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Bapoğlu Dümenci SS, Aral N, Gürsoy F, Demir E, Kadan G, Tosun S, Öz NS, Hafızoğlu G, Tosun C, Çelik Ş, Geçen M, Yelek Ö, Hepgül S, Yazgan EÖ, Çekiç Y. Non-depleting energy in the museum. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1286669. [PMID: 38023048 PMCID: PMC10659027 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1286669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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The present study aimed to uncover whether the renewable energy education carried out in a museum has an impact on awareness of renewable energy and the environment among children and their parents. The study was carried out with two groups of 65 children aged 6 years and their parents (n = 47). The findings revealed significant differences between the pretest and posttest in favor of the pretest and between pretest and follow-up test in favor of follow-up test, but there was no significant difference between posttest and follow-up test. We determined It was observed that the children had a considerable willingness to participate in the sessions and used the names of renewable energy sources in their follow-up drawings or their remarks on the drawings. Moreover, given the parents' statements, we discovered that the children acquired considerable awareness of the environment and efficient energy consumption and became acting more consciously toward renewable energy sources.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Tarsus University, Mersin, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Çankırı Karatekin University, Çankırı, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Graduate School of Educational Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Mineral Research and Exploration General Directorate, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Mineral Research and Exploration General Directorate, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Malatya Turgut Özal University, Malatya, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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Yatkin E, Aral N, Gunes LC, Tosun S. Mental well-being and test anxiety among students preparing for the university admission exam during the pandemic. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1184788. [PMID: 37546443 PMCID: PMC10403067 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1184788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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Objective The present study attempted to explore any potential association between test anxiety and mental well-being among high school students preparing for the university admission exam in times of the pandemic. Methods The sample of this correlational study consisted of 427 senior high school students in Caycuma district of Zonguldak, Turkey. The data were collected online using a demographic information form, the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale, and the Westside Test Anxiety Scale between April-May 2021. Results Our findings revealed student gender, paternal education, availability of a personal room and computer, and motivation for online classes to be factors associated with test anxiety. Besides, we discovered parental age, maternal education and employment, the device used for online classes, perceived effectiveness of distance education, and motivation for online classes to be linked with mental well-being among students. Conclusion In a nutshell, several factors were discovered to contribute to test anxiety, including student gender, paternal education, availability of a personal room and computer, and motivation for online classes. The findings also suggested some noteworthy factors influencing students' mental well-being, such as parental age, maternal education and employment, the device used for online classes, perceived effectiveness of distance education, and motivation for online classes. Finally, we uncovered a significant negative association between the participating students' test anxiety and mental well-being.
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- Department of Child Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Child Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Child Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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Kucirkova NI, Tosun S. Children's Olfactory Picturebooks: Charting New Trends in Early Childhood Education. Early Child Educ J 2023:1-10. [PMID: 37360605 PMCID: PMC10024514 DOI: 10.1007/s10643-023-01457-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Converging global trends (digitization, globalization, datafication) have influenced all aspects of children's literacies, including children's picturebooks. The recent turn towards embodied, affective and sensory literacies, stimulated our interest in multisensory picturebooks that engage all children's senses, including the sense of smell (olfaction). Olfactory children's picturebooks demand new forms of literary conversations, which capitalise on unique properties of odours and integrate these with stories. Drawing on a systematic search of children's picturebooks about, and with, smell, in paper-based and digital formats, we identified three principal ways in which olfaction is currently embedded in children's picturebooks: 1, as an add-on to depiction of objects (including foods, plants) and places, 2, as a device to introduce humour into a story, and 3, as an engagement tool for children's active participation in the story. We mobilise Sipe's (2008) concept of seven constituting elements in children's picturebooks to describe how current olfactory picturebooks apply the elements in their design and make recommendations for future development of children's olfactory picturebooks. Reflecting on the generative potential of literary theories and olfactory power to stimulate children's non-linguistic embodied interactions with picturebooks, we propose some extensions to the current olfactory picturebook landscape.
