Publications
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| effectiveness of ranitidine bismuth citrate and proton pump inhibitor based triple therapies of helicobacter pylori in turkey. | helicobacter pylori infection is the main cause of gastritis, gastroduodenal ulcer disease, malt lymphoma, and adenocarcinoma of the stomach. the reported prevalence of h. pylori in the adult population in turkey is 67.6%-81.3%. a national meta-analysis showed that the average h. pylori eradication rate with proton pump inhibitor-based triple regimens in turkey had decreased from 84% in 1997 to 55.3% in 2004, suggesting a need to evaluate alternative regimens. | 2011 | 21912572 |
| utilizing a pacs-integrated ultrasound-guided breast biopsy simulation exercise to reinforce the acr practice guideline for ultrasound-guided percutaneous breast interventional procedures during radiology residency. | a picture archiving and communication system (pacs)-integrated ultrasound-guided (usg) breast intervention simulation exercise was designed for radiology residency education. the purpose of this study was to describe the initial experience and determine if resident understanding of the american college of radiology (acr) practice guideline for the performance of usg percutaneous breast interventional procedures and procedural confidence is improved with the implementation of this simulation exer ... | 2011 | 21893299 |
| vancomycın-resıstant enterococcı rectal colonızatıon ın an ıntensıve care unıt: a report from turkey. | 2011 | 22055457 | |
| the association between internet addiction and dissociation among turkish college students. | purpose: this study aimed to investigate internet use patterns and internet addiction among young adult university students and to examine the correlation between excessive internet use and dissociative symptoms. methods: the study was conducted among 1034 students, aged between 18 and 27 years. internet addiction scale, dissociative experiences scale, and a sociodemographic query form were used in the collection of data. pearson correlation analysis, the t test, and χ(2) test were used for data ... | 2011 | 22000475 |
| cellular immune responses, chemokine, and cytokine profiles in turkey poults following infection with the intestinal parasite eimeria adenoeides. | cellular immune responses, chemokine, and cytokine profiles were investigated in 20-d-old turkey poults following an oral infection with 12.5 × 10(3) oocysts of eimeria adenoeides, a protozoan parasite of the genus eimeria that develops in the ceca. large numbers of oocysts were produced in the feces of infected birds from d 5 after infection followed by a rapid decline by d 7. local immune activities were characterized by observing the extent of leukocyte infiltration in the ceca by histology, ... | 2011 | 21934006 |
| [intracardiac echocardiography-guided device closure of atrial septal defects: our initial experience]. | although intracardiac echocardiography (ice) has long been used for various cardiologic interventions, its utilization has been quite limited in turkey. we assessed our experience with the use of ice during transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects (asd). | 2011 | 21918317 |
| a rapid and simple assay for human blood malignancy engraftment, homing and chemotherapy treatment using fluorescent imaging of avian embryos. | abstract detection of grafted human cells in mice using fluorescence is a rapid and simple technique whose use is continually expanding. robust engraftment of human hematological malignancy (hhm) lines and patient cells into the naturally immunodeficient turkey embryo has recently been demonstrated by polymerase chain reaction (pcr), fluorescence activated cell sorting (facs) and histology. we demonstrate here that fluorescence imaging is a rapid and simple technique for detecting engraftment ... | 2011 | 21895546 |
| [is the rate of medical publication from israel similar to other countries? a comparative study of three medical specialties]. | academic careers of individual doctors are commonly evaluated by examining the number and quality of authored publications. similarly, the extent and quality of medical research may be assessed nationwide by measuring the number of publications originating from the country of interest over time. this in turn, may indicate on the quality of medicine practiced. to evaluate the extent and quality of israeli publications we measured the rate and quality of medical publications originating from israe ... | 2011 | 21874762 |
| purification and characterization of intracellular and extracellular α-glucosidases from geobacillus toebii strain e134. | two different α-glucosidase-producing thermophilic e134 strains were isolated from a hot spring in kozakli, turkey. based on the phenotypic, phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic evidence, the strain was proposed to be a species of g. toebii. its thermostable exo-α-1,4-glucosidases also were characterized and compared, which were purified from the intracellular and extracellular fractions with estimated molecular weights of 65 and 45 kda. the intracellular and extracellular α-glucosidases showed optim ... | 2011 | 22028281 |
| [multiple liver lesions accompanied by eosinophilia - a case report of fascioliosis]. | fascioliosis is a zoonotic disease caused by fasciola hepatica (common liver fluke). initial clinical symptoms are frequently non-specific. even after the development of liver tumors, a range of different underlying disorders will have to be considered. the rare cause of a parasitosis is not always included in the differential diagnostic work up. we report on a 41-year-old truck driver from middle east who was admitted at our hospital due to ongoing upper abdominal pain, fatigue, night sweat and ... | 2011 | 22016067 |
| coexistence of bla(oxa-48) and aac(6')-ib-cr genes in klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from istanbul, turkey. | this study evaluated the presence of carbapenem hydrolysing β-lactamase genes and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (pmqr) determinants in 22 klebsiella pneumoniae isolates collected from the istanbul medical faculty, turkey, which reduced the susceptibility or resistance to carbapenem. the vitek(®) 2 system and e-tests were used to determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations needed to inhibit bacterial growth. genes were screened by polymerase chain reaction, and gene transferability w ... | 2011 | 22117996 |
