expression of Cx43 in the gastric mucosa in general. Further studies on full-thickness gastric biopsies containing muscle layers and animal SSc models are needed to fully elucidate the role of Cxs and Panxs in SSc-associated fibrosis.
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- Berna Pavic
- Renal Unit, University Hospital of Split, Šoltanska 1, 21000 Split, Croatia;
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, University of Split School of Medicine, Šoltanska 2, 21000 Split, Croatia; (M.O.); (M.S.-B.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Split, Šoltanska 1, 21000 Split, Croatia;
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- Department of Dermatovenerology, University Hospital of Split, Šoltanska 1, 21000 Split, Croatia;
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, University of Split School of Medicine, Šoltanska 2, 21000 Split, Croatia; (M.O.); (M.S.-B.)
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, University of Split School of Medicine, Šoltanska 2, 21000 Split, Croatia; (M.O.); (M.S.-B.)
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Belamaric G, Matijevic D, Vukovic D, Bukumiric Z, Mladenovic Jankovic S, Markovic G, Tamburkovski G, Vojvodic K, Jakovljevic M. Knowledge and use of antibiotics among health care users in Institute of public health of Belgrade. Eur J Public Health 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac131.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the major global public health threats that may lead to severe illness, hospital admissions, treatment failure and increasing of the health care costs. In order to address those challenges, the aims of this study were to examine the antibiotics consumption among the population of health care consumers in the Institute of Public Health of Belgrade, and their knowledge and attitudes regarding antibiotics compared to the inhabitants of EU and Japan.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 321 respondents who visited the Institute of Public Health of Belgrade in July 2021. The basic survey instrument was a Eurobarometer questionnaire (with the permission of the Directorate General for Communication European Commission). The obtained data were analyzed by methods of descriptive statistics, which included frequency distribution with percentages. In addition, the Chi-square test was used to examine the difference in frequencies.
Results
More than half of all respondents used antibiotics in the previous 12 months (56.6%), majority of them with a doctor's prescription and 57.1% did some pre-testing (blood or urine test, swab) before or at the same time as using antibiotics. They used antibiotics most often for urinary infections (9,3%) and common cold (8,1%). We discovered that the knowledge of our respondents is somewhere in between comparing to the knowledge of the people from EU and Japan. 37.4% of our respondents knew that antibiotics are ineffective against cold and flu; 68.9% knew that unnecessary use of antibiotics makes them ineffective; 55.9% knew that taking antibiotics often leads to side effects such as diarrhea and 50.7% knew that antibiotics don't kill viruses.
Conclusions
Knowledge about the antibiotics is insufficient and interventions of education, better informing and awareness of general public are necessary to encourage rational use of antibiotics.
Key messages
• It is important to take evidence based interventions to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics.
• This is the first study about antibiotics in Serbia which used the Eurobarometer model of research.
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Affiliation(s)
- G Belamaric
- Institute of Public Health of Belgrade , Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Public Health of Belgrade , Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institut of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine , Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Statistics and Informatics, Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade , Belgrade, Serbia
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- Primary Health Center Zemun , Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Public Health of Belgrade , Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Public Health of Belgrade , Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Public Health of Belgrade , Belgrade, Serbia
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Hernandez-Quevedo C, Bjegovic-Mikanovic V, Vasic M, Vukovic D, Jankovic J, Jovic-Vranes A, Santric-Milicevic M, Terzic-Supic Z. How accessible is the Serbian health system? Main barriers and challenges ahead. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.1397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Access to health care is a key health policy issue faced by countries in the WHO European Region and Serbia is not an exception. There is increasing concern that financial and economic crisis may have delay progress regarding the performance of the Serbian health system. While substantial development has been experienced by the Serbian health system since 2000, we analyse whether barriers to health care access exist in the country and the underlying causes.
Methods
We combine quantitative and qualitative methods to assess the accessibility of the Serbian health system. We use the latest data available both at national (e.g. National Health Survey) and European (EUSILC) level to understand whether barriers to access exist and the underlying causes. On the qualitative side, we analyse the different policies implemented by the Serbian government to improve the accessibility of the health system in the last decade, identifying the challenges ahead for the country.
Results
We find that, in 2018, 5.8% of the Serbian population reported unmet need for medical care due to costs, travel distances or waiting lists, well above the EU28 average and much higher than in neighbouring countries. Financial constraints are reported to be the main reason for unmet needs for medical care. Long waiting times also impede the accessibility of health services in Serbia.
Conclusions
Serbia has a comprehensive universal health system with free access to health care, however, some vulnerable groups, such as those living in poverty or Roma people in settlements, have more barriers in accessing health care. It is expected that Serbia will continue to develop policies focused on reducing barriers to accessing health care and improving the efficiency of the health system, supported by international organisations and in the context of the EU accession negotiations.
Key messages
Some vulnerable groups have more barriers in accessing adequate care in Serbia. National initiatives are in place to increase access to the health system but there is scope for further work.
