CLINIC FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Head of the clinic: Prof. Dr. Rahima Jahić, infectious diseases specialist

Head nurse: Samira Dervišević, graduated nurse

Quality improvemenent and education: Raza Smajić, MSc.in health care and management, graduated nurse

Secretary: Refija Požegić

Contact telephone: ++387 35 303 141; ++387 35 303 170, ++387 35 303 338,++387 35 303 326

E mail: info@ukctuzla.ba

Admission ambulance: ++387 35 303 321

An outpatient ambulance: ++387 35 303 324

Cabinet for HIV/AIDS and other immunodeficiency conditions with counseling: ++387 35 303 324

Cabinet for hepatitis and a blood- born infections: ++387 35 303 332

Day hospital: ++387 35 303 321

Departments: ++387 35 303 323, 303 334

Doctors’ offices: ++387 35 303 327, 303 333

HEALTH CARE SERVICES:

The Clinic for Infectious Diseases is highly qualified for the treatment of patients diagnosed with acute and chronic infectious diseases. We offers evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of infections within an outpatient polyclinic, cabinets, counseling services, inpatient hospital setting, and consilium- consultative services.

Our infectious diseases experts help people and offer treatment for:

Treatment of patients with CNS infections
Treatment of patients with acute respiratory infections of the upper respiratory system
Treatment of patients with HIV/ AIDS
Treatment of patients with viral hepatitis
Treatment of patients with acute urinary tract infections
Treatment of patients with fever of unknown origin
Treatment of patients with acute gastrointestinal infections
Treatment of the febrile patients with a rash
Treatment of patients with zoonotic infections
Treatment of snakebite patients
Treatment of patients with mushroom poisoning
Evaluation and counseling for pregnant women with infectious disease
Screening for hepatitis B, C and AIDS
Hepatitis B vaccination for employees

The Clinic for Infectious Diseases is a teaching clinic of the Medical faculty, High Health School of the University of Tuzla, and Nursing School. The Clinic is committed to training of the next generation of infectious diseases specialist and subspecialist, and offers infectious disease residency program.

WORKING HOURS

Regular working hours: 8a.m.- 2 p.m.
On- call doctors on working days: 2p.m.- 8 a.m.
On weekends and holidays: doctor on- call 24 hours

ORGANIZING STRUCTURE

Admission and triage outpatient clinic

Nurse in charge: Sanela Karić, graduated nurse

Admission and triage outpatient clinic serves for evaluation, care and treatment of patients. Working hours of outpatient clinic is 24hours.

The regular working hours of physicians in the Admission and Triage Clinic are from 08:00 to 14:00.
On-call duty: on working days from 14:00 to 08:00.
Working hours on weekends and holidays fall within 24-hour on-call duty.
The work of nurses/medical technicians in continuous care is organized in three shifts.

An outpatient ambulance for consultation with specialist

An outpatient ambulance offers the first evaluation and of patients referred from primary health care or other clinic or hospital, as well as the follow up of patients after the discharge from hospital.

Working hours: Monday- Friday 9a.m.- 1 p.m.

Check- ups according to doctor’s schedule from 11a.m.- 1 p.m.

Cabinets:

Cabinet for HIV/AIDS and other immunodeficiency conditions with counseling

In the HIV/AIDS Clinic, examinations are performed for patients who come for follow-up visits and for receiving specific antiretroviral therapy. In the VCT Counseling Center (Voluntary Confidential Counseling and Testing), clients receive counseling and rapid testing. The approach to clients includes pre- test counseling, testing, and post-test counseling. The counseling center operates on the principles of voluntariness, confidentiality, and anonymity.

A referral from primary healthcare is not required for examination, counseling, or testing.

Clinic working hours: from 08:00 to 14:00 (Client services from 10:00 to 13:00).

Cabinet for hepatitis and blood- borne infections

Cabinet offers following health care services:

Follow- up after discharge; regular follow- up and treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis (B and C)
Follow- up of patients with acute viral hepatitis who are treated at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases and patients who are referred from primary health care and other hospitals
Health care services for employees after accidental events and reported injuries from sharp objects; recommendations and vaccination of employees against hepatitis B
Consilium for chronic hepatitis

Working hours: 8 a.m.- 2 p.m.

DAY HOSPITAL

In the Day Hospital, patients are observed for up to 24 hours. Patients are referred to the Day Hospital from the Emergency Outpatient Clinic of the Clinic for Infectious Diseases, following examination and assessment by an infectious disease specialist. During observation, all necessary therapeutic and diagnostic measures and procedures are applied, continuous monitoring and nursing care are provided, and all required consultative examinations are carried out.

