TY  - JOUR
AU  - Janjušević, Ana
AU  - Ćirković, Ivana
AU  - Minić, Rajna
AU  - Stevanović, Goran
AU  - Soldatović, Ivan
AU  - Mihaljević, Biljana
AU  - Vidović, Ana
AU  - Marković-Denić, Ljiljana
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1260
UR  - http://intor.torlakinstitut.com/handle/123456789/625
AB  - The predictors of intestinal carriage of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp. (VRE) among high-risk patients in the counties of the Southeast Europe Region are insufficiently investigated, yet they could be of key importance in infection control. The aim of the study was to identify risk factors associated with fecal VRE colonization among high-risk inpatients in university hospitals in Serbia. The study comprised 268 inpatients from three university hospitals. Data on patient demographics and clinical characteristics, length of hospital stay, therapy, and procedures were obtained from medical records. Chi-squared tests and univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were performed. Compared to the hemodialysis departments, stay in the geriatric departments, ICUs, and haemato-oncology departments increased the risk for VRE colonization 7.6, 5.4, and 5.5 times, respectively. Compared to inpatients who were hospitalized 48 h before stool sampling for VRE isolation, inpatients hospitalized 3–7, 8–15, and longer than 16 days before sampling had 5.0-, 4.7-, and 6.6-fold higher risk for VRE colonization, respectively. The use of cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones increased the risk for VRE colonization by 2.2 and 1.9 times, respectively. The age ≥ 65 years increased the risk for VRE colonization 2.3 times. In comparison to the University Clinical Centre of Serbia, the hospital stays at Zemun and Zvezdara University Medical Centres were identified as a protector factors. The obtained results could be valuable in predicting the fecal VRE colonization status at patient admission and consequent implementation of infection control measures targeting at-risk inpatients where VRE screening is not routinely performed.
PB  - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
T2  - Antibiotics
T1  - Predictors of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus spp. Intestinal Carriage among High-Risk Patients in University Hospitals in Serbia
IS  - 9
SP  - 1228
VL  - 11
DO  - 10.3390/antibiotics11091228
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Janjušević, Ana and Ćirković, Ivana and Minić, Rajna and Stevanović, Goran and Soldatović, Ivan and Mihaljević, Biljana and Vidović, Ana and Marković-Denić, Ljiljana",
year = "2022",
abstract = "The predictors of intestinal carriage of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp. (VRE) among high-risk patients in the counties of the Southeast Europe Region are insufficiently investigated, yet they could be of key importance in infection control. The aim of the study was to identify risk factors associated with fecal VRE colonization among high-risk inpatients in university hospitals in Serbia. The study comprised 268 inpatients from three university hospitals. Data on patient demographics and clinical characteristics, length of hospital stay, therapy, and procedures were obtained from medical records. Chi-squared tests and univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were performed. Compared to the hemodialysis departments, stay in the geriatric departments, ICUs, and haemato-oncology departments increased the risk for VRE colonization 7.6, 5.4, and 5.5 times, respectively. Compared to inpatients who were hospitalized 48 h before stool sampling for VRE isolation, inpatients hospitalized 3–7, 8–15, and longer than 16 days before sampling had 5.0-, 4.7-, and 6.6-fold higher risk for VRE colonization, respectively. The use of cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones increased the risk for VRE colonization by 2.2 and 1.9 times, respectively. The age ≥ 65 years increased the risk for VRE colonization 2.3 times. In comparison to the University Clinical Centre of Serbia, the hospital stays at Zemun and Zvezdara University Medical Centres were identified as a protector factors. The obtained results could be valuable in predicting the fecal VRE colonization status at patient admission and consequent implementation of infection control measures targeting at-risk inpatients where VRE screening is not routinely performed.",
publisher = "Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)",
journal = "Antibiotics",
title = "Predictors of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus spp. Intestinal Carriage among High-Risk Patients in University Hospitals in Serbia",
number = "9",
pages = "1228",
volume = "11",
doi = "10.3390/antibiotics11091228"
}

Janjušević, A., Ćirković, I., Minić, R., Stevanović, G., Soldatović, I., Mihaljević, B., Vidović, A.,& Marković-Denić, L.. (2022). Predictors of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus spp. Intestinal Carriage among High-Risk Patients in University Hospitals in Serbia. in Antibiotics
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)., 11(9), 1228.
https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11091228

Janjušević A, Ćirković I, Minić R, Stevanović G, Soldatović I, Mihaljević B, Vidović A, Marković-Denić L. Predictors of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus spp. Intestinal Carriage among High-Risk Patients in University Hospitals in Serbia. in Antibiotics. 2022;11(9):1228.
doi:10.3390/antibiotics11091228 .

