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Yıldırım S, Kirakli C, Özdemir Y, Tosun S, Ermin S, Polat G, Yılmaz C, Bilaçeroğlu S, Salık B, Kömürcüoğlu B, Ödemiş İ, Köse Ş, Uzun U, Aydın G, İlhan E. Impact of vaccination on ICU admissions of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in a country with a heterologous vaccine policy. J Infect Dev Ctries 2024; 18:513-519. [PMID: 38728641 DOI: 10.3855/jidc.18342] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Vaccination against coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is highly effective in preventing severe disease and mortality. Adenoviral vector and mRNA vaccines were effective against intensive care unit (ICU) admission, but the effectiveness of inactivated vaccine on ICU admission was unclear. We aimed to evaluate the effect of vaccination status on ICU admission in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in a country with heterologous vaccination policy. METHODOLOGY This is a retrospective multicenter study conducted in three hospitals in Izmir, Turkey between 1 January 2021 and 31 March 2022. Patients aged ≥ 18 years and hospitalized due to COVID-19 were included in the study. Patients who had never been vaccinated and patients who had been vaccinated with a single dose were considered unvaccinated. A logistic regression analysis was performed for evaluating risk factors for ICU admission. RESULTS A total of 2,110 patients were included in the final analysis. The median age was 66 years (IQR, 53-76 years) and 54% of the patients were vaccinated. During the study period, 407 patients (19.3%) were transferred to the ICU due to disease severity. Patients who were admitted to the ICU were older (median age 68 vs. 65 years, p < 0.001); and the number of unvaccinated individuals was higher among ICU patients (57% vs. 45%, p < 0.001). In multivariate regression analysis, being unvaccinated was found to be the most important independent risk factor for ICU admission with an OR of 2.06 (95% CI, 1.64-2.59). CONCLUSIONS Vaccination against COVID-19 is effective against ICU admission and hospital mortality.
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- Süleyman Yıldırım
- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Izmir School of Medicine, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Disease and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, Izmir, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Izmir School of Medicine, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Disease and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, Izmir, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Izmir School of Medicine, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Izmir School of Medicine, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Izmir School of Medicine, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Disease and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pulmonology, Izmir, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Izmir School of Medicine, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Disease and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pulmonology, Izmir, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Izmir School of Medicine, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Disease and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pulmonology, Izmir, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Izmir School of Medicine, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Disease and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pulmonology, Izmir, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Izmir School of Medicine, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Disease and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pulmonology, Izmir, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Izmir School of Medicine, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Disease and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pulmonology, Izmir, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Izmir Faculty of Medicine, Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Izmir Faculty of Medicine, Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Izmir Faculty of Medicine, Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Izmir, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Izmir Faculty of Medicine, Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Izmir, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Izmir Faculty of Medicine, Bozyaka Research and Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Özkarakaş H, Özdemir Y, Tosun S, Tekgül ZT, Bilgin MU, Özmuk O, Çalık B. Risks of Polymyxin B Nephrotoxicity and Its Precursors in the Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Cureus 2023; 15:e44301. [PMID: 37779820 PMCID: PMC10535720 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.44301] [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] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Polymyxin group antibiotics constitute a part of our limited arsenal in the treatment of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria. However, their use is limited especially due to nephrotoxicity and other side effects. In this study, we primarily aimed to determine the effect of polymyxin B on the rate of nephrotoxicity in critically ill patients, and secondly to identify the factors that facilitate nephrotoxicity caused by polymyxin B. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was designed as a retrospective cohort study and conducted by scanning patients aged 18 years or older who had been admitted to our intensive care unit (ICU) in 2022 and treated with polymyxin B for at least 72 hours. Patients without chronic renal failure and acute kidney injury (AKI) before starting polymyxin B therapy were included and AKI was examined after the use of polymyxin B. The patients were then divided into two groups, those with AKI and those without AKI. We tried to find factors that may facilitate AKI by comparing the two groups. RESULTS Of the patients, 26 were female and 34 were male. In 21 of the patients (35%), renal damage of varying degrees developed; these patients belonged to the nephrotoxicity (NT) group, while the rest belonged to the non-nephrotoxicity (non-NT) group. We found that advanced age (p=0.008), low baseline GFR (p=0.01), baseline creatinine (p=0.006), BMI (p=0.011), concomitant diseases (p<0.001), and days of use of polymyxin B (p=0.006) were statistically different between the two groups. In multivariate analysis of univariate analysis, we found that duration of polymyxin B use, BMI, and advanced age were independent risk factors for AKI development. CONCLUSION We found that 21 (35%) of 60 intensive care unit patients who had no previous history of kidney injury developed kidney injury after being treated with polymyxin B. We identified advanced age, high BMI, and duration of polymyxin B use as independent risk factors. Therefore, we recommend close monitoring of renal function and prompt intervention, particularly in patients with risk factors, during polymyxin B use.
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- Hüseyin Özkarakaş
- Intensive Care Unit, University of Health Sciences Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, TUR
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- Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, TUR
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- Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, TUR
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- Anesthesiology and Reanimation, University of Health Sciences Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, TUR
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- Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Helios Klinikum Schleswig, Academic Teaching Hospital for the University of Kiel and Lubeck, Schleswig, DEU
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- Critical Care Medicine, University of Health Sciences Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, TUR
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- General Surgery, University of Health Sciences Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, TUR
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Yüce Yıldırım D, Arı A, Yiş R, Emrah Soylu F, Tosun S. Comparison of the Efficacy of Colistin and Meropenem Monotherapy with Meropenem/Ertapenem Combination in an Experimental Sepsis Model of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae. mjima 2022. [DOI: 10.4274/mjima.galenos.2022.2022.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Sarıgül Yıldırım F, Üser Ü, Didem Sarı N, Kurtaran B, Önlen Y, Şenateş E, Gündüz A, Zerdali E, Karsen H, Batırel A, Karaali R, Güner R, Yamazhan T, Köse Ş, Erben N, İnce N, Köksal İ, Çuvalcı Öztoprak N, Yörük G, Kömür S, Bal T, Kaya S, Bozkurt İ, Günal Ö, Esen Yıldız İ, İnan D, Barut Ş, Namıduru M, Tosun S, Türker K, Şener A, Hızel K, Baykam N, Duygu F, Bodur H, Can G, Gül HC, Sağmak Tartar A, Çelebi G, Sünnetçioğlu M, Karabay O, Kumbasar Karaosmanoğlu H, Sırmatel F, Tabak F. In a Real-Life Setting, Direct-Acting Antivirals to People Who Inject Drugs with Chronic Hepatitis C in Turkey. Turk J Gastroenterol 2022; 33:971-978. [PMID: 36415900 PMCID: PMC9797763 DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2022.21834] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND People who inject drugs (PWID) should be treated in order to eliminate hepatitis C virus in the world. The aim of this study was to compare direct-acting antivirals treatment of hepatitis C virus for PWID and non-PWID in a real-life setting. METHODS We performed a prospective, non-randomized, observational multicenter cohort study in 37 centers. All patients treated with direct-acting antivirals between April 1, 2017, and February 28, 2019, were included. In total, 2713 patients were included in the study among which 250 were PWID and 2463 were non-PWID. Besides patient characteristics, treatment response, follow-up, and side effects of treatment were also analyzed. RESULTS Genotype 1a and 3 were more prevalent in PWID-infected patients (20.4% vs 9.9% and 46.8% vs 5.3%). The number of naïve patients was higher in PWID (90.7% vs 60.0%), while the number of patients with cirrhosis was higher in non-PWID (14.1% vs 3.7%). The loss of follow-up was higher in PWID (29.6% vs 13.6%). There was no difference in the sustained virologic response at 12 weeks after treatment (98.3% vs 98.4%), but the end of treatment response was lower in PWID (96.2% vs 99.0%). In addition, the rate of treatment completion was lower in PWID (74% vs 94.4%). CONCLUSION Direct-acting antivirals were safe and effective in PWID. Primary measures should be taken to prevent the loss of follow-up and poor adherence in PWID patients in order to achieve World Health Organization's objective of eliminating viral hepatitis.
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- Figen Sarıgül Yıldırım
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, İstanbul Education Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Hatay, Turkey
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Medeniyet University Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, İstanbul Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Haseki Education Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Harran University Faculty of Medicine, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, İstanbul Doctor Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Namık Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Tekirdağ, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, İzmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Düzce University Medical School, Düzce, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Karadeniz Teknik University Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, İstanbul Education Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Hatay, Turkey
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Medeniyet University Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Samsun Education Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Training and Research Hospital, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gaziosmanpaşa University Medical Faculty, Tokat, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gaziantep University Medical Faculty, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, İstanbul Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Çanakkale 18 Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Hitit University Faculty of Medicine, Çorum, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Bolu İzzet Baysal University Medical Faculty, Bolu, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Health Science University Gülhane Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Fırat University School of Medicine, Elazığ, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Training and Research Hospital, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Yüzüncü Yıl University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, İstanbul Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bolu İzzet Baysal University Medical Faculty, Bolu, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gaziosmanpaşa University Medical Faculty, Tokat, Turkey
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Önlen Y, Bal T, Çabalak M, Çuvalcı Öztoprak N, Didem Sarı N, Kurtaran B, Şenateş E, Gündüz A, Zerdali E, Karsen H, Batırel A, Karaali R, Güner R, Yamazhan T, Köse Ş, Erben N, İnce N, Köksal İ, Sarıgül Yıldırım F, Yörük G, Kömür S, Kaya S, Esen Ş, Günal Ö, Esen Yıldız İ, İnan D, Barut Ş, Namıduru M, Tosun S, Türker K, Şener A, Hızel K, Baykam N, Duygu F, Akıncı E, Can G, User Ü, Cem Gül H, Akbulut A, Çelebi G, Sünnetçioğlu M, Karabay O, Kumbasar Karaosmanoğlu H, Sırmatel F, Tabak F. Efficacy and Safety of Direct-Acting Antivirals in Elderly Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C: A Nationwide Real-Life, Observational, Multicenter Study from Turkey. Turk J Gastroenterol 2022; 33:862-873. [PMID: 35946896 PMCID: PMC9623221 DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2022.21271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The number and proportion of elderly patients living with chronic hepatitis C are expected to increase in the coming years. We aimed to compare the real-world efficacy and safety of direct-acting antiviral treatment in elderly and younger Turkish adults infected with chronic hepatitis C. METHODS In this multicenter prospective study, 2629 eligible chronic hepatitis C patients treated with direct-acting antivirals between April 2017 and December 2019 from 37 Turkish referral centers were divided into 2 age groups: elderly (≥65 years) and younger adults (<65 years) and their safety was compared between 2 groups in evaluable population. Then, by matching the 2 age groups for demographics and pretreatment risk factors for a non-sustained virological response, a total of 1516 patients (758 in each group) and 1244 patients (622 in each group) from the modified evaluable population and per-protocol population were included in the efficacy analysis and the efficacy was compared between age groups. RESULTS The sustained virological response in the chronic hepatitis C patients was not affected by the age and the presence of cirrhosis both in the modified evaluable population and per-protocol population (P = .879, P = .508 for modified evaluable population and P = .058, P = .788 for per-protocol population, respectively). The results of the per-protocol analysis revealed that male gender, patients who had a prior history of hepatocellular carcinoma, patients infected with non-genotype 1 hepatitis C virus, and patients treated with sofosbuvir+ribavirin had a significantly lower sustained virological response 12 rates (P < .001, P = .047, P = .013, and P = .025, respectively). CONCLUSION Direct-acting antivirals can be safely used to treat Turkish elderly chronic hepatitis C patients with similar favorable efficacy and safety as that in younger adults.
