Rusmir Baljic

Biographic Data

ID10273758
NAMERusmir Baljic
GIVEN NAMESRusmir
FAMILY NAMEBaljic
SIGNATUREBALJIC R
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Sarajevo
ORCID0000-0002-2693-7307
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
H-INDEX0

  • T-lymphocyte Subsets as a Prognostic Factor in a Clinical Course of Chickenpox

    Rusmir Baljic, Hadzan Konjo et al.ARTICLEMateria Socio Medica2017

    OBJECTIVE: To investigate possible prognostic values of CD4+, CD8+ T-lymphocytes, CD4/CD8 ratio to clinical course of chickenpox in immunocompetent hosts. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a prospective study which included 69 immunocompetent patients with chickenpox who were addmited to Clinic for infectious disease, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, in a 18 month period. All patients were divided into two groups depending on clinical pr…

  • Epidemiological Features of Bronchiolitis in the Pediatric Clinic of Clinical center of Sarajevo University

    Ganimeta Bakalovic, Amra Dzinovic et al.ARTICLEMateria Socio Medica2015

    OBJECTIVE: To present the epidemiological features of bronchiolitis in a one-year period in patients of Pediatric Clinic, Clinical Centre of Sarajevo University. INTRODUCTION: Bronchiolitis is the most common respiratory infection of early infant age. The disease is one the most common reason for hospitalization of children under the age of six months. The disease is characterized by occurrences in the winter season November-March. For daily diag…

  • The Importance of Serum Procalcitonin in Diagnosis and Treatment of Serious Bacterial Infections and Sepsis

    Snjezana Mehanic, Rusmir BaljicARTICLEMateria Socio Medica2013

    The clinical utility of serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels continues to evolve. PCT is regarded as a promising candidate marker for making a diagnosis and antibiotic stewardship in patients with systemic infections. The aim of this review is to summarize the current evidence for PCT in different infections and clinical settings, and to discuss the reliability of this marker when used with validated diagnostic algorithms

  • Complicated Varicella Infection at 8-year-old Boy with Pulmonary Agenesis

    Meliha HadzovicCengic, Rusmir Baljic et al.ARTICLEMateria Socio Medica2012

    CONFLICT OF INTEREST: none declared. INTRODUCTION: Varicella or chickenpox is highly contagious, childhood infectious disease caused by primary infection with varicella - zoster virus from the herpes family of viruses. Usually it has a mild clinical course, rarely with described complication, mostly affecting respiratory tract and rarely the central nervous system. CASE REPORT: The case present 8 year old boy hospitalized eighth day of disease wi…

  • Brucella Endocarditis in Prosthetic Valves

    Snjezana Mehanic, Velida Mulabdic et al.ARTICLEMateria Socio Medica2012

    CONFLICT OF INTEREST: none declared. INTRODUCTION: Brucella endocarditis (BE) is a rare but severe and potentially lethal manifestation of brucellosis. Pre-existing valves lesions and prosthetic valves (PV) are favorable for BE. CASE REPORT: We represent the case of a 46-year-old man who was treated at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Clinical Center of Sarajevo University, as blood culture positive (Brucella melitensis) mitral and aortic PV e…

  • The Most Common Detected Risk and Etiologic Factors of Pulmonary Thromboembolism

    Vesna Cukic, Rusmir BaljicARTICLEMateria Socio Medica2012

    INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is the most serious manifestation of thromboembolic disease. OBJECTIVE: To determine the most common risk and etiologic factors of pulmonary tromboembolism in patients treated in Intensive care unit of Clinic for Pulmonary Diseases and TB "Podhrastovi" in three-year- period from 2008. to 2010. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We retrospectively analysed patients with PTE treated in Intensive care unit of Clinic …

  • Varicella Pneumonia in a 39-year-old Female in Third Trimester Twin Pregnancy

    Rusmir Baljic, Meliha Hadzovic et al.ARTICLEMateria Socio Medica2012

    CONFLICT OF INTEREST: none declared. INTRODUCTION: Chickenpox is disease caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV), with possibly devastated consequences during pregnancy, for mother and neonate. Pneumonia is most common complication in pregnancy with very high mortality. CASE REPORT: A 39-year-old female in third trimester twin pregnancy, referred to Clinic for infectious diseases in Sarajevo, with five days history of illness. Before the admission…

  • Analysis of Comorbidity of the Patients Affected by Staphylococcal Bacteremia/Sepsis in the Last Ten Years

    Enra Lukovac, Nada KoluderCimic et al.ARTICLEMateria Socio Medica2012

    CONFLICT OF INTEREST: none declared. INTRODUCTION: Staphylococcal bacteremia/sepsis is one of the most serious bacterial infections around the world. In individuals with pre-existing diseases, there is always an increased risk of infections occurring due to impaired immune system, a variety of drug therapy, exposure to a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure and frequent hospitalizations. OBJECTIVES: To analyze the prevalence of comorbidity in a p…

  • On the Occasion of the 4th Congress of Infectiologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina with International Participation

    Izet Masic, Nada KoluderCimic et al.ARTICLEMateria Socio Medica2012

    The 4th Congress of Infectiologists of Bosnia-Herzegovina with international participation was held in Konjic, on 30. May to 02. June 2012. In addition to the prominent infectious disease experts from almost all university centers in B&H, the teachers at medical schools in Bosnia-Herzegovina, infectious disease specialists who work in health institutions in B&H, this Congress was attended by infectious disease experts from Serbia (12 participants…