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- Ankara University, Graduate School of Health Sciences, 06110 Ankara, Turkey
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Elbahr U, Tekin R, Papić M, Pandak N, Erdem H, Can F, Alpat S, Pekok A, Pehlivanoglu F, Karamese M, Petru P, Kulzhanova S, Tosun S, Doğan M, Moroti R, Ramosaco E, Alay H, Puca E, Arapovic J, Pshenichnaya N, Fasciana T, Giammanco A. Factors leading to dissemination of cutaneous anthrax: an international ID-IRI study. New Microbes New Infect 2022; 48:101028. [PMID: 36193102 PMCID: PMC9526185 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2022.101028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Although anthrax is a rare zoonotic infection, it still causes significant mortality and morbidity. In this multicenter study, which is the largest anthrax case series ever reported, we aimed to describe the factors leading to dissemination of cutaneous anthrax. Methods Adult patients with cutaneous anthrax from 16 referral centers were pooled. The study had a retrospective design, and included patients treated between January 1, 1990 and December 1, 2019. Probable, and confirmed cases based upon CDC anthrax 2018 case definition were included in the study. A descriptive statistical analysis was performed for all variables. Results A total of 141 cutaneous anthrax patients were included. Of these, 105 (74%) patients had probable and 36 (26%) had confirmed diagnosis. Anthrax meningitis and bacteremia occurred in three and six patients, respectively. Sequelae were observed in three patients: cicatricial ectropion followed by ocular anthrax (n = 2) and movement restriction on the left hand after surgical intervention (n = 1). One patient had gastrointestinal anthrax. The parameters related to poor outcome (p < 0.05) were fever, anorexia, hypoxia, malaise/fatigue, cellulitis, fasciitis, lymphadenopathy, leukocytosis, high CRP and creatinine levels, longer duration of antimicrobial therapy, and combined therapy. The last two were seemingly the consequences of dissemination rather than being the reasons. The fatality rate was 1.4%. Conclusions Rapid identification of anthrax is crucial for prompt and effective treatment. Systemic symptoms, disseminated local infection, and high inflammatory markers should alert the treating physicians for the dissemination of the disease.
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- U.S. Elbahr
- Bahrain Oncology Center, King Hamad University Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, AlMuharraq, Bahrain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Libertas International University, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Bahrain Oncology Center, King Hamad University Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, AlMuharraq, Bahrain
- Corresponding author. Hakan Erdem, Department of Infectious Diseases, Bahrain Oncology Center, King Hamad University Hospital. Muharraq, Bahrain.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, VM Medical Park, Pendik Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Health Sciences, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey
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- Dr Victor Babes Clinical Hospital of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Astana Medical University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Namık Kemal University School of Medicine, Tekirdag, Turkey
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases ‘Matei Bals', and ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy’, Bucharest, Romania
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- Infectious Diseases Clinic, University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Infectious Diseases Clinic, University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maternal-Childhood, Internal Medicine of Excellence G. D'Alessandro, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maternal-Childhood, Internal Medicine of Excellence G. D'Alessandro, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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Baysal M, Alkış N, Tosun S. Signet ring cell carcinoma metastasis in the bone marrow accompanied by cancer related thrombotic microangiopathy as a first presentation. Niger J Clin Pract 2022; 25:211-214. [PMID: 35170451 DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_622_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Cancer related thrombotic microangiopathies usually cause a diagnostic dilemma for hematologists and clinicians. In this case report, we presented a fifty-nine-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia due to the carcinoma metastasis to the bone marrow. As a result of rapid evaluations, it was revealed that the histological subtype of the cancer was signet ring cell carcinoma, and despite all the interventions, the patient died at a very short time after the initial presentation. Regardless of all the innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of thrombotic microangiopathies, cancer-associated thrombotic microangiopathy is still fatal and deadly today.
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- M Baysal
- Department of Hematology, Bursa City Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Bursa City Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Bursa City Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
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Tosun S, Batirel A, Oluk AI, Aksoy F, Puca E, Bénézit F, Ural S, Nayman-Alpat S, Yamazhan T, Koksaldi-Motor V, Tekin R, Parlak E, Tattevin P, Kart-Yasar K, Guner R, Bastug A, Meric-Koc M, Oncu S, Sagmak-Tartar A, Denk A, Pehlivanoglu F, Sengoz G, Sørensen SM, Celebi G, Baštáková L, Gedik H, Dirgen-Caylak S, Esmaoglu A, Erol S, Cag Y, Karagoz E, Inan A, Erdem H. Tetanus in adults: results of the multicenter ID-IRI study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2017; 36:1455-1462. [PMID: 28353183 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-017-2954-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Tetanus is an acute, severe infection caused by a neurotoxin secreting bacterium. Various prognostic factors affecting mortality in tetanus patients have been described in the literature. In this study, we aimed to analyze the factors affecting mortality in hospitalized tetanus patients in a large case series. This retrospective multicenter study pooled data of tetanus patients from 25 medical centers. The hospitals participating in this study were the collaborating centers of the Infectious Diseases International Research Initiative (ID-IRI). Only adult patients over the age of 15 years with tetanus were included. The diagnosis of tetanus was made by the clinicians at the participant centers. Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital's Review Board approved the study. Prognostic factors were analyzed by using the multivariate regression analysis method. In this study, 117 adult patients with tetanus were included. Of these, 79 (67.5%) patients survived and 38 (32.5%) patients died. Most of the deaths were observed in patients >60 years of age (60.5%). Generalized type of tetanus, presence of pain at the wound area, presence of generalized spasms, leukocytosis, high alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) values on admission, and the use of equine immunoglobulins in the treatment were found to be statistically associated with mortality (p < 0.05 for all). Here, we describe the prognostic factors for mortality in tetanus. Immunization seems to be the most critical point, considering the advanced age of our patients. A combination of laboratory and clinical parameters indicates mortality. Moreover, human immunoglobulins should be preferred over equine sera to increase survival.