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- Yusuf Önlen
- Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Antakya, Turkey
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- Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Antakya, Turkey
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- Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Antakya, Turkey
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Harran University Faculty of Medicine, Urfa, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Tekirdağ, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Eskişehir Osman Gazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Düzce University Faculty of Medicine, Düzce, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, İstanbul Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Samsun 19 Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, RTE University Faculty of Medicine, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gaziosmanpaşa University Faculty of Medicine, Tokat, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Çanakkale 18 Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Hitit University Faculty of Medicine, Çorum, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Bolu İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazığ, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Yüzüncü Yıl University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Hatay, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bolu İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey
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- İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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Çalık Ş, Demir İ, Uzeken E, Tosun S, Özkan Özdemir H, Coşkuner SA, Demir S. [Investigation of the Relationship Between the Immune Responses due to COVID-19 Vaccine and Peripheral Bloodlymphocyte Subtypes of Healthcare Workers]. MIKROBIYOL BUL 2022; 56:729-739. [PMID: 36458718 DOI: 10.5578/mb.20229610] [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: 06/17/2023]
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Worldwide vaccination is the best strategy to limit the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim of this study was to investigate the antibody levels and hemogram parameters and the prediction of T-helper, T-cytotoxic and B lymphocyte subtypes in the peripheral blood for the development of these antibodies in the selected group of healthcare workers who were vaccinated with CoronaVac® (Sinovac, China). In a previous study with the same researchers, blood samples were taken from healthcare workers one month after the second vaccination, and anti-RBD anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (anti-SARS-CoV-2) IgG antibodies were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. Test results were classified as binding antibody <25.6 BAU/mL unresponsive, 25.6-35.1 BAU/mL weak response, <35.2 BAU/mL strong response, according to the assay manufacturer's recommendations. According to these criteria, it was determined that 22 (8.3%) people had no response, 25 (9.5%) people had a moderate response, and 217 (82.2%) people had a strong response. According to these results, 30 people from each group were invited. The results of three individuals were excluded from the evaluation due to chronic illness. A total of 87 health workers were included in the study. Twenty-two of these people had no response, 25 had a moderate response, and 40 had a good response. Flow cytometry was used to examine the peripheral blood lymphocyte percentage distribution. Statistical analyzes were performed with SPSS 26 software. The conformity of the variables to the normal distribution was examined using analytical methods (Kolmogorov-Smirnov/ Shapiro-Wilk tests). Pearson's Chi-square test was used to compare categorical variables. The correlation between the antibody level and the measurement results of hemogram parameters and lymphocyte indicators was evaluated by Pearson's correlation analysis. The model was established by performing linear regression analysis with the variables correlated with the antibody level. Cases with a p value below 0.05 were considered statistically significant. The age range of the participants in the study was 22-69. The mean age was 45.5 ± 10.4 years. Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 virus were detected by ELISA method in 65 (74.7%) of the healthcare professionals, while no antibodies were detected in 22 (25.3%) of them. Lymphocyte count (p= 0.002), CD3 count (p= 0.0004), CD4 count (p= 0.0001), CD3/CD19 ratio (p= 0.011), CD4 percentage (p= 0.004) in the antibody positive group was found to be significant. According to the level of correlation between antibody level and lymphocyte indicators, a statistically significant negative correlation was found in CD3, CD4, CD8 and CD19 positive lymphocytes, respectively, and the best correlation was observed in CD3 positive lymphocytes. The formula f (Antibody level)= y= 358002 -0.176 x CD3 + 0.469 x CD19 was created using the linear regression model. In the light of the data of this study, the central role of T and B cells in COVID-19 immunization emerges. The vaccine-related antibody level-related formula may be useful for healthcare professionals in patient follow-up. It is thought that conducting vaccine related immune response studies involving larger populations will contribute more to the literature.
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- Şebnem Çalık
- University of Health Sciences İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İzmir, Türkiye
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- University of Health Sciences İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Internal Diseases, İzmir, Türkiye
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- University of Health Sciences İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Health Care Service, İzmir, Türkiye
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- University of Health Sciences İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İzmir, Türkiye
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- University of Health Sciences İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İzmir, Türkiye
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- University of Health Sciences İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İzmir, Türkiye
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- University of Health Sciences İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Health Care Service, İzmir, Türkiye
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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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Seyman D, Keskin AS, Küçükateş E, Ceylan MR, Kul G, Tosun S, Oğuzöncül AF, Gazel ÖZ, Uzar H, Uysal S, Aliravcı ID, Kaya SY, Uğuz M, Can M, Demirkıran BÇ, Kul H, Şölen EY, Can H, Deniz M, Altuntaş B. Healthcare personnel's attitude and coverage about tetanus vaccination in Turkey: a multicenter study. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2022; 18:2014732. [PMID: 35172681 PMCID: PMC8973359 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2021.2014732] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The tetanus vaccine is not routinely given to Turkish adults. Protective tetanus immunity decreases with age. Health-care personnel (HCPs), who are role models in the field of health, are a target group in order to achieve a higher rate of tetanus vaccination in the community. This study was designed to evaluate attitudes and coverage regarding tetanus vaccination among a large sample of Turkish HCPs. This cross-sectional epidemiologic study was conducted from July to August 2019. A questionnaire was sent to HCPs using social media. Of the 10,644 HCPs included in the study, 65% were female. Overall, the tetanus vaccination coverage (TVC) among HCPs was 78.5% (95% CI: 77.7%-79.3%). TVC was significantly higher among physicians [83.4% (95% CI: 82%-84.6%); p < .001] compared with all other HCPs except nurses. Older age (≥40 years) and length of professional experience were significantly correlated with TVC. Of the 8353 HCPs who received tetanus vaccines during their lifetime, 73.03% received tetanus vaccination in the past 10 years. The self-vaccination rate for protection against tetanus was 13.1%. Acute injuries (25.42%) and pregnancy (23.9%) were the most common reasons for having the tetanus vaccine. One-third (33.7%) of HCPs did not have information about whether pregnant women could receive tetanus vaccinations. This survey study provided excellent baseline information about HCPs’ coverage rates and attitudes regarding tetanus vaccination. The present results suggested that tetanus boosters for HCPs should be established as soon as possible, and revealed that the HCPs younger than 30 years with relatively less professional experience and all other HCPs except nurses and physicians should be identified as the target population for future intervention programs.
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- Derya Seyman
- Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Cerrahpasa Cardiology Institution, Department of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Harran University Medical Faculty, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kırıkhan State Hospital, Hatay, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gaziantep Cengiz Gökçek Maternity and Children Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Viranşehir State Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Balıkesir University Medical Faculty, Balıkesir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Manavgat State Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sungurlu State Hospital, Çorum, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Mersin City Education and Research Hospital, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gülhane Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hatay State Hospital, Hatay, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Bozok University Medical Faculty, Yozgat, Turkey
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- Departments of Family Medicine, Private Aymira Nursing Home and Elderly Care Center, İzmir, Turkey
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- Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Departments of Family Medicine, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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Tosun S, Deveci S, Kasırga E. Effect of a Nationwide Universal HBV Vaccination Program and Catch-up Vaccination Campaign on HBV Prevalence in Children. Egypt J Immunol 2021. [DOI: 10.4274/vhd.galenos.2021.2021-5-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Tabak F, Şirin G, Demir M, Aladağ M, Sümer Ş, Kurtaran B, Tosun S, Yamazhan T, Bozkurt İ, Gürbüz Y, Batırel A, Şenateş E, Kandemir FÖ, Topal F, Doğanay HL, Sezgin O, Mıstık R, Köse Ş, Yılmaz Y, İnan D, Köksal İ, Parlak E, Akdoğan M, Güner R. Demographic Characteristics and Transmission Risk Factors of Patients with Hepatitis C Virus in Turkey: The EPI-C, A Multicenter and Cross-sectional Trial. Egypt J Immunol 2021. [DOI: 10.4274/vhd.galenos.2021.2021-1-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Tosun S, Ozkan Ozdemir H, Erdogan E, Akcay S, Aysin M, Eskut N, Ortan P, Eskut B. Adverse events report of inactivated COVID-19 vaccine from 4040 healthcare workers. Postgrad Med 2021; 134:104-110. [PMID: 34705583 DOI: 10.1080/00325481.2021.1999708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Numerous vaccination studies are conducted to protect against COVID-19 infection, and preclinical and clinical studies are still ongoing worldwide. During this extraordinary period, the necessity to perform COVID-19 vaccine studies and immunization programs together has emerged. Vaccine Adverse Effects (VAEs) need to be documented quickly. We aimed to determine the VAEs and to compare the frequency of VAEs between groups according to sociodemographic characteristics after the inactivated vaccine (CoronaVac) was administered to healthcare workers (HCWs) in Turkey. METHODS An online questionnaire was delivered to 4040 volunteer HCWs across the whole country who were vaccinated with CoronaVac. Sociodemographic characteristics, medical history, history of COVID-19 infection, and VAEs occurring after the first and second doses of the inactivated vaccine were evaluated. RESULTS The most common local and systemic VAEs after first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were reported as, pain at the injection site (37.9%; 37.6%), headache (21.5%; 16.8%), fatigue (18%; 15%), drowsiness (9.6%; 8.2%), back pain (8.8%; 8.2%), nausea (6.3%; 4.8%), and joint pain (4.7%; 4.7%). Individuals with a history of allergies (generalized or vaccine-related) and females had a higher rate of VAE. Participants aged 60 and over reported less frequent VAEs. CONCLUSION It is extremely important to identify and document the VAEs occurring in the early postvaccination period in different groups of the community. These initial findings may provide reassurance to healthcare providers and vaccine recipients and promote confidence in the safety of this inactive COVID-19 vaccine, however longitudinal follow-up studies are recommended.
