Publications
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| evaluation of the development of psychosomatic medicine in a large university hospital in turkey. | the purpose of this study was to evaluate the development of psychosomatic medicine at our university hospital in istanbul, which has an inpatient capacity of 3,000. changing patterns of utilization of psychiatric service were analyzed in two 1-year surveys five-year intervals (1998, n=888) - (2003, n=1609). psychiatric referrals were analyzed with regard to rate of consultation, demographic characteristics, departments making referrals, reasons for referral, psychiatric diagnoses and patterns o ... | 2006 | 17243539 |
| the status and seasonal changes of organophosphate and pyrethroid resistance in turkish populations of the house fly, musca domestica l. (diptera: muscidae). | field strains of the house fly (musca domestica l. diptera: muscidae) were collected in april and september 2002 from cow farms (antalya, izmir) and garbage dumps (adana, ankara, istanbul, sanliurfa) in turkey. the resistance levels of first to fifth generation offspring were evaluated against six insecticides (cypermethrin, cyphenothrin, deltamethrin, permethrin, resmethrin, fenitrothion). resistance levels for pyrethroid group insecticides ranged from 23.27 (permethrin-istanbul fall strain) to ... | 2006 | 17249365 |
| a case-control study on the etiology of urinary bladder cancer in istanbul, turkey. | urinary bladder cancer is the third leading cancer in male in turkey. the incidence rates of bladder cancer are 13.0 and 2.1/100,000 for males and females, respectively, in turkey. smoking and occupation are the main causes of urinary bladder cancer. our goal was to investigate the etiologic factors of urinary bladder cancer in our region to improve our preventive services. | 2006 | 17250433 |
| robotics in cardiac surgery: the istanbul experience. | robots are sensor-based tools capable of performing precise, accurate and versatile actions. initially designed to spare humans from risky tasks, robots have progressed into revolutionary tools for surgeons. tele-operated robots, such as the da vinci (intuitive surgical, mountain view, ca), have allowed cardiac procedures to start benefiting from robotics as an enhancement to traditional minimally invasive surgery. | 2006 | 17520629 |
| rubella seroprevalence among first-grade primary school students in a district in istanbul, turkey. | rubella vaccination is not included in the national immunization programme of turkey. however, it is on the market and is recommended, mainly by the private sector, at the age of 12-15 months. introduction of the rubella vaccine without achieving high coverage has the risk of shifting the mean age of rubella infection among the unvaccinated population to reproductive ages. the aim of this study was to evaluate the seroprevalance of rubella and the factors associated with seropositivity among pri ... | 2006 | 16364385 |
| predictors of burnout and job satisfaction among turkish physicians. | burnout is associated with decreased job performance and low career satisfaction. it has a special significance in health care, where staff experience both psychological-emotional and physical stress. | 2006 | 16490757 |
| deaths from drug overdose and toxicity in turkey: 1997-2001. | turkey is located on the main overland connection between asia and europe, making the country potentially vulnerable to drug trafficking and its associated harms. the aim of the present study is to explore the frequency of all deaths from drug overdose and toxicity in turkey and to describe some of the characteristics of these deaths. we collected data on all deaths from drugs in turkey between 1997 and 2001 using records from the council of forensic medicine. data obtained from autopsy reports ... | 2006 | 16501349 |
| sexual abuse among female high school students in istanbul, turkey. | the objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of sexual abuse in female adolescents in istanbul, turkey from data collected as part of a school-based population study on health and health behaviors. | 2006 | 16519939 |
| [one hundred and forty years of turkish civilian and turkish military hospital in sarajevo]. | this year bih health celebrates two anniversaries: one hundred and forty years of turkish civilian and turkish military hospital in sarajevo. during ottoman period in bosnian pasha region, oman authorities have founded several military (in each bigger center it has been established military hospital of the turkish army) and five civil hospitals, mostly financed from vakuf (islamic charity) funds. however, first hospital institution in bih was located in hadzi sinan tekija at mihrivode in sarajev ... | 2006 | 16528939 |
| the effect of pre-ozone oxidation on acute toxicity and inert soluble cod fractions of a textile finishing industry wastewater. | the present work evaluates pre-ozonation for removal of acute toxicity, color and cod as well as reduction of inert soluble cod fractions in two wastewater samples (s1 and s2) taken from a textile finishing industry, located in istanbul (turkey). the wastewater samples were oxidized at original ph of 8.6-8.8 under 18.5-24 mg/l of applied ozone doses. acute toxicity was monitored using daphnia magna. the results showed that pre-ozonation improved the biodegradability and reduced the acute toxicit ... | 2006 | 16533558 |
| risk factors for the transmission of hepatitis c virus infection in the turkish population. | the risk factors for the transmission of hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection varies substantially between countries and geographic regions. the aim of this investigation was to determine the risk factors which may be involved in the transmission of hcv infection in the turkish population. this study included patients who were admitted to the department of gastroenterohepatology, istanbul medical faculty, istanbul university, between 1996 and 2002 and found to be anti-hcv positive during hospitaliz ... | 2006 | 16534682 |