| clinical knowledge and attitudes of turkish physicians toward rabies caused by animal bites. | rabies is an endemic infectious disease and one of the most important causes of human mortality in both underdeveloped and developing countries. in turkey, 167,000 individuals are believed to be victims of animal bites annually. in this study, we investigated turkish physicians' knowledge and clinical awareness of rabies caused by animal bites. this was a cross-sectional, analytical study. we used questionnaires that collected demographic information and assessed the physicians' basic knowledge ... | 2011 | 21937819 |
| survival of helicobacter pylori in turkish fermented sucuk and heat-treated sucuk during production. | the aim of this study was to investigate the survival of helicobacter pylori during production of sucuk (turkish fermented sausage). the sucuk mixture was inoculated with h. pylori atcc 43504 to produce a final level in the mixture of ∼5 × 10(6) cfu/g. samples in group i were fermented and dried traditionally at 22°c for 7 days. samples in groups ii and iii were subjected to the traditional fermentation at 22°c for 3 days. after fermentation, group ii samples were fermented and dried at 35°c fo ... | 2011 | 22186045 |
| epidemiology of snakebites in europe: a systematic review of the literature. | snakebites are rare medical emergency cases in europe but may sometimes be severe and lead to complications. a better knowledge of snakebite epidemiology may help health authorities to better understand therapeutic requirements, especially concerning antivenoms, and thus improve treatment of snakebite. an extensive literature search for studies and articles published between 1970 and 2010 was performed. both indexed and non-indexed articles were examined, the analysis of which took into account ... | 2011 | 22056768 |
| clinical and epidemiological features of turkish children with 2009 pandemic influenza a (h1n1) infection: experience from multiple tertiary paediatric centres in turkey. | in april 2009 a novel strain of human influenza a, identified as h1n1 virus, rapidly spread worldwide, and in early june 2009 the world health organization raised the pandemic alert level to phase 6. herein we present the largest series of children who were hospitalized due to pandemic h1n1 infection in turkey. | 2011 | 21859378 |
| radiographic evaluation on prevalence of stafne bone defect: a study from two centres in turkey. | objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of stafne bone defect (sbd) and to describe the clinical and radiological characteristics of detected cases. methods: a retrospective study was performed using panoramic radiographs from 34 221 patients undergoing dental treatment in the department of oral and maxillofacial radiology at erciyes university and ataturk university, turkey. after finding an image compatible with sbd in the radiographs, multislice ct (msct) on seven ... | 2011 | 22074869 |
| NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC RADIONUCLIDES IN THE GRANITIC REGION OF KAPIDAG PENINSULA, WESTERN ANATOLIA, TURKEY. | Naturally occurring radionuclides of terrestrial origin (also called primordial radionuclides) are present in various degrees in all media in the environment. This study represents the reports on the natural and anthropogenic radionuclides in the Kapidag granitic region. For this purpose, activities of radionuclides in soil, beach sands and rocks of the region have been investigated to assess the radiological hazard of the natural radioactivity. The radium equivalent activities, the absorbed dos ... | 2011 | 22128354 |
| Psychiatric symptoms of adolescents reared in an orphanage in Ankara. | This study compared male adolescents in an orphanage with adolescents raised by their families in terms of psychiatric symptoms, using the Brief Symptom Inventory. Anxiety, depression, negative self, hostility, and Global Severity Index points were significantly higher in adolescents in the orphanage, although they did not reach pathological levels except with respect to hostility. Adolescents reared in orphanages scored high points for hostility, reaching pathological levels. | 2011 | 21980809 |
| Trace metal contents in wild edible mushrooms growing on serpentine and volcanic soils on the island of Lesvos, Greece. | The objectives of this survey were (1) to assess for the first time the Cd, Cu, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn contents in wild edible mushrooms (Russula delica, Lactarius sanguifluus, Lactarius semisanguifluus, Lactarius deliciosus, Suillus bellinii) from the island of Lesvos, (2) to investigate the metals' variability among the species, as well as in relation to the chemical composition of the underlying soil, comparing mushrooms collected from volcanic and serpentine substrates and (3) to estimate ... | 2011 | 22172519 |
| Toscana Virus (TOSV) exposure is confirmed in blood donors from Central, North and South/Southeast Anatolia, Turkey. | Summary Toscana virus (TOSV), a sandfly fever virus serotype of medical and public health importance, is a major pathogen involved in aseptic meningtis occurring in Mediterranean countries and poses a threat to the residents as well as travellers. Limited data on TOSV activity are present from Turkey despite being located in the endemic zone. We aimed to identify TOSV exposure in 1115 healthy blood donors at the Hacettepe University Hospital Blood Bank in Ankara, Turkey, using commercial indirec ... | 2011 | 21914151 |
| Perception of patient aggression among nurses working in a university hospital in Turkey. | The way patient aggression is perceived influences nurses' attitudes and behaviour towards patients. The aim of this cross-sectional, descriptive study was to investigate how nurses working in a university hospital perceive aggression and whether certain variables (sociodemographic and professional characteristics, exposure to aggressive behaviour) affect that perception. Two hundred and eighteen nurses (response rate 68.1%) from different departments were administered the Perception of Aggressi ... | 2011 | 21939481 |
| The complementary and alternative medicine use among asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in the southern region of Turkey. | The aim of this descriptive study was to investigate the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) applications and factors associated and its use among asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in the southern region of Turkey. The study sample consisted of 197 patients. A percentage of 86.3 of asthma and COPD patients used at least one type of CAM. The most commonly used CAM methods are deep inhalation (51.8%), herb or herbal tea (46.7%), praying (41.1%) and applying ... | 2011 | 22103823 |
| Changing patterns of rotavirus genotypes in Turkey. | To describe the circulation dynamics of human rotavirus genotypes and to understand the epidemiological changes of rotavirus infection in Turkey, one of the countries where the highest mortality rates are seen due to rotavirus in Europe. Stool samples of children under 5 years of age which gave positive results for rotavirus antigen were stored at -20°C and then genotyped using multiplex reverse transcription polymerase-chain reaction. Of the 494 stool samples, 137 (28.1%) were positive for rota ... | 2011 | 21938522 |
| Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Yersinia ruckeri isolates from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum, 1792) in Turkey. | The aim of the study was the phenotypic and molecular characterization of Yersinia (Y) ruckeri strains, the causative agent of Enteric Redmouth Disease (ERM), by antibiotyping, random amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR) and sodium dodecylsulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) patterns of whole cell proteins. For this aim, a total of 97 Y ruckeri isolates were analyzed. The isolates were distinguished into ten antibiotypes and six phenotypes according to ... | 2011 | 21848040 |
| Molecular Characteristics of Bovine Virus Diarrhoea Virus 1 Isolates from Turkey: Approaches for an Eradication Programme. | Forty pestivirus isolates sampled from cattle in Turkey between 2002 and 2007 were characterized according to 5' untranslated region (5'UTR) sequences and autoprotease (N(pro) ) gene sequences. The sampling of Bovine virus diarrhoea viruses (BVDVs) from 15 farms in five different regions indicated that BVDV 1-l (18/40, 45%) was the predominant genotype in Turkey; the samples also contained the genotypes 1-f (10/40, 25%), 1-b (7/40, 17.5%), 1-d (3/40, 7.5%), and 1-a (2/40, 5%), respectively. | 2011 | 22085446 |
| Body mass index percentiles for Turkish children aged 0-84 months. | Reference body mass index (BMI) percentiles are needed to follow secular changes in Turkish children aged 0-84 months. Obesity prevalence in this age group is also not well documented. | 2011 | 21958396 |
| Screening for retinopathy of prematurity in a large tertiary neonatal intensive care unit in Turkey: frequency and risk factors. | We aimed to determine applicable guidelines for screening of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), and evaluate the contribution of risk factors for severe ROP. | 2011 | 22053836 |
| functional characterization of alpha-class glutathione s-transferases from the turkey (meleagris gallopavo). | six alpha-class glutathione s-transferase (gst) subunits were cloned from domestic turkey livers, which are one of the most susceptible animals known to the carcinogenic mycotoxin aflatoxin b₁. in most animals, gst dysfunction is a risk factor for susceptibility toward afb₁, and we have shown that turkeys lack gsts with affinity toward the carcinogenic intermediate exo-aflatoxin b(1)-8-9-epoxide (afbo). conversely, mice are resistant to afb₁ carcinogenesis, due to high constitutive expression of ... | 2011 | 21876218 |
| examination with the health belief model of women's attitudes to cervical cancer and early diagnosis in turkey: a qualitative study. | the study was planned with the purpose of examining women's attitude to the health belief model, and their attitudes and behavior towards cervical cancer and early diagnosis. | 2011 | 21875262 |
| laboratory diagnosis and management of von willebrand disease in turkey: izmir experience. | von willebrand disease (vwd) is caused by a deficiency or dysfunction of von willebrand factor (vwf). the pathophysiology, classification, diagnosis, and management of vwd are relatively complex, but their understanding is important for proper diagnosis and management of patients with vwd. there are inherent difficulties in both the identification and classification of vwd because of clinical uncertainty and the limitations in the test processes and test panels typically used by laboratories. t ... | 2011 | 22102203 |
| development of the attitude scale for nursing profession. | there is a need to have an appropriate instrument to measure the attitudes towards nursing profession. this study was carried out to develop an attitude scale for nursing profession (asnp). the population of the study is composed of final-year students of high schools, the patients, the nurses and students of nursing department. a total of 600 participants were included in this study. the people in the sampling group were asked to write a composition containing their feelings and thoughts about ... | 2011 | 21939484 |
| Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in various ixodid tick species from a highly endemic area. | Ticks are major vectors of numerous diseases affecting animals and humans. Presence of various tick-borne pathogens such as Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) in various tick species was documented. CCHF is a severe tick-borne illness caused by the CCHFV which is a member of the Nairovirus genus (family: Bunyaviridae). Presence of CCHFV was shown in the most prevalent ixodid tick species such as Hyalomma marginatum and Rhiphicephalus bursa in Turkey. In the present study, prevalence a ... | 2011 | 22119389 |
| Faunistic composition, ecological properties and zoogeographical composition of the family Elateridae (Coleoptera) of the Central Anatolian region of Turkey. | The focus of this study was to understand the faunistic composition, ecological properties and zoogeographical composition of Elateridae (Coleoptera) of the Central Anatolian region. 72 species belonging to seven subfamilies and 25 genera were identified. The major part of the Elateridae fauna of the Central Anatolian region is formed by the subfamilies Elaterinae and Cardiophorinae. The genus Cardiophorus was the most species-rich genus. The species composition of the Elateridae fauna of the Ce ... | 2011 | 21864150 |
| Frequency of dog erythrocyte antigen 1.1 in 4 breeds native to different areas in Turkey. | Dog erythrocyte antigen (DEA) 1.1 is the most important RBC antigen clinically, as it is highly immunogenic and causes acute hemolytic transfusion reactions (HTR) in sensitized dogs. | 2011 | 22136478 |
| Harmonic scalpel versus bipolar tonsillectomy: a double-blind clinical trial. | This is a double bind clinical trial which evaluated harmonic scalpel versus bipolar diathermy tonsillectomy The study was conducted at Diyarbakir government hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey. The study population comprised 144 patients, aged 4-18 years (mean 9 years ± 4.12 SD). All patients underwent tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy. The indications for tonsillectomy were obstructive sleep apnea (84 patients [58.3%]) and chronic tonsillitis (60 patients [41.7%]). All 144 patients were ra ... | 2011 | 22159967 |
