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2. A questionnaire for rating health-related quality of life
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Janković Slobodan M., Bogavac-Stanojević Nataša, Mikulić Iva, Izetbegović Sebija, Iličković Ivana, Krajnović Dušanka, Suljic Mehmedika Enra, Gojak Refet, Mehičević Admir, Gazibera Belma, Mahmutbegović Nevena, Stojadinović Milorad, Janković Nikola, Miljković Sanja K., Popović Slađana, Blidarević Bojan, Mugoša Snežana, and Đorđević Zorana
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health-related quality of life ,generic instrument ,questionnaire ,psychometric properties ,z zdravjem povezana kakovost življenja ,splošni inštrumenti ,vprašalniki ,psihometrične lastnosti ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Translations of instruments for measuring quality of life developed in certain, mostly more developed, parts of the world usually do not cover regionally specific aspects of health-related quality of life, even after transcultural validation. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a reliable questionnaire in Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin languages suitable for measuring health-related quality of life in adults.
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- 2021
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3. Societal Issues and Environmental Citizenship
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Šulc, Ivan, Morgado, Sofia, Đorđević, Zorana, Gašparović, Slaven, Radović, Vesela, Keranova, Dilyana, Mueller, Michael P., Series Editor, Tippins, Deborah J., Series Editor, Cooper, Caren, Editorial Board Member, Espinet, Mariona, Editorial Board Member, Greenwood, David, Editorial Board Member, McKinley, Elizabeth, Editorial Board Member, Pierce, Clayton, Editorial Board Member, Rivera Maulucci, Maria S, Editorial Board Member, Reis, Giuliano, Editorial Board Member, Stewart, Arthur J., Editorial Board Member, Hadjichambis, Andreas Ch., editor, Reis, Pedro, editor, Paraskeva-Hadjichambi, Demetra, editor, Činčera, Jan, editor, Boeve-de Pauw, Jelle, editor, Gericke, Niklas, editor, and Knippels, Marie-Christine, editor
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- 2020
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4. Digitization of Acoustic Heritage in a Service of Protection, Research and Promotion of European Cultural Heritage
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Đorđević, Zorana, Dragišić, Marija, Manzetti, Maria Cristina, Novković, Dragan, and Kremers, Horst, editor
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- 2020
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5. Risk factors for healthcare-associated infections caused by cefepime-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Folić Marko M., Đorđević Zorana M., Milovanović Dragan R., Ružić-Zečević Dejana T., Rosić Nikola V., and Janković Slobodan M.
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pseudomonas aeruginosa ,cefepime ,antibiotics resistance ,Therapeutics. Pharmacology ,RM1-950 - Abstract
Introduction: The increasing resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa against cefepime requires a better understanding of hospital epidemiology in order to retain this drug as a therapeutic option. Aim: The aim of this study was to identify risk factors associated with healthcare associated infections (HAIs) caused by cefepime-resistant P. aeruginosa (CRPA), both in all patients with HAIs and in the subgroups of patients who died or who acquired infection with carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa. Methods: The academic study was designed as a combination of three nested case/ control studies within the cohort of patients with HAIs caused by P. aeruginosa regardless of localization, prospectively followed from January 2009 to December 2017 in a tertiary care hospital. The influence of risk factors on specific outcomes was estimated by adjusted odds ratios calculated from multivariate logistic regressions. Results: Our study showed that there are independent risk factors for CRPA infections: the existence of another HAI (p=0.001), hospitalization in ICU longer than one month (p=0.007), a longer stay in hospital prior to infection (p=0.004), longer use of mechanical ventilation (p=0.036), administration of antibiotics before infection (p
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- 2020
6. A nationwide assessment of the burden of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use among surgical patients: results from Serbian point prevalence survey, 2017
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Šuljagić, Vesna, Bajčetić, Milica, Mioljević, Vesna, Dragovac, Gorana, Mijović, Biljana, Janićijević, Ivana, Đorđević, Zorana, Krtinić, Gordana, Rakić, Violeta, Ćirković, Ivana, Nikolić, Vladimir, and Marković-Denić, Ljiljana
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- 2021
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7. Archaeoacoustic Research of Ljubostinja and Naupara Medieval Monastic Churches
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Đorđević Zorana and Novković Dragan
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acoustic heritage ,orthodox church acoustics ,morava architectural style ,medieval serbia ,architectural heritage ,Archaeology ,CC1-960 - Abstract
The overall experience of religious practice is significantly affected by the acoustical properties of temples. Divine service is the most important act in the Orthodox Church, which equally demands intelligibility of speech for preaching and as well as adequate acoustics for Byzantine chanting as a form of a song-prayer. In order to better understand and contribute to unlocking the role of sound in these historical sacral spaces, this paper explores the acoustics of two well-preserved Orthodox churches, from Ljubostinja and Naupara monastery, built in the last building period of medieval Serbia (1371–1459). These represent two types of the Morava architectural style – triconch combined with a developed and compressed inscribed cross, respectively. Using EASERA software, we measured the impulse response for two sound source positions – in the altar and in the southern chanting apse, as the main points from which the Orthodox service is carried out. Thus obtained acoustic parameters (RT, EDT, C50 and STI) were further analysed, pointing out the differences in experiencing sound between naos and narthex, as well as how the position of the sound source influenced the experience of sound. Finally, we compared the results with previous archaeoacoustic research of the churches from the same building period.
