Archive (1991-2005)

Original papers, Volume 15, February, Issue Archive

Corrigendum to: Post-treatment neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic tool in patients treated with tocilizumab for severe COVID-19 pneumonia - a single center experience

Marija Gomerčić Palčić, Hana Matijaca, Ivan Kruljac, Lucija Vusić, Vedran Hostić, Luka Vrbanić, Fanika Mrsić, Radovan Zrilić, Ivana Ćelap, Petar Gaćina

Corrigendum, Volume 33, October, Issue 3

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.031201

Post-treatment neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic tool in patients treated with tocilizumab for severe COVID-19 pneumonia - a single center experience

Gomerčić Palčić Marija, Matijaca Hana, Kruljac Ivan, Vusić Lucija, Hostić Vedran, Vrbanić Luka, Fanika Mrsić, Zrilić Radovan, Ćelap Ivana, Gaćina Petar

Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: tocilizumab; interleukin-6; COVID-19; neutrophils; lymphocytes

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020704

Establishment of reference intervals for complete blood count in times of COVID-19 and vaccination

Claudia Mendieta-Gutiérrez, Selene Chávez-González, Brenda Ivonne Rodríguez-Romero, Jazmín Anahí Sánchez-Garrido, Arturo Figueroa-Gómez, Jesús Bernabé Licona-Vela, Arturo Cuauhtémoc Juárez-Pérez, Alejandro Cabello-López, Guadalupe Aguilar-Madrid, Carmina Jiménez-Ramírez

Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: reference intervals; complete blood count; COVID-19; vaccine

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020701

Association of serum ADMA, SDMA and L-NMMA concentrations with disease progression in COVID-19 patients

Adnan Haşimi, Özlem Doğan, Ceyhan Ceran Serdar, Muhittin A. Serdar

Original articles, Volume 33, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: SARS-CoV-2; asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA); N-monomethyl-1 -arginine (L-NMMA); prognosis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.010701

Long pentraxin 3 as a marker of COVID-19 severity: evidences and perspectives

Roberto Assandri, Silvia Accordino, Ciro Canetta, Elisabetta Buscarini, Alessandro Scartabellati, Chiara Tolassi, Federico Serana

Short communications, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: COVID-19; inflammation; biomarkers; intensive care units

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020901

Determining the SARS-CoV-2 serological immunoassay test performance indices based on the test results frequency distribution

Farrokh Habibzadeh, Parham Habibzadeh, Mahboobeh Yadollahie, Mohammad M. Sajadi

Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: COVID-19 testing; serologic tests; sensitivity; specificity; diagnostic tests

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020705

Laboratory medicine in pandemic of COVID-19

Leida Tandara, Petra Filipi, Daniela Supe Domic, Branka Kresic, Ivo Ivcic, Sanda Stojanovic Stipic, Zana Rubic, Marijan Tandara

Reviews, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: COVID-19; GDF-15; infertility; interleukin-6; Guillain-Barré syndrome

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020501

Dynamic profiles and predictive values of some biochemical and haematological quantities in COVID-19 inpatients

María José Castro-Castro, Laura García-Tejada, Ariadna Arbiol-Roca, Lourdes Sánchez-Navarro, Loreto Rapún-Mas, Isabel Cachon-Suárez, Marta Álvarez-Álvarez, Dolors Dot-Bach, Roser Güell-Miró, Anna Cortés-Bosch de Bassea, Macarena Dastis-Arias, Ana Sancho-Cerro, Noelia Díaz-Troyano, Teresa Escartín-Diez, Diego Muñoz-Provencio, Rosa Navarro-Badal

Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: COVID-19; pneumonia; prognosis; SARS-CoV-2

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.010706

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Croatian solid-organ transplant recipients

Anna Mrzljak, Željka Jureković, Jadranka Pavičić-Šarić, Vladimir Stevanović, Irena Tabain, Željka Hruškar, Danko Mikulić, Ljubo Barbić, Tatjana Vilibić-Čavlek

Short Communications, Volume 31, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: COVID-19; seroprevalence; solid-organ transplant recipients; SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.030901

Complete blood count alterations in COVID-19 patients: A narrative review

Mariangela Palladino

Review, Volume 31, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: haematology; COVID-19 virus disease; critical care

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.030501

The response of total testing process in clinical laboratory medicine to COVID-19 pandemic

Funda Eren, Merve Ergin Tuncay, Esra Firat Oguz, Salim Neselioglu, Ozcan Erel

Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: COVID-19; quality indicator; pandemic; total testing process

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020713

The rise in preanalytical errors during COVID-19 pandemic

Tapasyapreeti Mukhopadhyay, Arulselvi Subramanian, Shivam Pandey, Nirupam Madaan, Anjan Trikha, Rajesh Malhotra

Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: laboratory biosafety; preanalytical phase; quality indicators; SARS-CoV-2; total testing process

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020710

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among children in Children’s Hospital Zagreb during the initial and second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia

Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Renata Zrinski Topic, Vladimir Stevanovic, Amarela Lukic-Grlic, Irena Tabain, Zrinjka Misak, Goran Roic, Bernard Kaic, Dijana Mayer, Zeljka Hruskar, Ljubo Barbic, Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek

Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies; children; seroprevalence

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020706

Current status of the lateral flow immunoassay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swabs

Anita Somborac Bačura, Marija Dorotić, Leonarda Grošić, Monika Džimbeg, Slavica Dodig

Short Review, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: COVID-19; immunoassay; nasopharynx; SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020601

Analysis of single comments left for bioRxiv preprints till September 2019

Mario Malički, Joseph Costello, Juan Pablo Alperin, Lauren A. Maggio

Research integrity corner, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: preprint; preprints as topic; comment; peer review; scientific misconduct

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020201

Comparison of a rapid immunochromatographic test with a chemiluminescence immunoassay for detection of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG

Caterina Maria Gambino, Bruna Lo Sasso, Claudia Colomba, Rosaria Vincenza Giglio, Luisa Agnello, Giulia Bivona, Marcello Ciaccio

Short communication, Volume 30, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: COVID-19; serological test; antibodies; CLIA; immunochromatography

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030901

SARS-CoV-2 – a new challenge for laboratory medicine

Slavica Dodig, Ivana Čepelak, Daniela Čepelak Dodig, Renata Laškaj

Review, Volume 30, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: biomarkers; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; laboratory medicine; patient safety

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030503

Experience on how to implement a preanalytical and POCT unit in Madrid’s IFEMA field hospital during this unprecedented COVID-19 emergency

Jorge Díaz–Garzón, Paloma Oliver, Gema Crespo, Marta Duque, Pilar Fernandez-Calle, Marta Gómez, Roberto Mora, Isabel Moreno, Lydia Pascual, Ana-Laila Qasem, Olaia Rodriguez-Fraga, Manuela Simón, Antonio Buño

Letter to the editor, Volume 30, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: COVID-19; field hospital; laboratory organization and management; preanalytics; POCT

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030403

Laboratory markers included in the Corona Score can identify false negative results on COVID-19 RT-PCR in the emergency room

Roberto Assandri, Ciro Canetta, Giovanni Viganò, Elisabetta Buscarini, Alessandro Scartabellati, Alessandro Montanelli

Letter to the editor, Volume 30, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: COVID-19; Emergency room; RT-PCR; laboratory markers; Corona score

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030402

Rate of re-positive RT-PCR test among patients recovered from COVID-19

Parham Habibzadeh, Mohammad M. Sajadi, Amir Emami, Mohammad Hossein Karimi, Mahboobeh Yadollahie, Maryam Kucheki, Sahar Akbarpoor, Farrokh Habibzadeh

Letter to the editor, Volume 30, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: COVID-19; RT-PCR; laboratory test

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030401

Corrigendum to: Assessment of the degree of adherence of medical laboratories to KDIGO 2012 guideline for evaluation and management of CKD in Czechia and Slovakia

Tomáš Šálek, Bedřich Friedecký, Josef Kratochvíla, Květa Pelinková, Marek Budina

Erratum, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.031202

Corrigendum to: Analytical evaluation of the new Seal Autoanalyzer 3 High Resolution for urinary iodine determination

Valentina Vidranski, Maja Franceschi, Dražena Krilić, Tomislav Jukić, Ivan Mihaljević, Zvonko Kusić

Corrigendum, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.031201

Flushing of an intravenous catheter: a cause for unreliable laboratory results

Rutger C.C. Hengeveld, Maaike C. Gerards, Bianca E. Olofsen, Milan L. Ridderikhof, Victor F.H.A. Hakkenberg van Gaasbeek, Peter A. Leenhouts, Edmée C. van Dongen-Lases

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; phlebotomy; intravenous catheter

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.031001

Escherichia coli spheroplasts in a Croatian patient misclassified by two urine sediment analysers as erythrocytes: case report

Ana Nikler, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Helena Čičak, Nikolina Marić, Danijela Bejuk, Jose Antonio Tesser Poloni, Ana-Maria Simundic

Case Reports, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: spheroplasts; bacterial forms; urinalysis; misclassification

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030801

Clinician’s opinion about critical risk results proposed by the Croatian Chamber of Medical Biochemists: a survey in one Croatian tertiary hospital

Pavica Šonjić, Ana Nikler, Dora Vuljanić, Lora Dukić, Ana-Maria Šimundić

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: critical results; survey; post-analytical phase; laboratory management

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030711

Optimizing moving average control procedures for small-volume laboratories: can it be done?

Vera Lukić, Svetlana Ignjatović

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: quality control; moving average; bias detection simulation; MA Generator software

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030710

Verification study of free light chains assays on reagent-optimized analysers

Dragana Šegulja, Danica Matišić, Karmela Barišić, Dunja Rogić

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: M components; serum free light chains; immunoassay; gammopathy; monoclonal

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030709

Time-dependent variation of ionized calcium in serum samples

Antonija Perović, Marina Njire Bratičević

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: ionized calcium; serum; heparin; specimen handling; pre-analytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030708

Classical pathway activity C3c, C4 and C1-inhibitor protein reference intervals determination in EDTA plasma