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- Selma Tosun
- Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences, Izmir, Turkey
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- Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Health Sciences, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Health Sciences, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, University of Health Sciences, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, University of Health Sciences, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Chest Diseases, University of Izmir Katip Celebi, Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Kul G, Tosun S, Alkan Çevıker S, Uzar H, Alay H, Kesmez Can F, Seremet Keskin A, Ceylan MR, Yıldız Kaya S, Aslan S. Evaluation of testing and vaccination status of healthcare workers in Turkey for hepatitis A: A multicenter study. Int J Clin Pract 2021; 75:e14700. [PMID: 34351665 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.14700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of the disease and testing and vaccination status of healthcare workers in terms of hepatitis A infection as well as their awareness. This study is a multicenter descriptive study performed with healthcare workers. MATERIAL AND METHODS Testing status for hepatitis A, awareness of the results and vaccination status of healthcare workers were compared. RESULTS Of the 12,476 healthcare workers participating in the study, only 65% (8,115 healthcare workers) had awareness of hepatitis A test results. Of the participants, 6,481 (66.3 %) stated that they were not vaccinated against hepatitis A. Vaccination rates against hepatitis A decreased with increasing age (P < .01). The rates of vaccination in all departments where participants worked were above 60% (P < .05). While the rate of protection among those working in departments creating a risk for hepatitis A virus infection was higher, no difference among vaccination rates was observed compared with the other departments. CONCLUSION Vaccination of seronegative individuals is the safest way for hepatitis A, which can progress to fulminant hepatitis at advanced ages. It must be aimed primarily to increase the awareness of healthcare professionals and to increase the vaccination rates for hepatitis B and hepatitis A for the prevention of viral hepatitis. In our study, the awareness level was found to be above 50%, and the vaccination level was 35%, which is a rate that must be increased.
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- Gülnur Kul
- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology Diseases, Kirikhan State Hospital, Kirikhan, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology Diseases, Sağlık Bilimleri University, Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology Diseases, Viranşehir State Hospital, Şanliurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology Diseases, Sağlık Bilimleri University, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Şanliurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology Diseases, Sungurlu State Hospital, Corum, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology Diseases, Gaziantep Cengiz Gökçek Maternity and Children's Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
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Ozkan Ozdemir H, Tosun S, Bozaci I. Risk Factors and Seroprevalence of Syphilis Among Naive HIV Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study From a Tertiary Center. Haseki 2021. [DOI: 10.4274/haseki.galenos.2021.7217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Bilman FB, Tosun S, Yildiz IE, Alay H, Evrenos AN, Kutlu HH, Cakar ZS, Kesli R, Altuntas SB, Altuntas B. Prevalence of HBsAg seropositivity during pregnancy and evaluation of vaccination programs: A multicenter study in Turkey. North Clin Istanb 2021; 8:359-364. [PMID: 34585070 PMCID: PMC8430362 DOI: 10.14744/nci.2020.26504] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a global public health problem. Among its modes of transmission, vertical transmission from mother to child during pregnancy is exceedingly important. This study investigated seropositivity for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) among pregnant women aged 16-49 years and their pregnancy outcomes in several health institutions (university and state hospitals, family health centers) from seven cities in Turkey. METHODS An Excel form was sent to the sites participating in the study, and the total number of pregnant women who were tested for HBsAg between 2010 and 2017, HBsAg positivity rates, and the ages of HBsAg-positive pregnant women was collected retrospectively. Serum samples were obtained from 204,865 pregnant women from four regions between 2010 and 2017, including 107,463 from Black Sea, 2306 from Marmara, 48,339 from East Anatolia, and 46,757 from Aegean. HBsAg levels were determined on automated devices using chemiluminescence. RESULTS In the study, the data of 204,865 pregnant women from seven different provinces (Afyonkarahisar, Erzurum, Istanbul, Izmir, Manisa, Mus, and Rize) in different geographical regions were accessed, and HBsAg positivity was found in 2343 pregnant women (1.14%). The highest HBsAg seroprevalence was found in women who were older 26-40 years/1977-1991 birth year range on average. In the data of the present study, the number of pregnant women with HBsAg positivity among pregnant women born after the initiation of the national vaccination program and catch-up vaccination program is only 124 and constitutes 5.3% of all HBsAg-positive pregnant women. CONCLUSION In this study, it has been found that HBsAg positivity in pregnant women has been decreasing in Turkey and that it is significantly lower, especially in those born after the initiation of the national vaccination program. Continuation of national neonatal HBV vaccination with high compliance is very important.
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- Fulya Bayindir Bilman
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Manisa Merkez Efendi State Hospital, Manisa, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Usak University Faculty of Medicine, Usak, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
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Tosun S, Erkan H, Özkan Özdemir H, Arı A, Apak M. Sanayi İşyerlerinde Çalışan İşçilerin Kontrolsüz ve Gereksiz Tetanos Aşılanma Sorunu Çözülebilir mi? mjima 2021. [DOI: 10.4274/mjima.galenos.2021.2021.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Tosun S, Albayrak A, Durmuş G, Çetin Altaş İ, Özel AS, Tülek N, Kadanalı A, Erol S, Altunçekiç Yıldırım A, Ceran N, Dağlı Ö, Olut AI. The Etiology and Clinical Follow-up of Patients with Acute Viral Hepatitis in an Adult Population: A Prospective Multicenter Study. Egypt J Immunol 2021. [DOI: 10.4274/vhd.galenos.2021.2021-3-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Eskut N, Inci I, Ozdemir HO, Gedizlioglu M, Tosun S. This Time in a Reverse Order: Seizure, Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, and then AIDS was Diagnosed. Neurol India 2021; 69:768-769. [PMID: 34169891 DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.319220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Neslihan Eskut
- Department of Neurology, University of Health Sciences, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, University of Health Sciences, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, University of Health Sciences, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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Bozaci I, Tosun S. The Relationship of Hepatits B Core Antibody Positivity with Demographic and Laboratory Parameters in Hemodialysis Patients. Haseki 2021. [DOI: 10.4274/haseki.galenos.2021.6883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Korkmaz N, Nazik S, Gümüştakım RŞ, Uzar H, Kul G, Tosun S, Torun A, Demirbakan H, Seremet Keskin A, Kaçmaz AB, Erdem HA, Uysal S, Aliravci ID, Yeşilyurt Şölen E, Can H, Deniz M, Demiray Gürbüz E, Kostakoğlu U, Bölükbaşı H. Influenza vaccination rates, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of healthcare workers in Turkey: A multicentre study. Int J Clin Pract 2021; 75:e13659. [PMID: 32770856 PMCID: PMC7435504 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.13659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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AIM Influenza vaccination is the most effective method in prevention of influenza disease and its complications. Our study aimed to investigate the rates of vaccination and the behaviours and attitudes against the vaccine in healthcare workers in Turkey. METHODS This multicentre national survey is a descriptive study in which 12 475 healthcare workers. Healthcare workers were asked to answer the questionnaire consisting of 12 questions via the survey. RESULTS It was found that 6.7% of the healthcare workers regularly got vaccinated each year and that 55% had never had the influenza vaccine before. The biggest obstacle against getting vaccinated was determined as not believing in the necessity of the vaccine (53.1%). CONCLUSION The rates of influenza vaccination in healthcare workers in Turkey are quite low. False knowledge and attitudes on the vaccine and disease are seen as the most important reasons to decline vaccination. It is important to detect reasons for anti-vaccination and set a course in order to increase the rates of vaccination.