| the quality of hospital-based antenatal care in istanbul. | the aim of this study was to gather comprehensive data from three hospitals in istanbul, turkey, in order to gain in-depth understanding of the quality of antenatal care in this setting. the bruce-jain framework for quality of care was adapted for use in evaluating antenatal care. methods included examination of hospital records, in-depth interviews, exit questionnaires, and structured observations. the study revealed deficiencies in the quality of antenatal care being delivered at the study hos ... | 2006 | 16570730 |
| addressing the operational problems in a composting and recycling plant. | the istanbul composting and recycling plant, constructed in 2001, is one of the few composting plants in turkey. during test operations of the plant, it was reported that the weight of the oversize materials (om) above a 80-mm sieve was about 40% of the total incoming waste. they mainly consist of plastic bags that were full of garbage, which resulted in operational problems in the plant. in this paper, the composition of om was determined and evaluated, particularly to find the economic losses ... | 2006 | 16580834 |
| prevalence of beijing genotype mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in istanbul. | to determine the prevalence of beijing genotype mycobacterium tuberculosis in istanbul, 4069 strains were subjected to dna fingerprinting. this is the first study to reveal the presence of the beijing genotype in istanbul. the prevalence rate was estimated as 1.13%, and it was shown that these strains were carried over from countries of the former soviet union. the study also showed that the prevalence of the beijing genotype among at least rifampicin (rmp) resistant strains was significantly hi ... | 2006 | 16602417 |
| [the importance of contact tracer in detection of childhood and female tb cases; a retrospective case-control study in istanbul]. | we compared age, sex and the forms of disease between the group consisted of patients admitted to dispensaries by symptoms and the other group consisted of patients found by screening of the contacts. study covers randomly selected 640 patients from the group diagnosed by passive methods (p-tbc) and 419 patients from the group diagnosed by active methods (a-tbc) in istanbul dispensaries between 1999-2000. data, since 1997 in istanbul union against tbc, were taken from the central archives. of p- ... | 2006 | 16615012 |
| are patients in western turkey contented with healthcare services?: a quality assessment study. | the purpose of this study was to describe service quality as perceived by 1200 patients who had inpatient treatment at 3 hospitals in istanbul: university, social security administration, and government. patients were most satisfied with the helpful attitudes of personnel during check-in procedures, promptness and skill of nurses, overall service provided by physicians, speedy and skilled work of personnel in laboratories and x-ray rooms, and hospitals in general. | 2006 | 16985408 |
| [frequency of obsessive compulsive symptoms and disorder in patients with schizophrenia: importence for prognosis]. | the objective is to study the comorbidity rate of obsessive compulsive disorder and obsessive compulsive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia and their relation with the course of this illness. | 2006 | 16633289 |
| stroke in childhood: experience in istanbul, turkey. | our objective was to characterize the etiologic factors and outcome for stroke in children. we retrospectively reviewed the charts of patients between the ages of 40 days and 94 months (36.5 +/- 23.7 months) with stroke seen at istanbul medical faculty, department of pediatrics between january 1995 and december 2003. we found 79 cases of stroke: 57 ischemic and 22 hemorrhagic strokes. seventeen children had vitamin k deficiency dependent hemorrhage. in 14 children stroke occurred as a complicati ... | 2006 | 16636011 |
| estimation of stature from upper extremity. | with the increasing frequency of mass disasters, identification of an isolated upper extremity and determination of the stature of the person it belonged to have created problems for investigation of the identity of some victims. despite a need for such a study, there is a lack of systematic studies to identify fragmented and dismembered human remains. the purpose of this study was to analyze anthropometric relationships between dimensions of the upper extremity and body height. analyses were ba ... | 2006 | 16673740 |
| vaccination coverage and reasons for non-vaccination in a district of istanbul. | in order to control and eliminate the vaccine preventable diseases it is important to know the vaccination coverage and reasons for non-vaccination. the primary objective of this study was to determine the complete vaccination rate; the reasons for non-vaccination and the predictors that influence vaccination of children. the other objective was to determine coverage of measles vaccination of the measles immunization days (mid) 2005 for children aged 9 month to 6 years in a region of umraniye, i ... | 2006 | 16677375 |
| course and prognosis of sarcoidosis in a referral setting in turkey; analysis of 166 patients. | clinical manifestations and prognosis of sarcoidosis are heterogenous and the prevalence varies depending on the country, area and race evaluated. also the organs involved and courses of the disease differ greatly between countries, areas, races and individuals. | 2006 | 16696444 |