| Zoonoses, public health, and the backyard poultry flock. | Raising a small flock of poultry for eggs, meat, and possibly companionship is becoming an increasingly popular hobby in the United States. Domestic chickens (Gallus gallus, forma domestica), turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo, forma domestica), and members of the family Anatidae including ducks, geese, and swans are commonly kept in these privately owned backyard flocks. Multiple bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic diseases which affect poultry are known zoonotic pathogens. This article reviews t ... | 2011 | 21872783 |
| Patterns of childhood-onset uveitis in a referral center in Turkey. | PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the frequency and characteristics of childhood-onset uveitis and evaluate the rate and specific causes of visual loss in this population. METHODS: The data of 121 patients (179 eyes) with uveitis starting before =16 years and followed up for at least 6 months were retrospectively evaluated. Age at onset, sex, laterality, associated systemic disease, laboratory data, therap ... | 2011 | 22002621 |
| the second african federation of neurological surgeons course in the east, central, and southern africa region held in dar es salaam, tanzania, january 2011. | the second international african federation of neurological surgeons course was organized on january 24 to 28, 2011, at the seacliff hotel and muhimbili orthopaedic institute in dar es salaam, tanzania. president jakaya mrisho kikwete graced the official opening with high ranking government officials in attendance. the targeted participants were young neurosurgeons in the east, central, and south african region. more than 80 surgeons, residents, and neurosurgical nurses came from tanzania, kenya ... | 2011 | 22120325 |
| risk factors of hepatitis b virus infection in turkey: a population-based, case-control study: risk factors for hbv infection. | although the world health organization (who) classifies turkey as a country with a moderate-high prevalence of hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection, there is little data on hbv transmission in this country. | 2011 | 22087152 |
| [evaluation of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus colonization at gaziantep children's hospital, turkey]. | enterococci are members of normal flora of human gastrointestinal system, and occupy the first places among the agents causing nosocomial infection. the most frequent origin of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (vre) is the gastrointestinal colonization in hospitalized patients. prolonged hospitalization, long-term antibiotic use and severe underlying diseases increase the risk of vre colonization. routine vre surveillance of high-risk group patients is crucial for early detection and implementa ... | 2011 | 22090295 |
| successfully treated mycobacterium abscessus mastitis: a rare cause of breast masses. | rapidly growing mycobacteria are pathogens responsible for cutaneous or subcutaneous infections especially occurring after injection, trauma or surgery. we describe a patient with mycobacterium abscessus mastitis that presented as a mass lesion and haemorrhagical discharge. it was initially diagnosed and treated as fibrocystic disease and non-specific abscess. full recovery was obtained with combination therapy of clarithromycin, linezolid and amikacin without surgical debridement followed by se ... | 2011 | 22120809 |
| pollution profile and biodegradation characteristics of fur-suede processing effluents. | this study investigated the effect of stream segregation on the biodegradation characteristics of wastewaters generated by fur-suede processing. it was conducted on a plant located in an organized industrial district in turkey. a detailed in-plant analysis of the process profile and the resulting pollution profile in terms of significant parameters indicated the characteristics of a strong wastewater with a maximum total cod of 4285 mg l(-1), despite the excessive wastewater generation of 205 m3 ... | 2011 | 21882567 |
| Socio-economic inequalities in overweight among adults in Turkey: a regional evaluation. | OBJECTIVE: Patterns of socio-economic inequalities in obesity and overweight have not been documented for Turkey. The present study aimed to describe educational and wealth-related inequalities for overweight in Turkey, taking a regional perspective. DESIGN: Cross-sectional self-reported data of the World Health Survey 2002 for Turkey were used. BMI = 25·00 kg/m2 was considered as overweight. Respondents were classified according to education years and a wealth score derived from the availabilit ... | 2011 | 21859507 |
| Psychometric properties of the Turkish Young Compensation Inventory. | The purpose of this study was to explore the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Young Compensation Inventory (YCI). Seven hundred and forty-three patients participated in the study. Principal components analysis with equamax rotation was carried out, and seven definable factor structures emerged. Internal consistency analysis revealed statistically significant correlation coefficients. As to convergent validity, correlational analysis of theoretically related variables showed ... | 2011 | 21928283 |
| Age- and region-specific hepatitis B prevalence in Turkey estimated using generalized linear mixed models: a systematic review. | ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: To provide a clear picture of the current hepatitis B situation, the authors performed a systematic review to estimate the age- and region-specific prevalence of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in Turkey. METHODS: A total of 339 studies with original data on the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in Turkey and published between 1999 and 2009 were identified through a search of electronic databases, by reviewing citations, and by writing to authors. After a critica ... | 2011 | 22151620 |
| Drug-using behaviors of the elderly living in nursing homes and community-dwellings in Manisa, Turkey. | AIM: The study aimed to investigate drug-taking behaviors of the elderly living in a nursing home or community dwelling and to determine the factors affecting their behaviors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted on the elderly living at homes (n=106) or in nursing homes (n=220) in the city center of Manisa located in the Aegean region of Turkey. The study data were collected between February 2011 and May 2011. For data collection, three survey forms were used: the soc ... | 2011 | 22037245 |
| understanding sleep habits and associated factors can help to improve sleep in high school adolescents. | we aimed to describe the sleep profiles and associated factors of poor sleep in adolescents. we gave a sleep questionnaire and strengths and difficulties questionnaire to 3,441 high school adolescents (15-18 years) in gaziantep, turkey. adolescents reported a requirement of 10.4 hours of sleep on average to feel their best during the day. however, total night sleep time (tnst) was 7.42 +/- 1.48 hours on school nights and 9.40 +/- 1.37 on non-school nights. tnst of > or =9 hours on both school ni ... | 2011 | 21980846 |
