Browsing by Author "Akdeniz, Hayrettin"
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Are we aware of q fever enough? Experience from a single centre
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Q fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii. The main clinical presentations are pneumonia and hepatitis. However, it can be difficult to recognise Q fever due to many different clinical ... -
Asymmetric dimethylarginine levels in patients with cutaneous anthrax: a laboratory analysis
Sünnetçioğlu, Mahmut; Mengeloğlu, Zafer; Baran, Ali İrfan; Karahocagil, Mustafa; Tosun, Mehmet; Küçükbayrak, Abdülkadir; Akdeniz, Hayrettin (Bmc, 2014)Background: Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), the main endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, is considered to be associated with endothelial dysfunction. High ADMA levels have been shown to be related with ... -
Brucellosis presented with fever and generalized maculopapular rash
Gözdaş, Hasan Tahsin; Sırmatel, Fatma; Akdeniz, Hayrettin (Erciyes Univ Sch Medicine, 2020)Background: Brucellosis is a multisystemic zoonosis that can affect all body organs and systems. Musculoskeletal system is the most affected system; however, cutaneous involvement is quite rare. Case Report: A 31-year-old ... -
A case of colistin-induced fixed drug eruption
Hakyemez, İsmail Necati; Küçükbayrak, Abdülkadir; Yıkılgan, Aslıhan Burcu; Bolaç, Elif Sultan; Yıldız, Nebil; Boran, Çetin; Akdeniz, Hayrettin (2013)Fiks ilaç erüpsiyonu (FİE) etyolojisinde başta antimikrobiyaller olmak üzere çeşitli ilaçlar rol almaktadır. Klinik görünümü, ilaca bağlı gelişen bir reaksiyon için oldukça tipiktir. Literatürde, kolistine bağlı gelişen ... -
Determining immunoassay cutoff value using Western blot results to predict hepatitis C infection in blood donors with low-titer anti-HCV reactivity
Küçükbayrak, Abdulkadir; Çakmak, Saadet; Hakyemez, Ismail Necati; Taş, Tekin; Akdeniz, Hayrettin (Springer, 2013)Since the 1990s, blood donors have been scanned for anti-hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) antibodies, which can be defined by enzyme immunoassay as a screening test. In this population, false-reactive ratios have been high. ... -
The effect of brucellosis on women's health and reproduction
Kurdoğlu, Mertihan; Çetin, Orkun; Kurdoğlu, Zehra; Akdeniz, Hayrettin (Aras Part Medical Int Press, 2015)Due to its potential harmful effects on the general health and reproductive life of the women, in the light of available literature, it was aimed to review the effect of human brucellosis on women's health and reproduction. ... -
Efficacy of daptomycin on experimental methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus keratitis in rabbits
Mengeloğlu, Fırat Zafer; Küçükbayrak, Abdulkadir; Bucak, Yasin Yucel; Erdurmuş, Mesut; Taş, Tekin; Özyalvaçlı, Gülzade; Bayram, Recep; Bucak , Özlem; Akdeniz, Hayrettin (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, 2013)Purpose: We aimed to compare the efficacy of topical daptomycin (DAP) with that of vancomycin (VA) in the treatment of keratitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Methods: One hundred colony-forming ... -
Erythrocytes parameters in the course of brucellosis
Küçükbayrak, Abdülkadir; Taş, Tekin; Tosun, Mehmet; Aktaş, Gülali; Hakyemez, İsmail Necati; Mengeloğlu, Fırat Zafer; Akdeniz, Hayrettin (2013)Amaç: Bruselloz hastalarında tüm eritrosit parametrelerini değerlendirmek ve bu parametreler ile inflamatuar belirte çler arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmak. Yöntem: Çalışmaya brusella tüp aglütinasyon pozitif toplam 55 hasta ... -
Evaluation of patients with Tularemia in Bolu province in northwestern Anatolia, Turkey
Mengeloğlu, Zafer; Duran, Arif; Hakyemez, İsmail Necati; Ocak, Tarık; Küçükbayrak, Abdülkadir; Akdeniz, Hayrettin; Taş, Tekin (J Infection Developing Countries, 2014)Introduction: Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis. Here we present an epidemic occurring in Bolu province, located in northwestern Anatolia in Turkey, and some features of the cases. Methodology: ... -