Benjamin Lopez, Nicolas Bertier, Emmanuel Ledoult, Romane Joudinaud, Mehdi Maanaoui, Victoria Majerus, Emmanuelle Moitrot, Anne-Sophie Deleplancque, Stéphanie Rogeau, David Launay, Guillaume Lefèvre, Myriam Labalette, Sylvain Dubucquoi

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: reference values; complement C3c; complement C4; classical complement pathway; complement C1 inhibitor protein

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030707

Rapid serum tube technology overcomes problems associated with use of anticoagulants

Kong-Nan Zhao, Goce Dimeski, John de Jersey, Lambro A Johnson, Michael Grant, Paul P Masci, Martin F Lavin

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: prothrombin activators; serum; anticoagulants; analytes

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030706

Effectiveness of minimum retesting intervals in managing repetitive laboratory testing: experience from a Croatian university hospital

Ivana Lapić, Dunja Rogić, Mirjana Fuček, Ružica Galović

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: evidence-based practice; clinical laboratory services; pre-analytical phase; cost analysis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030705

Assessment of the degree of adherence of medical laboratories to KDIGO 2012 guideline for evaluation and management of CKD in Czechia and Slovakia

Šálek Tomáš, Friedecký Bedřich, Kratochvíla Josef, Pelinková Květa, Budina Marek

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: creatinine; cystatin C; glomerular filtration; estimated glomerular filtration rate; post-analytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030704

Assessment of a laboratory critical risk result notification protocol in a tertiary care hospital and their use in clinical decision making

Jose A. Delgado Rodríguez, Maria I. Pastor García, Cristina Gómez Cobo, Antonia R. Pons Más, Isabel Llompart Alabern, Josep Miquel Bauça

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: phone notification; turnaround time; clinical decision making; critical risk result

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030703

Determining biological variation of serum parathyroid hormone in healthy adults

Müjgan Ercan, Emiş Deniz Akbulut, Esin Avcı, Çiğdem Yücel, Esra Fırat Oğuz, Turan Turhan, Muhittin Serdar

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: biological variation; individuality; reference change value; PTH; quality specification

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030702

Preanalytical classical and alternative complement pathway activity loss

Koen O.A. Vercauteren, Stijn Lambrecht, Joris Delanghe

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; alternative and classical complement pathway; complement haemolytic activity assay; complement C3; complement C3d

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030701

Hallmarks of senescence and aging

Slavica Dodig, Ivana Čepelak, Ivan Pavić

Review, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: senescence; aging; biomarkers; hallmarks

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030501

The first step in creating national Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) guidelines – a questionnaire

Vanja Radišić Biljak, Anders Grubb, Isabel Cachapuz Guerra, Etienne Cavalier, Stella Raymondo, Rosa Sierra-Amor, Michele Mussap, Shanthi Naidu Kamathan, Dogan Yucel, Pradip Datta, Takashi Wada, Flavio F. Alcantara

Editorial, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: chronic kidney disease (CKD); International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC); guidelines; action plan; questionnaire

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030301

Confidence interval of percentiles in skewed distribution: The importance of the actual coverage probability in practical quality applications for laboratory medicine

Cristiano Ialongo

Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; confidence intervals; statistical data analysis; health care quality indicators

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030101

An abrupt rise of coagulation error messages on ACL TOP automated analysers

Bas Calcoen, Koen Desmet, Pieter Vermeersch

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; blood coagulation test; diagnostic error; blood specimen collection

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.021002

Description of interference in the measurement of troponin T by a high-sensitivity method

Miguel Aliste-Fernández, Gemma Sole-Enrech, Ruth Cano-Corres, Silvia Teodoro-Marin, Eugenio Berlanga-Escalera

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: high-sensitivity troponin T; interference; case report

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.021001

High-sensitivity cardiac Troponin T delta concentration after repeat pulmonary vein isolation

Ivan Zeljkovic, Sven Knecht, Florian Spies, Tobias Reichlin, Beat Schaer, Stefan Osswald, Michael Kühne, Christian Sticherling

Short communications, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: atrial fibrillation; pulmonary vein isolation; high-sensitivity troponin T; repeat procedure; recurrence

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020902

Establishing the 99 percentile for high sensitivity cardiac troponin I in healthy blood donors from Southern Italy

Luisa Agnello, Chiara Bellia, Concetta Scazzone, Giulia Bivona, Giorgia Iacolino, Caterina Maria Gambino, Maddalena Muratore, Bruna Lo Sasso, Marcello Ciaccio

Short communications, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: troponin I; myocardial infarction; reference values; high sensitivity; 99th percentile

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020901

Analytical evaluation of the new Seal Autoanalyzer 3 High Resolution for urinary iodine determination

Valentina Vidranski, Maja Franceschi, Dražena Krilić, Tomislav Jukić, Ivan Mihaljević, Zvonko Kusić

Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: colorimetry; iodine; method evaluation; urine

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020711

Elevated activated partial thromboplastin time-based clot waveform analysis markers have strong positive association with acute venous thromboembolism

Chuen Wen Tan, McVin Hua Heng Cheen, Wan Hui Wong, Ian Qianhuang Wu, Brian Lee Wei Chua, Sahul Hameed Ahamedulla, Lai Heng Lee, Heng Joo Ng

Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: blood coagulation; activated partial thromboplastin time; thrombophilia; thrombosis; venous thromboembolism