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- S Tosun
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Center "Mother Teresa", Tirana, Albania
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- Infectious Diseases and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
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- Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Tayfur Ata Sokmen School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Infectious Diseases and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Izmit, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Aydin, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Firat University School of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Firat University School of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Faculty Hospital Brno, Department of Infectious Diseases and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Mugla Sitki Kocman University School of Medicine, Mugla, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology Intensive Care Unit, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Principal Coordinator of ID-IRI, Ankara, Turkey.
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Erdem H, Elaldi N, Ak O, Gulsun S, Tekin R, Ulug M, Duygu F, Sunnetcioglu M, Tulek N, Guler S, Cag Y, Kaya S, Turker N, Parlak E, Demirdal T, Ataman Hatipoglu C, Avci A, Bulut C, Avci M, Pekok A, Savasci U, Kaya S, Sozen H, Tasbakan M, Guven T, Bolukcu S, Cesur S, Sahin-Horasan E, Kazak E, Denk A, Gonen I, Karagoz G, Haykir Solay A, Alici O, Kader C, Senturk G, Tosun S, Turan H, Baran A, Ozturk-Engin D, Bozkurt F, Deveci O, Inan A, Kadanali A, Sayar M, Cetin B, Yemisen M, Naz H, Gorenek L, Agalar C. Genitourinary brucellosis: results of a multicentric study. Clin Microbiol Infect 2014; 20:O847-53. [DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2013] [Revised: 05/12/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Ozturk-Engin D, Erdem H, Gencer S, Kaya S, Baran AI, Batirel A, Tekin R, Celen MK, Denk A, Guler S, Ulug M, Turan H, Pekok AU, Mermut G, Kaya S, Tasbakan M, Tulek N, Cag Y, Inan A, Yalci A, Ataman-Hatipoglu C, Gonen I, Dogan-Celik A, Bozkurt F, Gulsun S, Sunnetcioglu M, Guven T, Duygu F, Parlak E, Sozen H, Tosun S, Demirdal T, Guclu E, Karabay O, Uzun N, Gunal O, Diktas H, Haykir-Solay A, Erbay A, Kader C, Aydin O, Erdem A, Elaldi N, Kadanali A, Yulugkural Z, Gorenek L, Altındis M, Bolukcu S, Agalar C, Ormeci N. Liver involvement in patients with brucellosis: results of the Marmara study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2014; 33:1253-62. [PMID: 24557334 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-014-2064-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease that primarily affects the reticuloendothelial system. But, the extent of liver damage in due course of the disease is unclear. This study included 325 brucellosis patients with significant hepatobiliary involvement identified with microbiological analyses from 30 centers between 2000 and 2013. The patients with ≥5 times of the upper limit of normal for aminotransferases, total bilirubin level ≥2 mg/dl or local liver lesions were enrolled. Clinical hepatitis was detected in 284 patients (87.3 %) and cholestasis was detected in 215 (66.1 %) patients. Fatigue (91 %), fever (86 %), sweating (83 %), arthralgia (79 %), and lack of appetite (79 %) were the major symptoms. Laboratory tests showed anemia in 169 (52 %), thrombocytopenia in 117 (36 %), leukopenia in 81 (25 %), pancytopenia in 42 (13 %), and leukocytosis in 20 (6 %) patients. The most commonly used antibiotic combinations were doxycycline plus an aminoglycoside (n = 73), doxycycline plus rifampicin (n = 71), doxycycline plus rifampicin and an aminoglycoside (n = 27). The duration of ALT normalization differed significantly in three treatment groups (p < 0.001). The use of doxycycline and an aminoglycoside in clinical hepatitis showed better results compared to doxycycline and rifampicin or rifampicin, aminoglycoside, doxycycline regimens (p < 0.05). However, the length of hospital stay did not differ significantly between these three combinations (p > 0.05). During the follow-up, treatment failure occurred in four patients (1 %) and relapse was seen in three patients (0.9 %). Mortality was not observed. Hepatobiliary involvement in brucellosis has a benign course with suitable antibiotics and the use of doxycycline and an aminoglycoside regimen seems a better strategy in select patients.