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- 2019
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8. Pandrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from qualitative endotracheal aspirate could rather be contaminant than causative agent of respiratory infections in intensive care unit patients: Case study
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Janković Slobodan M., Đorđević Zorana М., Jovanović Danijela B., and Vulović Tatjana V.
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contaminants ,drug resistance ,bacterial ,prescribing ,anti-bacterial agents ,case study ,Therapeutics. Pharmacology ,RM1-950 - Abstract
Introduction: Differentiating colonization from infection is not straightforward, and sometimes antibiotics are prescribed unnecessarily if a clinician relies only on susceptibility report from microbiology lab, further promoting antimicrobial resistance. Aim: The aim of our study was to investigate whether pandrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) isolated from qualitative endotracheal aspirates of ICU patients was primarily external colonization from environmental reservoirs. Subjects and Methods: An instrumental case study was conducted using qualitative research methodology. An ICU with level 2 or 3 of intensive care from Clinical Center Kragujevac, Serbia, was chosen for the case, and research questions were triangulated by direct observation, interviewing personnel of the ICU and by epidemiological survey. Results: Pandrug-resistant PA was present in environment of the ICU because hygiene was not stringently kept. It eventually arrived to respiratory circuits of mechanically ventilated patients and gradually descended to endotracheal tube and trachea. Reliance on qualitative endotracheal aspirate in patients with suspected respiratory tract infection led to diagnosing colonization as infection in 50% of cases with isolation of PA. Inadequate hygiene and avoidance of aseptic working techniques together with understaffing and insufficient funding of the ICUs leads to contamination of personnel and environment with Pseudomonas aeruginosa coming from ill patients. It is then cross-transferred to other patients, who are over-treated with reserve antibiotics due to low specificity of qualitative microbiological analyses and the fact that 50% of patients are only colonized. Conclusions: Pressure made by antimicrobial treatment of colonization creates at first multi drug-, and then pandrug-resistant clones of PA which gradually populate environment of the ICU, becoming serious threat for new patients. This vicious spiral could be broken by improvement of hygiene, provision of enough trained personnel and necessary materials, continuous control of personnel's compliance to working standards for ICUs and by introduction of quantitative microbiological analysis of samples.
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- 2019
9. Zloković’s Understandings of Reciprocal Concatenation
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Mitrović, Minja and Đorđević, Zorana
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- 2018
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10. Acoustic vessels as an expression of medieval music tradition in Serbian sacred architecture
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Đorđević Zorana, Penezić Kristina, and Dimitrijević Stefan
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Acoustic vessels ,archaeoacoustics ,sacred medieval architecture ,medieval Serbia ,Musical instruction and study ,MT1-960 - Abstract
Archaeoacoustics is a multidisciplinary field of research focused on the history of the relatedness of the field of sound and architecture. The architectural history of Europe, from Antiquity to the modern period, is abundant in the findings of vessels, which are considered to have an acoustic purpose. This paper addresses these acoustic vessels embedded in the massive walls of sacred architecture in medieval Serbia (15 churches). We considered the wide context of current archaeoacoustic research, in order to argue that this practice can be regarded as an expression of a certain medieval musical tradition. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. 177012: Society, spiritual and material culture and communication on the Balkans in prehistory and early history of Balkans and Grant no. 179048: Theory and practice of science in society: multidisciplinary, educational and intergenerational perspectives]
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- 2017
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11. Znati više a ostvarivati manje: bezbednost kao aspekt održivog urbanog razvoja Beograda
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Stojiljković, Danica, primary, Radović, Vesela, additional, and Đorđević, Zorana, additional
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- 2018
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12. Risk factors for healthcare-acquired urinary tract infections caused by multi-drug resistant microorganisms
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Đorđević Zorana M., Folić Marko M., Gavrilović Jagoda, and Janković Slobodan M.