Janjušević, Ana, Ćirković, Ivana, Minić, Rajna, Stevanović, Goran, Soldatović, Ivan, Mihaljević, Biljana, Vidović, Ana, Marković-Denić, Ljiljana, "Predictors of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus spp. Intestinal Carriage among High-Risk Patients in University Hospitals in Serbia" in Antibiotics, 11, no. 9 (2022):1228,
https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11091228 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Janjušević, Ana
AU  - Ćirković, Ivana
AU  - Lukić, Iva
AU  - Janjušević, Vesna
AU  - Jevtić, Ksenija
AU  - Grgurević, Anita
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://intor.torlakinstitut.com/handle/123456789/537
AB  - Aim There have been no previous studies of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among adults aged 65 years and older with disabilities in Serbia. The aim of study was to identify predictors of HRQOL in the context of sociodemographic characteristics, disability aetiology, comorbid diseases, indices of comorbidities, realization of social rights, and domestic violence. Methods The cross-sectional study involved 275 consecutive elderly outpatients with disabilities. They were recruited by general practitioners at Primary Health Centers in Belgrade, Serbia, from March to May 2015. Data were acquired through face-to-face interviews and general practitioners' charts, while the generic 36-item Short Form Health Survey was used to assess HRQOL. In statistical analysis, Student's t-test, Z-test, Spearman's correlation test, and both univariate and multivariate linear regression were performed. Results Multivariate analysis revealed that a higher Functional Comorbidity Index (beta = -0.194, P  lt  0.01) and not asking for realization of right to assistance and care financial benefits (beta = -0.142, P  lt  0.05) were predictors of a lower scores Mental Composite Score (F = 9.262; P  lt  0.001). Not asking for realization of right to assistance and care financial benefits (beta = -0.187, P  lt  0.01), congestive heart failure (beta = -0.123, P  lt  0.05), and stroke (beta = -0.120, P  lt  0.05) were predictors of a lower Physical Composite Score (F = 7.169, P  lt  0.001). Conclusions This study provides valuable data for better understanding the underlying factors associated with the HRQOL of elderly persons with disabilities, and currently, these are the only available data of their kind in Serbia. National authorities could identify predictors of HRQOL as a basic starting point for improving the social welfare and health-care systems. Better prevention and management of clinical factors, increased access to social services, and enhanced delivery of social services will improve the ageing process and HRQOL of this vulnerable population.
PB  - Wiley, Hoboken
T2  - Psychogeriatrics
T1  - Predictors of health related-quality of life among elderly with disabilities
EP  - 149
IS  - 2
SP  - 141
VL  - 19
DO  - 10.1111/psyg.12376
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Janjušević, Ana and Ćirković, Ivana and Lukić, Iva and Janjušević, Vesna and Jevtić, Ksenija and Grgurević, Anita",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Aim There have been no previous studies of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among adults aged 65 years and older with disabilities in Serbia. The aim of study was to identify predictors of HRQOL in the context of sociodemographic characteristics, disability aetiology, comorbid diseases, indices of comorbidities, realization of social rights, and domestic violence. Methods The cross-sectional study involved 275 consecutive elderly outpatients with disabilities. They were recruited by general practitioners at Primary Health Centers in Belgrade, Serbia, from March to May 2015. Data were acquired through face-to-face interviews and general practitioners' charts, while the generic 36-item Short Form Health Survey was used to assess HRQOL. In statistical analysis, Student's t-test, Z-test, Spearman's correlation test, and both univariate and multivariate linear regression were performed. Results Multivariate analysis revealed that a higher Functional Comorbidity Index (beta = -0.194, P  lt  0.01) and not asking for realization of right to assistance and care financial benefits (beta = -0.142, P  lt  0.05) were predictors of a lower scores Mental Composite Score (F = 9.262; P  lt  0.001). Not asking for realization of right to assistance and care financial benefits (beta = -0.187, P  lt  0.01), congestive heart failure (beta = -0.123, P  lt  0.05), and stroke (beta = -0.120, P  lt  0.05) were predictors of a lower Physical Composite Score (F = 7.169, P  lt  0.001). Conclusions This study provides valuable data for better understanding the underlying factors associated with the HRQOL of elderly persons with disabilities, and currently, these are the only available data of their kind in Serbia. National authorities could identify predictors of HRQOL as a basic starting point for improving the social welfare and health-care systems. Better prevention and management of clinical factors, increased access to social services, and enhanced delivery of social services will improve the ageing process and HRQOL of this vulnerable population.",
publisher = "Wiley, Hoboken",
journal = "Psychogeriatrics",
title = "Predictors of health related-quality of life among elderly with disabilities",
pages = "149-141",
number = "2",
volume = "19",
doi = "10.1111/psyg.12376"
}

Janjušević, A., Ćirković, I., Lukić, I., Janjušević, V., Jevtić, K.,& Grgurević, A.. (2019). Predictors of health related-quality of life among elderly with disabilities. in Psychogeriatrics
Wiley, Hoboken., 19(2), 141-149.
https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12376

Janjušević A, Ćirković I, Lukić I, Janjušević V, Jevtić K, Grgurević A. Predictors of health related-quality of life among elderly with disabilities. in Psychogeriatrics. 2019;19(2):141-149.
doi:10.1111/psyg.12376 .