| heavy metal pollution of surface soil in the thrace region, turkey. | samples of surface soil were collected at 73 sites in the thrace region, northwest part of turkey. two complementary analytical techniques, epithermal neutron activation analysis (enaa) and atomic absorption spectrometry (aas) with flame and graphite furnace atomization were used to determine 35 elements in the soil samples. concentrations of as, cd, co, cu, mn, ni, pb and zn were determined using aas and gf aas, and enaa was used for the remaining 27 elements. results for as, ba, br, ca, cd, ce ... | 2006 | 16741811 |
| prevalence of multiple sclerosis door-to-door survey in maltepe, istanbul, turkey. | the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (ms) in istanbul, turkey, is unknown. we investigated the prevalence of ms in the district of maltepe, istanbul, turkey. | 2006 | 16770082 |
| recent years status of sediment bed of golden horn (istanbul) after year 1999. | golden horn is an estuary in istanbul. it has connection with marmara sea directly and with black sea via bosphorus, and was polluted by different kinds of industrial plants up to 1999. in addition to this, municipal wastewater of around one million people has been discharged to here. greater part of the estuary was almost blocked off by sediment islands. extensive effort was spent to dredge sediment in 1999. this created quite a convenient condition for aquatic medium in the estuary. in this re ... | 2006 | 16773228 |
| challenges for the adoption of evidence-based maternity care in turkey. | evidence-based medicine is an important tool for improving the quality of maternity care. however, getting providers to change their practices may not be an easy or rapid process, and other factors, in addition to knowledge of the literature, may be important. this study documents the current state of obstetric practices at three maternity hospitals in istanbul, turkey, and identifies attitudes, social pressures, and perceptions that, according to the theory of planned behavior, may pose challen ... | 2006 | 16289786 |
| detection and frequency of vt1, vt2 and eaea genes in escherichia coli o157 and o157:h7 strains isolated from cattle, cattle carcasses and abattoir environment in istanbul. | the aim of this study was to detect vt1, vt2 and eaea genes and to determine the frequency of these genes in escherichia coli o157 and o157:h7 strains isolated from cattle, cattle carcasses and environmental samples of the 5 abattoirs located in istanbul, turkey. for this, the presence of vt1, vt2 and eaea genes in 26 strains of e. coli o157:h7 and 6 strains of o157 was investigated by multiplex-pcr. the results have shown that eaea gene was detected in all o157 and o157:h7 strains tested. both ... | 2006 | 16307816 |
| epidemiology of superficial mycosis (tinea pedis, onychomycosis) in elementary school children in istanbul, turkey. | the purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of tinea pedis and onychomycosis in children of elementary school age and to examine the socio-demographic attributes that may be effective in correlation of both mycoses. 3,390 female and 3,768 male children between ages 6-14 have been examined in seven schools. skin scrapings and nail samples were taken from 13 students who were suspected to have tinea pedis and from 49 students who were suspected to have onychomycosis. according to dire ... | 2006 | 16617585 |
| role of mycoplasma pneumoniae and chlamydia pneumoniae in children with community-acquired pneumonia in istanbul, turkey. | to investigate the role of mycoplasma pneumoniae and chlamydia pneumoniae infection in pediatric pneumonia, in istanbul, turkey, we conducted a prospective study covering all the children between 2 months and 15 years hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia. | 2006 | 16627487 |
| childhood mediastinal masses in infants and children. | we reviewed all cases of primary pediatric mediastinal masses diagnosed and treated over a 24-year period. in this study, out of 187 primary mediastinal mass cases diagnosed between 1980 and 2004 in istanbul university istanbul faculty of medicine, cardiovascular surgery department, 37 pediatric primary mediastinal mass cases were retrospectively evaluated according to age, sex, symptoms, diagnostic procedure, anatomical location, surgical treatment, histopathological evaluation and postoperativ ... | 2006 | 16562779 |
| wildlife rabies in western turkey: the spread of rabies through the western provinces of turkey. | the incidence of rabies has decreased in turkey during recent years. however, an increasing number of rabies cases have been reported in the aegean (western) region of turkey. the virus appears to have maintained a foothold in the urban areas of the province of izmir with only three cases per year being reported during the mid-1990s. since 2001, the virus has been recorded in the previously rabies-free provinces of manisa and aydin. during this epizootic, cases have been reported in both dogs an ... | 2006 | 16490142 |
| odontogenic tumours in istanbul: 527 cases. | we retrieved and analysed the records of 527 odontogenic tumours from a total of 62,565 cases in the department of tumour pathology in the institute of oncology, university of istanbul, from 1971 to 2003. of these 527 tumours, 521 were benign and 6 were malignant. the most common lesions were ameloblastomas (n=133) followed by odontomas (n=109), odontogenic myxomas (n=83) and others. there were more female patients (n=278, 53%) than male, and nearly half the patients (n=253, 48%) were between th ... | 2006 | 16182417 |
| multi-pathway risk assessment of trihalomethanes exposure in istanbul drinking water supplies. | the lifetime cancer risk and the hazard index of trihalomethanes (thms) through oral ingestion, dermal absorption, and inhalation exposure from tap water of 15 districts in istanbul are estimated. the most dominant thm compounds are chloroform, bromodichloromethane (bdcm), and dibromochloromethane (dbcm) in istanbul tap water. the results indicate that within three different pathways, istanbul residents had a higher cancer risk through oral ingestion than through the other two pathways. the life ... | 2006 | 16154195 |
