@article{Dolinaj2023,

title = {The Price of Hospital Reshaping: Nasal Myiasis Caused by Flesh Fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in Reallocated COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit},

author = {Vladimir Dolinaj and Jasmina Grujić and Davor Križanović and Aleksandar Potkonjak and Thomas Pape and Pavle Banović},

editor = {Caterina Sagnelli},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11111533},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-05-24},

journal = {Healthcare},

volume = {11},

number = {1533},

issue = {11},

abstract = {Myiasis is a condition characterized by fly larvae infestation, most common in tropical regions, but with a risk of occurring anywhere in the world. Here, we report a case of nasal myiasis caused by a sarcophagid fly in a critically ill COVID-19 patient hospitalized in a reallocated ICU department in Serbia and discuss procedures that could prevent the occurrence of similar incidents in reallocated ICU departments worldwide},

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}

@article{Cabezas-Cruz2023,

title = {Understanding Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Foci, a Tale of Two Mountains},

author = {Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz and Pavle Banović},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12020265},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-02-06},

journal = {Pathogens},

volume = {12},

issue = {2},

abstract = {What factors influence the formation and disappearance of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) foci? TBEV is member of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae, and is the most important viral pathogen transmitted by hard ticks in Europe [1]. In natural foci, this virus circulates between vertebrate hosts (e.g., small rodents of the genera Apodemus and Myodes) and the tick vectors that feed on them, mainly Ixodes ricinus but also Dermacentor reticulatus [2]. TBEV foci are complex microecosystems that are highly dependent on biotic and abiotic factors, which affect all components of TBEV transmission and the amplification chain [3]. The identification of TBEV foci is based on the detection of continuous

virus transmission and virus dispersion from TBEV-positive ticks to rodents and other mammals [4].},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Smieško2023,

title = {Povećana učestalost urinarnih infekcija izazvanih rodom Enterococcus kod pacijenata COVID-19 bolnice Kliničkog centra Vojvodine},

author = {Gordana Smieško and Marija Baros Brkljaca and Pavle Banović},

doi = {10.5937/pomc19-37033},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-01-20},

journal = {PONS - Medicinski časopis},

abstract = {Cilj. Ispitivanje učestalosti izolata različitih uropatogena kod pacijenata COVID-19 bolnice ,,Mišeluk’’ u poređenju sa pacijentima iz ne-COVID-19 zone Kliničkog Centra Vojvodine (KCV). 

Metode. Za potrebe ovog istraživanja sakupljene su informacije o izolatima iz urina upućenih iz COVID-19 bolnice i ne-COVID-19 zona KCV u tromesečnom periodu, pri čemu su uzorci iz ne-COVID-19 zone KCV služile kao kontrola.

Rezultat.: Od 449 nalaza pacijenata iz COVID-19 bolnice, najčešći nalaz su pripadnici roda Enterococcus, (216/449; 48,10%), koji su u najvećem broju slučajeva uzrokovali IUT kod žena (127/216;58,79%). Drugi po učestalosti uzročnik IUT u COVID-19 bolnici je Klebsiella pneumoniae (85/449;

18,93%). Od 913 nalaza pacijenata iz ne-COVID-19 klinika KCV, najčešći uzročnik IUT je Escherichia coli (249/913; 27,27%), i to dominantno kod žena (199/249;79,91%, (χ2 (1) = 49,042; p < 0,00001)). Drugi po učestalosti uzročnki IUT su pripadnici roda Enterococcus, (216/913; 23,65%), bez

značajne razlike u distribuciji među polovima (χ2 (1) = 0,0833; p = 0,847).

