Browsing by Author "Bakici, Mustafa Zahir"
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Applicability of Xpert MTB/RIF assay for routine diagnosis of tuberculosis: a four-year single-center experience
Celik, Cem; Gotzel, Mustafa Gokhan; Bakici, Mustafa Zahir; Berk, Serdar; Ozsahin, Sefa Levent; Gulturk, Esra (TUBITAK SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL TURKEY, 2015)Background/aim: The aim of this study is to assess the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in clinical samples and to compare the results by reference to the diagnostic method, Bactec ... -
Catheter-Related Bacteremia due to Enterobacter ludwigii in a Hemodialysis Patient: First Report in the Literature
Koz, Suleyman; Oguz, Esin; Timucin, Meryem; Buyuktuna, Seyit Ali; Bakici, Mustafa Zahir; Candan, Ferhan; Kayatas, Mansur (TURK NEFROLOJI DIYALIZ TRANSPLANTASYON DERGISI, 2018)The Enterobacter cloacae complex, a member of the genus Enterobacter, consists of a group of bacteria that are responsible for serious infections in human beings. A recently identified member of the group, Enterobacter ... -
Cutaneous Anthrax in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey: A Review of 39 Adults Cases
Engin, Aynur; Elaldi, Nazif; Dokmetas, Ilyas; Bakici, Mustafa Zahir; Kaya, Safak; Bakir, Mehmet (ORTADOGU AD PRES & PUBL CO, 2010)Objective: Anthrax is a zoonotic infectious disease that caused by Bacillus anthracis. Sporadic anthrax is still present world-wide, particularly in animal raising countries including Turkey. The aim of this study was to ... -
Diagnostic Value of Autoantibodies Against Citrullinated Peptide Antigens in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Comparison of Different Commercial Kits
Sahin, Ozlem; Kaptanoglu, Ece; Bakici, Mustafa Zahir; Sezer, Hafize; Elden, Hasan; Hizmetli, Sami (TURKISH LEAGUE AGAINST RHEUMATISM, 2011)Objectives: In this study we tested the diagnostic values of rheumatoid factor (RF), anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) and two different commercial anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin (anti-MCV) kits in the ... -
Evaluation of 2015-2016 MOTAKK HBV DNA and HCV RNA External Quality Assessment National Program Results
Karatayli, Ersin; Soydemir, Ege; Aksoy, Zeynep Busra; Kizilpinar, Mehtap; Altay Kocak, Aylin; Karatayli, Senem Ceren; Yurdcu, Esra; Yildirim, Umut; Guriz, Haluk; Bozdayi, Gulendam; Yurdaydin, Cihan; Ilhan, Osman; Yildirim, Yasin; Bozdayi, A. Mithat; Oguz, Acelya Yalcintas; Baris, Ahmet; Alp, Alpaslan; Aksozek, Alper; Sayiner, Arzu; Karagul, Aydan; Ordu, Aylin; Istanbullu, Aye; Otlu, Baris; Aridogan, Buket; Aksu, Burak; Buruk, C. Kurtulus; Karahan, Ceren; Guney, Cakir; Toksoz, Devrim; Yildirim, Dilara; Colak, Dilek; Daglar, Duygu Eren; Findik, Duygu; Kas, Elif; Caliskan, Emel; Zeyrek, Fadile Yildiz; Arslan, Fatma; Demir, Feyza; Milletli, Fikriye; Kibar, Filiz; Ozdincer, Furkan; Dundar, Gulnur; Arslan, Hande; Agca, Harun; Aliskan, Hikmet Eda; Guducuoglu, Huseyin; Fidan, Isil; Akyar, Isin; Afsar, Ilhan; Kaleli, Ilknur; Donmez, Ismail; Yanik, Kemalettin; Midilli, Kenan; Cubukcu, Kivanc; Ozdemir, Mehmet; Acar, Melek; Yalinay, Meltem; Kuskucu, Mert Ahmet; Bakici, Mustafa Zahir; Aydin, Neriman; Yilmaz, Neziha; Ceken, Nihan; Ziyade, Nihan; Yilmaz, Nisel; Ozgumus, Osman Birol; Gitmisoglu, Ozlem; Demirgan, Recep; Kesli, Recep; Guckan, Ridvan; Sertoz, Ruchan; Akgun, Sadik; Aksaray, Sebahat; Tezcan, Seda; Kaygusuz, Sedat; Gokahmetoglu, Selma; Mese, Sevim; Bayik, Seyit Ahmet; Akcali, Sinem; Gurcan, Saban; Karsligil, Tekin; Us, Tercan; Ozekinci, Tuncer; Pilgir, Tulin; Aslan, Ugur; Dinc, Ugur; Coskun, Umut Safiye Say; Cetinkol, Yeliz; Keskin, Yusuf; Ayaydin, Zeynep; Toraman, Zulal Asci (ANKARA MICROBIOLOGY SOC, 2018)MOTAKK, as a national external quality control program has been launched to evaluate the molecular detection of viral infections including HBV DNA and HCV RNA in molecular microbiology diagnostic laboratories in Turkey. ... -
Evaluation of the compatibility of Phoenix 100 and Microflex LT MALDI-TOF MS systems in the identification of routinely isolated microorganisms in the clinic microbiology laboratory
Celik, Cem; Uysal, Elif Bilge; Tutar, Ugur; Erturk, Rahsan; Bakici, Mustafa Zahir; Gozel, Mustafa Gokhan (WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH, 2016)Background: Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is a quick, reliable, and efficient system for identifying microorganisms. Many centers that use the Phoenix 100 system ... -
Is sustained release of vancomycin from fibrin glue effective to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus graft infection?