| ventilator-associated pneumonia in surgical emergency intensive care unit. | to investigate the incidence, risk factors and the etiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia (vap) in surgical emergency intensive care unit (icu) patients. | 2006 | 16432594 |
| estimation of stature and determination of sex from radial and ulnar bone lengths in a turkish corpse sample. | determination of sex and estimation of stature are important aspects of forensic identification of an unknown individual. in the absence of pelvis the sex is assessed from long bones and cranium as they both provide high accuracy in sexing. the present study is an attempt to assess sex and stature from long bones of the forearm using recently deceased forensic cases in istanbul, turkey. the sample is composed of 80 males and 47 females with an average age of 36 and 30 years, respectively. length ... | 2006 | 15990262 |
| [from the fight against tuberculosis to aids: dr. turgut altug (1921-2008)]. | dr. turgut altug was a doctor who was raised in the early republican era of turkey who later continued his professional career in the united states. he graduated as a military doctor from ankara university in 1946, later obtaining a specialty in bacteriology and infectious diseases and working as the hospital director at the heybeliada sanatorium during 1953-1958. his first visit to the us was in 1958, when he spent time in at various military hospitals in washington dc as an observer. he contin ... | 2006 | 22164739 |
| smoking habits among physicians in istanbul and their attitudes regarding anti-smoking legislation. | the purpose of this study was to analyze smoking related beliefs, attitudes and knowledge on anti-smoking legislation among physicians practicing in istanbul, turkey. questionnaires were sent to 18.000 physicians who were also members of istanbul chamber of medicine. three hundred-seventy and four physicians responded. two hundred-fifty of the respondents were males (66.8%) and 124 were females (33.2%). sixty out of 374 physicians were smokers. eighteen of them (30%) were females, 42 of them (70 ... | 2007 | 18224502 |
| [affecting factors of nicotine dependence in the smoker health workers]. | nicotine dependence is pointed out as the first reason of smoking behavior continuity and treatment failure. we investigated the nicotine dependence level (ndl) of health workers and the factors which affect it. we carried out the fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence (ftnd) and a questionnaire composed of 24 questions that evaluate demographic characters and the smoker ideas about smoking on health workers who staff at the a training hospital in istanbul. ndl was not related with sex, age, ed ... | 2007 | 18224503 |
| gender and maturation differences in health-related physical fitness and physical activity in turkish children. | the aim of this study was to assess health - related physical fitness and physical activity parameters among children and to determine whether there were any significant gender and maturation differences. a total of 853 turkish school children comprised of male prepubertal (n=212), female prepubertal (n=199), male pubertal (n=222) and female pubertal (n=218) children selected from the suburban schools of the anatolian district of istanbul were enrolled into this study. the health-related physica ... | 2007 | 19093433 |
| cadmium (cd) and lead (pb) levels of mediterranean mussel (mytilus galloprovincialis lamarck, 1819) from bosphorus, istanbul, turkey. | in this study, bioaccumulation of cadmium (cd) and lead (pb) in mediterranean mussels (mytilus galloprovincialis lamarck, 1819) at bosphorus, istanbul, turkey, has been researched. mussel samples hand-collected seasonally, between january, 2003 and december, 2004 from six stations in bosphorus. the concentrations of cd and pb in the mussels were determinated by atomic absorption spectrometry (aas). the results of this study indicated that cd and pb were in higher concentrations in the mussels of ... | 2007 | 19069888 |
| outsourcing and its implications for hospital organizations in turkey. | to thrive in this era of global competition, all organizations must explore new managerial approaches to get an edge in the marketplace. one increasingly appealing approach is outsourcing. hospitals are particularly fertile environments for outsourcing, given their role as providers of a broad and complex array of services, many of which may be bought from other institutions. the purpose of this study is to determine the types of services that hospitals in turkey buy from other organizations. th ... | 2007 | 19172965 |
| the role of the istanbul-protocol in the uphill battle for torture survivors being granted asylum in europe and ensuring the perpetrators pay. | 2007 | 19289897 | |
| a cost analysis of behcet's syndrome in turkey. | behçet's syndrome (bs), a common chronic inflammatory disease in turkey, results in considerable morbidity and increased mortality. we aimed to estimate its direct and indirect costs. | 2007 | 17121761 |
| suicidal hanging: fatalities in istanbul retrospective analysis of 761 autopsy cases. | we retrospectively analyzed the autopsy records of the institute of forensic medicine during the five-year period between 1998 and 2002 to document the characteristics of fatalities resulting from hanging which is the commonest mode of suicide in istanbul. upon analysis of death scene investigation and autopsy reports together with the information gathered from the police, the cases of hanging fatalities of suicidal origin were selected. seven hundred sixty one hanging cases of suicidal origin w ... | 2007 | 17720591 |
