Browsing by Author "Mengeloğlu, Zafer"
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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 ... -
Bolu İlinde Farklı Yaş Gruplarında Hepatit A Seroprevalansı
Bölükbaş, Barış; Mengeloğlu, Zafer; Taş, Tekin (2015)Amaç: Hepatit A virüs (HAV) infeksiyonları ülkemizde ve dünyada yaygın olarak görülen önemli bir halk sağlığı problemidir. Yaş ilerledikçe enfeksiyonun belirgin hale geçtiği ve komplikasyonların arttığı kabul edilir. Bu ... -
Comparison of classical methods versus BACTEC blood culture system for culture of normally sterile body fluids
Mengeloğlu, Zafer; Taş, Tekin; Bucak, Özlem; Koçoğlu, Esra; Küçükbayrak, Abdulkadir (Science & Innovation, Ltd, 2015)Background - Presence of microorganisms in sterile body sites leads to life-threatening infections. For early and accurate diagnosis of those infections, cultures of the sterile fluids have to be done. These cultures can ... -
Determination of anti-nuclear antibody pattern distribution and clinical relationship
Mengeloğlu, Zafer; Taş, Tekin; Koçoğlu, Esra; Aktaş, Gülali; Karabörk, Şeyda (Professional Medical Publications, 2014)Background and Objectives: Autoantibodies are innmunglobulins occurred directly against autoantigens that are known as endogen antigens. Autoinnmune disease is an occasion that the body begins a fight against its own cells ... -
Determination of the staphylococcal cassette chromosome in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from various clinical samples
Çopur-Çiçek, Ayşegül; Dinç-Patlak, Rukiye; Sandallı, Cemal; Mengeloğlu, Zafer; Kostakoğlu, Uğur (Science & Innovation, Ltd, 2016)Aim - The present study aimed to detect mecA and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) types in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates obtained from various clinical samples in two university ... -
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: ... -
Examination of the specific clinical symptoms and laboratory findings of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Kılınç, Çetin; Güçkan, Rıdvan; Çapraz, Mustafa; Varol, Kenan; Zengin, Erman; Mengeloğlu, Zafer (Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd, 2016)Background & objectives: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a fatal disease, caused by a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus), having a high mortality rate. The study was aimed to evaluate the risk factors, the presenting ... -
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 ... -
Investigation of in-vitro susceptibility of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from clinical specimens to tigecycline
Taş, Tekin; Kocoğlu, Esra; Mengeloğlu, Zafer; Bucak, Özlem; Karabörk, Şeyda (Assoc Basic Medical Sci Federation Bosnia & Herzegovina Sarajevo, 2013)The management of infections due to A. baumannii is difficult because of rapidly developing resistance, however, tigecycline, a glycylcyline antimicrobial, is in use for several years. In the present study, it was aimed ... -
Is rapid antibacterial susceptibility testing medium reliable for routine laboratory practices?
Yağmur, Gülhan; Erçal, Barış Derya; Mengeloğlu, Zafer; Sarıgüzel, Fatma Mutlu; Berk, Elife (Professional Medical Publications, 2015)Objective: Early detection of antibiotic susceptibility profile of the isolates has critical importance in terms of immediate beginning of the appropriate treatment and increasing of treatment success, such as meningitis, ...