Foodborne botulism in Turkey, 1983 to 2017
Karsen, Hasan; Ceylan, Mehmet Reşat; Bayındır, Hasan; Akdeniz, Hayrettin (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2019)Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the epidemiology of foodborne botulism cases which were seen and published in Turkey. Material and Methods: This study covers the cases and outbreaks of botulism that have been ... -
High asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) levels in patients with Brucellosis
Mengeloğlu, Zafer; Sünnetçioğlu, Mahmut; Tosun, Mehmet; Küçükbayrak, Abdülkadir; Ceylan, Mehmet Reşat; Akdeniz, Hayrettin (Springer/Plenum Publishers, 2014)Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is the main endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase and is considered to be associated with endothelial dysfunction. Brucellosis, a zoonotic disease caused by Brucella spp., can ... -
Non-invasive fibrosis tests are correlated with necroinflammatory actvity of liver in patients with chronic hepatitis B
Özyalvaçlı, Gülzade; Küçükbayrak, Abdülkadir; Kurt, Mevlüt; Gürel, Kamil; Güneş, Öznur; Üstün, Cemal; Akdeniz, Hayrettin (Societa Editrice Universo, 2014)Background. The gold standarda method used for assessing necroinflammatory activity and fibrosis in the liver is a liver biopsy which has many disadvantages. Therefore, many investigators have been trying to develop ... -
Noninvasive models to predict liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B: a study from Turkey
Korkmaz, Pınar; Demirtürk, Neşe; Batırel, Ayşe; Yardımcı, Ahmet Cem; Çağır, Ünal; Sırmatel, Fatma; Akdeniz, Hayrettin (Kowsar Publ, 2017)Background: Manynoninvasive methods, including aspartateaminotransaminase (AST)/alanineaminotransaminase (ALT) ratio (AAR), AST-to-platelet ratio index (APRI), Bonacini cirrhosis discriminant score (CDS), fibrosis-4 (FIB4) ... -
Nosocomial acinetobacter baumannii infections and changing antibiotic resistance
Hakyemez, İsmail Necati; Küçükbayrak, Abdülkadir; Taş, Tekin; Yıkılgan, Aslıhan Burcu; Akkaya, Akcan; Yaşayacak, Aliye; Akdeniz, Hayrettin (Professional Medical Publications, 2013)Objectives: In the intensive care setting, Acinetobacter baumannii causes ventilator-associated pneumonia and other nosocomial infections that are difficult to treat. Objective of this study was to investigate nosocomial ... -
Oje kullanımının eldeki bakteriyel üreme üzerine etkisi
Yiğit, Ümmühan; Soysal, Ganime Esra; Özarslan, Talat Oğulcan; İlçe, Arzu; Sırmatel, Fatma; Akdeniz, Hayrettin (Bilimsel Tıp Yayınevi, 2021)Giriş: İnfeksiyonların önlenmesinde ameliyathane ve yoğun bakım gibi özellikli birimlerde çalışanların el hijyeninin sağlanması oldukça önemli, en etkili ve en ucuz yöntemdir. Bu çalışma; ameliyathane ve yoğun bakımlarda ... -
The role of hematological parameters in estimating nosocomial sepsis
Gözdaş, Hasan Tahsin; Gel, Keziban Türken; Yasayacak, Aliye; Kesgin, Makbule Tokur; Akdeniz, Hayrettin (Modestum Ltd., 2019)Background: Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory condition with high mortality rate. It is important to estimate nosocomial sepsis in order to manage the patients earlier. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of ... -
Seroprevalence of human fascioliasis in Van province, Turkey
Cengiz, Zeynep Taş; Yılmaz, Hasan; Dülger, Ahmet Cumhur; Akdeniz, Hayrettin; Karahocagil, Mustafa Kasım (Aves, 2015)Background/Aims: Fasciola hepatica is a rare zoonotic parasite that infects the liver of many mammals including humans. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of fascioliasis in Van province by ELISA ... -
Ventilatör ilişkili pnömoni sıklığı risk faktörleri ve etkenleri
Bilici, Adnan; Karahocagil, Mustafa Kasım; Yapıcı, Kubilay; Göktaş, Uğur; Yaman, Görkem; Akdeniz, Hayrettin (2012)Gereç ve Yöntem: Ventilatör ilişkili pnömoni (VİP), invaziv Mekanik Ventilasyon (MV) uygulanan hastalarda gelişen ve yoğun bakım ünitelerinde sık karşılaşılan, mortalite hızı yüksek bir hastane enfeksiyonudur. Bu çalışmada ...