| heavy metal contamination in street dusts of istanbul (pendik to levent) e-5 highway. | street dust composition is an important environmental parameter that should be considered in investigations of environmental pollution originating from traffic. in this study, fifty-six samples of street dusts were collected during the period december 2003-april 2004 from pendik to levent on e-5 highway in istanbul, turkey. analyses were determined by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry after digestion using usepa, 1996 (method 3050b). the mean concentration levels of pb, mn, zn, ni, ... | 2007 | 17822230 |
| resistance to macrolide, lincosamide and streptogramin antibiotics in staphylococci isolated in istanbul, turkey. | the purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and genetic mechanisms of erythromycin resistance in staphylococci. a total of 102 erythromycin resistant non-duplicate clinical isolates of staphylococci [78 coagulase negative stapylococci (cns), 24 staphylococcus aureus] were collected between october 2003 and august 2004 in istanbul faculty of medicine in turkey. the majority of the isolates were from blood and urine specimens. antimicrobial susceptibilities were determined by the a ... | 2007 | 17846580 |
| [anger expression on the road: validity and reliability of the driving anger expression inventory]. | the purpose of the current study was to check the validity and reliability of dax (the driving anger expression inventory) in a turkish population. | 2007 | 17853978 |
| prevalence of dental caries and tooth wear in a byzantine population (13th c. a.d.) from northwest turkey. | dental caries and wear are important conditions to record in archaeological collections. reconstruction of the life of ancient peoples can be accomplished by studying their dental remains. the aim of the present paper was to determine the frequency, distribution, and characteristics of dental caries, dental wear and related diet in the mediaeval byzantine population of iznik in northwest turkey. the analysed sample consisted of the dental remains of 56 individuals with the total of 280 teeth. th ... | 2007 | 17640613 |
| psychiatric morbidity and quality of life in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria. | chronic idiopathic urticaria (ciu) is a frequently occurring disease that has a great impact on the health-related quality of life (hrql) of patients and seems to be associated with a number of psychological factors. | 2007 | 17650826 |
| simultaneous sudden infant death syndrome. | the simultaneous sudden deaths of twins rarely occur and therefore it has received limited attention in the medical literature. when the deaths of the twins meet the defined criteria for sudden infant death syndrome (sids) independently and take place within the same 24 h range it can be called as simultaneous sids (ssids). the case(s): twin girls (3.5-month-old) were found dead by their mother in their crib, both in supine position. the infants were identical twins and delivered at a hospital b ... | 2007 | 17654772 |
| do autistic children have higher levels of caries? a cross-sectional study in turkish children. | the aim of this study is to assess whether the dental caries experience is higher in children with an autistic disorder (ad) than in normal children. three schools for autistic children and three standard elementary schools in istanbul, turkey, were included in a cross-sectional study. subjects were orally examined. socio-demographic information and data about their oral care habits were obtained from their parents from records. sixty-two children with ad and 301 children without ad were examine ... | 2007 | 17660646 |
| siegfried oberndorfer: a tribute to his work and life between munich, kiel, geneva, and istanbul. | in 1907 siegfried oberndorfer published his observations and interpretations on tumorlets ("geschwulstchen") in the small intestine, which he called carcinoids ("karzinoide tumoren"). this article pursues the questions why this discovery was so unique and what role it played in the later life of siegfried oberndorfer. | 2007 | 17684760 |
| a pioneering female neurosurgeon: dr. aysima altinok. | this article will look at how one female neurosurgeon in turkey made her mark in the field. in 1954, dr. aysima altinok began her residency training in neurosurgery at haydarpaşa numune hospital where the first official department of neurosurgery in turkey had been founded five years earlier. on november 22, 1959, she successfully completed her training and was certified officially as a neurosurgeon. hence, dr. altinok was a leader in neurosurgery. dr. altinok was the chief of the department of ... | 2007 | 17700990 |
| the trend of small cell lung cancer among young men. | in this report, we investigated the distribution of histologic types of lung cancer by age in turkey. among 1354 lung cancer cases diagnosed in social security agency okmeydani hospital, istanbul, turkey, we included 912 male cases with data on age, smoking status, and histopathologic type. we calculated the smoking-adjusted risk for histopathologic types by age. a majority of the cases were between 45 and 64 years of age (70.5%). the smoking-adjusted risk of squamous cell carcinoma increased wi ... | 2007 | 17382430 |
| [the smoking habits of health care workers and their approach to smoking in gaziosmanpaşa and eyüp counties of istanbul]. | we aimed to determine the smoking habits of the health care workers and their approach to smoking. a questionnaire was applied to the health care workers about smoking in the counties of istanbul (in eyüp and gaziosmanpaşa). of 629 participants, the ratio of smoking in all health care workers was 49.3%. there was no difference in the frequency of smoking in the health care workers about sex, marital status, private or state hospital, the group of job, general practitioner or specialist doctor (p ... | 2007 | 17401793 |