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- Institute of Public Health of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Centre School of Public Health, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Centre School of Public Health, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Centre School of Public Health, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Centre School of Public Health, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Bjegovic-Mikanovic V, Vukovic D, Otok R. Competences of public health graduates and employer expectations: how do they match? Eur J Public Health 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cky212.614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- ASPHER, Brussels, Belgium
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Stamenković Z, Todorović J, Jovic-Vranes A, Terzic-Supic Z, Santric-Milicevic M, Matejic B, Djikanovic B, Jankovic J, Vukovic D, Bjegovic-Mikanovic V, Nikolic S. Factors influencing binge watching in the population of young people. Eur J Public Health 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cky218.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Z Stamenković
- Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Stamenković Z, Vukovic D, Todorovic J, Nikolic S. Changes in the inequalities in antenatal health service utilization in Serbia from 2005 to 2014. Eur J Public Health 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cky212.331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Z Stamenković
- Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Dikic M, Milicevic MS, Terzic-Supic Z, Bjegovic-Mikanovic V, Vukovic D. Alignment of competencies and job tasks among primary care managers. Eur J Public Health 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx187.735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- M Dikic
- JZU Bolnica, Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Todorovic J, Stamenkovic Z, Jankovic J, Terzic-Supic Z, Jovic-Vranes A, Matejic B, Djikanovic B, Bjegovic-Mikanovic V, Vukovic D, Santric-Milicevic M. Medical students’ attitude regarding the integration of Serbia into the European Union. Eur J Public Health 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx186.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- J Todorovic
- Institute of Social Medicine, Medical Faculty Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Medical Faculty Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Medical Faculty Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Medical Faculty Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Medical Faculty Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Medical Faculty Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Medical Faculty Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Medical Faculty Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Bogdan M, Drenjancevic D, Harsanji Drenjancevic I, Bedenic B, Zujic Atalic V, Talapko J, Vukovic D. In vitro effect of subminimal inhibitory concentrations of antibiotics on the biofilm formation ability of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates. J Chemother 2017; 30:16-24. [PMID: 28956494 DOI: 10.1080/1120009x.2017.1378835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The ability of A cinetobacter baumannii strains to form biofilm is one of the most important virulence factor which enables bacterial survival in a harsh environment and decreases antibiotic concentration as well. Subminimal inhibitory concentrations (subMICs) of antibiotics may change bacterial ultrastructure or have an influence on some different molecular mechanisms resulting in morphological or physiological changes in bacteria itself. The aim of this study was to determine effects of 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 and 1/16 minimal inhibitory concentrationsof imipenem, ampicillin-sulbactam, azithromycin, rifampicin and colistin on biofilm formation ability of 22 biofilm non-producing and 46 biofilm producing A. baumannii strains (30 weak producing strains and 16 moderate producing strains). Results of this study indicate that 1/2-1/16 MICs of imipenem, azithromycin, and rifampicin can reduce bacterial biofilm formation ability in moderate producing strains (p < 0.05), whereas 1/16 MIC of imipenem and 1/4-1/8 MICs of rifampicin reduce the biofilm formation in weak producing strains (p < 0.05). Statisticaly significant effect was detected among biofilm non-producing strains after their exposure to 1/16 MIC of azithromycin (p = 0.039). SubMICs of ampicillin-sulbactam and colistin did not have any significant effect on biofilm formation among tested A. baumannii strains.
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- Maja Bogdan
- a Microbiology Service , Institute of Public Health Osijek-Baranja County , Osijek , Croatia.,b Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology , University of Osijek , Osijek , Croatia
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- b Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology , University of Osijek , Osijek , Croatia.,c Department of Transfusion Medicine , Osijek University Hospital , Osijek , Croatia
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- d Department of Anesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Medicine , Osijek University Hospital , Osijek , Croatia.,e Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Medicine , University of Osijek , Osijek , Croatia
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- f Department of Clinical and Molecular Microbiology , University Hospital Center Zagreb , Zagreb , Croatia.,g Department of Microbiology and Parasitology , School of Medicine, University of Zagreb , Zagreb , Croatia
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- a Microbiology Service , Institute of Public Health Osijek-Baranja County , Osijek , Croatia.,b Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology , University of Osijek , Osijek , Croatia
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- b Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology , University of Osijek , Osijek , Croatia
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- a Microbiology Service , Institute of Public Health Osijek-Baranja County , Osijek , Croatia
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Jovic D, Marinkovic J, Vukovic D. Association between body mass index and prevalence of multimorbidity: a cross-sectional study. Public Health 2016; 139:103-111. [PMID: 27340043 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2016.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2015] [Revised: 03/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To explore the prevalence of multimorbidity in Serbia according to sex and body mass index (BMI) categories, and to examine the association between BMI and multimorbidity. In addition, this study examined the relationships between the main demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population (age, settlement, education) and multimorbidity. STUDY DESIGN Secondary analysis of data from the 2013 Serbian National Health Survey. METHODS This study analyzed data from 13,103 participants aged ≥20 years with BMI data. The associations between BMI, age, education and multimorbidity were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS The overall prevalence of multimorbidity was higher than the overall prevalence of a single disease (26.9% vs 20.7%). The proportion of participants who reported two or more chronic diseases increased with each BMI category in both sexes, reaching the highest values in obese category III. Odds ratios (ORs) for the prevalence in all morbidity groups increased gradually with BMI category, and the highest OR values were found in obese category III. Males of obese category III were seven times more likely to have multimorbidity [OR 7.2, 95% confidence interval (CI) 4.2-12.6] than males of normal weight, whereas females of obese category III were nine and a half times more likely to have multimorbidity (OR 9.5, 95% CI 4.0-22.4) than females of normal weight. In the multivariable analysis, age (both sexes), low and middle level of education (males), and rural settlement and low level of education (females) were found to be predictors of multimorbidity. CONCLUSIONS This study found positive associations between obesity and multimorbidity and between overweight and multimorbidity. Recognizing these associations is of great importance from both clinical and public health perspectives because this could lead to an integrated approach for patients.