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020710

Effect of temperature and time delay in centrifugation on stability of select biomarkers of nutrition and non-communicable diseases in blood samples

Ransi Ann Abraham, Praween K. Agrawal, Rajib Acharya, Avina Sarna, Sowmya Ramesh, Robert Johnston, Arjan de Wagt, Nizamuddin Khan, Akash Porwal, Sucheta Banerjee Kurundkar, Arvind Pandey, Raghu Pullakhandam, Krishnapillai Madhavan Nair, Geeta Trilok Kumar

Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: survey; preanalytical conditions; temperature; time delay; centrifugation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020708

Protein Induced by Vitamin K Absence II (PIVKA-II) as a potential serological biomarker in pancreatic cancer: a pilot study

Sara Tartaglione, Irene Pecorella, Serena Rita Zarrillo, Teresa Granato, Valentina Viggiani, Lucia Manganaro, Cinzia Marchese, Antonio Angeloni, Emanuela Anastasi

Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: pancreatic cancer; PIVKA-II; CA 19-9; CA 242; CEA

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020707

Optimizing laboratory defined macroprolactin algorithm

Milica Šostarić, Adriana Bokulić, Domagoj Marijančević, Ivana Zec

Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: prolactin; hyperprolactinaemia; macroprolactin; polyethylene glycol

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020706

European survey on preanalytical sample handling – Part 2: Practices of European laboratories on monitoring and processing haemolytic, icteric and lipemic samples. On behalf of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working Group for the Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE)

Janne Cadamuro, Giuseppe Lippi, Alexander von Meyer, Mercedes Ibarz, Edmee van Dongen, Michael Cornes, Mads Nybo, Pieter Vermeersch, Kjell Grankvist, Joao Tiago Guimaraes, Gunn B.B. Kristensen, Barbara de la Salle, Ana-Maria Simundic

Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: preanalytics; standardization; survey

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020705

European survey on preanalytical sample handling – Part 1: How do European laboratories monitor the preanalytical phase? On behalf of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working Group for the Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE)

Janne Cadamuro, Giuseppe Lippi, Alexander von Meyer, Mercedes Ibarz, Edmee van Dongen, Michael Cornes, Mads Nybo, Pieter Vermeersch, Kjell Grankvist, Joao Tiago Guimaraes, Gunn B.B. Kristensen, Barbara de la Salle, Ana-Maria Simundic

Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: preanalytics; standardization; survey

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020704

Haemolysis and lipemia interfere with resistin and myeloperoxidase BioVendor ELISA assays

Andrea Saracevic, Lora Dukic, Ana-Maria Simundic

Original articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: haemolysis; lipemia; interferences; resistin; myeloperoxidase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020703

Impact of an Andean breakfast on biochemistry and immunochemistry laboratory tests: an evaluation on behalf COLABIOCLI WG-PRE-LATAM

Wilson Bajaña, Eduardo Aranda, Maria Elena Arredondo, Lorena Michele Brennan-Bourdon, Marise Danielle Campelo, Edgar Espinoza, Silvia Flores, Patricia Ochoa, Veronica Vega, Beatriz Varela, Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

Original articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: blood specimen collection; diagnostic errors; fasting; postprandial period; reproducibility of results

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020702

Evaluation of a commercial liquid-chromatography high-resolution mass-spectrometry method for the determination of hepcidin-25

Dietmar Enko, Sieglinde Zelzer, Günter Fauler, Markus Herrmann

Original articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: hepcidin-25; preanalytical phase; protein biomarker; liquid-chromatography high-resolution mass-spectrometry

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020701

A balanced scorecard for assessing a strategic plan in a clinical laboratory

Luisa Alvarez, Anna Soler, Leonor Guiñón, Aurea Mira

Short review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: balanced scorecard; clinical laboratory; management; strategic plan

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020601

Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: National recommendations for blood collection, processing, performance and reporting of results for coagulation screening assays prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, thrombin time, fibrinogen and D-dimer

Ana Bronić, Desiree Coen Herak, Sandra Margetić, Marija Milić

Review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: blood coagulation tests; haemostasis; standardization; harmonization; guidelines

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020503

Post-analytical laboratory work: national recommendations from the Working Group for Post-analytics on behalf of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Lorena Honovic, Jelena Vlasic Tanaskovic, Sonja Podolar, Vladimira Rimac, Anja Jokic

Review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: recommendations; post-analytical phase; clinical laboratory; harmonization; test report

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020502

Filaggrin and atopic march

Ivana Čepelak, Slavica Dodig, Ivan Pavić

Review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: atopic dermatitis; atopic diseases; filaggrin

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020501

Ethics assessment in research proposals adopting CRISPR technology

Francois Hirsch, Ron Iphofen, Zvonimir Koporc

Research integrity corner, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: CRISPR/Cas9; genome editing; ethical review

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020202

Rewarding the quantity of peer review could harm biomedical research

Aceil Al-Khatib, Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva

Research integrity corner, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: autonomy; biomedical research; ethics in publishing; responsible peer review; scientific misconduct

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020201

The likelihood ratio and its graphical representation

Farrokh Habibzadeh, Parham Habibzadeh

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: ROC curve; diagnostic tests; likelihood ratio

