Browsing by Author "Sırmatel, Fatma"
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Akut solunum yolu enfeksiyonu olan hastalarda hızlı influenza tanı testi ile influenza A ve B antijenlerinin araştırılması
Karalı, Elif; Sebit, Tuğberk; Arslan, Nebil; Sırmatel, Fatma; Hoşoğlu, Kübra; Boybey, Gökhan; Bulut, Haluk; Tokat, Önder (2020)Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, akut solunum yolu enfeksiyonu tanısı alan hastalarda hızlı influenza tanı testi ile nazofaringeal sürüntü örneklerinde influenza A ve B antijenlerinin sıklığının belirlenmesidir. Yöntemler: Kasım ... -
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 ... -
Assessment of health related quality of life in chronic hepatitis B infection patients in Turkey: a multicenter study
Karacaer, Zehra; Çakır, Banu; Erdem, Hakan; Uğurlu, Kenan; Durmuş, Gül; Sırmatel, Fatma (Elsevier Science Bv, 2016)Quality of Life (HBQOL) questionnaire form. Because five-factor structure for the HBQOL fitted well into Turkish data in publised study, Transmissibility subscale was not analyzed. The data analyzed via SPSS v.22.0 (SPSS ... -
Assessment of the knowledge and awareness levels of dentists regarding prophylaxis for infective endocarditis
Karadağ, Fatma Yılmaz; Yavuz, Serap Şimşek; Çınar, Güle; Tigen, Elif Tükenmez; Sırmatel, Fatma (2019)Aim: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious heart disease with high mortality and morbidity. Antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended for patients at risk of infective endocarditis before dental procedures. This Turkish ... -
Bilinmeyen Klinik Yönleri ile Lyme Hastalığı: Yedi Olgunun Gözden Geçirilmesi
Sırmatel, Fatma; Polat, Erdal; Türkoğlu, Şule Aydın (Galenos Yayncılık, 2015)Giriş: Lyme hastalığı (LH), genellike enfekte kenelerin ısırması ile bulaşan ve Borrelia burgdorferi bakterisinin neden olduğu bir hastalıktır. LH, birçok organ veya sistemi tutarak geniş bir klinik tablo oluşturur. Bu ... -
Brucellar spondylitis (Pedro Pons' sign)
A 39-year-old man presented to our hospital complaining of fever with chills, night sweats, and headaches of 3 months’ duration. The patient was suffering from severe lumbago, exacerbated by movement. Although he had ... -
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 ... -
The cases of cholestatic hepatitis in the course of atypical Epstein-Barr Virus infection
Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) infection often causes a triad of fever, sore throat and adenopathy, referred to as Infectious M ononucleosis. Gastrointestinal manifestations are frequently present but often unrecognized. The aim ... -
Clinicopathological profile of gastrointestinal tuberculosis: a multinational ID-IRI study
Tanoğlu, Alpaslan; Erdem, Hakan; Friedland, Jon S.; Almajid, Fahad M.; Batırel, Ayşe; Kulzhanova, Sholpan; Konkayeva, Maiya; Sırmatel, Fatma (Springer, 2020)Data are relatively scarce on gastro-intestinal tuberculosis (GITB). Most studies are old and from single centers, or did not include immunosuppressed patients. Thus, we aimed to determine the clinical, radiological, and ... -
Comparison of brucellar and tuberculous spondylodiscitis patients: results of the multicenter "Backbone-1 Study"
Erdem, Hakan; Elaldı, Nazif; Batırel, Ayşe; Aliyu, Sani; Şengöz, Gönül; Sırmatel, Fatma (Elsevier Science Inc, 2015)BACKGROUND CONTEXT: No direct comparison between brucellar spondylodiscitis (BSD) and tuberculous spondylodiscitis (TSD) exists in the literature. PURPOSE: This study aimed to compare directly the clinical features, ... -
The course of spinal tuberculosis (Pott disease): results of the multinational, multicentre Backbone-2 study