| the turkish version of the newcastle satisfaction with nursing care scale used on medical and surgical patients. | the aim of this study is to test the validity and reliability of the modified version of the newcastle satisfaction with nursing care scale on medical and surgical patients. | 2007 | 17402945 |
| use of a geographic information system in an epidemiological study of measles in istanbul. | a geographic information system was used in an epidemiological study of measles in istanbul, turkey. the aim was to obtain more reliable results and to increase the facilities for spatial monitoring in epidemiological studies. the gaziosmanpasa district of istanbul was selected as it experiences the highest level of migration, and currently has the highest population growth rate of the city's districts. the epidemic distribution of measles was investigated on the basis of examination of 320 chil ... | 2007 | 17408067 |
| multiple linear regression modeling of disinfection by-products formation in istanbul drinking water reservoirs. | oxidation of raw water with chlorine results in formation of trihalomethanes (thm) and haloacetic acids (haa). factors affecting their concentrations have been found to be organic matter type and concentration, ph, temperature, chlorine dose, contact time and bromide concentration, but the mechanisms of their formation are still under investigation. within this scope, chlorination experiments have been conducted with water reservoirs from terkos, buyukcekmece and omerli lakes, istanbul, with dif ... | 2007 | 17412398 |
| an incidence study on thyroglossal duct cysts in adults. | to investigate the incidence of the asymptomatic thyroglossal duct anomalies and to review the literature and make comments on the significance of this condition. | 2007 | 17457484 |
| association between previous enterobiasis and current wheezing: evaluation of 1018 children. | the aim of this study was to investigate the association between parasitosis and allergy. we surveyed all children aged 4-12 years living in poor hygienic conditions in a shantytown of istanbul. after obtaining data from the international study of asthma and allergies in childhood (isaac) and an additional questionnaire, performing a skin-prick test (spt), and determining total ige, stool and perianal tape specimens were obtained from 1018 participating children. the prevalence of past episodes ... | 2007 | 17479601 |
| investigation of bromide ion effects on disinfection by-products formation and speciation in an istanbul water supply. | recent epidemiological studies reported that brominated dbps may be more carcinogenic than their chlorinated analogs. thus, this research was designed to investigate the role of bromide ion in the formation and speciation of disinfection by-products (dbps) during chlorination of buyukcekmece lake water (blw) in istanbul. chlorination of blw samples was carried out at ph 7.0 with 5 and 12 mg/l chlorine dosages. for each chlorine dosage, six bromide concentrations ranging from 0.05 to 4.0mg/l were ... | 2007 | 17517472 |
| predictors of psychosocial adjustment in people with physical disease. | the purpose of this paper was to examine the demographic, medical and psychosocial variables that result in the deterioration of psychosocial adjustment in patients with physical disease, the meaning their illness has for them and their coping style. | 2007 | 17518864 |
| intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm newborns: risk factors and results from a university hospital in istanbul, 8 years after. | in this prospective study, the authors aimed to show intraventricular hemorrhage (ivh) incidence of premature newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit of cerrahpasa faculty of medicine, istanbul, turkey, and its risk factors, and they tried to compare these results with those they reported 8 years ago. | 2007 | 17532832 |
| relationships between change and organizational culture in hospitals. | to define organizational culture in hospitals that have received quality certificates and to identify attitudes of healthcare personnel toward change. | 2007 | 17535321 |
| education for expectant fathers in workplaces in turkey. | worldwide, there is increasing recognition that if family and reproductive health programmes are to be successful, the involvement of men is essential. as part of the problem, men also have to be seen as part of the solution. the reality is that in many countries, including turkey, men generally do not accompany their partners to health facilities for family planning, antenatal and postnatal services and are not expected to attend the labour or birth of their child. workplace programmes are a po ... | 2007 | 17537276 |
| monitoring vaccination coverage in istanbul using the lot quality assurance sampling and geographic information system. | the quality of vaccination services provided for children aged 12-23 months was determined in different districts of istanbul, turkey. quality was assessed through a lot quality assurance sampling method, using data extracted from interviews conducted in 2001 with the mothers or carers of the children. concurrently, geographic information system technology was used for integrated evaluation of the data from different lots and for presentation of the results as thematic maps. the results of this ... | 2007 | 17542412 |
