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Recommended precaution procedures protect healthcare workers from Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2013)
Objectives: The Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus can spread from person to person and may cause nosocomial outbreaks among healthcare workers (HCWs). The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have ...
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in High-Risk Population, Turkey
(CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL, 2009)
In the Tokat and Sivas provinces of Turkey, the overall Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) seroprevalence was 12.8% among 782 members of a high-risk population. CCHFV seroprevalence was associated with history ...
Retrospective analysis of the microbiological spectrum of pneumonia in Turkish patients with lung cancer
(TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD, 2016)
Aim of the study: The spectrum of pulmonary infections in patients with lung cancer is wide, and tools for target-oriented infection control measures are necessary. In this retrospective study we report the microbiological ...
Relationship between NF-kappa B1 and NF-kappa BIA genetic polymorphisms and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
(INFORMA HEALTHCARE, 2012)
Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV). Nuclear factor (NF)-kappa B regulates the expression of hundreds of genes, ...
Toll-like receptor 8 and 9 polymorphisms in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2010)
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever The clinical course and outcome of the CCHF infection are different in humans Toll like receptors (TLRs) are a family of pathogen recognition ...
Efficacy of oral ribavirin treatment in Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever: A quasi-experimental study from Turkey
(W B SAUNDERS CO LTD, 2009)
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of oral ribavirin treatment in patients with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF). Methods: In 2004, all patients diagnosed with CCHF were treated with oral ...
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) national report on device-associated infection rates in 19 cities of Turkey, data summary for 2003-2012
(BMC, 2014)
Background: Device-associated healthcare-acquired infections (DA-HAI) pose a threat to patient safety, particularly in the intensive care unit (ICU). We report the results of the International Infection Control Consortium ...
Toll-like Receptor 7 Gln11Leu, c.4-151A/G, and+1817G/T Polymorphisms in Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
(WILEY, 2015)
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral zoonosis. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) initiate signaling cascades leading to the activation of the innate immune system following CCHF infection. In this study, TLR7 (Gln11Leu, ...
Urinary tuberculosis: a cohort of 79 adult cases
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2015)
We aimed to investigate the demographic, clinical, diagnostic, treatment and outcome features of patients with urinary tuberculosis (UTB). Patients with UTB admitted to seven separate centers across Turkey between 1995 and ...
The prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks in the Sinop region of Turkey
(SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL TURKEY-TUBITAK, 2007)
This study was conducted in order to determine the prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks, which are the primary vectors of this spirochete, as well as to investigate the effect of 1. ricinus ...