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- Nesibe Korkmaz
- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology DiseasesKahramankazan Hamdieriş State HospitalAnkaraTurkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology DiseasesFaculty of MedicineKahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam UniversityKahramanmaraşTurkey
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- Department of Family MedicineFaculty of MedicineKahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam UniversityKahramanmaraşTurkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology DiseasesDışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Education and Research HospitalAnkaraTurkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology DiseasesKırıkhan State HospitalHatayTurkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology DiseasesBozyaka Education and Research HospitalİzmirTurkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology DiseasesŞanlıurfa Education and Research HospitalŞanlıurfaTurkey
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- Department of Medical MicrobiologyFaculty of MedicineSanko UniversityGaziantepTurkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology DiseasesAntalya Education and Research HospitalAntalyaTurkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology DiseasesBezmialem Vakif University Dragos HospitalİstanbulTurkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology DiseasesFaculty of MedicineEge UniversityİzmirTurkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology DiseasesFaculty of MedicineBalıkesir UniversityBalıkesirTurkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology DiseasesManavgat State HospitalAntalyaTurkey
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- Department of Family MedicineCan HospitalİzmirTurkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology DiseasesAntalya Education and Research HospitalAntalyaTurkey
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- Department of Medical MicrobiologyDokuz Eylül University Faculty of MedicineİzmirTurkey
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- Department of Infectious and Clinical Microbiology DiseasesFaculty of MedicineRecep Tayyip Erdoğan UniversityRizeTurkey
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- Department of Medical MicrobiologyAnkara City HospitalAnkaraTurkey
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Yıldız İE, Tosun S, Şen S, Altunal LN, Uğurlu K, Bahşi A. Consideration Whether Hepatitis B Exists in Children Whose Mothers Suffer from Chronic Hepatitis B and These Mothers in Gestational Age. Egypt J Immunol 2020. [DOI: 10.4274/vhd.galenos.2020.2020.0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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İnce N, Tosun S, Balkan A, Uğuz M, Öztoprak Çuvalcı N, Esen Yıldız İ, Yanık T, Uğurlu K, Çelik N, Durmuş G, İskender G, Coşkuner SA, Doğan M, Ergen P, Gözüküçük R, Bekçibaşı M. How Aware are We of the Immune Status of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis A in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients? A Multicenter Retrospective Study from Turkey. Egypt J Immunol 2020. [DOI: 10.4274/vhd.galenos.2020.2020.0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Özkaya H, Balcı N, Özkan Özdemir H, Demirdal T, Tosun S, Köse Ş, Yapar N. Treatment cost of HIV/AIDS in Turkey. IJHG 2020. [DOI: 10.1108/ijhg-01-2020-0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to estimate the average cost of treatment and investigate the related parameters of HIV/AIDS among patients based on their annual treatment regime during the 2017 in Izmir.Design/methodology/approachThe average annual direct cost of an HIV patient's treatment was estimated for 2017 at four university hospitals in a retrospective study in Izmir, Turkey. Inclusion criteria included confirmed HIV infection, age = 18 years, visited one of the hospitals at least three times a year and with at least one CD4+ T cell count. The average annual treatment cost per patient was calculated using accounting data for 527 patients from the hospitals' electronic databases.FindingsThe mean treatment cost per patient was US$4,381.93. Costs for treatment and care were statistically significantly higher (US$5,970.55) for patients with CD4+ T cell counts of fewer than 200 cells/mm3 than for other patients with CD4+ T cell counts above 200 cells/mm3. The mean treatment cost for patients who were 50 years old or older (US$4,904.24) was statistically significantly higher than for those younger than 50 years (US$4,216.10). The mean treatment cost for female patients (US$4,624.92) was higher than that of male patients ($US4,339.72), although the difference was not statistically significant. The main cost driver was antiretroviral treatment (US$3,852.38 per patient), accounting for almost 88% of all costs. However, the high burden of antiretroviral treatment cost is counterbalanced by relatively low care and hospitalization costs in Turkey.Originality/valueThe paper contributes to the literature by providing average annual treatment cost of an HIV-infected patient in Turkey by using a comprehensive bottom up approach. Moreover, cost drivers of HIV treatment are investigated.
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Özdemir HÖ, Tosun S, Kabadurmuş FNK, Özdemir D. The impact of socioeconomic factors on the healthcare costs of people living with HIV in Turkey. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:368. [PMID: 32197598 PMCID: PMC7082973 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08469-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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background This study addresses an important field within HIV research, the impact of socioeconomic factors on the healthcare costs of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). We aimed to understand how different socioeconomic factors could create diverse healthcare costs for PLHIV in Turkey. Methods Data were collected between January 2017 and December 2017. HIV-positive people attending the clinic who had been referred to the national ART programme from January 1992 until December 2017 were surveyed. The questionnaire collected socioeconomic data. The cost data for the same patients was taken from the electronic database Probel Hospital Information Management System (PHIMS) for the same period. The PHIMS data include costs for medication (highly active antiretroviral therapy or HAART), laboratory, pathology, radiology, polyclinic, examination and consultation, hospitalisation, surgery and intervention, blood and blood products, supplies and other costs. Data were analysed using STATA 14.2 to estimate the generalised linear model (GLM). Results The findings of our GLM indicate that age, gender, marital and parental status, time since diagnosis, employment, wealth status, illicit drug use and CD4 cell count are the factors significantly related to the healthcare cost of patients. We found that compared with people who have AIDS (CD4 cells < 200 cells/mm3), people who have a normal range of CD4 cells (≥ 500 cells/mm3) have $1046 less in expenditures on average. Compared to younger people (19–39 years), older people (≥ 55) have $1934 higher expenditures on average. Costs are $644 higher on average for married people and $401 higher on average for people who have children. Healthcare costs are $518 and $651 higher on average for patients who are addicted to drugs and who use psychiatric drug(s), respectively. Compared to people who were recently diagnosed with HIV, people who were diagnosed ≥10 years ago have $743 lower expenditures on average. Conclusion Our results suggest that in addition to immunological status, socioeconomic factors play a substantial role in the healthcare costs of PLHIV. The key factors influencing the healthcare costs of PLHIV are also critical for public policy makers, healthcare workers, health ministries and employment community programs.
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- Hülya Özkan Özdemir
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Health Sciences, Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Health Sciences, Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Economics, Yaşar University, Üniversite Caddesi No: 37-39, 35040 Bornova, İzmir, Turkey.
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Özdemir HÖ, Tosun S, Özdemir D, Korkmaz E. The determinants of employability of people living with HIV/AIDS in Turkey. Am J Ind Med 2020; 63:92-98. [PMID: 31691331 DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study addresses an important field within HIV research, the factors affecting the determinants of the employability of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) in Turkey. The employability of PLHIV is now even more vital because the use of antiretroviral therapy improves the quality of life of patients. In spite of this, the related literature suggests that there are serious impediments to the employment of PLHIV who face considerable levels of discrimination based on their HIV status. METHODS This is a cohort study of 170 PLHIV of working age, treated at the Izmir Bozyaka Education and Training Hospital. We use a univariate logistic model to determine the effects of all determinants of interest with probit/logit modeling and penalized maximum likelihood estimation to avoid bias and to test the robustness of results. RESULTS Age, time since diagnosis, work status at diagnosis, wealth status, illicit drug use, and CD4 cell count were significantly related to the employability of PLHIV. Younger individuals had a higher probability of workforce participation. HIV-infected patients aged 19 to 39 and 40 to 54 years were 32% and 20% more likely, respectively, to be employed. Economically better-off PLHIV were more likely to participate in the labor force and HIV patients who were working at the time of diagnosis were more likely to be re-employed. Time since diagnosis was negatively associated with the employment status. Compared to recently diagnosed patients, PLHIV for more than a decade were less likely to be employed. Those with high CD4 cell counts were more likely to be employed. Illicit drug use was negatively associated with employment and drug-addicted HIV patients were less likely to be employed. Higher education did not significantly predict the employability of PLHIV. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that besides immunological status, socioeconomic factors play a substantial role in the employability of PLHIV. We suggest that even if a patient is skilled, educated, and qualified for the job, other factors such as stigma and employment discrimination in the workplace may hinder employment even among highly educated PLHIV.
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- Hülya Özkan Özdemir
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Bozyaka Education and Research HospitalUniversity of Health Sciencesİzmir Turkey
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Bozyaka Education and Research HospitalUniversity of Health Sciencesİzmir Turkey
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- Department of EconomicsEge Universityİzmir Turkey
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Yis R, Tosun S, Bayram E, Gulfidan O, Degirmenci T, Gunlusoy B, Otlu B, Kuzucu C. Pseudo-Outbreak of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Isolated from Kidney Stones and Attributed to Inadequate Sterilization: Investigation of Molecular Typing and Clonal Relationship. Med-Science 2020. [DOI: 10.5455/medscience.2020.09.9223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Erdem H, Puca E, Ruch Y, Santos L, Ghanem-Zoubi N, Argemi X, Hansmann Y, Guner R, Tonziello G, Mazzucotelli JP, Como N, Kose S, Batirel A, Inan A, Tulek N, Pekok AU, Khan EA, Iyisoy A, Meric-Koc M, Kaya-Kalem A, Martins PP, Hasanoglu I, Silva-Pinto A, Oztoprak N, Duro R, Almajid F, Dogan M, Dauby N, Gunst JD, Tekin R, Konopnicki D, Petrosillo N, Bozkurt I, Wadi J, Popescu C, Balkan II, Ozer-Balin S, Zupanc TL, Cascio A, Dumitru IM, Erdem A, Ersoz G, Tasbakan M, Ajamieh OA, Sirmatel F, Florescu S, Gulsun S, Ozkaya HD, Sari S, Tosun S, Avci M, Cag Y, Celebi G, Sagmak-Tartar A, Karakus S, Sener A, Dedej A, Oncu S, Del Vecchio RF, Ozturk-Engin D, Agalar C. Portraying infective endocarditis: results of multinational ID-IRI study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2019; 38:1753-1763. [PMID: 31187307 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-019-03607-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Infective endocarditis is a growing problem with many shifts due to ever-increasing comorbid illnesses, invasive procedures, and increase in the elderly. We performed this multinational study to depict definite infective endocarditis. Adult patients with definite endocarditis hospitalized between January 1, 2015, and October 1, 2018, were included from 41 hospitals in 13 countries. We included microbiological features, types and severity of the disease, complications, but excluded therapeutic parameters. A total of 867 patients were included. A total of 631 (72.8%) patients had native valve endocarditis (NVE), 214 (24.7%) patients had prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE), 21 (2.4%) patients had pacemaker lead endocarditis, and 1 patient had catheter port endocarditis. Eighteen percent of NVE patients were hospital-acquired. PVE patients were classified as early-onset in 24.9%. A total of 385 (44.4%) patients had major embolic events, most frequently to the brain (n = 227, 26.3%). Blood cultures yielded pathogens in 766 (88.4%). In 101 (11.6%) patients, blood cultures were negative. Molecular testing of vegetations disclosed pathogens in 65 cases. Overall, 795 (91.7%) endocarditis patients had any identified pathogen. Leading pathogens (Staphylococcus aureus (n = 267, 33.6%), Streptococcus viridans (n = 149, 18.7%), enterococci (n = 128, 16.1%), coagulase-negative staphylococci (n = 92, 11.6%)) displayed substantial resistance profiles. A total of 132 (15.2%) patients had cardiac abscesses; 693 (79.9%) patients had left-sided endocarditis. Aortic (n = 394, 45.4%) and mitral valves (n = 369, 42.5%) were most frequently involved. Mortality was more common in PVE than NVE (NVE (n = 101, 16%), PVE (n = 49, 22.9%), p = 0.042).