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020101

A paradigmatic case of haemolysis and pseudohyperkalemia in blood gas analysis

Gian Luca Salvagno, Davide Demonte, Giuseppe Lippi

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: potassium; hyperkalemia; preanalytical variability; diagnostic errors

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.011003

Case report: An index of suspicion in hyponatraemia

Marizna Barkhuizen, Mariza Hoffmann, Ekkehard WA Zöllner, Rajiv T. Erasmus, Annalise E. Zemlin

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: pseudohyponatraemia; electrolyte exclusion effect; case report; serum indices; endogenous interference

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.011002

Falsely prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time – a pre- and post-analytical issue

Charlotte Gils, Pernille Just Vinholt, Mads Nybo

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: activated partial thromboplastin time; haemolysis; lipemia; post-analytical errors; pre-analytical errors

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.011001

Plasma free DNA: Evaluation of temperature-associated storage effects observed for Roche Cell-Free DNA collection tubes

Dietmar Enko, Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann, Gernot Kriegshäuser

Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: cell-free nucleic acids; pre-analytical phase; quality improvement

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010904

Mistaken assumptions drive new Six Sigma model off the road

Sten Westgard, Hassan Bayat, James O Westgard

Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: Sigma metrics; Six Sigma; allowable total error

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010903

Sigma metric revisited: True known mistakes

Abdurrahman Coskun, Mustafa Serteser, Ibrahim Ünsal

Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: laboratory error; normal distribution; sigma metric; Six Sigma; uniform distribution

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010902

Effects of different anticoagulants on glycated albumin quantification

Graziella Bonetti, Nicola Di Gaetano, Renata Paleari, Ferruccio Ceriotti

Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; serum albumin; diabetes mellitus; anticoagulants

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010901

Improving home haemodialysis: Stability evaluation of routine clinical chemistry analytes in blood samples of haemodialysis patients

Lourens J.P. Nonkes, Maaike K. van Gelder, Hans Kemperman, Alferso C. Abrahams, Frans T.J. Boereboom, Maarten J. ten Berg, Karin G.F. Gerritsen

Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: haemodialysis; clinical chemistry tests; bicarbonates; blood specimen collection

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010709

Analytical verification of 12 most commonly used urine dipsticks in Croatia: comparability, repeatability and accuracy

Dora Vuljanić, Ana Dojder, Valentina Špoljarić, Andrea Saračević, Lora Dukić, Jasna Leniček-Krleža, Jelena Vlašić-Tanasković, Ivana Maradin, Ana Grzunov, Željka Vogrinc, Ana-Maria Šimundić

Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: verification; urine dipsticks; comparability; accuracy; repeatability

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010708

Faecal calprotectin determination: impact of preanalytical sample treatment and stool consistency on within- and between-method variability

Gordana Juricic, Tina Brencic, Andrea Tesija-Kuna, Milena Njegovan, Lorena Honovic

Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: calprotectin; preanalytical phase; inflammatory bowel disease; immunoassay

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010707

Changes of salivary biomarkers under different storage conditions: effects of temperature and length of storage

Tomás Barranco, Camila P Rubio, Asta Tvarijonaviciute, Mónica Rubio, Elena Damia, Elsa Lamy, Ramón Cugat, José J Cerón, Fernando Tecles, Damián Escribano

Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biomarker; enzyme stability; oxidative stress; saliva; temperature

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010706

Higher serum lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 in patients with stable coronary artery disease is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events: A multicentre pilot study

Zi-wen Zhao, Yi-wei Xu, Shu-mei Li, Jin-jian Guo, Tao Yi, Liang-long Chen

Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: coronary artery disease; sLOX-1; prognosis; major adverse cardiovascular events; biomarker

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010705

Analysis of laboratory critical values at a referral Spanish tertiary university hospital

Ariadna Arbiol-Roca, Sofía Corral-Comesaña, Ruth Cano-Corres, María José Castro-Castro, Macarena Dastis-Arias, Dolors Dot-Bach

Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: critical values limits; critical values notification; patient safety

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010704

Fast skeletal troponin I, but not the slow isoform, is increased in patients under statin therapy: a pilot study

Alessandro Trentini, Savino Spadaro, Valentina Rosta, Maria C Manfrinato, Carlo Cervellati, Francesca Dalla Corte, Stefania Hanau, Carlo A Volta, Tiziana Bellini

Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: statin; fast skeletal troponin; slow skeletal troponin; muscle damage; creatine kinase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010703

Prognostic value of procalcitonin and lipopolysaccharide binding protein in cancer patients with chemotherapy-associated febrile neutropenia presenting to an emergency department

Luis García de Guadiana-Romualdo, Pablo Cerezuela-Fuentes, Ignacio Español-Morales, Patricia Esteban-Torrella, Enrique Jiménez-Santos, Ana Hernando-Holgado, María Dolores Albaladejo-Otón

Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: febrile neutropenia; prognosis; Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer; procalcitonin; lipopolysaccharide binding protein

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010702

Standardization in laboratory medicine: Two years’ experience from category 1 EQA programs in Spain