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- D Ozturk-Engin
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Kalaycioglu H, Korukluoglu G, Ozkul A, Oncul O, Tosun S, Karabay O, Gozalan A, Uyar Y, Caglayık DY, Atasoylu G, Altas AB, Yolbakan S, Ozden TN, Bayrakdar F, Sezak N, Pelıtlı TS, Kurtcebe ZO, Aydın E, Ertek M. Emergence of West Nile virus infections in humans in Turkey, 2010 to 2011. Euro Surveill 2012; 17:20182. [PMID: 22687827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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In 2010, 47 human cases of West Nile virus (WNV)infection, including 12 laboratory-confirmed and 35 probable cases, were identified in Turkey. These were the first cases detected during routine surveillance.The patients were from 15 provinces, mainly located in the western part of the country. Incidence was 0.19/100,000 with a maximum of 1.39 in Sakarya province.Forty of the total 47 cases showed neuroinvasive manifestation. Median age was 58 years with a range of four to 86. Ten of the patients died. Enhanced surveillance in humans and animals and mosquito control measures were implemented. The WNV infections were included in the national notifiable diseases list as of April 2011. In 2011, three probable and two confirmed cases of WNV infection were diagnosed in provinces where infections had been detected in the previous year, supporting a lower activity than 2010. However,detection of WNV infections in humans in 2010 and 2011 consecutively, may indicate that WNV has become endemic in the western part of Turkey. Field epidemiological studies were undertaken to understand more about the nature of infection in Turkey.
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- H Kalaycioglu
- Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Ankara, Turkey.
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Kalaycioglu H, Korukluoglu G, Ozkul A, Oncul O, Tosun S, Karabay O, Gozalan A, Uyar Y, Caglayık DY, Atasoylu G, Altas AB, Yolbakan S, Ozden TN, Bayrakdar F, Sezak N, Pelıtlı TS, Kurtcebe ZO, Aydın E, Ertek M. Emergence of West Nile virus infections in humans in Turkey, 2010 to 2011. Euro Surveill 2012. [DOI: 10.2807/ese.17.21.20182-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In 2010, 47 human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection, including 12 laboratory-confirmed and 35 probable cases, were identified in Turkey. These were the first cases detected during routine surveillance. The patients were from 15 provinces, mainly located in the western part of the country. Incidence was 0.19/100,000 with a maximum of 1.39 in Sakarya province. Forty of the total 47 cases showed neuroinvasive manifestation. Median age was 58 years with a range of four to 86. Ten of the patients died. Enhanced surveillance in humans and animals and mosquito control measures were implemented. The WNV infections were included in the national notifiable diseases list as of April 2011. In 2011, three probable and two confirmed cases of WNV infection were diagnosed in provinces where infections had been detected in the previous year, supporting a lower activity than 2010. However, detection of WNV infections in humans in 2010 and 2011 consecutively, may indicate that WNV has become endemic in the western part of Turkey. Field epidemiological studies were undertaken to understand more about the nature of infection in Turkey.
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- H Kalaycioglu
- Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Ankara, Turkey
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- Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Virology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Ankara, Turkey
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- State Hospital, Manisa, Turkey
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- Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Ankara, Turkey
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- Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Ankara, Turkey
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- Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Ankara, Turkey
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- Provincial Health Directorate, Manisa, Turkey
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- Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Ankara, Turkey
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- Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Ankara, Turkey
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- Provincial Health Directorate, Manisa, Turkey
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- Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Ankara, Turkey
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- State Hospital, Manisa, Turkey
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- Ministry of Health, General Directorate of Primary Health Care, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ministry of Health, General Directorate of Primary Health Care, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ministry of Health, General Directorate of Primary Health Care, Ankara, Turkey
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- Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Ankara, Turkey
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OBJECTIVE This study was designed to evaluate the effects of probiotics on the severity of experimental acute pancreatitis. DESIGN Experimental study. SETTING Experiments were done in a laboratory at Haydarpasa Numune Teaching and Research Hospital. SUBJECTS A total of 50 Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups. INTERVENTIONS Group 1 was control group. Group 2 received an intraperitoneal injection of a 20% solution in 0.15 mol/l NaCL. Group 3 was injected NaCL and fed with probiotics. Acute pancreatitis was induced in rats by intrperitoneal injection of L-Arginine in groups 4 and 5. The rats in group 5 were treated with probiotics. The pancreas was removed for histologic examination. Evaluation of the pathologic changes was done by a new combined histopathologic grading scale. RESULTS The mean scores of fibrosis, acinar cell loss, oedema, parenchymal necrosis, mononuclear cells infiltration, polymorphonuclear leucocytes infiltration, ductal damage and atypical reactive regeneration in group 5 were significantly lower than group 4. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated that enteral feedings with added probiotics can reduce the severity of acute pancreatitis. SPONSORSHIP None.
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- M A T Muftuoglu
- The Fourth General Surgical Department of Haydarpasa Numune Teaching and Training Hospital, Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey.
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