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Center "Mother Teresa", Tirana, Albania
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Strasbourg University Hospital, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg, France
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- Infectious Diseases Department, Centro Hospitalar São João and Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Strasbourg University Hospital, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Strasbourg University Hospital, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg, France
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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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- Clinical & Research Department for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani", IRCCS,, Via Portuense, 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Strasbourg University Hospital, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg, France
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- Service of Infectious Disease, UHC, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, 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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- Department of Microbiology, Atilim University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Pendik Medical Park Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Shifa International Hospital and Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Cardiology, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bezmialem Vakıf University School of Medicine, 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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- Infectious Diseases Department, Centro Hospitalar São João and Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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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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- Infectious Diseases Department, Centro Hospitalar São João and Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Infectious Diseases Department, Centro Hospitalar São João and Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Division, King Saud University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Corlu State Hospital, Tekirdag, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint-Pierre, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 322 rue Haute, 1000, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint-Pierre, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 322 rue Haute, 1000, Brussels, Belgium
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- Clinical & Research Department for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani", IRCCS,, Via Portuense, 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Dr Victor Babes Clinical Hospital of Infectious and Tropical Disease, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences and Mother and Child Care "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Kecioren Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Izzet Baysal University School of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey
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- Dr Victor Babes Clinical Hospital of Infectious and Tropical Disease, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Diyarbakir Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cigli Regional Education Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Turkey Advanced Specialty Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, 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 Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Usak University School of Medicine, Usak, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Onsekiz Mart University School of Medicine, Canakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, American Hospital, Tirana, Albania
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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 Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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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, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Inan A, Erdem H, Elaldi N, Gulsun S, Karahocagil MK, Pekok AU, Ulug M, Tekin R, Bosilkovski M, Kaya S, Haykir-Solay A, Demirdal T, Kaya S, Sunnetcioglu M, Sener A, Tosun S, Aydin E, Ural S, Yamazhan T, Muhcu M, Ayaslioglu E, Bilgic-Atli S, Erbay A, Ergen P, Kadanali A, Sahin S, Sahin-Horasan E, Avci A, Cag Y, Beeching NJ. Brucellosis in pregnancy: results of multicenter ID-IRI study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2019; 38:1261-1268. [PMID: 30989418 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-019-03540-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Brucellosis in pregnant women is reported to be associated with obstetric complications (OCs), and adequate data for human brucellosis during pregnancy are largely lacking. We performed this multicenter retrospective cross-sectional study to evaluate the epidemiology, clinical course, treatment responses, and outcomes of brucellosis among pregnant women. The study period comprised a 14-year period from January 2002 to December 2015. All consecutive pregnant women diagnosed with brucellosis in 23 participating hospitals were included. Epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, therapeutic, and outcome data along with the assessment data of the neonate were collected using a standardized questionnaire. Data of 242 patients were analyzed. The OC rate was 14.0% (34/242) in the cohort. Of the 242 women, 219 (90.5%) delivered at term, 3 (1.2%) had preterm delivery, 15 (6.2%) aborted, and 5 (2.1%) had intrauterine fetal demise. Seventeen (7.0%) of the newborns were considered as low birth weight. Spontaneous abortion (6.1%) was the commonest complication. There were no maternal or neonatal deaths and pertinent sequelae or complications were not detected in the newborns. Splenomegaly (p = 0.019), nausea and/or vomiting (p < 0.001), vaginal bleeding (p < 0.001), anemia (blood hemoglobin < 11 g/dL; p < 0.001), high level of serum aspartate aminotransferase (> 41 IU/L; p = 0.025), oligohydramnios on ultrasonography (p = 0.0002), history of taking medication other than Brucella treatment during pregnancy (p = 0.027), and Brucella bacteremia (p = 0.029) were the significant factors associated with OCs. We recommend that pregnant women with OC or with fever should be investigated for brucellosis if they live in or have traveled to an endemic area.
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- Asuman Inan
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Diyarbakir Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Yuzuncuyil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Pendik Medical Park Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Private Umut Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dicle University School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Febrile Conditions, Skopje Medical Faculty, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Diyarbakir Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Katip Celebi University School of Medicine, 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 and Clinical Microbiology, Yuzuncuyil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Onsekiz Mart University School of Medicine, Canakkale, 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, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Katip Celebi University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kirikkale University School of Medicine, Kırıkkale, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Diyarbakir Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bozok University School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, 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, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Katip Celebi University, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Turkish Health Sciences University, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Tosun S, Balık İ, Tabak F, Saltoğlu N, Örmeci N, Şencan İ, Öztoprak N, Gürbüz Y, Olut AI. Evaluation of Risk Factors Associated with HBsAg and Anti-HCV Seropositivity: Results of a Nationwide Population Based Epidemiological Survey Study in Turkey. mjima 2019. [DOI: 10.4274/mjima.2018.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Karacaer Z, Tosun S, Batirel A, Acar A, Çelik N, Uğuz M, Yavuz S, Yenilmez E, Doğan M, Yanık Yalçın T, Ergut Sezer B, Öztoprak N, Aydın Ö, Yıldız İE, Kostakoğlu U, Ergen P, Çetinkaya RA, Durmuş G, Gözüküçük R, Coşkuner SA, Artuk C, Fırat Göktaş E, Güven E, Bekçibaşı M. Sixteen-year Prognosis of Treatment-naive Patients with Hepatitis C Infection. Egypt J Immunol 2019. [DOI: 10.4274/vhd.galenos.2018.0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Altındis M, Demiray T, Köröğlu M, Atasoy AR, Keşli R, Tosun S, Özdemir M, Aksözek A, Ece G, Çetinkol Y, Altındis S, Güdücüoğlu H. Hepatitis C testing among adults born between 1945 and 1965 in Turkey: a multicentre study. Cent Eur J Public Health 2018; 26:83-86. [PMID: 30102494 DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a4502] [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: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major public health problem and affects large populations all over the world. Serum anti-HCV level is a valuable marker to determine HCV infection. Anti-HCV testing has been recommended for high-risk population. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention in the United States proposed a new high-risk population group - adults born between 1945-1965. Under this perspective, we designed a multicentre retrospective study to determine the seropositivity of anti-HCV among adults born between 1945 and 1965 and adults born after 1965 in Turkey. With the data collected, we aimed to determine whether there was a need for anti-HCV testing especially in people born between 1945 and 1965. METHODS We requested data from ten different medical centres in ten different provinces. Each medical centre collected the anti-HCV test results of adult patients for five-year period between 2009 and 2014 from hospital records. RESULTS A total of 974,449 anti-HCV test results were included in this study. When the seropositivity rates in the two groups of adults were compared, anti-HCV seropositivity rates were higher in nine medical centres out of ten. Anti-HCV seropositivity in adults born between 1945-1965 was significantly higher than in adults born after 1965 (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS We determined that the anti-HCV seropositivity rate is significantly higher in adults born between 1945-1965 compared to the younger adults as indicated in the literature. According to data from this study together with the WHO and CDC suggestions, we believe that it is appropriate to offer anti-HCV serology testing for people over 50 years of age since the anti- HCV seroprevalence in this age group is relatively high.
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- Mustafa Altındis
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey
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- Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Mugla University, Mugla, Turkey
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- Medical Microbiology Laboratory, Medical Park Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey
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- Department of Healthcare Management, School of Management, Sakarya University, Sakarya Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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Calik S, Ari A, Bilgir O, Cetintepe T, Yis R, Sonmez U, Tosun S. The relationship between mortality and microbiological parameters in febrile neutropenic patients with hematological malignancies. Saudi Med J 2018; 39:878-885. [PMID: 30251730 PMCID: PMC6201010 DOI: 10.15537/smj.2018.9.22824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Objectives: To determine effective risk factors on mortality in febrile neutropenic cases with hematologic malignancy. Patients with hematologic diseases are more prone to infections and those are frequent causes of mortality. Methods: This retrospective study was performed using data of 164 febrile neutropenic cases with hematologic malignancies who were followed up in a hematology clinic of a tertiary health care center between 2011-2015. The relationship between descriptive and clinical parameters rates and rates of mortality on the 7th and the 21st days were investigated. Results: Patients with absolute neutrophil count<100/mm3, duration of neutropenia longer than 7 days, pneumonia or gastrointestinal foci of infection, central catheterization (p=0.025), isolation of Gram (-) bacteria in culture, carbapenem resistance, septic shock, and bacterial growth during intravenous administration of antibiotic treatment were under more risk for mortality on both the 7th and the 21st days. The final multivariate logistic regression results showed that pneumonia (p<0.0001), septic shock (p=0.004) and isolation of Gram-negative bacteria (p=0.032) were statistically significant risk factors. Conclusion: Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of serious infections, which are important causes of morbidity and mortality, are crucial in patients with febrile neutropenia. Thus, each center should closely follow up causes of infection and establish their empirical antibiotherapy protocols to accomplish better results in the management of febrile neutropenia.