| Epidemiological characteristics and molecular typing of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi during a waterborne outbreak in Eastern Anatolia. | In this study, we aimed to study the molecular and epidemiological characteristics of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) outbreak in Eastern Anatolia. Six hundred and thirty-seven patients from the same county with clinical diagnosis of typhoid fever were investigated with conventional methods from stool, urine and blood specimens. Antibiotic susceptibility tests and identifications were performed for positive specimens. Clonal relationships between the isolates were investigated using ... | 2011 | 21929877 |
| differences in prevalence of sexual dysfunction between primary and secondary infertile women. | to examine the impact of type of infertility on female sexual function. | 2011 | 21880311 |
| Four novel and two recurrent NHLRC1 (EPM2B) and EPM2A gene mutations leading to Lafora disease in six Turkish families. | Lafora disease (LD) is a type of autosomal recessive, progressive myoclonus epilepsy resulting mostly from mutations in the EPM2A and NHLRC1 genes. Mutational analysis in both genes was initiated with the aim of establishing LD DNA diagnosis in Turkey. Four novel NHLRC1 (p.G131X, p.P69S and p.D82H) and EPM2A (p.V7A) and two recurrent NHLRC1 (p.D146N) and EPM2A (p.R241X) mutations were identified in six families. The delineation of causative mutations in patients provided early disease diagnosis ... | 2011 | 22047982 |
| The seroprevalence of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever among inhabitants living in the endemic regions of Western Anatolia. | Abstract Background: In Turkey, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is seen particularly in the north-eastern part of Anatolia. Aydin was thought to be a non-endemic area, however the first case was reported from Aydin in 2006 and a total of 39 cases were reported between 2006 and 2010. Methods: Four hundred and twenty-nine volunteers from 3 endemic regions of Aydin were enrolled in this study. We determined the IgG seropositivity against the virus by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELI ... | 2011 | 22017179 |
| Weight, height and BMI references in Elazig: an east Anatolian city. | The aim of this study was to produce the growth references for Elazig children aged 6-11 years. Data were collected in eight primary schools of Elazig in 2007. Age- and gender-specific height, weight and body mass index (BMI) references were produced with LMS (Lambda-Mu-Sigma) method and compared with reported values in an Anatolian and a metropolitan city. A total of 3342 (1634 females, 1708 males) children aged 6-11 years from among 4258 students were included in the study. Age- and gender-spe ... | 2011 | 21980843 |
| Morphological evaluation of parathyroid adenomas and immunohistochemical analysis of PCNA and Ki-67 proliferation markers. | Parathyroid adenomas are the most common cause of primary hyperparathyroidism. Biological studies have shown that parathyroid adenomas are monoclonal proliferations. Up to date, five cell types have been identified in normal parathyroid tissues; chief cells, vacuolated chief cells, dark chief cells, oxyphil cells and transitional oxyphil cells. Most parathyroid adenomas are predominantly composed of chief cells. In this study, we aimed to indicate the relationship between the predominant cell ty ... | 2011 | 21935871 |
| The effect of partial cross clamping administration on postoperative healing of pulmonary functions for coronary artery bypass graft operations. | To compare partial cross clamping and mechanic pulmonary ventilation technique with total cross clamping utilization during cardiopulmonary bypass in coronary artery bypass graft operations in terms of pulmonary healing. | 2011 | 22008921 |
| The impact of conservative discourses in family policies, population politics, and gender rights in Poland and Turkey. | This article uses childcare as a case study to test the impact of ideas that embody a traditional understanding of gender relations in relation to childcare. Conservative ideas regard increasing female labor market participation as a cause of decreasing fertility on the functioning of a set of general policies to increase fertility rates. It looks into the Polish and Turkish contexts for empirical evidence. The Polish context shows a highly institutionalized system of family policies in contrast ... | 2011 | 22164355 |
| Vaccination against pandemic influenza A H1N1 among health care workers. Lessons for the next pandemic. | 2011 | 21858399 | |
| Species distribution of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in clinical isolates from 2007 to 2010 in Turkey: a prospective study. | The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) consists of a group of closely related species that differ in their epidemiological profiles, host ranges, pathogenicities, geographic distributions, and drug resistances. Identification of members in the MTBC is essential for monitoring the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) and implementing appropriate public health control measures. In this study, 188 consecutive MTBC clinical isolates from 2007 to 2010 were evaluated to determine the prevalence of ... | 2011 | 21940474 |
| An observational study to evaluate the clinical practice of cardiovascular risk management among hypertensive patients in Turkey. | We evaluated clinical practice in cardiovascular risk management and related patient compliance among Turkish hypertensive patients. | 2011 | 21918313 |
| Effects of alopecia on body image and quality of life of Turkish cancer women with or without headscarf. | PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to find out the effects of chemotherapy-related alopecia on body image and quality of life of Turkish women who have cancer with or without headscarves and factors affecting them. METHODS: This descriptive study was conducted with 204 women who received chemotherapy at the Istanbul University Institute of Oncology, Turkey. The Patient Description Form, Body Image Scale and Night ... | 2011 | 22179546 |
| can turkey's general health insurance system achieve universal coverage? | this study aims to evaluate the general health insurance system (ghis) in turkey implemented since 1 october 2008, in order to assess whether the ghis will be able to achieve its objective of universal coverage. both the breadth and depth of coverage will be taken into account. the study notes out that some socio-economic problems, such as a significant informal economy, high unemployment rate, inefficiency in the creation of adequate employment opportunities, inequitable income distribution, an ... | 2011 | 21913355 |