Katrancioglu, Nurkay; Karahan, Oguz; Kilic, Ahmet Turhan; Katrancioglu, Ozgur; Celik, Cem; Bakici, Mustafa Zahir; Atahan, Erhan (ACADEMIC JOURNALS, 2012)Prosthetic vascular graft infection remains one of the most serious complications seen after vascular surgery. Recently, fibrin glue has gained attention as a possible means to deliver drug therapies. In this study, the ... -
Mortality predictors of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a prospective multicenter study
Yilmaz, Mesut; Elaldi, Nazif; Balkan, Ilker Inanc; Arslan, Ferhat; Batirel, Ayse Alga; Bakici, Mustafa Zahir; Gozel, Mustafa Gokhan; Alkan, Sevil; Celik, Aygul Dogan; Yetkin, Meltem Arzu; Bodur, Hurrem; Sinirtas, Melda; Akalin, Halis; Altay, Fatma Aybala; Sencan, Irfan; Azak, Emel; Gundes, Sibel; Ceylan, Bahadir; Ozturk, Recep; Leblebicioglu, Hakan; Vahaboglu, Haluk; Mert, Ali (BMC, 2016)Background: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the causes of both community and healthcare-associated bacteremia. The attributable mortality of S. aureus bacteremia (SAB) is still higher and predictors for mortality and ... -
Occult Hepatitis B Prevalence in Hepatitis B Vaccinated Dialysis Patients
Huzmeli, Can; Seker, Ayse; Candan, Ferhan; Bagci, Gokhan; Akkaya, Lale; Bakici, Mustafa Zahir; Kayatas, Mansur (TURK NEFROLOJI DIYALIZ TRANSPLANTASYON DERGISI, 2018)OBJECTIVE: Occult hepatitis B (OHB) virus infection is defined as the presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in the liver tissue or serum of subjects seronegative for hepatitis B surface antigen. OHB leads to the potential ... -
Production, purification, and characterization of metalloprotease from Candida kefyr 41 PSB
Yavuz, Sevgi; Kocabay, Samet; Cetinkaya, Serap; Akkaya, Birnur; Akkaya, Recep; Yenidunya, Ali Fazil; Bakici, Mustafa Zahir (ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2017)A thermostable metalloprotease, produced from an environmental strain of Candida kefyr 41 PSB, was purified 16 fold with a 60% yield by cold ethanol precipitation and affinity chromatography (bentoniteacrylamide-cysteine ... -
Resistance rates to antituberculosis drugs in Sivas province
Goenlueguer, Ugur; Bakici, Mustafa Zahir; E., Tanseli Goenlueguer; Hasbek, Muersit (ANKARA MICROBIOLOGY SOC, 2007)Infections caused by drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains represent a serious public health problem in recent years. The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the resistance rates of M.tuberculosis ... -
Results of a Multicenter Study Investigating Plasmid Mediated Colistin Resistance Genes (mcr-1 and mcr-2) in Clinical Enterobacteriaceae Isolates from Turkey
Sari, Ayse Nur; Suzuk, Serap; Karatuna, Onur; Ogunc, Dilara; Karakoc, Ayse Esra; Cizmeci, Zeynep; Aliskan, Hikmet Eda; Comert, Fsun; Bakici, Mustafa Zahir; Akpolat, Nezahat; Cilli, Fatma Feriha; Zer, Yasemin; Karatas, Aysel; Karapinar, Bahar Akgun; Bayramoglu, Gulcin; Ozdamar, Melda; Kalem, Fatma; Delialioglu, Nuran; Aktas, Elif; Yilmaz, Nisel; Gurcan, Saban; Gulay, Zeynep (ANKARA MICROBIOLOGY SOC, 2017)Colistin is a polymyxin antibiotic which is considered as one of the last line agents against infections due to multidrug resistant or carbapenem resistant gram-negative pathogens. Colistin resistance is associated with ... -
Rotavirus and adenovirus gastroenteritis: time series analysis
Celik, Cem; Gozel, Mustafa Gokhan; Turkay, Hakan; Bakici, Mustafa Zahir; Guven, Ahmet Sami; Elaldi, Nazif (WILEY, 2015)BackgroundThis study investigated the effects of changes in weather conditions (monthly average temperature, monthly minimum temperature, monthly average humidity) on rotavirus and adenovirus gastroenteritis frequency and ...