Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020
Original article
A novel flavivirus strain detected in phlebotomine sandflies in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mirsada Hukić, Halida Avdihodžić, Ivan-Christian Kurolt, Alemka Markotić, Jasna Hanjalić, Lejla Kapur-Pojskić, Irma Mahmuljin, Monia Avdić, Irma Salimović-Bešić and Lejla Smajlović-Skenderagić
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 301-307
The level of tumour necrosis factor-alpha and its relationship to the cognitive function of Malayan-Mongoloid patients with schizophrenia
Mustafa M. Amin, Abdul Rasyid, Elmeida Effendy, Nurmiati Amir, Nurmiati Amir and Dwi Anita Suryandari
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 445-450
The effect of bay leaf extract (Syzygium polyanthum) on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and CD31 (PECAM-1) expression in acute coronary syndrome
Refli Hasan, Siregar Gontar Alamsyah and Dharma Lindarto
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 321-327
Pregnancy outcome in women who survived genital or extragenital cancer
Anis Cerovac, Dženita Ljuca, Gordana Bogdanović, Gordana Grgić and Haris Zukić
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 457-464
Endothelin-1 level as a predictor of hepatopulmonary syndrome in liver cirrhosis
Dr Darmadi and Riska Habriel Ruslie
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 389-394
Minimal impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the postoperative morbidity and mortality following emergency general surgery procedures: results from a 3-month observational period
Charalampos Seretis, Lucy Archer, Lida Lalou, Shuker Yahia, Christian Katz, Iram Parwaiz, Altaf Haji and Lourdusamy Selvam
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 275-278
Treatment effectiveness and outcome in patients with a relapse and newly diagnosed multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis
Dmytro Butov, Valeriy Myasoedov, Mykola Gumeniuk, Galyna Gumeniuk, Oleksandra Choporova, Anton Tkachenko, Oleksandra Akymenko, Olena Borysova, Olena Goptsii, Yevhenii Vorobiov and Tetiana Butova
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 356-362
Poguntano effect on cell viability in cholesteatoma keratinocyte of chronic suppurative otitis media
Harry A. Asroel, Aznan Lelo, Delfitri Munir, Jenny Bashiruddin and Restu Syamsul Hadi
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 451-456
The effect of Aloe vera ethanol extract on the growth inhibition of Candida albicans
Via Karina Nabila and Imam Budi Putra
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 485-489
Surgical treatment of multifragmentary segmental femur shaft fractures with ORIF and bone graft versus MIPO: a prospective control-group study
Giuseppe Rollo, Mario Ronga, Enrico Maria Bonura, Rocco Erasmo, Michele Bisaccia, Paolo Pichierri, Antonio Marsilio, Andrea Pasquino, David Gomez Garrido, Raffaele Franzese, Andrea Schiavone and Luigi Meccariello
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 498-508
Association of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene (G894T) polymorphism and hypertension in diabetic Bataknese patients
Jelita Siregar, Ratna Akbari Ganie, Dharma Lindarto, Erna Mutiara and Delfitri Munir
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 316-320
An ethanol extract of Senduduk fruit (Melastoma malabathricum L) inhibits the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and tumour necrosis factor alpha in HeLa cells
Deri Edianto, Aznan Lelo, Syafruddin Ilyas and Marline Nainggolan
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 414-419
Interleukin-8 heterozygous polymorphism (-251 T/A and +781 C/T) increases the risk of Helicobacter pylori-infection gastritis in children: a case control study
Dr Supriatmo, Gontar Alamsyah Siregar, Iqbal Pahlevi Adeputra Nasution and Oke Rina Ramayani
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 383-388
Preterm and term birth in twin pregnancies during a seven-year period: a call for obstetricians to declare about amnionicity and chorionicity
Anis Cerovac, Gordana Grgić, Dženana Softić, Dženita Ljuca, Sergije Marković and Amer Mandžić
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 465-471
Combination of vitamin A and D supplementation for ischemic stroke: effects on interleukin-1ß and clinical outcome
Alfansuri Kadri, Hasan Sjahrir, Rosita Juwita Sembiring and Muhammad Ichwan
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 425-432
Ten-year risk assessment for type 2 diabetes mellitus using the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score in family medicine
Suzana Savić, Saša Stanivuković and Biljana Lakić
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 517-522
Model "P" in gender prediction based on the mastoid process
Aida Sarač-Hadžihalilović, Edin Hojkurić, Miralem Musić, Ilvana Hasanbegović, Zurifa Ajanović, Lejla Dervišević and Selmira Brkić
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 279-284
ABO groups as a risk factor for myocardial infarction in the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ermina Mujičić, Nermir Granov, Armin Šljivo and Amina Selimović
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 297-300
A therapeutic effect of Nigella sativa extract on female Wistar rats vulvovaginal candidiasis model
Muhammad Rusda, Muhammad Fidel Ganis Siregar, Aznan Lelo, Syafruddin Ilyas, Ratna Akbari Ganie, Yusuf Effendi, Poppy Anjelisa Zaitun Hasibuan and Raden Roro Lia Iswara
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 472-476
Association between CD133 expression and clinicopathological profile in colorectal cancer
Imelda Rey, Agung Putra, Dharma Lindarto and Fauzi Yusuf
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 402-407
Phenotypic and genotypic detection of ESBL-producing E. coli isolates from chicken skin in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vildana Hadžić-Hasanović, Anesa Jerković-Mujkić, Ermin Hasanović, Azra Bačić and Mirsada Hukić
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 308-315
Association between working memory impairment and activities of daily living in post-stroke patients
Fasihah Irfani Fitri, Aida Fithrie and Aldy S Rambe