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urinary tract infections ,nosocomial infections ,multiple antibacterial drug resistance ,risk factors ,Medicine - Abstract
Introduction. Healthcare-acquired urinary tract infections (HAUTI) make up to 40% of all healthcareacquired infections and contribute significantly to hospital morbidity, mortality, and overall cost of treatment. Objective. The aim of our study was to investigate possible risk factors for development of HAUTI caused by multi-drug resistant pathogens. Methods. The prospective case-control study in a large tertiary-care hospital was conducted during a five-year period. The cases were patients with HAUTI caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens, and the controls were patients with HAUTI caused by non-MDR pathogens. Results. There were 562 (62.6%) patients with MDR isolates and 336 (37.4%) patients with non-MDR isolates in the study. There were four significant predictors of HAUTI caused by MDR pathogens: hospitalization before insertion of urinary catheter for more than eight days (ORadjusted = 2.763; 95% CI = 1.352-5.647; p = 0.005), hospitalization for more than 15 days (ORadjusted = 2.144; 95% CI = 1.547-2.970; p < 0.001), previous stay in another department (intensive care units, other wards or hospitals) (ORadjusted = 2.147; 95% CI = 1.585-2.908; p < 0.001), and cancer of various localizations (ORadjusted = 2.313; 95% CI = 1.255-4.262; p = 0.007). Conclusion. Early removal of urinary catheter and reduction of time spent in a hospital or in an ICU could contribute to a decrease in the rate of HAUTI caused by MDR pathogens.
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- 2016
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13. Community-acquired urinary tract infections: Causative agents and their resistance to antimicrobial drugs
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Đorđević Zorana, Folić Marko, and Janković Slobodan
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urinary tract infection ,urine ,bacteria ,drug resistance, mickrobial ,outpatients ,serbia ,age factors ,sex factors. ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Background/Aim. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infections in outpatients. The aim of this study was to define the causative agents of urinary tract infections and their resistance to antimicrobial drugs in the urban area of central Serbia, as well as to evaluate eventual differences associated with age and gender of the patients. Methods. This retrospective study analysed data taken from routine, consecutively collected urine cultures of outpatients with symptomatic UTIs, collected from the Department of Microbiology, Institute of Public Health in Kragujevac, Serbia, from January 2009 to December 2013. Results. There were 71,905 urine cultures, and 24,713 (34.37%) of them were positive for bacterial pathogens. The most common pathogen was Escherichia coli (E. coli) (56.56%), followed by Klebsiella spp. (16.20%), Proteus spp. (14.68%), Enterococcus spp. (5.29%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (3.74%). E. coli and Enterococcus spp. isolation rates were lower in males ≥ 60 years old (23.71% and 4.87%, respectively), while Klebsiella spp. was more prevalent in this group (32.06%). The most common causative agents isolated from 15–29 years old male patients were Enterococcus spp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (13.28% each). Among women, the isolation rate of E.coli was high in all age groups (around 70%). Proteus spp. was frequently isolated from females ≤ 14 years old (13.27%), while Klebsiella spp. was the most frequent in the oldest age female group (10.99%). Conclusion. Choice of antibiotics for treatment of UTIs should be governed not only by the local resistance patterns, but also by gender and age of patients.