| imported crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever cases in istanbul. | we described a series of imported cases of crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) in istanbul and investigated the genetic diversity of the virus. all the suspected cases of cchf, who were applied to the health centers in istanbul, were screened for cchf virus (cchfv) infection by using semi-nested polymerase chain reaction (pcr) following rt-pcr. simultaneous blood samples were also sent to the national reference laboratory in ankara for serologic investigation. in 10 out of 91 patients, cchfv ... | 2007 | 17553137 |
| oral candida colonization of human immunodeficiency virus infected subjects in turkey and its relation with viral load and cd4+ t-lymphocyte count. | the association of asymptomatic oral candida colonization with the markers of immunodeficiency and hiv is not clear yet. in addition, the prevalence of different candida species colonizing the oral cavity of hiv-infected patients in turkey remains unknown. to evaluate these subjects, oral rinse samples were taken from 64 hiv-positive individuals who have come to the department of microbiology and clinical microbiology, istanbul medical faculty for viral load and cd4(+) t-lymphocyte count measure ... | 2007 | 17944711 |
| do perceived health risks outweigh the benefits of modern contraceptives? a qualitative study in a suburban population in istanbul, turkey. | to evaluate the health concerns and the perceived non-contraceptive benefits of modern contraceptive methods through utilizing qualitative methods. | 2007 | 17559014 |
| health beliefs related to breast self-examination in a sample of turkish women. | to examine health beliefs and sociodemographic and breast cancer-related variables influencing breast self-examination (bse) practice. | 2007 | 17573306 |
| the 3rd international symposium on alzheimer's disease and related disorders in the middle east, istanbul, turkey, october 1 - 2, 2005. | 2007 | 17577692 | |
| is childhood asthma still underdiagnosed and undertreated in istanbul? | childhood asthma is reported to be underdiagnosed and undertreated worldwide. the purpose of the present study was to investigate the rate of underdiagnosis and undertreatment among children diagnosed with asthma in a tertiary reference center in turkey. | 2007 | 17587277 |
| molecular characterization of salmonella typhimurium and salmonella enteritidis by plasmid analysis and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. | forty-one paediatric isolates of salmonella spp. from cerrahpasa faculty of medicine, istanbul, turkey, between 2001 and 2004 were examined for susceptibility to various antibiotics and presence of antibiotic resistance genes. pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and plasmid profiling were used to determine possible genetic relationships among salmonellaenterica subsp. enterica clinical isolates. plasmids from resistant strains were not transferred by conjugation to recipient escherichia coli cells. ... | 2007 | 17900873 |
| lipoid proteinosis: a case series from istanbul. | lipoid proteinosis (lp) is a very rare genodermatosis. the literature on lp consists of case reports only. as we have observed 14 lp patients belonging to nine different families in the last 15 years in our practice, we decided to review all reported turkish lp patients in this 15-year period, and noted 37 diagnosed cases. the reasons for this relatively large number of cases, the clinical features of the patients, and the associations of lp with other clinical conditions are described in this a ... | 2007 | 17910705 |
| endoscopic diagnoses and clo test results in 9239 cases, prevalence of helicobacter pylori in istanbul, turkey. | helicobacter pylori is implicated in the etiology of gastric and duodenal ulcer, non-ulcer dispepsia, atrophic gastritis, gastric adenocarcinoma and lymphoma. | 2007 | 17914939 |
| [investigation of phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus faecium isolates]. | the purpose of the present study was to investigate the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics and the probable clonal dissemination of 13 vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (vre) strains isolated between february-august 2006 from 11 patients at the hospital of istanbul faculty of medicine. the in vitro activities of antibiotics were determined by disk diffusion method in accordance with the clsi (clinical and laboratory standards institute) guidelines and the minimum inhibitory concentration ( ... | 2007 | 17933244 |
| [mupirocin resistance in methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from wound infections]. | methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) has emerged as an important pathogen in community-acquired and nosocomial infections. the unique bactericidal action of mupirocin makes it one of the few antibiotics still effective against mrsa. the purpose of this study was to investigate the mupirocin resistance in mrsa strains isolated from wound infections of in- and out-patients of two distinct hospitals located in ankara and istanbul. a total of 143 mrsa strains were included in the study ... | 2007 | 17933255 |
| iron deficiency prevalence and dietary patterns by school district in istanbul. | the aim of this study was to record the prevalence of iron deficiency (serum ferritin concentration <15 microg l(-1)) among schoolchildren and identify possible factors related to the development of this medical condition. | 2007 | 18001376 |
| determining female physicians' and nurses' practices and attitudes toward breast self-examination in istanbul, turkey. | to determine female physicians' and nurses' practices and attitudes toward breast self-examination (bse). | 2007 | 18024349 |