Carmen Ricós, Carmen Perich, Beatriz Boned, Elisabet González-Lao, Jorge Diaz-Garzón, Montserrat Ventura, Sandra Bullich, Zoraida Corte, Joana Minchinela, Fernando Marques, Margarita Simón, Virtudes Alvarez, José-Vicente García-Lario, Pilar Fernández-Fern

Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: standardization; external quality assessment; traceability; bias

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010701

A review of urinary angiotensin converting enzyme 2 in diabetes and diabetic nephropathy

Akankwasa Gilbert, Jianhua Liu, Guixue Cheng, Changjuan An, Kabuye Deo, Abalinda Mary Gorret, Xiaosong Qin

Review, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: angiotensin converting enzyme; diabetic nephropathy; mRNA

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010501

Correcting duplicate publications: follow up study of MEDLINE tagged duplications

Mario Malički, Ana Utrobičić, Ana Marušić

Research Integrity Corner, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: duplicate publication; retraction of publication; authorship; scientific misconduct; published erratum

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010201

Confidence interval for quantiles and percentiles

Cristiano Ialongo

Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; statistical methods; confidence intervals; extra-analytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010101

Diagnostic value of tumour markers in pleural effusions

Darian Volarić, Veljko Flego, Gordana Žauhar, Ljiljana Bulat-Kardum

Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: pleural effusion; CA-125 antigen; carcinoembryonic antigen; neuron-specific enolase; cytokeratin 19 fragment

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010706

Policies and practices in haemostasis testing among laboratories in Croatia: a survey on behalf of a Working Group for Laboratory Coagulation of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Ana Bronić, Desiree Coen Herak, Sandra Margetić, Marija Milić

Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: survey; haemostasis; blood coagulation tests

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.022

Analytical robustness of nine common assays: frequency of outliers and extreme differences identified by a large number of duplicate measurements

Stefanie Neubig, Anne Grotevendt, Anders Kallner, Matthias Nauck, Astrid Petersmann

Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: clinical chemistry tests; humans; reproducibility of results; analytical quality; quality control

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.021

Special issue on External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine – current challenges and future trends

Barbara De la Salle, Piet Meijer, Annette Thomas, Ana-Maria Simundic

Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Editorial, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.003

The role of laboratory testing in detection and classification of chronic kidney disease: national recommendations

Vanja Radišić Biljak, Lorena Honović, Jasminka Matica, Branka Krešić, Sanela Šimić Vojak

Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: chronic kidney disease (CKD); recommendations; estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR); albuminuria; proteinuria

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.019

A model for managing and monitoring the quality of glucometers used in a high-volume clinical setting

Güzin Aykal, Ayşenur Yegin, Özgür Tekeli, Necat Yilmaz

Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: point-of-care testing (POCT); quality management program for glucometers; high-volume clinical setting; ISO 15197

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.022

Laboratory-based clinical audit as a tool for continual improvement: an example from CSF chemistry turnaround time audit in a South-African teaching hospital

Lucius C Imoh, Mubanga Mutale, Christopher T Parker, Rajiv T Erasmus, Annalise E Zemlin

Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: turnaround time; laboratory audit; quality indicator; continual improvement; CSF chemistry

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.021

What’s in a name, anyway?

Farrokh Habibzadeh

Research integrity corner, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: authorship; journal software system; editorial policy

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.019

Croatian survey on critical results reporting

Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Jasenka Trifunović, Tihana Pavosevic, Nora Nikolac

Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: critical results; laboratory testing; quality indicators; survey; post-analytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.019

Observational and interventional study design types; an overview

Matthew S. Thiese

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 24, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: study design; epidemiology; observational study; randomized trials; study strengths and weaknesses

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.022

Hiring a professional medical writer: is it equivalent to ghostwriting?

Natasha Das, Saurendra Das

Research integrity corner, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: medical writer; ghostwriter; authorship; ethics in publishing; acknowledgement

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.004

Interaction of hemoglobin Grey Lynn (Vientiane) with a non-deletional α+-thalassemia in an adult Thai proband

Kritsada Singha, Goonnapa Fucharoen, Supan Fucharoen

Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: hemoglobin Grey Lynn; α-thalassemia; hemoglobinopathies

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.019

Critical review and meta-analysis of spurious hemolysis in blood samples collected from intravenous catheters

Giuseppe Lippi, Gianfranco Cervellin, Camilla Mattiuzzi

Original papers, Volume 23, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: hemolysis; preanalytical variability; catheters; meta-analysis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.022

Preanalytical considerations in blood gas analysis

Geoffrey Baird

Review, Volume 23, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: blood gas analysis; preanalytical error; laboratory error; pO2; pCO2; pH

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.005

How do we handle self-plagiarism in submitted manuscripts?