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- 2016
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14. Intangible Mosaic of Sacred Soundscapes in Medieval Serbia
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Đorđević, Zorana, primary, Novković, Dragan, additional, and Dragišić, Marija, additional
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- 2022
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15. Microbiology of Healthcare-Associated Infections: Results of a Fourth National Point Prevalence Survey in Serbia
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Ćirković, Ivana, primary, Marković-Denić, Ljiljana, additional, Bajčetić, Milica, additional, Dragovac, Gorana, additional, Đorđević, Zorana, additional, Mioljević, Vesna, additional, Urošević, Danijela, additional, Nikolić, Vladimir, additional, Despotović, Aleksa, additional, Krtinić, Gordana, additional, Rakić, Violeta, additional, Janićijević, Ivana, additional, and Šuljagić, Vesna, additional
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- 2022
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16. Risk factors of nosocomial infections caused by piperacillin-tazobactam resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Đorđević Zorana, Gajović Olgica, Mijailović Željko, Ilić Aleksandra, and Stolić Radojica
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Pseudomonas ,risk factors ,piperacillin-tazobactam ,resistance ,nosocomial infection ,Medicine - Abstract
Introduction. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common cause of serious infections in hospitalized patients and is associated with high rates of hospital morbidity and mortality. Objective. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors of nosocomial infections caused by piperacillintazobactam resistant P. aeruginosa (PTRPA). Methods. A casecontrol study was conducted in the Clinical Centre Kragujevac from January 2010 to December 2011. Results. In the observed period, 79 (38.16%) patients had PT RPA infections, while 128 (61.84%) patients had infections caused by piperacillintazobactamsensitive P. aeruginosa (PTSPA). Pneumonia was more frequently found in the PTRPA group (55.70%) (p
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- 2013
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17. Intangible Mosaic of Sacred Soundscapes in Medieval Serbia.
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Đorđević, Zorana, Novković, Dragan, and Dragišić, Marija
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SOUNDSCAPES (Auditory environment) ,ORTHODOX Christianity ,MUSICOLOGY - Abstract
Religious practice in Serbia has taken place using both indoors and outdoors sacred sites ever since the adoption of Christianity in medieval times. However, previous archaeoacoustic research was focused on historic church acoustics, excluding the open-air soundscapes of sacred sites. The goal of this review paper is to shed light on the varieties of sacred soundscapes that have supported the various needs of Orthodox Christian practice in medieval Serbia. First, in relation to the acoustic requirements of the religious service, we compare the acoustic properties of masonry and wooden churches based on the published archaeoacoustic studies of medieval churches and musicological studies of the medieval art of chanting. Second, we provide an overview of the ethnological and historical studies that address the outdoor sacred soundscapes and investigate the religious sound markers of large percussion instruments, such as bells and semantra, the open-air litany procession that has been practiced during the annual celebration of a patron saint's day in rural areas, and the medieval assemblies that took place on the sacred sites. This paper finally points out that the archaeoacoustic studies of sacred soundscapes should not be limited to church acoustics but also include open-air sacred sites to provide a complete analysis of the aural environment of religious practice and thus contribute to understanding the acoustic intention of medieval builders, as well as the aural experience of both clergy and laity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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18. Rapid dentification of etiological agents of respiratory tract infections during the COVID-19 pandemic using the multiplex-PCR method
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Zornić, Sanja, primary, Petrović, Ivana, additional, Luković, Bojana, additional, Živadinović, Jelena, additional, Arsić, Jelena, additional, Bezarević, Lazar, additional, and Đorđević, Zorana, additional
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- 2022
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19. Urinary tract nosocomial infections at the Clinical centre in Kragujevac
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Đorđević Zorana and Ilić Milena
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nosocomial urinary tract infection ,urinary catheter ,risk factors ,antibiotics resistance ,Medicine - Abstract
Introduction. Urinary tract infections are the most frequent hospital infections and account for about 40% of total hospital infections. The main risk factor for their development is the use of catheters. Objective. Assessment of basic epidemiological and etiological characteristics of nosocomial urinary tract infections (NUTIs) and investigation of differences in risk factors among the patients with NUTIs with and without the urinary catheter. Methods. The study comprised patients treated in chosen units/ of the Clinical Center in Kragujevac, in whom NUTI was registered during 2009. Differences in risk factors for NUTIs between the catheterized and uncatheterized patients were tested by the logistic regression analysis. Results. NUTIs was registered in 162 patients whose average age was 66.2±13.5 years with approximately equal gender participation (51.2% men and 48.8% women). Almost three quarters of the patients with NUITs had indwelling urinary catheter, 12.0±7.7 days on average (from 1 to 39 days). In the patients with urinary catheter, the risk for NUITs was significantly positively associated with emergency admission to hospital treatment (p=0.0185). The uncatheterized patients had a significant frequency of malignant tumours comparing to the patients with a urinary catheter (p=0.039). The compared groups did not differ in other risk factors. The most frequently isolated microbial agents was Klebsiella spp (37.3%), then Pseudomonas aeruginosa (14.1%) and Proteus mirabilis (11.9%). Most of the bacteria showed a great level of resistance to frequently used antibacterial drugs, even up to 100%. Conclusion. It is necessary to define national recommendations for the prevention and control of NUTIs in the future.