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- D Jovic
- Institute of Public Health of Serbia, Centre for Hygiene and Human Ecology, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Statistics and Informatics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Social Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Vukovic D. The expectations of employers on public health performance. Eur J Public Health 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku165.157] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Stiblik-Stipesevic S, Vukovic D. OHP-051 Incidence and Sensitivity of Proteus Mirabilis in Osijek Clinical Hospital Centre During the Period 2009–2011. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2013-000276.425] [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: 11/04/2022] Open
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Stiblik-Stipesevic S, Vukovic D. Consumption of intravenous immunoglobulins in Clinical Hospital Center Osijek 2006-2010. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2012. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2012-000074.221] [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: 11/03/2022] Open
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Lopicic J, Davidovic M, Vukovic D, Tulic G. Socio-medical aspects of hip fracture among elderly population in Belgrade, Serbia. Eur Geriatr Med 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2011.11.001] [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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Bosnjak Z, Peric M, Pavlinic D, Dzijan S, Roksandic-Krizan I, Vukovic D, Ruzman N, Burazin J, Lauc G, Antolovic-Pozgain A. Genotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis and human papillomavirus in clinical specimens from North-Eastern Croatia. Int J Infect Dis 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.02.529] [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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Zdravkovic J, Avramov-Ivic M, Vukovic D, Bogdanovic G, Mioc U, Cetojevic-Simin D. UV-VIS spectroscopic analysis in the quick detection of malignant body effusions. Lung Cancer 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(00)80866-1] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Stepanovic S, Vukovic D, Dakic I, Savic B, Svabic-Vlahovic M. A modified microtiter-plate test for quantification of staphylococcal biofilm formation. J Microbiol Methods 2000; 40:175-9. [PMID: 10699673 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7012(00)00122-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1434] [Impact Index Per Article: 59.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The tube test and the microtiter-plate test are the most frequently used techniques for quantifying biofilm formation, an important indicator for the pathogenicity of staphylococci. The purpose of the present study was to develop a modified microtiter-plate technique for quantification of biofilm formation. This technique involves fixing the bacterial film with methanol, staining with crystal violet, releasing the bound dye with 33% glacial acetic acid, and measuring the optical density (OD) of the solution at 570 nm by using an enzyme immunosorbent assay reader. Biofilm formation of 30 Staphylococcus strains was estimated by the tube test, the standard microtiter-plate test and the modified microtiter-plate test. The modified microtiter-plate test, as a quantitative assay, is superior to the tube test in terms of objectivity and accuracy. It is also superior to the standard microtiter-plate test because it enables indirect measuring of bacteria attached both to the bottom and to the walls of the wells, while in the standard test only the dye bound to the bacteria adhered to the bottom of the wells is spectrophotometrically registered. Highly significant differences between OD values obtained by the standard microtiter-plate test and those obtained by the modified test suggest that large number of bacteria were attached to the walls of the wells. Therefore, the modification of the standard microtiter-plate test by introduction of an additional step of decolorization by acetic acid seems to be a useful improvement of the technique.
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- S Stepanovic
- Department of Bacteriology, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr. Subotica 1, 11000, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
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Radenkovic M, Vukovic D, Sipka V, Todorovic D. Ion-exchange separation of uranium, thorium and plutonium isotopes from environmental samples. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 1996. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02040064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Djurkovic-Djakovic O, Stanojevic-Paovic A, Bobic B, Bergam J, Nikolic A, Paovic J, Vukovic D. Short-term effects of the clindamycin-steroid regimen in the treatment of ocular toxoplasmosis. J Chemother 1995; 7 Suppl 4:199-201. [PMID: 8904155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Vukovic D, Vitic J, Nikolic V. [Primary gout and ischemic heart disease]. SRP ARK CELOK LEK 1975; 103:293-300. [PMID: 1162503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Miletic D, Vukovic D, Varga J. [Cushing's syndrome in childhood]. Monatsschr Kinderheilkd (1902) 1973; 121:413-4. [PMID: 4751479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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