Aim To evaluate 3 point-of-care testing (POCT) devices in testing HbA1c: the Simplex TASTM101 (Tascom Co. Ltd., South Korea), which utilizes an enzymatic method, and two immunoassay-based devices, the Zybio Q8 Pro and Zybio EXR 110 (Zybio Inc., China). Methods A total of 40 whole blood samples with EDTA anticoagulant were collected patients underg...

By WINDRADINI RAHVIAN ARIDAMA, FERDY ROYLAND MARPAUNG, YESSY PUSPITASARI

Aim To describe the clinical picture and laboratory findings, as well as to examine the significance of novel hemogram-derived inflammatory indices in adult patients with measles admitted to a tertiary hospital. Methods This prospective, descriptive, and analytical study included adult patients over 18 years of age with clinical signs of measles, ...

By BERINA HASANEFENDIĆ, AMILA MURATSPAHIĆ, SEMIR HRVO, EMINA HAJROVIĆ HEBIBOVIĆ, LEJLA AVDAGIĆ, ALMEDINA MORO, EMIR ŠEHERČEHAJIĆ, AMIR SANDŽIĆ

Aim Many studies have demonstrated that over half of the World's population is infected with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). To evaluate the current H. pylori seroprevalence in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), H. pylori antibodies (immunoglobulin G, IgG) from patients with suspected presence were analyzed. Methods In total, 201/471 (42.7%) males...

By NEJRA BEKTAŠ, LARISA BEŠIĆ, AIDA KULO ĆESIĆ, DAMIR MARJANOVIĆ, JASMINKA PRGUDA-MUJIĆ

Aim Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) presents diagnostic challenges, with head computed tomography (head CT) often overutilized in emergency settings. Blood biomarkers such as glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) have shown promise in early injury detection. Aim of this study was to evaluate ...

By ALMA OSMIĆ-HUSNI, RADIVOJ JADRIĆ, SVETLANA JOVIĆ- LACKOVIĆ, AIDA ŽABIĆ, SABINA ČAMDŽIĆ-SMAJIĆ