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- 2012
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20. Risk factors for acute respiratory distress syndrome development in patients with type A influenza (H1N1)
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Đorđević Zorana, Lazić Zorica, Gajović Olgica, Čanović Predrag, Todorović Zoran, Mijailović Željko, Bukumirić Zoran, and Stolić Radojica
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influenza A (H1N1) ,acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS) ,risk factors ,Medicine - Abstract
Introduction. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a significant complication in patients with type A influenza (H1N1) due to the severity of the disease and adverse outcome. Objective. The aim of the study was to identify risk factors for the development of ARDS in patients with type A influenza (H1N1) and outcome of ARDS. Methods. The research was conducted as a case series study, and included patients admitted at the Clinical Center in Kragujevac during the 2009 and 2010 flu season. Data for the study were obtained from patients’ medical records, inclusion criteria having been determined in accordance with recommendations of the Expert Methodological Guide for Controlling Spread of Pandemic Influenza in the Republic of Serbia. Primary data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and a statistical method for testing hypotheses. Dependence analysis was performed using simple logistic regression. The statistical hypotheses were tested at the 0.05 level of significance. Results. The case group consisted of 14 patients who developed ARDS, while the control group was composed of 34 patients with influenza but without ARDS (group alignment performed by age). Simple logistic regression analysis identified the following risk factors for the development of ARDS: diabetes mellitus type 1 or 2 (p=0.028), high levels of C-reactive protein (p=0.004), aspartate-aminotransferase (p=0.006), urea (p=0.028), creatine kinase (p=0.001), lactate-dehydrogenase (p=0.005) and longer time elapsed from disease symptoms onset to the administration of specific antiviral therapy administration (p=0.021). Conclusion. The research showed that diabetes, late initiation of antiviral therapy and some laboratory tests are risk factors for ARDS development in patients with type A influenza (H1N1).
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- 2012
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21. Incidence, risk factors and outcome of nosocomial pneumonia in patients with central nervous system infections
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Gajović Olgica, Todorović Zoran, Mijailović Željko, Čanović Predrag, Nešić Ljiljana, Đorđević Zorana, Stanojević Marijana, and Lazić Zorica
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nosocomial pneumonia ,risk factors ,central nervous system infections ,mortality ,Medicine - Abstract
Introduction. Pneumonia is the most frequent nosocomial infection in intensive care units. The reported frequency varies with definition, the type of hospital or intensive care units and the population of patients. The incidence ranges from 6.8-27%. Objective. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency, risk factors and mortality of nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care patients. Methods. We analyzed retrospectively and prospectively the collected data of 180 patients with central nervous system infections who needed to stay in the intensive care unit for more than 48 hours. This study was conducted from 2003 to 2009 at the Clinical Centre of Kragujevac. Results. During the study period, 54 (30%) patients developed nosocomial pneumonia. The time to develop pneumonia was 10±6 days. We found that the following risk factors for the development of nosocomial pneumonia were statistically significant: age, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score
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22. Vprašalnik za merjenje kakovosti življenja, povezanega z zdravjem
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Janković, Slobodan, Bogavac-Stanojević, Nataša, Mikulić, Iva, Izetbegović, Sebija, Iličković, Ivana, Krajnović, Dušanka, Suljic Mehmedika, Enra, Gojak, Refet, Mehičević, Admir, Gazibera, Belma, Mahmutbegović, Nevena, Stojadinović, Milorad, Janković, Nikola, Miljković, Sanja, Popović, Slađana, Blidarević, Bojan, Mugoša, Snežana, and Đorđević, Zorana
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health-related quality of life ,splošni inštrumenti ,vprašalniki ,questionnaire ,z zdravjem povezana kakovost življenja ,psihometrične lastnosti ,psychometric properties ,generic instrument - Abstract
Prenos instrumentov za merjenje kakovosti življenja, razvitih v nekaterih, večinoma razvitejših delih sveta, zahteva transkulturno validacijo. Kljub temu tovrstni instrumenti običajno ne zajemajo regionalno specifičnih vidikov kakovosti življenja, povezanih z zdravjem. Namen študije je bil razviti in potrditi zanesljiv vprašalnik v srbskem, hrvaškem, bosansko-hrvaško-srbskem in črnogorskem jeziku, primeren za merjenje kakovosti življenja, povezanega z zdravjem odraslih. Translations of instruments for measuring quality of life developed in certain, mostly more developed, parts of the world usually do not cover regionally specific aspects of health-related quality of life, even after transcultural validation. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a reliable questionnaire in Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin languages suitable for measuring health-related quality of life in adults.