After the observation period, the infectious disease specialist, either independently or in consultation with other consulting physicians, makes a decision regarding further treatment (hospital admission, discharge for home treatment with recommendations, or referral to another clinic for continued care).

The establishment of the Day Hospital within the Clinic for Infectious Diseases offers numerous advantages for both patients and the healthcare institution due to the organization of work, shortened hospital stay, and the rationalization of all necessary resources and costs.

If, after observation in the Day Hospital, a decision is made to admit the patient for inpatient treatment at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases, the patient or family members must obtain an additional referral from the responsible physician in primary healthcare. If the patient is referred to another clinic for further treatment after observation, an internal referral is issued from the Emergency Outpatient Clinic of the Clinic for Infectious Diseases.

DEPARTMENTS

DEPARTMENT OF SEMI- INTENSIVE CARE

Head of Department: Prim. Dr. Lejla Delalić, Specialist in Infectious Diseases
Head Nurse/Technician: Azrin Žigić, graduated technician

The department has 10 patient beds. It provides diagnostics and treatment for patients with infectious diseases who are in severe general condition (coma, sepsis, snake bites, mushroom poisoning, severe dehydration, patients with respiratory and other infections requiring oxygen therapy, therapy administered via a central venous catheter, feeding via a nasogastric tube, and other patients with severe conditions caused by infectious agents and complications).

Work in the Department includes continuous 24- hour monitoring, the application of therapeutic and diagnostic measures and procedures, nursing care, and other interventions according to the individual needs and condition of each patient. The department is staffed by a team consisting of an infectious disease specialist, a nurse/medical technician with a university degree, a nurse/medical technician with a secondary medical degree, and other necessary permanent and occasional staff.

The personnel working in the department are actively involved in all forms of education, as well as collaboration with various domestic and international experts in the fields of infectious diseases, microbiology, epidemiology, and related disciplines. The latest diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are implemented in accordance with global guidelines and recommendations.

DEPARTMENT FOR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS) INFECTIONS

Head of Department: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Humera Porobić Jahić, Specialist in Infectious Diseases
Head Nurse: Marija Mandić, graduated nurse

The department has 10 patient beds. It focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of CNS infections (meningitis, encephalitis, myelitis, and other CNS infections). Work in the Department includes continuous 24-hour monitoring, the application of therapeutic and diagnostic measures and procedures, nursing care, and other interventions according to the individual needs and condition of each patient.

The staff working in the department are actively involved in all forms of education, as well as cooperation with various domestic and international experts in the fields of infectious diseases, microbiology, epidemiology, and other related disciplines. The latest diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are implemented in accordance with global guidelines and recommendations.

DEPARTMENT FOR AIDS, RESPIRATORY, AND QUARANTINE DISEASES

Head of Department:
Head Nurse: Mirnesa Hodžić, Bachelor of Nursing

The Department for AIDS, Respiratory, and Quarantine Diseases specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory infections (COVID-19, influenza, pharyngitis, and other viral diseases of the respiratory system), as well as the diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS, treatment of opportunistic infections, and other complications. The department has 10 patient beds. Work in the Department includes continuous 24- hour monitoring, the application of therapeutic and diagnostic measures and procedures, nursing care, and other interventions according to the individual needs and condition of each patient.

The department is staffed by a team consisting of an infectious disease specialist, a nurse/medical technician with a university degree, a nurse/medical technician with a secondary medical degree, and other necessary permanent and occasional staff. The personnel working in the department are actively involved in all forms of education, as well as cooperation with various domestic and international experts in the fields of infectious diseases, microbiology, epidemiology, and other related disciplines. The latest diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are implemented in accordance with global guidelines and recommendations.

DEPARTMENT FOR HEPATITIS

Head of Department: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jasminka Petrović, Specialist in Infectious Diseases
Head Nurse: Dženita Hasanović, graduated nurse

The Department for Hepatitis provides diagnostics and treatment of viral hepatitis and other liver lesions caused by infectious agents.
The department has 10 patient beds, and its work includes continuous 24-hour monitoring, the application of therapeutic and diagnostic measures and procedures, nursing care, and other interventions according to the individual needs and condition of each patient.

DEPARTMENT FOR GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTIONS AND VIRAL EXANTHEMS

Head of Department: Dr. Azra Gutić Hodžić, Specialist in Infectious Diseases
Head Nurse: Halida Trumić, graduated nurse

This department performs diagnostics and treatment of patients with gastrointestinal infections (both community-acquired and hospital-acquired) caused by various infectious agents, foodborne intoxications, mushroom poisoning, Clostridium difficile infection, and others. It also provides diagnostics and treatment for patients with exanthematous infectious diseases (measles, varicella, scarlet fever, and other rash-producing infectious illnesses).