| early agricultural pathways: moving outside the 'core area' hypothesis in southwest asia. | the origins of agriculture in the near east has been associated with a 'core area', located in south-eastern turkey, in which all major crops were brought into domestication within the same local domestication system operated by a single cultural group. such an origin leads to a scenario of rapid invention of agriculture by a select cultural group and typically monophyletic origins for most crops. surprisingly, support for a core area has never been directly tested with archaeological evidence. ... | 2011 | 22058404 |
| the goiter prevalence and urinary iodine levels among adolescents. | endemic goiter and iodine deficiency are among the worldwide major public health problems of today. we aimed to research the goiter prevalence and the urinary iodine level of school children. in this descriptive study, 1,847 school children in konya aged between 10 and 18 years were included. urinary iodine level was measured. the mean value of iodine excretion in urine was 198 +/- 46.61 microg/l. in 40 students (2.2%), the urinary iodine level was < 100 microg/l. six of these students (0.3%) ha ... | 2011 | 21853653 |
| quality of life in postmenopausal women: the impact of depressive and anxiety disorders. | psychiatric symptoms are frequently present in postmenopausal women. the present study aimed to investigate the impact of depressive and anxiety disorders on the quality of life (qol) of postmenopausal women. | 2011 | 22073767 |
| turkey's evaluation in kidney transplantation research. | the objective this study is to evaluate the trend of turkey's contribution in terms of number of publications included in the science citation index expanded in kidney transplantation between 1980 and 2009. | 2011 | 21967258 |
| Use of and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine among midwives in Turkey. | OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to evaluate the use of and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among midwives in Turkey. STUDY DESIGN: Information was requested from 129 midwives at family health centers in Samsun concerning their suggestions for the use of complementary and alternative medicine for pregnant women. RESULTS: 58.9% of the midwives in this study had suggested CAM methods to pregnant women. It was found that, among CAM methods, the midwives studie ... | 2011 | 22112585 |
| comparison of learning preferences of turkish children who had been applied cochlear implantation in turkey and germany according to theory of multiple intelligence. | the aim of the study is to determinate the using dominant multiple intelligence types and compare the learning preferences of turkish cochlear implanted children aged four to ten in turkey and germany according to theory of multiple intelligence. | 2011 | 21982077 |
| spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma in patients on anticoagulation therapy. | this clinical study was conducted to present the clinical features, treatment and outcomes of rectus sheath hematoma (rsh), which is a complication of anticoagulation therapy that can present as acute abdomen. | 2011 | 21935797 |
| [Medicinal leeches and hirudotherapy]. | Leeches have been used in the treatment of certain diseases since ancient times. There are a few species of medicinal leeches. However, H. medicinalis and H. verbana are known in Turkey. Currently, Turkey is one of the world's most important leech-exporting countries. Secretion of the salivary glands of medical leeches contains more than 100 bioactive substances. These secretions include vasodilators, bacteriostatic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anticoagulants, anti-e ... | 2011 | 22198928 |
| Effect of diurnal changes in VOC source strengths on performances of receptor models. | INTRODUCTION: The effect of diurnal changes in strengths of volatile organic compound (VOC) sources on the performances of positive matrix factorization (PMF) and principal component analysis (PCA) was investigated using ambient measurement results that were taken during daytime and nighttime hours between March 24 and May 14, 2011, within Davutpasa Campus of Yildiz Technical University (Istanbul, Turkey). METHODS: ... | 2011 | 21987226 |
| identification of psychological symptoms and associated factors in adolescents who have a parent with cancer in turkey. | purpose: this descriptive study was designed to identify the psychological symptoms and associated factors in the adolescent children of cancer patients. methods: the data were collected by a questionnaire developed by the researchers, "the brief symptom inventory" and "the scale of social support provided by the family and friends" and statistically compared. samples: the study involved adolescents of 13-18 years of age accompanying their parents who were receiving cancer treatment. results: ac ... | 2011 | 22119274 |
| scoring systems in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in the elderly. | although special features of acute appendicitis in the elderly have been described in some studies, no studies evaluating the applicability of appendicitis scores exist in the literature. the aim of this study was to compare alvarado and lintula scores in patients older than 65 years of age. | 2011 | 22090323 |
| investigation of the best suture pattern to close a stuffed christmas turkey. | instructions on how to debone and stuff a turkey are available, but what is the best way to close it up? a randomised trial involving 15 turkeys was performed in order to evaluate skin disruption scores and cosmetic outcomes following the use of different suture patterns. turkeys were deboned, stuffed and cooked according to guidelines of the us department of agriculture food safety and inspection services. after stuffing, they were randomly assigned to one of five closure groups: simple continu ... | 2011 | 22193586 |
| the impact of non-dialysis-dependent renal dysfunction on outcome following cardiac surgery. | we evaluated the results of different types of cardiovascular surgery in patients with chronic renal failure (crf) (serum creatinine ≥2 mg/dl) who were not dialysis-dependent. | 2011 | 21859638 |
| Possible Logistic and Sociodemographyc Factors on Breast Cancer Screening in Turkey: Lessons from a Women's Health Project in Mersin Province. | Mortality from breast cancer is decreasing partly owing to early detection. In Mersin province in our country, local health authorities launched an education program on sexual diseases and breast cancer early detection for women over 15 years of age. After the educational session, clinical breast examination was offered by a nurse or physician, and if suspicious they were recommended to apply a specialist for further examination. Here, we report the results on those women with abnormal clinical ... | 2011 | 21976034 |