Janjušević, Ana, Ćirković, Ivana, Lukić, Iva, Janjušević, Vesna, Jevtić, Ksenija, Grgurević, Anita, "Predictors of health related-quality of life among elderly with disabilities" in Psychogeriatrics, 19, no. 2 (2019):141-149,
https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12376 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Plješa, Tatjana
AU  - He, Qiushui
AU  - Dakić, Gordana
AU  - Vignjević-Krastavcević, Mirjana
AU  - Miković, Nevenka
AU  - Ćirković, Ivana
PY  - 2014
UR  - http://intor.torlakinstitut.com/handle/123456789/420
AB  - Mass vaccination has significantly reduced the incidence of pertussis, however, the disease is re-emerging, even in some countries with high vaccination coverage. In Serbia, whole cell pertussis vaccine was introduced in 1957. To monitor changes in bacterial population, 77 isolates collected from 1953 to 2011 were studied. The methods included serotyping of fimbriae (Fim), genotyping of pertactin (pm) and pertussis toxin SI subunit (ptxA). A shift from ptxA2 to ptxA1 has been observed in isolates since the late of 1960s. In the period 1961-1979, the genotype ptxAl became as common as genotype ptxA2. After that, during the period 1980-1989, the predominant ptx genotype was ptxAl. The reappearance of the ptxA2 allele followed an addition of the two strains harboring ptxA1 in the vaccine in 1985. The allele prn I was predominant among the Serbian isolates, though prn3 and prn11 have been detected since 1981. The prn2 allele was only found in one strain isolated in 1984, two of the four strains isolated in 2000 and in three isolated strains from 2011. Serotype Fim2.3 disappeared before 1980 and serotype Fim2 became predominant thereafter. The results of this study indicate that the B. pertussis population in Serbia is different from other vaccinated populations and that this difference may be related to the vaccine used.
PB  - Srpsko biološko društvo, Beograd, i dr.
T2  - Archives of Biological Sciences
T1  - Changes in genetic diversity of the bordetella pertussis population in Serbia between 1953 and 2011
EP  - 116
IS  - 1
SP  - 107
VL  - 66
DO  - 10.2298/ABS1401107P
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Plješa, Tatjana and He, Qiushui and Dakić, Gordana and Vignjević-Krastavcević, Mirjana and Miković, Nevenka and Ćirković, Ivana",
year = "2014",
abstract = "Mass vaccination has significantly reduced the incidence of pertussis, however, the disease is re-emerging, even in some countries with high vaccination coverage. In Serbia, whole cell pertussis vaccine was introduced in 1957. To monitor changes in bacterial population, 77 isolates collected from 1953 to 2011 were studied. The methods included serotyping of fimbriae (Fim), genotyping of pertactin (pm) and pertussis toxin SI subunit (ptxA). A shift from ptxA2 to ptxA1 has been observed in isolates since the late of 1960s. In the period 1961-1979, the genotype ptxAl became as common as genotype ptxA2. After that, during the period 1980-1989, the predominant ptx genotype was ptxAl. The reappearance of the ptxA2 allele followed an addition of the two strains harboring ptxA1 in the vaccine in 1985. The allele prn I was predominant among the Serbian isolates, though prn3 and prn11 have been detected since 1981. The prn2 allele was only found in one strain isolated in 1984, two of the four strains isolated in 2000 and in three isolated strains from 2011. Serotype Fim2.3 disappeared before 1980 and serotype Fim2 became predominant thereafter. The results of this study indicate that the B. pertussis population in Serbia is different from other vaccinated populations and that this difference may be related to the vaccine used.",
publisher = "Srpsko biološko društvo, Beograd, i dr.",
journal = "Archives of Biological Sciences",
title = "Changes in genetic diversity of the bordetella pertussis population in Serbia between 1953 and 2011",
pages = "116-107",
number = "1",
volume = "66",
doi = "10.2298/ABS1401107P"
}

Plješa, T., He, Q., Dakić, G., Vignjević-Krastavcević, M., Miković, N.,& Ćirković, I.. (2014). Changes in genetic diversity of the bordetella pertussis population in Serbia between 1953 and 2011. in Archives of Biological Sciences
Srpsko biološko društvo, Beograd, i dr.., 66(1), 107-116.
https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS1401107P

Plješa T, He Q, Dakić G, Vignjević-Krastavcević M, Miković N, Ćirković I. Changes in genetic diversity of the bordetella pertussis population in Serbia between 1953 and 2011. in Archives of Biological Sciences. 2014;66(1):107-116.
doi:10.2298/ABS1401107P .

Plješa, Tatjana, He, Qiushui, Dakić, Gordana, Vignjević-Krastavcević, Mirjana, Miković, Nevenka, Ćirković, Ivana, "Changes in genetic diversity of the bordetella pertussis population in Serbia between 1953 and 2011" in Archives of Biological Sciences, 66, no. 1 (2014):107-116,
https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS1401107P . .