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- 2021
23. BRZA IDENTIFIKACIJA UZROČNIKA INFEKCIJA RESPIRATORNOG TRAKTA TOKOM PANDEMIJE KOVIDA 19 MULTIPLEKS PCR METODOM.
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Zornić, Sanja, Petrović, Ivana, Luković, Bojana, Živadinović, Jelena, Arsić, Jelena, Bezarević, Lazar, and Đorđević, Zorana
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COVID-19 pandemic ,LEGIONNAIRES' disease ,COVID-19 ,RESPIRATORY syncytial virus ,MORAXELLA catarrhalis ,RHINOVIRUSES ,PARAINFLUENZA viruses ,CORONAVIRUS diseases ,HUMAN metapneumovirus infection - Abstract
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- 2022
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24. Authors’ reply
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Stolić Radojica and Đorđević Zorana
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nema ,Medicine - Abstract
nema
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- 2012
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25. Risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae hospital infection in the intensive care unit
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Đorđević, Zorana M., Folić, Marko M., Gajović, Nevena, and Janković, Slobodan M.
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Klebsiella pneumoniae ,hospital infections ,antimicrobial drug resistance ,risk factors - Abstract
Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp) has become a major threat to patients in hospitals, increasing mortality, length of stay and costs. The aim of this study was to discover risk factors for the development of hospital infections (HIs) caused by CR-Kp. A prospective cohort study was conducted in the Medical- Surgical Intensive Care Unit of the Clinical Centre in Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia, from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2015. The 'cases' were patients with HIs caused by CR-Kp, while the 'controls' were patients infected with carbapenem-sensitive Klebsiella pneumoniae (CS-Kp). The significance of multiple putative risk factors for HIs caused by CR-Kp was tested using multivariate logistic regression. Although univariate analyses pointed to many risk factors, with a significant influence on the occurrence of hospital CR-Kp infections, the multivariate logistic regression identified five independent risk factors: use of mechanical ventilation (OR=6.090; 95% CI=1.030-36.020; p=0.046); length of antibiotic therapy before HIs (days) (OR=1.080; 95% CI=1.003-1.387; p=0.045); previous use of carbapenems (OR=7.005; 95% CI=1.054-46.572; p=0.044); previous use of ciprofloxacin (OR=20.628; 95% CI=2.292-185.687; p=0.007) and previous use of metronidazole (OR=40.320; 95% CI=2.347-692.795; p=0.011) HIs caused by CR-Kp are strongly associated with the use of mechanical ventilation and the duration of the previous use of certain antibiotics (carbapenems, ciprofloxacin and metronidazole).
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- 2018
26. Risk factors for nosocomial infections in mechanically ventilated neonates at intensive care unit
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Đorđević, Zorana M., Opančina, Valentina D., Radojević-Živković, Marija N., Protrka, Zoran M., Savić, Dragana M., Rajković, Gordana, Ristić, Dragana, and Janković, Slobodan M.
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lcsh:R5-920 ,mechanic ventilation ,nosocomial infections ,lcsh:Medicine (General) ,neonates ,intensive care unit ,health care economics and organizations - Abstract
Introduction. Neonatal nosocomial infection (NIs) is defined as the occurrence of infection 48 hours after birth, which is caused by a nosocomial pathogen. Newborns admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICU) are at increased risk for developing Nis. The aim of our study was to describe risk factors for NIs at mechanically ventilated (MV) neonates in a NICU. Materials and methods. The study was designed as a case/control study nested in the prospective cohort study. The study population consisted of the neonates supported by MV and admitted at the NICU. Risk factors were identified and their influence quantified by logistic regression. Results. Our study showed that MV neonates in the NICU, who were longer carrying peripheral venous catheter (PVC) and spend more time in hospital, were more likely to get NIs (OR=1.091, CI=1.035-1.151). The neonates having an infection on admittance were less likely to acquire NIs. Conclusions. Development of NIs in MV neonates could be prevented by education of hospital staff and shortening of hospitalization. Rate of nosocomial infections will drop if exposure of newborns to pathogens from hospital environment and to invasive devices is decreased.