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- Sebnem Calik
- Department of Infectious Diseases & Clinical Microbiology, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research hospital, University of Health Science, Izmir, Turkey. E-mail.
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Tabak F, Yurdaydın C, Kaymakoğlu S, Akarsu M, Akıncı EG, Akkız H, Alkım C, Çekin AH, Çuvalcı NÖ, Demir K, Değertekin B, Dökmetaş İ, Ersöz G, Hizel K, Kandemir FÖ, Önlen Y, Sonsuz A, Şenateş E, Tosun S, Tözün N, Idilman R, Guidelines Study Group VH. Diagnosis, management and treatment of hepatitis B virus infection: Turkey 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines. Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 28:73-83. [PMID: 29303103 DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2017.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Fehmi Tabak
- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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Arslan F, Ceylan B, Riza Sahin A, Günal Ö, Kayaaslan B, Uğurlu K, Tanoğlu A, Iskender G, Tosun S, Atilla A, Sargin F, Batirel A, Karagöz E, Sonsuz A, Mert A. Risk factors for recurrences in patients with hepatitis C virus after achieving a sustained virological response: a multicentre study from Turkey. Infez Med 2018; 26:133-138. [PMID: 29932085] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this study, we aimed to determine the late relapse rate in hepatitis C patients with sustained virological response after interferon-based regimens, and evaluated the predictors of late relapse while comparing the real-life data of our country with that of others. A multicenter retrospective study was performed to investigate the data of patients infected with HCV who obtained sustained virological response after classical or pegylated interferon alpha (PegIFNα) and ribavirin (RBV) for 48 weeks. Sustained virological response was based on negative HCV RNA level by PCR at the end of six months after the therapy. The information of patients enrolled in the study was retrieved from the hospital computer operating system and outpatient follow-up archives. We evaluated the age, gender, HCV RNA levels, HCV genotype, six-month and further follow-up of patients with sustained virologic response, presence of cirrhosis, steatosis and relapse. In all, 606 out of 629 chronic hepatitis C patients (mean age was 53±12 years; 57.6% of them were female) with sustained virological response were evaluated. We excluded 23 patients who relapsed within six months after the end of treatment (EOT). The mean follow-up period of the patients was 71 months (range: 6-136) after therapy. Late relapse rate was 1.8% (n=11) in all patients. Univariate Cox proportional hazard regression models identified that cirrhosis and steatosis were associated with the late relapse [(p = 0.027; Hazard Ratio (HR) 2.328; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.309-80.418), (p = 0.021; HR 1.446; 95% CI: 1.243-14.510, respectively]. In multivariable Cox regression analysis, steatosis was the only independent risk factor for late relapse (p = 0.03; HR 3.953; 95% CI: 1.146-13.635). Although the late relapse rate was approximately 2% in our study, clinicians should consider that pretreatment steatosis may be an important risk factor for late relapse.
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- Ferhat Arslan
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sutcu Imam University Medical Faculty, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Samsun Education and Training Hospital, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine,Yildirim Bayazit University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Aralik State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Gastroenterology, GATA Haydarpasa Education and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Bozyaka Education and Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Samsun Education and Training Hospital, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Goztepe Education and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dr. LutfiKirdar Education and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul Sancaktepe Prof Dr Ilhan Varank Education and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Tosun S, Aygün O, Özdemir HÖ, Korkmaz E, Özdemir D. The impact of economic and social factors on the prevalence of hepatitis B in Turkey. BMC Public Health 2018; 18:649. [PMID: 29789002 PMCID: PMC5964685 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5575-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Viral Hepatitis is one of the major global health problems, affecting millions of people every year. Limited information is available on the impact of social and economic factors on the prevalence of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Turkey. This study, contrary to other studies in the literature, was undertaken with the aim of examining the Majority of the excluded data come from the volunteers. Methods There are medical and the social-economic factors affecting the prevalence of HBV. This research, while taking medical factors as control variables, clarify the social and economic factors affecting the prevalence of HBV by utilising clinical data with the use of the Binary Probit Model (BPM). The BPM estimation is a powerful tool to determine not only the factors but explain also the exact impacts of each factor. Results The estimations of the BPM shows that economic and social variables such as age, gender, migration, education, awareness, social welfare, occupation are very important factors for determining HBV prevalence. Compared to the youngest population, the 46 to 66+ age group has a higher prevalence of HBV. The male respondents were 5% more likely to develop HBV compared to females. When region-specific differences are taken into account, migrating from the poorest parts of the country such as the eastern and south-eastern regions of Turkey are approximately 16% more likely to be infected. The welfare indicators such as a higher number of rooms in the respondent’s house or flat decreases the probability of having HBV and, relatively higher income groups are less likely to develop HBV compared to labourers. The Self-employed/Business owner/Public sector worker category are approximately 10% less likely to develop HBV. When people are aware of the methods of prevention of HBV, they are 6% less likely to be infected. Previous HBV infection history increases the probability of having HBV again B by 17%. Conclusions These findings strongly suggest that the impact of social and economic factors on the prevalence of HBV is vital. Any improvements in these factors are likely to reduce prevalence of HBV.
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- Selma Tosun
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Health Sciences, Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Number 2 General Practioner Center, Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Health Sciences, Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Economics, Yaşar University, Üniversite Caddesi No: 37-39, 35040 Bornova, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Economics, Yaşar University, Üniversite Caddesi No: 37-39, 35040 Bornova, İzmir, Turkey.
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Karacaer Z, Tosun S, Batırel A, Şahin S, Altaş İ, Uysal S, Erol S, Ceran N, Albayrak A, Yıldız İE, Kostakoğlu U, Kaçar F, Kuzhan N, Kadanalı A, Karagöz G, Yenilmez E, Turan DB, Yıldırım AA, Koçak F, Çetinkaya RA, Parlak M, Aydın Ö, Ergen P, Durmuş G, Kaygusuz TÖ, Dağlı Ö, Demir C, Karadağ FY. Changes in acute viral hepatitis epidemiology in the Turkish adult population: A multicenter study. Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29:177-182. [PMID: 29749324 PMCID: PMC6284710 DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS The present study aimed to determine the changes in the epidemiology of hepatitis in recent years in an adult Turkish population. MATERIALS AND METHODS Overall, 852 patients with acute viral hepatitis from 17 centers were included in this study. Their sociodemographic characteristics, clinical courses, treatments, and laboratory findings were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS The most commonly found microorganisms were the hepatitis B virus (55.2%) and hepatitis A virus (37.6%), and the types of acute viral hepatitis differed significantly according to the age group (p≤0.001). The most frequently reported symptom was fatigue (73.7%), and the most common complications were cholecystitis (0.4%) and fulminant hepatitis (0.4%). The median hospital stay was 9 days (range 1-373). In total, 40.8% patients with acute hepatitis B virus developed immunity. CONCLUSION In Turkey, there are significantly large adolescent and adult populations susceptible to acute viral hepatitis. Therefore, larger vaccination programs covering these age groups should be implemented.
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- Zehra Karacaer
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Buca Seyfi Demirsoy State Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Atatürk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Rize University School of Medicine, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Rize University School of Medicine, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sütçü İmam University School of Medicine, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpaşa Sultan Abdulhamid Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Yeni Yüzyıl University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ordu University School of Medicine, Ordu, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Başakşehir State Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpaşa Sultan Abdulhamid Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Atatürk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Elazığ Training and Research Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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Yurdaydın C, Tabak F, Kaymakoğlu S, Akarsu M, Akıncı EG, Akkız H, Alkım C, Çekin AH, Çuvalcı NÖ, Demir K, Değertekin B, Dökmetaş İ, Ersöz G, Hizel K, Kandemir FÖ, Önlen Y, Sonsuz A, Şenateş E, Tosun S, Tözün N, Idilman R, Guidelines Study Group VH. Diagnosis, management and treatment of hepatitis delta virus infection: Turkey 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines. Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 28:84-89. [PMID: 29303104 DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2017.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Cihan Yurdaydın
- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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- Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, İstanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
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Taşbakan MI, Durusoy R, Tosun S, Akyol D, Pullukçu H, Yamazhan T. Relationship Between Tetanus Antitoxin Titration Level and Vaccination History. J Clin Exp Invest 2017. [DOI: 10.5799/jcei.382398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Arı A, Ilgın Olut A, Ay B, Tosun S, Zencir M, Çayıröz MU. A small outbreak of Serratia liquefaciens bacteremia due to use of contaminated saline infusion solution for myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. Infect Dis (Lond) 2017; 49:639-640. [PMID: 28367675 DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2017.1308550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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- Alpay Arı
- a Department of Infectious Diseases , Izmir Bozyaka Research and Training Hospital , Izmir , Turkey
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- a Department of Infectious Diseases , Izmir Bozyaka Research and Training Hospital , Izmir , Turkey
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- a Department of Infectious Diseases , Izmir Bozyaka Research and Training Hospital , Izmir , Turkey
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- a Department of Infectious Diseases , Izmir Bozyaka Research and Training Hospital , Izmir , Turkey
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- a Department of Infectious Diseases , Izmir Bozyaka Research and Training Hospital , Izmir , Turkey
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- a Department of Infectious Diseases , Izmir Bozyaka Research and Training Hospital , Izmir , 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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Karacaer Z, Cakir B, Erdem H, Ugurlu K, Durmus G, Ince NK, Ozturk C, Hasbun R, Batirel A, Yilmaz EM, Bozkurt I, Sunbul M, Aynioglu A, Atilla A, Erbay A, Inci A, Kader C, Tigen ET, Karaahmetoglu G, Coskuner SA, Dik E, Tarakci H, Tosun S, Korkmaz F, Kolgelier S, Karadag FY, Erol S, Turker K, Necan C, Sahin AM, Ergen P, Iskender G, Korkmaz P, Eroglu EG, Durdu Y, Ulug M, Deniz SS, Koc F, Alpat SN, Oztoprak N, Evirgen O, Sozen H, Dogan M, Kaya S, Kaya S, Altindis M, Aslan E, Tekin R, Sezer BE, Ozdemir K, Ersoz G, Sahin A, Celik I, Aydin E, Bastug A, Harman R, Ozkaya HD, Parlak E, Yavuz I, Sacar S, Comoglu S, Yenilmez E, Sirmatel F, Balkan II, Alpay Y, Hatipoglu M, Denk A, Senol G, Bitirgen M, Geyik MF, Guner R, Kadanali A, Karakas A, Namiduru M, Udurgucu H, Boluktas RP, Karagoz E, Ormeci N. Quality of life and related factors among chronic hepatitis B-infected patients: a multi-center study, Turkey. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2016; 14:153. [PMID: 27809934 PMCID: PMC5095975 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-016-0557-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients in Turkey and to study related factors. METHODS This multicenter study was carried out between January 01 and April 15, 2015 in Turkey in 57 centers. Adults were enrolled and studied in three groups. Group 1: Inactive HBsAg carriers, Group 2: CHB patients receiving antiviral therapy, Group 3: CHB patients who were neither receiving antiviral therapy nor were inactive HBsAg carriers. Study data was collected by face-to-face interviews using a standardized questionnaire, Short Form-36 (SF-36) and Hepatitis B Quality of Life (HBQOL). Values equivalent to p < 0.05 in analyses were accepted as statistically significant. RESULTS Four thousand two hundred fifty-seven patients with CHB were included in the study. Two thousand five hundred fifty-nine (60.1 %) of the patients were males. Groups 1, 2 and 3, consisted of 1529 (35.9 %), 1721 (40.4 %) and 1007 (23.7 %) patients, respectively. The highest value of HRQOL was found in inactive HBsAg carriers. We found that total HBQOL score increased when antiviral treatment was used. However, HRQOL of CHB patients varied according to their socio-demographic properties. Regarding total HBQOL score, a higher significant level of HRQOL was determined in inactive HBV patients when matched controls with the associated factors were provided. CONCLUSIONS The HRQOL score of CHB patients was higher than expected and it can be worsen when the disease becomes active. Use of an antiviral therapy can contribute to increasing HRQOL of patients.
