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Causative pathogens and antibiotic resistance in diabetic foot infections: A prospective multi-center study
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2016)
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 ...
Mortality indicators in community-acquired pneumonia requiring intensive care in Turkey
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2013)
Background: Severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) is a fatal disease. This study was conducted to describe an outcome analysis of the intensive care units (ICUs) of Turkey. Methods: This study evaluated SCAP cases ...
Cytopenia in adult brucellosis patients
(MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA PVT LTD, 2018)
Background & objectives: Brucellosis can lead to haematological abnormalities including cytopenia confusing with haematological malignancies. The aim of this study was to compare the main characteristics of brucellosis ...
Relationship between IFNA1, IFNA5, IFNA10, and IFNA17 gene polymorphisms and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever prognosis in a Turkish population range
(WILEY, 2016)
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a fatal emerging acute viral infection. Not much is known regarding the pathogenic mechanisms and the reasons behind severe or mild disease courses in CCHF. IFN-alpha (IFNA) is one ...
Brucellosis in pregnancy: results of multicenter ID-IRI study
(SPRINGER, 2019)
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 ...
A new perspective to determine the severity of cases with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
(MALARIA RESEARCH CENTRE, INDIAN COUNCIL MEDICAL RESEARCH-ICMR, 2012)
Background & objectives: We have established a severity grading score (SOS) system for predicting the fatality :in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) for the first time. Methods: This SOS has been set up by using several ...
Isolation and Identification of Free-Living Amoebae from Tap Water in Sivas, Turkey
(HINDAWI PUBLISHING CORPORATION, 2013)
The present work focuses on a local survey of free-living amoebae (FLA) that cause opportunistic and nonopportunistic infections in humans. Determining the prevalence of FLA in water sources can shine a light on the need ...
Can the Mild Clinical Course of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Children Be Explained by Cytokine Responses?
(WILEY, 2013)
Cytokines are possibly one of the factors responsible for death due to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF). This study aimed to determine the differences between the cytokine levels in children and adult patients with ...
Plasma Oxidative Stress and Total Thiol Levels in Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
(NATL INST INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2014)
In this study, we investigated the pro- and antioxidant status of patients with a pathogenesis of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in terms of their role in its pathogenesis. During the study period, 34 children and ...
Unusual manifestations of acute Q fever: autoimmune hemolytic anemia and tubulointerstitial nephritis
(BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2012)
Q fever is a worldwide zoonotic infection that caused by Coxiella burnetii, a strict intracellular bacterium. It may be manifested by some of the autoimmune events and is classified into acute and chronic forms. The most ...