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- 2018
27. Archaeoacoustic Examination of Lazarica Church
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Đorđević, Zorana, primary, Novković, Dragan, additional, and Andrić, Uroš, additional
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- 2019
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28. The Ceramic Vessels of Trg: Acoustic Wall Construction in a Medieval Serbian Church
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Đorđević, Zorana, primary, Novković, Dragan, additional, and Pantelić, Filip, additional
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- 2019
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29. Акустички судови као израз музичке традиција српске средњовековне архитектуре
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Đorđević, Zorana, Penezić, Kristina, Dimitrijević, Stefan, and Medić, Ivana
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medieval Serbia ,sacred medieval architecture ,aкустички судови ,археоакустика ,средњовековна Србија ,Acoustic vessels ,сакрална архитектура средњег века ,archaeoacoustics - Abstract
Archaeoacoustics is a multidisciplinary field of research focused on the history of the relatedness of the field of sound and architecture. The architectural history of Europe, from Antiquity to the modern period, is abundant in the findings of vessels, which are considered to have an acoustic purpose. This paper addresses these acoustic vessels embedded in the massive walls of sacred architecture in medieval Serbia (15 churches). We considered the wide context of current archaeoacoustic research, in order to argue that this practice can be regarded as an expression of a certain medieval musical tradition. Истраживање звука у архитектури завређује посебно место у студијама културног наслеђа, захтевајући притом мултидисциплинаран приступ. Кроз градитељску историју Европе, од античког до савременог доба, коришћени су одређени судови, за које се сматра да су имали акустичку намену. Овај рад представља резултате истраживања акустичких судова уграђених у камене зидове сакралне архитектуре средњовековне Србије и одговара на питање да ли се ова пракса може сматрати изразом извесне музичке традиције. У првом делу рада сагледан је шири контекст археоакустичких истраживања средњовековне Европе. Представљени су кључни изводи из Витрувијевог дела Десет књига о архитектури – најстаријег документа са описом акустичких судовa. Затим, дат je кратак преглед релевантних археоакустичких студија и извода који илуструју акустичке намере средњовековних градитеља. У другом делу рада представљени су налази акустичких судова из средњовековне Србије – историјски оквир истраживања, преглед истраживања ове теме код нас, попис налаза (из укупно 15 цркава) и досад спроведене акустичке студије. У трећем делу рада дискутованa су физичка својства акустичких судова, њихов распоред, позиција и оријентација у зиду, акустичке одлике, итд. Показано је да постоји одређени ниво правилности у постављању судова, као и у њиховим физичким својствима. Пронађени су у свим осталим градитељским периодима осим у византијској групи споменика (доминантно у Рашкој, XIIXIII век). Поред тога што је показано да се пракса узиђивања акустичких судова може сматрати извесним изразом музичке традиције сакралне архитектуре средњовековне Србије, такође је указано на неопходност даљих истраживања – акустичких мерења in situ, испитивања рачунарских модела или лабораторијских мерења судова. Поврх свега, овај рад омогућио је да се налази акустичких судова из српске средњовековне архитектуре позиционирају на археоакустичкој мапи Европе и тако допринесу разумевању односа звука и архитектуре кроз историју градитељства. The paper is a result of research on the project Society, spiritual and material culture and communication on the Balkans in prehistory and early history of Balkans (No. 177012) and the project Theory and practice of science in society: multidisciplinary, educational and intergenerational perspectives (No. 179048). The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia finances both projects. We are grateful for the help that we received from Jean-Christophe Valière from the University of Poitiers and Emilija Pejović from the Republic Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments, Belgrade.