Zaključak. Najčešći uzročnici IUT u COVID-19 bolnici KCV su pripadnici roda Enterococcus i Klebsiella pneumoniae sa gotovo ravnomernom raspodelom među polovima. Uočena je statistički značajna razlika u učestalosti različitih izazivača IUT kod pacijenata COVID-19 bolnice naspram

ne-COVID-19 klinika KCV. Ovi rezultati mogu biti značajni za određivanje empirijske terapije kod pacijenata COVID-19 bolnice KCV, kao i pri planiranju procedura za redukciju intrahospitalih infekcija.},

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pubstate = {forthcoming},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Dragonjić2022,

title = {Fatal Case of Imported Tick-Borne Encephalitis in South Serbia},

author = {Lidija Popović Dragonjić and Miodrag Vrbić and Aleksandar Tasić and Verica Simin and Ivana Bogdan and Dragana Mijatović and Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz and Pavle Banović},

editor = {Harunor Rashid},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7120434},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-12-13},

journal = {Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease},

volume = {7},

number = {434},

issue = {12},

abstract = {Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is vaccine-preventable neglected zoonotic neuroinvasive disease, caused by tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV). Many of the Central and Eastern European countries are affected by TBE, which is often poorly perceived by tourists visiting endemic territories. Here we are reporting a fatal case of imported TBE in Serbian resident who was exposed to a tick bite during a visit to Switzerland.},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Banović2022c,

title = {Differential detection of tick-borne pathogens in human platelets and whole blood using microfluidic PCR},

author = {Pavle Banović and Elianne Piloto-Sardiñas and Dragana Mijatović and Angélique Foucault-Simonin and Verica Simin and Ivana Bogdan and Dasiel Obregon and Lourdes Mateos-Hernández and Sara Moutailler and Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106756},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-11-23},

journal = {Acta Tropica},

abstract = {The tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) with adhesive phenotype can use platelets for dissemination and colonization of distant tissues and organs, and it has been shown that they can be found concentrated in the platelet fraction of blood. This study shows the differential presence of TBPs in samples of human platelet fraction (n = 68), whole blood samples (n = 68) and ticks collected (n = 76) from the same individuals, using an unbiased high-throughput pathogen detection microfluidic system. The clinical symptoms were characterized in enrolled patients. In patients with suspected TBP infection, serological assays were conducted to test for the presence of antibodies against specific TBPs. Tick species infesting humans were identified as Ixodes ricinus, Dermacentor reticulatus, and Haemaphysalis punctata. Eight patients developed local skin lesions at the site of the tick bite including non-specific lesions, itching sensation at the lesion site, and eschar. Most common TBPs detected in platelet fraction were Borrelia spielmanii and Rickettsia sp., followed by Borrelia afzelii and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Multiple infections with three TBPs were detected in platelet fraction. In whole blood, most common TBPs detected were Anaplasma spp. and A. phagocytophilum, followed by Rickettsia spp. and B. afzelii. In ticks, the most common TBP detected was Rickettsia spp., followed by Borrelia spp. and Anaplasma spp. Overall, nine different pathogens with variable prevalence were identified using species-specific primers, and the most common was Rickettsia helvetica. In three patients, there were no coincidences between the TBPs detected in whole blood and tick samples. Only in one patient was detected A. phagocytophilum in both, whole blood and tick samples. These results suggest the unequal detection of TBPs in whole blood, platelet fraction and ticks collected, from the same individual. The results justify the use of both whole blood and platelet fraction for molecular diagnosis of TBPs in patients.},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Jakimovski2022,

title = {Mediterranean spotted fever-like illness caused by Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae, North Macedonia, June 2022},

author = {Dejan Jakimovski and Sofija Mateska and Verica Simin and Ivana Bogdan and Dragana Mijatović and Agustín Estrada-Peña and Lourdes Mateos-Hernández and Angélique Foucault-Simonin and Sara Moutailler and Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz and Pavle Banović},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.42.2200735},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-10-21},

journal = {Eurosurveillance},

volume = {27},

issue = {42},

abstract = {Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF)-like illness is tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae, an obligate intracellular bacterium, most probably transmitted by ticks of the genus Rhipicephalus and genus Hyalomma. While cases of MSF, which are caused by Rickettsia conorii, are frequently detected in endemic areas of Europe around the Mediterranean Basin, MSF-like illness is reported sporadically in different European and African countries. Here we present a case of MSF-like illness caused by R. sibirica mongolitimonae in a female patient after a bite from a Hyalomma tick in North Macedonia.},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}