Batirel, Ayşe; Erdem, Hakan; Şengöz, Gönül; Pehlivanoğlu, Filiz; Ramosaco, E.; Sırmatel, Fatma (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2015)We aimed to describe clinical, laboratory, diagnostic and therapeutic features of spinal tuberculosis (ST), also known as Pott disease. A total of 314 patients with ST from 35 centres in Turkey, Egypt, Albania and Greece ... -
Cranial imaging findings in neurobrucellosis: results of Istanbul-3 study
Erdem, Hakan; Şenbayrak, Seniha; Meriç, Kaan; Batırel, Ayşe; Karahocagil, Mustafa Kasım; Hasbun, Rodrigo; Şengöz, Gönül; Sırmatel, Fatma (Springer Heidelberg, 2016)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 ... -
Depression and health related quality of life in non-cirrhotic chronic hepatitis B patients and hepatitis B carriers
Altındağ, Abdurrahman; Çadırcı, Dursun; Sırmatel, Fatma (Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, 2009)Objective: To measure health related quality of life and level of depression among patients with non-cirrhotic chronic hepatitis B patients and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carriers. Methods: The study was conducted ... -
Dermatological aspects of tularaemia: a study of 168 cases
Polat, Mualla; Karapınar, Tekden; Sırmatel, Fatma (Wiley, 2018)BackgroundTularaemia is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by Francisella tularensis, an aerobic, uncapsulated, gram-negative coccobacillus. Several case reports have appeared on the dermatological manifestations of ... -
Effectiveness of a multidimensional approach for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in 11 adult intensive care units from 10 cities of Turkey: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)
Leblebicioğlu, Hakan; Yalçın, Ata Nevzat; Rosenthal, Victor D.; Köksal, İftihar; Sırmatel, Fatma (Springer Heidelberg, 2013)Purpose To evaluate the impact of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) multidimensional approach on the reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in adult patients hospitalized in 11 ... -
Erythema nodosum and Sweet's syndrome in patients with glandular tularemia
Mualla, Polat; Haydar, Parlak Ali; Örs, İsmail; Sırmatel, Fatma (Wiley, 2011)Tularemia is a disease caused by Francisella tularensis, an aerobic, non-capsulated, gram-negative coccobacillus. The common routes of infection are through the bites of mosquitoes, horseflies, and other insects such as ... -
Evaluation of dual therapy in real life setting in treatment-naive Turkish patients with HCV infection: a multicenter, retrospective study
Gürbüz, Yunus; Tülek, Necla Eren; Tütüncü, Emin Ediz; Koruk, Süda Tekin; Aygen, Bilgehan; Sırmatel, Fatma (Galenos Yayincilik, 2016)Background: Before the introduction of direct-acting antivirals in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C patients, the combination of peginterferon alpha and ribavirin was the standard therapy. Observational studies that ... -
The evaluation of exposure to hepatitis A virus in HBsAg-positive persons: A multicentre study from Turkey
Çelen, Mustafa Kemal; Türker, Kamuran; Öztoprak, Nefise Çuvalcı; Şener, Alper; Tuna, Nazan; Sırmatel, Fatma (Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2014)Chronic hepatitis B is a major public health problem in our country. Hepatitis A vaccination in HBV carriers who did not encounter with Hepatitis A virus is also significant. We aimed to evaluate the rate of exposure to ... -
Evaluation of hepatitis B virus transmission and antiviral therapy among hepatitis B surface antigen-positive pregnant women
Koruk, Süda Tekin; Batirel, Ayşe; Köse, Şükran; Akhan, Sıla Çetin; Aygen, Bilgehan; Sırmatel, Fatma (Wiley, 2015)Aim: The aim of the present study was to assess the potential risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vertical transmission among Turkish parturient women and to evaluate the efficacy and safety of antiviral agents. Material and ...