Vesna Šupak Smolčić, Lidija Bilić-Zulle

Research integrity corner, Volume 23, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: editorial policy; research integrity guidelines; self-plagiarism; text-recycling

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.019

Article retraction: Parsian H et al. Relationship between serum hyaluronic acid level and stage of liver fi brosis in patients with chronic hepatitis. Biochem Med 2009;19:154-65

Ana-Maria Simundic

Retraction, Volume 22, June, Issue 2

Insights into complexity of congenital disorders of glycosylation

Sandra Supraha Goreta, Sanja Dabelic, Jerka Dumic

Review, Volume 22, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: congenital disorders of glycosylation; CDG; diagnostics; therapy

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.019

Anti-Müllerian hormone: A unique biochemical marker of gonadal development and fertility in humans

Ivana Zec, Dubravka Tislaric-Medenjak, Zeljka Bukovec Megla, Ivana Kucak

Review, Volume 21, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: anti-Müllerian hormone; ovarian reserve; spermatogenesis; infertility; sex-differentiation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.031

Eosinophil catonic protein – current concepts and controversies

Renata Topic Zrinski, Slavica Dodig

Review, Volume 21, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: eosinophil cationic protein; polymorphism; cytotoxicity; asthma

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.019

Comparison of two immunoassays for CA19-9, CEA and AFP tumor markers

Adriana Unić, Lovorka Đerek, Nevenka Stančin, Tihana Serdar, Novka Šprajc, Željko Romić

Original papers, Volume 20, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: tumor markers; carbohydrate antigen 19-9; alpha-fetoprotein; carcinoembryonic antigen; immunoassay

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.010

Cochrane systematic review as a PhD thesis: an alternative with numerous advantages

Dario Sambunjak, Livia Puljak

Review, Volume 20, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: The Cochrane Collaboration; PhD thesis; The Cochrane Library

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.041

The role of the External Quality Assessment

Laura Sciacovelli, Sandra Secchiero, Lorena Zardo, Mario Plebani

Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: External Quality Assessment; proficiency testing; laboratory performance; analytical quality; analytical quality control

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.019

19(Suppl 1): S1-S192

Symposium abstracts, Volume 19, September, Suppl1

List of reviewers

Index of authors and list of reviewers, Volume 19, October, Issue 3

Index of authors

Index of authors and list of reviewers, Volume 19, October, Issue 3

Bisalbuminemia in a male Croatian patient with sarcoidosis

Ana-Maria Simundic, Marijana Miler, Nora Nikolac, Elizabeta Topić, Dubravka Čaržavec, Branka Milanović, Vladimir Stančić

Case report, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: bisalbuminemia; capillary zone electrophoresis; genetic heterogeneity; sarcoidosis; serum albumin

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.010

Sperm morphology assessment according to WHO and strict criteria: method comparison and intra-laboratory variability

Andrea Čipak, Patrik Stanić, Koraljka Đurić, Tihana Serdar, Ernest Suchanek

Original papers, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: spermatozoa; infertility; male; observer variation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.009

Influence of age and gender variations on glomerular filtration rate estimated by the MCQE formula

Giuseppe Lippi, Nicola Tessitore, Martina Montagnana, Valeria Bedogna, Gian Luca Salvagno, Giovanni Targher, Antonio Lupo, Gian Cesare Guidi

Original papers, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: creatinine; glomerular filtration rate; kidney function; MDRD; MCQE

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.008

Prolactin response in patients with schizophrenia treated with haloperidol, clozapine, risperidone and olanzapine

Jelena Potkonjak, Dalibor Karlović, Željka Bukovec, Tihana Baričević

Original papers, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: dopamine; prolactin; schizophrenia; serotonin; antipsychotics drugs

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.007

Monitoring chronic myeloid leukemia patients responding to treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Margareta Radić Antolic, Renata Zadro, Dubravka Sertić, Boris Labar

Original papers, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: chronic myeloid leukemia; imatinib mesylate; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; major molecular response

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.006

Interferences in quantitative immunochemical methods

Slavica Dodig

Review, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: immunoassays; interferences; cross-reactivity; prozone effect

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.005

H-index as a new scientometric indicator

Maja Jokić

Editorial, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: bibliometric/scientometric indicators; h-index; impact factor

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.001

Pleiotropic effects of ACE polymorphism

Syed Kashif Nawaz, Shahida Hasnain

Review, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: ACE polymorphism; longevity; early mortality; cardiovascular diseases

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.004

Statistical errors in manuscripts submitted to Biochemia Medica journal

Ana-Maria Simundic, Nora Nikolac

Original papers, Volume 19, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; errors; data analysis; research ethics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.028

A model for results comparison on two different biochemistry analyzers in laboratory accredited according to the ISO 15189

Marijana Miler, Ana-Maria Simundic, Mario Štefanović, Dragica Ferenec-Ružić, Marina Kvaternik, Elizabeta Topić, Nada Vrkić

Original papers, Volume 19, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: accreditation; analyzer comparison; internal quality control; laboratory error

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.027

5’-nucleotidase, oxidative stress and antioxidant status in alcohol consumers and cirrhotic patients

Tarannum F. Subhani, Mohammad A. Nasar, Abdalla Jarrari, Vivian D’Souza, Mohammad A. Naseer, Faiyaz Shakeel

Original papers, Volume 19, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: alcohol consumers; antioxidant effects; 5’-nucleotidase; oxidative stress

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.026

Hematological markers of anemia and C-reactive protein in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Dolores Pancirov, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Gordana Stjepanović, Ivana Čepelak

Original papers, Volume 19, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; anemia; C-reactive protein; GOLD guidelines

