Aim The damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has made the prevention of its further spread at the top of the list of priorities of many governments and state institutions responsible for health and civil protection around the world. This prevention implies an effective system of epidemiological surveillance and the application of timely and effec...

By Mirza Ponjavić, Almir Karabegović, Elvir Ferhatbegović, Emin Tahirović, Selma Uzunović, Maja Travar, Aida Pilav, Maida Mulić, Sead Karakaš, Nermin Avdić, Zarina Mulabdić, Goran Pavić, Medina Bičo, Ivan Vasilj, Diana Mamić, Mirsada Hukić

Aim To investigate prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility, molecular characteristics, and genetic relationship of AmpC- and/or extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL)- producing Proteus spp. clinical isolates in Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Methods Antibiotic susceptibility was determined by disc diffusion and broth microdilution m...

By Selma Uzunović, Amir Ibrahimagić, Branka Bedenić

Aim To investigate the characteristics of meticillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), extended-spectrum (ESBL), and plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamase producing Gram-negative bacteria causing skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in hospital and outpatient settings of Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Methods Antibiotic susceptibility was ...

By Selma Uzunović, Branka Bedenić, Ana Budimir, Amir Ibrahimagić, Farah Kamberović, Zlatko Fiolić, Michelle I. A. Rijnders, Ellen E. Stobberingh