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30. Principles and history of the relatedness of architecture and acoustics
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Đorđević, Zorana Z., Petrović, Aleksandar, Šumarac Pavlović, Dragana, Marković, Predrag, Milin, Melita, and Nikezić, Ana
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sound in architecture ,analogical thinking ,археоакустика ,аналошка мисао ,историја архитектуре ,музичка аналогија ,musical analogy ,звук у архитектури ,моравска стилска група ,moravian building style ,history of architecture ,archaeoacoustics - Abstract
Истраживање звука у историји архитектуре често је неправедно занемарено у сенци визуелних аспеката градитељства. Поред тога што има суштински значај за опажање окружења и орјентацију у простору, звук је кроз историју културе схватан и као веза материјалног и духовног плана, те је заузимао посебно место у сакралној архитектури, том најузвишенијем градитељском изразу који одсликава космолошку симболику ̶ аналогију макрокосмоса и микрокосмоса. Полазиште овог рада јесте да општи однос архитектуре и звука не почива искључиво на техничком знању, већ да је развијан и у контексту духа времена у коме је градитељство стварано. Сходно томе, његово разматрање изискује мултидисциплинарни приступ који омогућава истраживање архитектонског дела као слојевите просторно-временске структуре. Сагледавањем античке аналошке мисли дубоко уткане у европску културу и историје разумевања звука која је била од значаја за архитектуру, са једне стране, и археоакустичких истраживања, са друге стране, у раду је звук посматран двојако: (1) као хармонијски звук који је нашао своје место у примени музичке аналогије у градитељству и (2) као импулсни одзив који служи за квантификовање показатеља звучног поља и омогућава међусобно поређење различитих простора, те се претежно користи у савременим археоакустичким истраживањима. Ова два комплементарна приступа обједињена су у студији случаја у оквиру које је истраживан однос звука и архитектуре у моравској стилској групи (крај XIV – почетак XV века). Циљ овог истраживања јесте да укаже на релевантност ширег културолошког контекста и понуди досад неистражени угао у сагледавању динамике општег односа архитектуре и акустике кроз историју, као и да покаже да градитељско наслеђе средњовековне Србије чини основ за спровођење археоакустичких истраживања, упркос ограничености постојеће теоријске и емпиријске грађе. The research of sound in history of architecture is unjustly neglected on behalf of its visual aspects. Besides the signicicance for perception of environment and orientation in space, through the cultural history the sound is comperhended as a connetion between material and spiritual worlds. Therefore, it had a special place in sacral architecture, the most sofisticated expression of building culture that represents the cosmological symbolism (macrocosmos–microcosmos analogy). Statring point of this research is that the general relatedness of architecture and sound does not exlusevely rest on technical knowledge, but it is also developed in context of the spirit of building period. Consequently, the research requires multidisciplinary approach to architectural piece as a complex space-time structure. Due to the antique analogical thinking deeply interweaved with European culture and history of understanding the sound, relevant for the development of architecture, as well as the contemporary archeoacoustic researches, the aspect of sound in this dessertation is considered as (1) harmonic sound which has found its place in the application of musical analogy in architecture, as well as (2) impulse response which provides acoustical parameters – quantifiers that enable the comparison of various spaces’ acoustics. Those two complementary approaches are combined in the case study that research the relatedness of sound and medieval Serbian architecture of moravian style (end of XIV – begining of XV century). The overall goal of this research is to point out the relevance of wide cultural context and offer so far unexplored aspect of historical dynamics between architecture and acoustics. Moreover, it strives to show that architectural heritage of medieval Serbia is the base for archeoacoustical research despite the limitations of the existing theoretical and empirical material.
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31. Hospital infections rate and health staff density in a Neonatology Department
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Đorđević, Zorana, primary, Ristić, Dragana, additional, Savić, Dragana, additional, Simović, Aleksandra, additional, and Janković, Slobodan, additional
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- 2017
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32. Profile of urinary tract infections pathogens and their antimicrobial resistance patterns during three-year period (2009-2011) in the Clinical center Kragujevac
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Pavlović, Radiša, primary, Janković, Slobodan, additional, and Đorđević, Zorana, additional
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- 2013
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33. New method of treatment infectious medical waste in the Clinical Center Kragujevac
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Đorđević, Zorana, primary and Đonović, Nela, additional
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- 2010
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34. Revisiting archaeoacoustic methodology in the studies of acoustic vessels: application to Brittany and Serbia
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Valière, Jean-Christophe, primary, Bertholon, Bénédicte, additional, Đorđević, Zorana, additional, and Novković, Dragan, additional
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35. Characteristics of radiological changes in lungs during varicella zoster viral infection.
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Mijailović, Željko, Čanović, Predrag, Todorović, Zoran, Gajović, Olgica, Nešić, Ljiljana, Đorđević, Zorana, Mijailović, Jelena, and Petrović, Dejan
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RESEARCH , *CHICKENPOX , *VIRUS diseases , *RESPIRATORY organs , *LUNG diseases , *DIAGNOSTIC imaging , *PATIENTS - Abstract
The objective of this research was to analyze the varicella patients' data in order to determine the following: general frequency of pneumopathies and types of lung changes according to X-ray presentation and the changes on the computed tomography. It examined 101 patients with the clinical presentation of varicella and some of the X-ray entities of varicella pneumopathies. Radiological techniques included chest X-ray and CT scans. Familiarity with clinical, laboratory and radiological characteristics of the disease may be of utmost importance for early recognition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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