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- Zehra Karacaer
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Etimesgut Military Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Institute of Public Health, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, 25 Aralık State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sevket Yilmaz Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Duzce University School of Medicine, Duzce, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University School of Medicine, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ataturk State Hospital, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bozok University School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bozok University School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir Metropolitan Municipalities Esrefpasa Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Yildirim Beyazit University Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Medeniyet University, Goztepe 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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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Pamukkale University School of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Giresun State Hospital, Giresun, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dumlupinar University Evliya Celebi Training and Research Hospital, Kutahya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Eyup State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Umit Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kecioren Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kecioren Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, 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, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Mustafa Kemal University School of Medicine, Hatay, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sitki Kocman University School of Medicine, Mugla, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Corlu State Hospital, Tekirdag, 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 and Clinical Microbiology, Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, 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, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Corlu State Hospital, Tekirdag, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Denizli State Hospital, Denizli, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sani Konukoglu Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Karsıkaya State Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Trabzon Kanuni Training and Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Onsekiz Mart University School of Medicine, Canakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kasimpasa Military Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Abant Izzet Baysal University School of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Balikesir University School of Medicine, Balikesir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Canakkale Military Hospital, Canakkale, 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, Izmir Dr. Suat Seren Pulmonology and Pulmonary Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Duzce University School of Medicine, Duzce, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Yildirim Beyazit University Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Firat University School of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Selahaddin Eyyubi University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Van Military Hospital, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Hatipoglu M, Mutluoglu M, Turhan V, Uzun G, Lipsky BA, Sevim E, Demiraslan H, Eryilmaz E, Ozuguz C, Memis A, Ay H, Arda B, Uysal S, Motor VK, Kader C, Erturk A, Coskun O, Duygu F, Guler S, Altay FA, Ogutlu A, Bolukcu S, Yildiz S, Kandemir O, Aslaner H, Polat A, Karahocagil MK, Yasar KK, Sehmen E, Kilic S, Sunbul M, Gencer S, Bozkurt F, Yanik T, Oztoprak N, Batirel A, Sozen H, Kilic I, Celik I, Ay B, Tosun S, Kadanali A, Çomoglu S, Denk A, Hosoglu S, Aydin O, Elaldi N, Akalin S, Kandemir B, Akbulut A, Demirdal T, Balik R, Azak E, Sengoz G. Causative pathogens and antibiotic resistance in diabetic foot infections: A prospective multi-center study. J Diabetes Complications 2016; 30:910-6. [PMID: 26965794 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2016.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Revised: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM Clinical practice guidelines for the management of diabetic foot infections developed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) are commonly used worldwide. The issue of whether or not these guidelines need to be adjusted for local circumstances, however, has seldom been assessed in large prospective trials. METHODS The Turk-DAY trial was a prospective, multi-center study in which infectious disease specialists from centers across Turkey were invited to participate (NCT02026830). RESULTS A total of 35 centers throughout Turkey enrolled patients in the trial. Overall, investigators collected a total of 522 specimens from infected diabetic foot wounds for culture from 447 individual patients. Among all isolates, 36.4% were gram-positive organisms, with Staphylococcus aureus the most common among these (11.4%). Gram-negative organisms constituted 60.2% of all the isolates, and the most commonly isolated gram-negative was Escherichia coli (15%). The sensitivity rates of the isolated species were remarkably low for several antimicrobials used in the mild infection group. CONCLUSIONS Based on our findings, several of the antimicrobials frequently used for empirical treatment, including some also recommended in the IDSA guidelines, would not be optimal for treating diabetic foot infections in Turkey. Although the IDSA guideline recommendations may be helpful to guide empiric antimicrobial therapy of DFIs, they should be adjusted to local conditions.
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- Mustafa Hatipoglu
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Canakkale Military Hospital, Canakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Uskudar, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
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- Service of Infectious Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland; Division of Medical Sciences, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sifa University Medical Faculty Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Eskisehir Military Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Uskudar, Turkey
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- Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Uskudar, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Mustafa Kemal University Medical School, Hatay, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bozok University School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gulhane Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gaziosmanpasa University Medical School, Tokat, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sutcu Imam University, School of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training & Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Yuzuncuyil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Istanbul Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine, Samsun, 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, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Antalya, 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 Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Education and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Education and Research Hospital, Kayseri, 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, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, 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, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cumhuriyet University Medical School, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Pamukkale University School of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, 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, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Erdem H, Senbayrak S, Meriç K, Batirel A, Karahocagil MK, Hasbun R, Sengoz G, Karsen H, Kaya S, Inal AS, Pekok AU, Celen MK, Deniz S, Ulug M, Demirdal T, Namiduru M, Tekin R, Guven T, Parlak E, Bolukcu S, Avci M, Sipahi OR, Ozturk-Engin D, Yaşar K, Pehlivanoglu F, Yilmaz E, Ates-Guler S, Mutlu-Yilmaz E, Tosun S, Sirmatel F, Sahin-Horasan E, Akbulut A, Oztoprak N, Cag Y, Kadanali A, Turgut H, Baran AI, Gul HC, Sunnetcioglu M, Haykir-Solay A, Denk A, Inan A, Ayaz C, Ulcay A, Kose S, Agalar C, Elaldi N. Cranial imaging findings in neurobrucellosis: results of Istanbul-3 study. Infection 2016; 44:623-31. [PMID: 27138335 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-016-0901-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Neuroimaging abnormalities in central nervous system (CNS) brucellosis are not well documented. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of imaging abnormalities in neurobrucellosis and to identify factors associated with leptomeningeal and basal enhancement, which frequently results in unfavorable outcomes. METHODS Istanbul-3 study evaluated 263 adult patients with CNS brucellosis from 26 referral centers and reviewed their 242 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and 226 computerized tomography (CT) scans of the brain. RESULTS A normal CT or MRI scan was seen in 143 of 263 patients (54.3 %). Abnormal imaging findings were grouped into the following four categories: (a) inflammatory findings: leptomeningeal involvements (44), basal meningeal enhancements (30), cranial nerve involvements (14), spinal nerve roots enhancement (8), brain abscesses (7), granulomas (6), and arachnoiditis (4). (b) White-matter involvement: white-matter involvement (32) with or without demyelinating lesions (7). (c) Vascular involvement: vascular involvement (42) mostly with chronic cerebral ischemic changes (37). (d) Hydrocephalus/cerebral edema: hydrocephalus (20) and brain edema (40). On multivariate logistic regression analysis duration of symptoms since the onset (OR 1.007; 95 % CI 1-28, p = 0.01), polyneuropathy and radiculopathy (OR 5.4; 95 % CI 1.002-1.013, p = 0.044), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)/serum glucose rate (OR 0.001; 95 % CI 000-0.067, p = 0.001), and CSF protein (OR 2.5; 95 % CI 2.3-2.7, p = 0.0001) were associated with diffuse inflammation. CONCLUSIONS In this study, 45 % of neurobrucellosis patients had abnormal neuroimaging findings. The duration of symptoms, polyneuropathy and radiculopathy, high CSF protein level, and low CSF/serum glucose rate were associated with inflammatory findings on imaging analyses.