The department has 10 patient beds, and its work includes continuous 24-hour monitoring, the application of therapeutic and diagnostic measures and procedures, nursing care, and other interventions according to the individual needs and condition of each patient.

The department is staffed by a team consisting of an infectious disease specialist, a nurse/medical technician with a university degree, a nurse/medical technician with a secondary medical degree, and other necessary permanent and occasional staff. The personnel working in the department are actively involved in all forms of education, as well as cooperation with various domestic and international experts in infectious diseases, microbiology, epidemiology, and related fields. The latest diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are implemented in accordance with global guidelines and recommendations.

DEPARTMENT FOR URINARY INFECTIONS, ZOONOSES, AND UNEXPLAINED FEBRILE CONDITIONS

Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Dilista Piljić, Specialist in Infectious Diseases
Head Nurse: Mersiha Glavić, graduated nurse

The Department for Urinary Infections, Zoonoses, and Unexplained Febrile Conditions performs diagnostics and treatment of patients with urogenital and sexually transmitted diseases, zoonoses (brucellosis, leptospirosis, borreliosis, hantavirus infections, and other zoonoses), as well as unexplained febrile conditions.

An unexplained febrile condition refers to repeated episodes of elevated body temperature above 38.3°C lasting for three weeks, where the cause remains undetermined after three visits to a primary healthcare physician or after seven days of hospital treatment with standard diagnostic procedures.

The department has 10 patient beds, and its work includes continuous 24- hour monitoring, the application of therapeutic and diagnostic measures and procedures, nursing care, and other interventions according to the individual needs and condition of each patient.

The department is staffed by a team consisting of an infectious disease specialist, a nurse/medical technician with a university degree, a nurse/medical technician with a secondary medical degree, and other necessary permanent and occasional staff. The personnel working in the department are actively involved in all forms of education, as well as cooperation with various domestic and international experts in the fields of infectious diseases, microbiology, epidemiology, and related disciplines. The latest diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are implemented in accordance with global guidelines and recommendations.

The Clinic for Infectious Diseases serves as a teaching base for the Faculty of Medicine and the College of Health Studies at the University of Tuzla. As part of this teaching base, education and practical training are provided for students of the Faculty of Medicine, the Health Studies programs, and students of the Secondary Medical School. The Clinic also conducts training for interns who have completed the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Health Studies, or the Secondary Medical School, as well as training within the specialist internship according to the Curriculum and Program for Specializations/Subspecializations of the Ministry of Health of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Six physicians are engaged in the teaching process at the Faculty of Medicine: 2 full professors, 2 associate professors, and 1 assistant.

THE CLINIC STAFF

The Clinic has 56 employees:

Doctors specialists in infectious diseases: 10
Doctors on residency program:7
Secondary doctors: 2
Master theses in health care and management: 1
Graduated nurses/technicians: 10
Nurses/ technicians: 23
Secretary: 1
Supply officer:1
Escort/ caregiver for patients: 2

Books and publications written by employees of the Clinic:

Klinička toksikologija u pedijatriji, Tuzla: Medicinski fakultet Univerziteta u Tuzli, 2002.
Mikobakterije (Klinički značaj i dijagnostičke metode) Tuzla: Univerzitet u Tuzli 2003.
Šećerna bolest, Tuzla: Narodna i univerzitetska biblioteka ”Derviš Sušić”, 2003.
Zaštita razvojnog doba, Tuzla /Wuppertal:Bosanska riječ/ Das Bosniche Wort e.K, 2004.
Infektologija i zdravstvena njega infektivnih bolesnika, Tuzla: PrintCom, 2010.
Priručnik za primjenu antimikrobnih lijekova, Tuzla: Univerzitetski klinički centar Tuzla, Harfo-graf; 2010.
Infektologija, Sarajevo-Tuzla: Medicinski fakultet Univerziteta u Sarajevu, Asocijacija infektologa u Bosni i Hercegovini, 2011.
Neurologija, Tuzla: Infograf, 2012.
Teške infekcije i njihova antimikrobna terapija, Tuzla, Off-Set, 2013.
Infektologija, Tuzla, PrintCom, 2016.
Propedeutika infektološkog pregleda, Tuzla, Off-Set, 2017
Zoonoze u regiji Sjeveroistočne Bosne, Tuzla, Off-Set, 2024.