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.025

Enhancing medical practice in Croatia through The Cochrane Collaboration

Livia Puljak, Dalibora Rako

Short review, Volume 19, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: systematic reviews; The Cochrane Collaboration; The Cochrane Library; diagnostic accuracy tests

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.024

Application of biological variation – a review

Carmen Ricós, Carmen Perich, Joana Minchinela, Virtudes Álvarez, Margarita Simón, Carmen Biosca, Mariví Doménech, Pilar Fernández, Carlos-Víctor Jiménez, José Vicente Garcia-Lario, Fernando Cava

Short review, Volume 19, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: biological variation; quality specifications; reference change value; delta check; laboratory report

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.023

The role of prolactin in human breast cancer

Zlata Mujagić, Nahida Srabović, Hamza Mujagić

Review, Volume 19, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: prolactin; breast cancer; prolactin receptors; prolactin signaling pathways; hyperprolactinemia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.022

Risk reduction statistics

Mary L. McHugh

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 19, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: statistics; epidemiology; absolute risk reduction; relative risk reduction; clinical statistics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.021

The role of statistical reviewer in biomedical scientific journal

Mladen Petrovečki

Editorial, Volume 19, October, Issue 3

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.020

Homozygous form of hereditary hemochromatosis in a patient with beta-thalassemia minor: case report

Dunja Buljubašić, Tatjana Ladenhauser-Palijan, Željko Debeljak

Case report, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: hemochromatosis; beta-thalassemia; transferrin saturation; HFE; hemoglobin electrophoresis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.019

Analytical performance of the Gem® PremierTM 4000 – a comparison study

Snježana Hrabrić Vlah, Štefica Dvornik, Dino Grdović

Original papers, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: point of care testing; Gem® PremierTM 4000; hemoglobin

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.018

Maternal and cord blood malondialdehyde and antioxidant vitamin levels in normal and preeclamptic women

Mohd Suhail, Mohd Faizul-Suhail

Original papers, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: maternal plasma; cord plasma; malondialdehyde; anti-oxidant vitamins; pregnancy; preeclampsia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.017

Serum prolactin in professional soccer players

Giuseppe Lippi, Francesco De Vita, Gian Luca Salvagno, Martina Montagnana, Giovanni Targher, Gian Cesare Guidi

Original papers, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: hormones; prolactin; physical exercise; reference range; sports

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.016

Biochemical markers of bone remodeling – review

Ivana Čepelak, Dubravka Čvorišćec

Review, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: bone formation markers; bone resorption markers; osteoporosis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.003

Effect of intensive insulin therapy on systemic nitric oxide levels and adenosine deaminase activity in secondary sulfonylurea failure

Ayşe Binnur Erbağcı, Rukiye Deveci, Ersin Akarsu, Özlem Tiryaki, Ş. Nur Aksoy

Original papers, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: adenosine deaminase; intensive insulin therapy; nitric oxide; secondary sulfonylurea failure

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.015

Article retraction: Parsian H et al. Relationship between serum hyaluronic acid level and stage of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis. Biochem Med 2009;19:154-65

Ana-Maria Simundic

Original papers, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

The assessment of interpretation of test results in laboratory medicine

Gordon S. Challand, Ping Li

Review, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: interpretation of results; External Quality Assurance Schemes

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.014

The missing link between genotype, phenotype and clinics

Giuseppe Lippi, Emmanuel J Favaloro

Review, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: genotype; phenotype; clinics; genetic testing

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.013

Describing and interpreting the metodological and statistical techniques in meta-analyses

Alfred A. Bartolucci

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: meta-analysis; statistics; review; bias

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.012

The odds ratio: calculation, usage and interpretation

Mary L. McHugh

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: odds ratio; chi-square test

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.011

IFCC preporuke za izražavanje rezultata koncentracije glukoze u krvi

Marija Miloš

Special issue, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

Statistical hypothesis testing and some pitfalls

Vesna Ilakovac

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: statistical hypothesis testing; P value; significance level; multiplicity problem

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.002

Abstracts of the 20th Symposium of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemists

Symposium abstracts, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

Abstracts of the 19th Symposyum Croatian Society of Medical Biochemists

Symposium abstracts, Volume 18, June, Issue 2

Cellular immune response in Dupuytren’s disease

Márk Plander, Antal Salamon, Erzsébet Toldy, Gyula Kiss, Gábor L. Kovács

Original papers, Volume 18, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: Dupuytren’s disease; active and advanced stages; monocytes; NK-T cells

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2008.019

Serum cholesterol concentration in psychiatric patients

Nedjeljka Ruljančić, Ana Malić, Mate Mihanović

Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: serum cholesterol; sucide risk factors

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.019

Helicobacter pylori seroprevalence in coronary artery disease

Mirjana Grozdovska-Naumoska, Vlatko Kotevski, Sonja Trojacanec-Piponska

Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: Helicobacter pylori; coronary artery disease; inflammation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.018

Thromboembolism in a 14-year-old boy – case report

Sandra Margetić, Biserka Raić, Tomislav Franjo Hajnžić, Nikola Bulj, Elizabeta Topić, Andrea Tešija-Kuna, Nora Nikolac

Case report, Volume 16, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: venous thromboembolism; antiphospholipid syndrome; PAI-1 polymorphism

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2006.018