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 433-438
The impact of pain intensity on quality of life of postherpetic neuralgia patients
Wizar Putri Mellaratna, Nelva K. Jusuf and Ariyati Yosi
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 439-444
In vitro regulation of IL-6 and TGF-ß by mesenchymal stem cells in systemic lupus erythematosus patients
Dewi Masyithah Darlan, Delfitri Munir, Nelva Karmila Jusuf, Agung Putra, Riyadh Ikhsan and Iffan Alif
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 408-413
Spatio-temporal data visualization for monitoring of control measures in the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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 and Mirsada Hukić
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 265-274
Endovascular or open surgical treatment of high-risk patients with infrainguinal peripheral arterial disease and critical limb ischemia
Dragan Totić, Vesna Ðurović Sarajlić, Haris Vranić, Amel Hadžimehmedagić, Nedžad Rustempašić, Muhamed Djedović, Haris Vukas and Alen Ahmetašević
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 477-484
Lifestyle risk factors and comorbidities of cancer patients in a country with limited resources
Nejra Mlačo, Armin Šljivo, Ahmed Mulać, Amina Kurtović-Kozarić, Anes Pašić, Semir Bešlija, Šejla Cerić and Timur Cerić
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 530-537
The effect of roselle flower petals extract (Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn.) on reducing inflammation in dextran sodium sulfateinduced colitis
Masrul Lubis, Gontar Alamsyah Siregar, Hakim Bangun and Syafruddin Ilyas
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 395-401
Pectoralis (PecS) nerve block 1 for port-a-cath removal and central venous catheter (CVC) replacement
Massimo Renzini, Umberto Ripani, Luisa Golia, Fulvio Nisi and Fabio Gori
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 352-355
Preoperative tumour size as a predictor of the presence of lymphovascular invasion in lung adenocarcinoma
Kemal Grbić, Bakir Mehić, Dalma Udovičić-Gagula, Amina Valjevac, Adem Ćemerlić and Ferid Krupić
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 363-368
Interleukin 6 concentration elevation as a risk of carotid intimamedia thickness in chronic kidney disease patients with dialysis
Riri Andri Muzasti, Herman Hariman and Elvita Rahmi Daulay
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 346-351
Glycaemia, renal function and body mass in men and women with type 2 diabetes
Marko Pirić, Dunja Šojat, Valentina Mišković, Matej Šapina, Zvonimir Popović and Tatjana Bačun
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 523-529
Strut graft vs. traditional plating in the management of periprosthetic humeral fractures: a multicentric cohort study
Giuseppe Rollo, Michele Biserni, Gazi Huri, Christian Carulli, Mario Ronga, Michele Bisaccia, David Gomez-Garrido, Nezih Ziroglu, Enrico Maria Bonura, Andrea Alberto Ruberti, Andrea Schiavone and Luigi Meccariello
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 490-497
Characteristics of autologous peripheral blood stem cells collection over a one-year period
Gorana Ahmetović-Karić, Elma Ćatović-Baralija and Alma Sofo-Hafizović
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 290-296
Factors associated with overweight and obesity in preschool children
Amira Kurspahić-Mujčić and Amra Mujčić
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 538-543
ABO blood group genotypes and ventilatory dysfunction in patients with allergic and nonallergic asthma
Marina Lampalo, Irena Jukić, Jasna Bingulac-Popović, Hana Safić Stanić, Nikola Ferara and Sanja Popović-Grle
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 369-374
Tibial diaphyseal fractures in children: indications and limitations of the treatment with monolateral and hybrid external fixator
Michele Bisaccia, Giuseppe Rinonapoli, Salvatore Di Giacinto, Andrea Schiavone, Simone Lazzeri, David Gomez-Garrido, Juan Antonio Herrera-Molpeceres, Umberto Ripani, Cristina Ibáñez-Vicente, Giuseppe Rollo, Enrico Maria Bonura, Raffaele Franzese, Luigi Meccariello and Auro Caraffa
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 509-516
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin is a predictor of complications in the early phase of ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Nirvana Šabanović-Bajramović, Enisa Hodžić, Amer Iglica, Edin Begić, Nerma Resić, Kenana Aganović, Mirela Halilčević and Senad Bajramović
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 328-334
Cardiac biomarkers and left ventricular systolic function in acute myocardial infarction with ST- segment elevation in diabetes mellitus type 2 patients
Mirela Halilčević, Edin Begić, Alen Džubur, Nirvana Šabanović-Bajramović, Mevludin Mekić, Malik Ejubović, Amela Džubur and Ena Štimjanin
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 335-340
Snakehead fish extract as an enhancer of vascular endothelial growth factor and nitric oxide levels in cerebral angiogenesis: an insight of stroke therapy
Iskandar Nasution, Hasan Sjahrir, Syafruddin Ilyas and Muhammad Ichwan
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 420-424
Epidemiology of neonatal sepsis caused by multidrug resistant pathogens in a neonatal intensive care unit level 3
Devleta Hadžić, Fahrija Skokić, Selmira Brkić, Amina Saračević, Delila Softić and Dženana Softić
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 375-382
Analysis of two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (rs2241766 and rs1501299) of the adiponectin gene in patients with coronary artery disease and coronary slow flow
Muhammad Diah, Aznan Lelo, Zulfikri Muhktar and Dharma Lindarto
2020-08-01 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 341-345
The preemptive effect of tramadol and metamizole on the intensity of postoperative pain
Ismet Suljević, Muamer Hadžiavdić, Ismana Šurković, Omer Suljević, Maida Turan and Ehlimana Mušija
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 285-289
Review
Securing the base of the appendix during laparoscopic appendectomy
Samir Delibegović, Reuf Karabeg and Milan Simatović
2020-07-12 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2020 • 252-255