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- Hakan Erdem
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gulhane Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, 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, Yuzuncuyil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, USA
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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, Harran University, School of Medicine, Sanliurfa, 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 and Clinical Microbiology, Cukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Private Erzurum Sifa Hospital, Erzurum, 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, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Private Umit Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Katip Celebi University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Gaziantep, 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, Ankara Atatürk Training & Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bezmi Alem Vakif University School of Medicine, 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, Bezmi Alem Vakif University School of Medicine, 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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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bakırkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk 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 and Clinical Microbiology, Uludag University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sutcu Imam University School of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, 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, Izzet Baysal University School of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, 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, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training ad Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Pamukkale University School of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Yuzuncuyil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Yuzuncuyil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Igdir State Hospital, Igdir, 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, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, 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, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, 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, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
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Ari A, Çalik Ş, Tosun S, Özsu Yilmaz S. A persistently low HBV DNA level is a predictor of spontaneous HBsAg clearance in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Turk J Med Sci 2016; 46:48-52. [PMID: 27511332 DOI: 10.3906/sag-1411-156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 11/28/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIM The incidence and predictors of spontaneous hepatitis B surface-antigen (HBsAg) seroclearance in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) were evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 1427 patients with chronic HBV infection, who were followed between 1994 and 2013, were investigated in this retrospective study. All data were extracted from patient files. RESULTS Spontaneous HBsAg seroclearance occurred in 84 patients during 8798 person-years of follow-up. The patients were categorized into 3 groups at follow-up based on HBV DNA features as continuously <100 copies/mL (Group A), 0-10,000 copies/mL (Group B), and 0 to >10,000 copies/mL (Group C). Alanine aminotransferase features in the 2 groups were categorized as continuously normal (<40 U/L) and 0 to >40 U/L. Spontaneous HBsAg seroclearance was seen primarily in patients with Group A HBV DNA features, and continuously low HBV DNA values were the main predictor of HBsAg seroclearance (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION These results suggest that a continuously low viral load is the most important factor affecting spontaneous HBsAg seroclearance.
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- Alpay Ari
- Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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Erdem H, Senbayrak S, Gencer S, Hasbun R, Karahocagil MK, Sengoz G, Karsen H, Kaya S, Civljak R, Inal AS, Pekok AU, Celen MK, Deniz S, Ulug M, Demirdal T, Namiduru M, Tekin R, Guven T, Parlak E, Bolukcu S, Avci M, Sipahi OR, Nayman-Alpat S, Yaşar K, Pehlivanoğlu F, Yilmaz E, Ates-Guler S, Mutlu-Yilmaz E, Tosun S, Sirmatel F, Şahin-Horasan E, Akbulut A, Johansen IS, Simeon S, Batirel A, Öztoprak N, Cag Y, Catroux M, Hansmann Y, Kadanali A, Turgut H, Baran AI, Gul HC, Karaahmetoglu G, Sunnetcioglu M, Haykir-Solay A, Denk A, Ayaz C, Kose S, Gorenek L. Tuberculous and brucellosis meningitis differential diagnosis. Travel Med Infect Dis 2015; 13:185-91. [PMID: 25801665 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2015.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 01/08/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 02/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Thwaites and Lancet scoring systems have been used in the rapid diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM). However, brucellar meningoencephalitis (BME) has similar characteristics with TBM. The ultimate aim of this study is to infer data to see if BME should be included in the differential diagnosis of TBM when these two systems suggest the presence of TBM. METHOD BME and TBM patients from 35 tertiary hospitals were included in this study. Overall 294 adult patients with BME and 190 patients with TBM were enrolled. All patients involved in the study had microbiological confirmation for either TBM or BME. Finally, the Thwaites and Lancet scoring systems were assessed in both groups. RESULTS The Thwaites scoring system more frequently predicted BME cases (n = 292, 99.3%) compared to the TBM group (n = 182, 95.8%) (P = 0.017). According to the Lancet scoring system, the mean scores for BME and TBM were 9.43 ± 1.71 and 11.45 ± 3.01, respectively (P < 0.001). In addition, TBM cases were classified into "probable" category more significantly compared to BME cases, and BME cases were categorized into the "possible" category more frequently. CONCLUSIONS When the Thwaites or Lancet scoring systems indicate TBM, brucellar etiology should also be taken into consideration particularly in endemic countries.
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- Hakan Erdem
- GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Medical School, Department of Infectious Diseases, USA
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- Yuzuncuyil University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Van, Turkey
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- Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Harran University, School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Dr. Fran Mihaljevic University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Cukurova University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Adana, Turkey
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- Private Erzurum Sifa Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Dicle University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Private Umit Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- Katip Celebi University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir, Turkey
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- Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Dicle University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Ankara Atatürk Training & Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ataturk University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Bezmi Alem Vakif University, School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir, Turkey
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- Bezmi Alem Vakif University, School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- Bakırkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Uludag University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bursa, Turkey
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- Sutcu Imam University, School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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- Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Samsun, Turkey
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- Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir, Turkey
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- Izzet Baysal University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bolu, Turkey
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- Mersin University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Mersin, Turkey
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- Firat University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Elazig, Turkey
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- University Hospital of Pontchaillou, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Rennes, France
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- Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Antalya, Turkey
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- Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Poitiers University Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, France
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- University Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Strasbourg, France
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- Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Pamukkale University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Denizli, Turkey
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- Yuzuncuyil University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Van, Turkey
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- Gulhane Medical Academy, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey
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- GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Yuzuncuyil University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Van, Turkey
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- Igdir State Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Igdir, Turkey
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- Firat University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Elazig, Turkey
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- Dicle University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir, Turkey
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- GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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Guclu E, Tuna N, Karabay O, Akhan S, Bodur H, Ceylan B, Demirdal T, Demirdag K, Demirturk N, Ekerbicer H, Erol S, Esen S, Evirgen O, Geyik MF, Gunduz A, Karahocagil MK, Kokoglu OF, Ozdemir D, Ozgunes N, Sargın F, Tosun S, Tutuncu E. Predictors of response to pegylated interferon treatment in HBeAg-negative patients with chronic hepatitis B. J Infect Dev Ctries 2014; 8:1601-8. [PMID: 25500658 DOI: 10.3855/jidc.4953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2014] [Revised: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 07/05/2014] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Although pegylated interferons (pegIFNs) alpha-2a and alpha-2b have been used in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) treatment for many years, there are few studies concerning predictors of sustained virologic response (SVR) to pegIFN therapy. In this study, we aimed to investigate the predictors of response to pegIFN treatment in cases with HBeAg-negative CHB infection. METHODOLOGY Seventeen tertiary care hospitals in Turkey were included in this study. Data from consecutively treated HBeAg-negative CHB patients, who received either pegIFN alpha-2a or alpha-2b, were collected retrospectively. SVR is defined as an HBV DNA concentration of less than 2,000 IU/mL six months after the completion of therapy RESULTS SVR was achieved in 40 (25%) of the 160 HBeAg-negative CHB patients. Viral loads in patients with SVR were lower compared to those with no SVR, beginning in the third month of treatment (p < 0.05). The number of cases with a decline of 1 log10 IU/mL in viral load after the first month of treatment and with a serum HBV DNA level under 2,000 IU/mL after the third month of treatment was higher in cases with SVR (p < 0.05). The number of patients who had undetectable HBV DNA levels at week 48 among responders was significantly greater than among post-treatment virological relapsers (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Detection of a 1 log10 decline in serum HBV DNA level at the first month of treatment and a serum HBV DNA level < 2000 IU/mL at the third month of therapy may be predictors of SVR.
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- Ertugrul Guclu
- Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey.
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Güner R, Tufan ZK, Bulut C, Ersöz G, Batırel A, Kaçmaz B, Kayaaslan B, Baykam N, Arı A, Öğütlü A, Alpat SN, Durdu Y, Günal Ö, Gürbüz Y, Aydın E, Tosun S, Tabak F. Waiting for Interferon-free Regimens for Chronic Hepatitis C Patients: A Multicenter Observational Study. Egypt J Immunol 2014. [DOI: 10.4274/vhd.98698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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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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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Kemal Celen M, Tekin Koruk S, Aygen B, Dal T, Karabay O, Tosun S, Koksal I, Turgut H, Onlen Y, Balik I, Yildirim N, Sinan Dal M, Ayaz C, Tabak F. The characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis B in Turkey. Med Glas (Zenica) 2014; 11:94-98. [PMID: 24496347] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the characteristics of patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and summarize the treatment modalities. METHODS By September 30, 2011 the data of 7871 HBsAg (+) patients were complied and analysed according to demographic and medical records (age, sex, laboratory tests, treatment with antiviral agents) in thirty centres of Turkey. RESULTS Of the 7871 patients 3078 (39.1%) were females; mean (standard deviation) age was 35 (14) years, 3180 (40.4%) were HBsAg positive (+) after admission to a hospital, 1488 (18.9%) after blood donation and 967 (11.9%) were found during routine screening. The HBV prevalence among relatives of HBsAg (+) patients was 1764 (22.4%), and most frequently infected family members were siblings and mothers, 4961 (63.0%) and 2149 (27.3%), respectively). Anti-HDV was negative in 7407 94.1% of patients. Three-fourths of the patients 6383 (81.1%) were HBeAg negative (-). Mean (SD) ALT was 85.8 (266.4) U/L. Majority of patients, 5588 (71.0%) were chronic hepatitis-B patients under treatment, while 2283 (29.0%) were asymptomatic carriers without treatment and only 165 (2.1%) of patients were cirrhotic and 6612 (84.0%) of those were compensated. One-third of the patients 2983 (37.9%) were under a combined treatment, while others were under monotherapy. Lamivudine, entecavir and adefovir were the most frequently used oral therapies, used for 2583 (32.8%), 11.6% and 787 (10.0%) of patients, respectively), while 2975 (37.8%) of patients were under interferon treatment. CONCLUSION Hepatitis B is still a problem in our country. First task of the physicians and our state should be to prevent the development and spread of the disease with education and vaccination programs, safe blood transfusions, and control of barbers.
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- Mustafa Kemal Celen
- 1Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Diyarbakir, Turkey, 2Harran University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Sanliurfa, Turkey, 3 Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Kayseri, Turkey, 4Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Diyarbakir, Turkey, 5Sakarya University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Sakarya, Turkey, 6Manisa State Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Manisa, Turkey, 7Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Trabzon, Turkey, 8Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Denizli, Turkey, 9Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Hatay, Turkey, 10Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Ankara, Turkey, 11State Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Mardin, Turkey, 12Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey, 13Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istanbul, Turkey
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