Croatian medical journal
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2023
Multicenter StudyParents' attitudes toward childhood COVID-19 immunization in Croatia: a multicenter cross-sectional study.
To assess parents' attitudes toward childhood COVID-19 immunization in Croatia. ⋯ Our results demonstrate Croatian parents' mostly hesitant and negative attitudes toward childhood COVID-19 immunization. Future vaccination campaigns should target unvaccinated parents, parents with younger children, and parents of children with chronic diseases.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2023
The performance of the WHO COVID-19 severity classification, COVID-GRAM, VACO Index, 4C Mortality, and CURB-65 prognostic scores in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: data on 4014 patients from a tertiary center registry.
To evaluate the predictive properties of several common prognostic scores regarding survival outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. ⋯ Complex prognostic scores based on many parameters and comorbid conditions did not have better prognostic properties regarding survival outcomes than a simple CURB-65 prognostic score. CURB-65 also provides the largest number of prognostic categories (five), allowing more precise risk stratification than other prognostic scores.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2023
Outpatient treatment of pneumonia in a setting with and without an infectious disease doctor.
To compare the outpatient treatment of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) by infectious disease doctors (IDDs) and doctors of other specialties (nIDDs). ⋯ Outpatient treatment of CAP in the absence of IDDs meant more broad-spectrum antibiotic prescription and more disregard for national guidelines. Our results highlight the need for antibiotic stewardship, especially in settings with no IDDs.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2023
Importance of numerical density of tubulointerstitium infiltrates in the prognosis of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies-associated glomerulonephritis.
To examine the association of the numerical density of the tubulointerstitium infiltrate with pathohistological changes in the glomeruli and the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at kidney biopsy and after 18 months. ⋯ Numerical density of infiltrates, and global glomerular sclerosis and crescents in more than 50% of glomeruli significantly affect eGFR at biopsy, but not after 18 months.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2023
Immunohistochemical expression of apolipoprotein B and 4-hydroxynonenal proteins in colorectal carcinoma patients: a retrospective study.
To assess the association of the expression of apolipoprotein B (apoB) and 4-hydroxynonenal (4HNE) with the clinicopathological data of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). ⋯ ApoB and 4HNE proteins may play a role in promoting CRC carcinogenesis.