| the prevalence of fibromyalgia among textile workers in the city of denizli in turkey. | fibromyalgia (fm) is characterized by chronic widespread pain, fatigue, reduced sleep quality and multiple tender points. a recent population study from turkey found the prevalence of fm as 3.6%. a prevalence study among workers has not yet been performed. we performed a prevalence survey among working population in the city of denizli in turkey. | 2011 | 22004238 |
| A survey for the evaluation of the training period of cardiology specialists in Turkey. | To evaluate postgraduate training period, social life and problems of cardiology residents in Turkey by using a questionnaire form and to compare with the core curriculum of European Society of Cardiology for general cardiology. | 2011 | 22037099 |
| science as an ally of religion: a muslim appropriation of 'the conflict thesis'. | john w. draper's history of the conflict between religion and science (1874) is commonly regarded as the manifesto of the 'conflict thesis'. the superficiality of this thesis has been demonstrated in recent studies, but to read draper's work only as a text on 'science versus religion' is to miss half of its significance, as it also involved evaluations of individual religions with respect to their attitudes towards science. due to draper's favourable remarks on islam, the ottoman author ahmed mi ... | 2011 | 21879604 |
| [Domestic accidents involving women and first aid knowledge]. | Domestic accidents (DA) are preventable and untoward events occurring in a house, pool or garage. Those events constitute a major issue in the context of public health. The objective of this study was to highlight the characteristics of female involvement in DA and their level of knowledge regarding first aid. | 2011 | 22090332 |
| Determining Nurse-Midwives' Knowledge of the Pap-Smear Test and their Rate of Being Tested in Turkey. | Background: Cervical cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer mortality among women worldwide, but actually is largely preventable. The practice of Pap smear testing (PST) needs to be expanded in order to diagnose cervical cancer at an early stage and thus reduce the burden this women's health problem brings to the society. Effective public education is therefore crucial. Determining the knowledge and practice of nurses in this field will help plan their training and develop the necessa ... | 2011 | 21875296 |
| Genetic analysis of survival and fitness in turkeys with multiple-trait animal models. | Genetic parameters for production, survival, and structural fitness traits recorded in pedigreed turkey sire and dam parental lines from a nucleus breeding program were estimated with multiple-trait animal models. Survival and conformation traits were scored in binary terms of health, where 0 = died or affected, and 1 = survived or healthy. Walking ability at 20 wk was subjectively scored from 1 (poor) to 6 (excellent). Body weights and egg production displayed moderate heritability (h(2) = 0.18 ... | 2011 | 22010232 |
| neolithic patrilineal signals indicate that the armenian plateau was repopulated by agriculturalists. | armenia, situated between the black and caspian seas, lies at the junction of turkey, iran, georgia, azerbaijan and former mesopotamia. this geographic position made it a potential contact zone between eastern and western civilizations. in this investigation, we assess y-chromosomal diversity in four geographically distinct populations that represent the extent of historical armenia. we find a striking prominence of haplogroups previously implicated with the agricultural revolution in the near e ... | 2011 | 22085901 |
| Effects of gender on burden among caregivers of Alzheimer's patients. | This study was conducted to determine the effects of gender on caregiver burden among caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease. | 2011 | 21884370 |
| Polymorphism in the acetylcholinesterase gene of Musca domestica L. field populations in Turkey. | Acetylcholinesterase (AChE), encoded by the Ace gene, is the primary target of organophosphates (OPs) and carbamates (CBs) in insects. Ace mutations have been identified in OP and CB resistant strains of Musca domestica. In this study, the Ace gene was partially amplified and sequenced at amino acid positions 260, 342, and 407 to determine the frequencies of these mutations in housefly samples collected from farms and garbage disposal sites of 16 provinces in the Aegean and Mediterranean regions ... | 2011 | 22129396 |
| mediterranean nuts: origins, ancient medicinal benefits and symbolism. | to consider historical aspects of nuts in relation to origin and distribution, attributed medicinal benefits, symbolism, legends and superstitions. | 2011 | 22166187 |
| sociodemographic characteristics of women who engage in early breast cancer diagnostic behaviors: the case of turkish women working in a textile factory. | the purpose of this study was to assess behaviors and health beliefs concerning early diagnosis of breast cancer among women working in a textile factory in turkey. the data were collected with tools designed by the researchers. the study population consisted of 167 women working in a textile factory in izmir, turkey. according to their responses, 23.4% of the women performed breast self-examinations and 12.6% received clinical breast examinations. results indicated that 91.6% of the women had n ... | 2011 | 21936481 |
| 28-day oral safety evaluation of extracellular polysaccharopeptides produced in submerged culture from the turkey tail medicinal mushroom Trametes versicolor (L.:Fr.) Pilát LH-1 in mice. | Turkey tail medicinal mushroom, Trametes versicolor (TV), is a species with a variety of pharmacological activities. Its intracellular polysaccharopeptides are widely commercialized. Recently, we found a novel TV strain LH-1 in Taiwan and demonstrated that the extracellular polysaccharopeptide (ePSP) of LH-1 obtained from submerged culture exhibits significant immunomodulatory activity. In this in vivo study, we further evaluated the safety of orally administered LH-1 ePSP using both male and fe ... | 2011 | 22135874 |
| Evidence for differing evolutionary dynamics of A/H5N1 viruses among countries applying or not applying avian influenza vaccination in poultry. | Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 (clade 2.2) was introduced into Egypt in early 2006. Despite the control measures taken, including mass vaccination of poultry, the virus rapidly spread among commercial and backyard flocks. Since the initial outbreaks, the virus in Egypt has evolved into a third order clade (clade 2.2.1) and diverged into antigenically and genetically distinct subclades. To better understand the dynamics of HPAI H5N1 evolution in countries that differ in vaccination ... | 2011 | 22001877 |
