Domagoj Drenjančević

Prof. Dr. Domagoj Drenjančević


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Academic Career Length

20Years (2007-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 March 2013
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JBJerko Barbić
Jerko Barbić
DIDubravka Ivić
Dubravka Ivić
TATamara Alkhamis
Tamara Alkhamis
DDDomagoj Drenjančević
Domagoj Drenjančević
JIJosip Ivić
Josip Ivić
AVAleksandar Vcev
Aleksandar Vcev

22 June 2017 in Journal of Chemotherapy
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MBMaja Bogdan
Maja Bogdan
DDDomagoj Drenjančević
Domagoj Drenjančević
IDIvana Harsanji Drenjancevic
Ivana Harsanji Drenjancevic
BBBranka Bedenic
Branka Bedenic
VAVlasta Zujic Atalic
Vlasta Zujic Atalic
DVDubravka Vukovic
Dubravka Vukovic
The ability of A cinetobacter baumannii strains to form biofilm is one of the most important virulence factor which enables bacterial survival in a harsh environment and decreases antibiotic concentration as well. Subminimal inhibitory concentrations (subMICs) of antibiotics may change bacterial ultrastructure or have an influence on some different molecular mechanisms resulting in morphological or physiological changes in bacteria itself. The aim of this study was to determine effects of 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 and 1/16 minimal inhibitory concentrationsof imipenem, ampicillin-sulbactam, azithromycin, rifampicin and colistin on biofilm formation ability of 22 biofilm non-producing and 46 biofilm producing A. baumannii strains (30 weak producing strains and 16 moderate producing strains). Results of this study indicate that 1/2–1/16 MICs of imipenem, azithromycin, and rifampicin can reduce bacterial biofilm formation ability in moderate producing strains (p < 0.05), whereas 1/16 MIC of imipenem and 1/4–1/8 MICs of rifampicin reduce the biofilm formation in weak producing strains (p < 0.05). Statisticaly significant effect was detected among biofilm non-producing strains after their exposure to 1/16 MIC of azithromycin (p = 0.039). SubMICs of ampicillin-sulbactam and colistin did not have any significant effect on biofilm formation among tested A. baumannii strains.

1 March 2007
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DDDomagoj Drenjančević
Domagoj Drenjančević
JVJasmina Vranes
Jasmina Vranes
BBBranka Bedenić
Branka Bedenić
KSKatarina Sakić-Zdravcević
Katarina Sakić-Zdravcević

1 August 2011
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DIDubravka Ivić
Dubravka Ivić
IDIvana Harsanji Drenjancević
Ivana Harsanji Drenjancević
JIJosip Ivić
Josip Ivić
KSKristina Kujavec Sljivac
Kristina Kujavec Sljivac
DDDomagoj Drenjančević
Domagoj Drenjančević