Edmond Puca

ORCID: 0000-0002-0621-4865
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Research Areas
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Leptospirosis research and findings
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Poxvirus research and outbreaks
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
  • Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Dermatological diseases and infestations
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Global Health and Epidemiology

Mother Teresa Hospital
2014-2025

University of Medicine Tirana
2015-2024

University of Tirana
2023

Swedish American Hospital
2021-2022

Amerikan Hastanesi
2013

Albanian University
2012

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes
2012

10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2025.116709 article EN Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 2025-01-01

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a frequent problem worldwide which caused by microbial invasion to different tissues of the urinary tract. Urine is normally sterile, that is, free bacteria, viruses, and fungi. A infection condition in one or more parts system (the kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra) become infected. UTIs most common bacterial general population, with an estimated overall incidence rate 18 per 1000 person year. It recorded older people [1]. In addition, major cause...

10.4172/2327-5073.1000e120 article EN Clinical Microbiology Open Access 2014-01-01

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is known to have a wide spectrum of effects on the respiratory, cardiac, neurological, hematopoietic, gastrointestinal, ocular and urological systems, but there very little information its human ovary. Our aims are describe unique case that developed amenorrhea during after SARS-CoV-2 push researchers do more researches understand ovaries. A 27-year-old female patient presented with amenorrhea. She had fever second day...

10.14740/jmc3791 article EN Journal of Medical Cases 2022-03-25

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic spirochetal disease with global importance, which continues to have major impact on public health in developing countries. The prevalence of the much higher males. objectives this study were: give some data and share our experience human leptospirosis Albania; describe regarding role gender leptospirosis; make specific analysis clinical manifestations patients diagnosed treated for service review literature related hypothesis.We reviewed epidemiologic data, risk...

10.3855/jidc.9805 article EN cc-by The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2018-03-31

Introduction: Pancreatitis is a rare complication of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). The causative agents HFRS are hantaviruses, which belong to the genus Hantavirus, family Bunyaviridae. purpose this study was evaluate cases acute pancreatitis (AP) in patients at Service Infectious Diseases, Tirana, Albania.
 Methodology: In retrospective study, clinical and laboratory data obtained from 36 confirmed HFRS, between January 2011 December 2016. diagnosis had been by positive...

10.3855/jidc.9567 article EN cc-by The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2017-12-10

Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain matter, very often associated with viral infections, but it can also be caused by non-viral pathogens such as leptospirosis. Leptospirosis a systemic disease bacteria Leptospira genus. Leptospiral infection has broad spectrum clinical manifestations ranging from subclinical or mild illness to fulminant life-threatening illness. In this case report we describe young patient Southern Albania isolated encephalitis Leptospira, where was initial...

10.3855/jidc.8613 article EN cc-by The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2017-04-30

Introduction: Tigecycline has a broad spectrum of activity, including activity against drug-resistant Gram-positive and -negative microorganisms. Its side effects are significant, but hypoglycemia is rare finding during treatment. We aim to present an event severe in patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus replacement renal therapy, hemodialysis after initiating tigecycline. Case presentation: A 54-year-old female diagnosed was under treatment basal-bolus insulin therapy oral antihypertensive...

10.3855/jidc.18229 article EN cc-by The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2024-07-29

Background: Leptospirosis is a zoonosis, caused by Leptospira species. Human infection pathogenic may present variable clinical manifestations ranging from subclinical with undifferentiated febrile illness to jaundice, renal failure, and potentially lethal pulmonary disease. Methods: From 48 cases serologically confirmed positive IgM ELISA for leptospirosis during January 2002-December 2010 in our hospital, we included 43.7% (21 patients) presented respiratory symptoms. Results: All patients...

10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.660 article EN publisher-specific-oa International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2012-06-01
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