| photorefractive keratectomy in treatment of refractive amblyopia in the adult population. | to evaluate changes in corrected distance visual acuity (cdva) after photorefractive keratectomy (prk) in amblyopic cases. | 2011 | 22108111 |
| Comparison of Quantiferon-TB Gold Test and Tuberculin Skin Test for the identification of Latent Mycobacterium Tuberculosis infection in Lupus patients. | The tuberculin skin test (TST) has low sensitivity for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT-G) is an IFN-gamma-release assay that measures the release of interferon-gamma after stimulation in vitro by Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens using ELISA. The main advantage of this assay compared with TST is the lack of cross-reaction with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) as well as most of non-tuberculous mycobacteria. The aim of our study is to compare QFT-G with TST for the de ... | 2011 | 22140142 |
| A turkey rhinotracheitis outbreak caused by the environmental spread of a vaccine-derived avian metapneumovirus. | Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) subtype A was isolated from 7-week-old turkeys showing respiratory disease typical of turkey rhinotracheitis. Comparison of the virus sequence with previously determined vaccine marker sequences showed that the virulent virus had originated from a licensed live subtype A aMPV vaccine. The vaccine had neither been in use on the farm within a period of at least 6 months nor had it been used on farms within a distance of approximately 5 km. Isolation of the virus and ex ... | 2011 | 21854180 |
| the pied crow (corvus albus) is insensitive to diclofenac at concentrations present in carrion. | diclofenac, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (nsaid), kills vultures (gyps spp.) that consume tainted carcasses. as a result, vulture populations in india, nepal, and pakistan have been devastated. studies on meloxicam and ketoprofen demonstrated that the toxicity of the nsaids is unpredictable, thereby necessitating individual testing of all available nsaids. because it is no longer practical to use vultures for toxicity testing, we evaluated the pied crow (corvus albus) as a model. pied c ... | 2011 | 22102664 |
| prevalence of self-reported erectile dysfunction among urological cases in turkish men. | to determine the prevalence of self-reported erectile dysfunction (ed) among urological cases in turkish men. | 2011 | 21910101 |
| phosphate uptake performance of bacteria isolated from a full-scale izmir municipal wastewater treatment plant. | this study investigated the phosphate uptake capacities of bacteria isolated from aerobic and anaerobic phosphate removal tanks at a municipal wastewater treatment plant in izmir, turkey, removing chemical oxygen demand to nitrogen (cod-n) and phosphorus (p) on a full-scale basis. conventional plating techniques and an enrichment culture method were used to isolate the colonies, with a total of 91 monoculture isolates from the sludge samples being subjected to phosphate uptake studies. a total o ... | 2011 | 21877535 |
| Prevalence of untreated hip dislocation in Turkish children aged 6 months to 14 years. | In this study, our aim was to determine the prevalence of untreated hip dislocation and subluxation in Turkey. | 2011 | 21908959 |
| frequency of comorbid illnesses in cancer patients in turkey. | comorbidities in cancer patients can adversely affect the management and outcome of their primary illnesses at all levels from diagnosis to therapy. we sought to examine comorbid conditions of cancer patients, treated at 4 university hospitals, each representing a different geographic location in turkey. | 2011 | 22006766 |
| maedi-visna virus infection in karayaka and amasya herik breed sheep from provinces in northern turkey. | maedi-visna is an important virus infection of sheep having prolonged incubation period (slow disease) and reflecting two distinct forms clinically and pathologically. in this study, the presence of mvv was investigated serologically in 58 amasya herik sheep breed and 525 karayaka sheep breed. seropositivity rates in amasya herik sheep breed and karayaka sheep breed were detected as 69.0% and 18.5%, respectively. mvv antibodies were found in 137 of 583 serum samples (23.5%). positivity rates for ... | 2011 | 22065306 |
| domestic livestock resources of turkey : water buffalo. | water buffalo are an ancient component of turkey's domestic livestock resources. commonly referred to as the anatolian buffalo the animal is part of the mediterranean group which includes syrian, egyptian and southeast european animals. once quite numerous, there have been drastic reductions in their numbers since the 1970s due to intensification of dairy activities, agricultural mechanization and changing consumer preferences. the main areas of distribution are in northwest turkey in the marmar ... | 2011 | 21870064 |
| molecular cloning and tissue-specific expression of toll-like receptor 5 gene from turkeys. | toll-like receptors (tlrs), a family of transmembrane and cytosolic proteins, detect microbial patterns, initiating innate immune responses in various organisms. although they are abundant, genetic characterization and functional differences of tlrs in economically important avian species such as chickens and turkeys have not been investigated in detail. in this study, the putative tlr5 coding region from turkey genome was sequenced, and its homology to other vertebrate species was analyzed. sec ... | 2011 | 22017051 |
| vascular endothelial growth factor expression in low and high grade b-cell non-hodgkin's lymphomas. | angiogenesis is critical for the development of tumors. although vascular endothelial growth factor is a well-known proangiogenic factor, its impact on b-cell non-hodgkin's lymphoma is not clear. the aim of this study is to evaluate vascular endothelial growth factor expression in subtypes of b-cell non-hodgkin's lymphoma. | 2011 | 21935869 |
| preoperative chemotherapy with doxorubicin in wilms tumor. | background:: vincristine and actinomycin-d have long been used as the preoperative chemotherapy before nephrectomy in patients with wilms tumor (wt). actinomycin-d is not readily found in turkey, and delay in treatment, occurring basically from commercial and marketing problems, prompted us to administer alternatives such as doxorubicin, another antitumor antibiotic available in turkey, to our newly diagnosed patients with wt. procedure:: between november 2009 and january 2011, 12 consecutive pa ... | 2011 | 22146531 |