| [dr. rosa maria rössler (wien 1901 - istanbul 1954): her work in istanbul and her contribution to turkish medicine]. | during the turkish university reform in 1933 the turkish government invited many foreign scientists in order to assign them to istanbul university. almost all of them were scientists who had escaped from hitler's germany. in 1938, also some austrian scientists who had to leave their country were included into the staff of istanbul university. dr. rosa maria rössler, born in vienna in 1901, came to turkey in 1934, earlier than the other austrians did. she worked in the institute of pathologic ana ... | 2007 | 18043887 |
| the istanbul international consensus statement on the perinatal care of multiple pregnancy. | the purpose of this document is to expand the 1995 ists/combo declaration of rights which was initially produced to promote awareness of the special needs of multiple birth infants, children, and adults. it addresses the clinical and ethical dimensions of perinatal care of multiple pregnancy. the ad hoc committee was chaired by isaac blickstein. the following individuals were present (in alphabetical order): birgit arabin (zwolle, netherlands/berlin, germany), isaac blickstein (rehovot, israel), ... | 2007 | 18052831 |
| investigation of microalbuminuria in nondiabetic, normotensive obese women. | to investigate if obesity which is not accompanied by diabetes and/or hypertension is associated with microalbuminuria in female patients. | 2007 | 18084117 |
| european society for medical oncology 2006: meeting highlights on targeted therapies. istanbul, turkey, 29 september-3 october 2006. | considerable advances in our understanding of the complex cellular, molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying tumorigenesis over the last decade have contributed to the development of novel and improved targeted therapies in cancer intervention. these novel therapies interfere specifically with signaling pathways essential for tumor cell proliferation, survival and migration, they may be able to inhibit tumor growth and metastasis effectively, with fewer severe adverse events than seen with ex ... | 2007 | 17250464 |
| an abattoir survey on bovine spongiform encephalopathy (bse) in turkey. | the aim of this study was to investigate bovine spongiform encephalopathy (bse) in turkish cattle in the marmara region which borders the european union (eu). for this, cattle brought to abattoirs in istanbul were analysed. the high risk group were selected and therefore 384 cattle above 2 years old were included in the study. they were primarily examined for the presence of any clinical signs of nervous system and also other clinical disorders. the whole brains were taken and analysed for the p ... | 2007 | 18198543 |
| mercury levels in cord blood and meconium of healthy newborns and venous blood of their mothers: clinical, prospective cohort study. | the purpose of this study is to investigate the chronic mercury intoxication in pregnant women and newborns living in istanbul, turkey. | 2007 | 17258795 |
| bullying behaviours and psychosocial health: results from a cross-sectional survey among high school students in istanbul, turkey. | the aim of this study was to investigate bullying behaviours and their associations with health and health risk behaviours. this study involved completion of the health behaviour in school-aged children (hbsc) and youth self report (ysr) questionnaires by 3,519 students. of the students, 59.4% (n=2,091) were neither bullies/nor victims, 22% (n=774) victims, 9.4% (n=331) bully/victims and 9.2% (n=323) bullies. generally, students involved in bullying behaviours were more likely to have higher ysr ... | 2007 | 17273831 |
| translation, cultural adaptation, initial reliability, and validation of the kidney disease and quality of life-short form (kdqol-sf 1.3) in turkey. | health-related quality of life (hrqol) is an important factor that can interfere with treatment outcomes. the aim of the present study was cultural adaptation, validation, and translation of the kidney disease quality of life-short form (kdqol-sf 1.3) questionnaire into turkish for the turkish population. the kdqol-sf was translated into turkish and back-translated into english. patient difficulties in understanding the questionnaire were evaluated and solved by a panel of experts. measurement p ... | 2007 | 17275473 |
| hydrogeochemical and geophysical investigation of the istanbul tuzla-icmeler spring area for environmental and land use planning purposes. | the spring waters of tuzla-icmeler are on the marmara sea coast in tuzla town of istanbul city. the springs discharge a natural sodium chloride mineral water that consumed for ages for therapeutic purposes attributed to their chemical properties. development of springs commenced during the ottoman times and a surface collection structure was built at the discharge point of the main spring. two deep wells were drilled to tap mineral water within the past decades. the bottled water of these spring ... | 2007 | 17279458 |
| translation, cultural adaptation, cross-validation of the turkish diabetes quality-of-life (dqol) measure. | the aim of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the turkish version of the diabetes quality of life (dqol) questionnaire for use with patients with diabetes. | 2007 | 17286193 |
| pharyngeal carriage and antimicrobial resistance of haemophilus influenzae in non-type-b-vaccinated healthy children attending day care centers in turkey. | the true prevalence of haemophilus influenzae carriage rates in turkey is unknown. as surveillance of pharyngeal carriage of resistant strains is important for initiating adequate empirical antimicrobial therapy, with the present study, we aimed to determine the carriage rates and antimicrobial resistance patterns of h. influenzae isolated from healthy children attending day care centers (dccs) in istanbul, turkey. | 2007 | 17308377 |
| active ocular toxoplasmosis in turkish patients: a report on 109 cases. | to describe the clinical characteristics of active ocular toxoplasmosis in a large population of turkish patients. | 2007 | 17318320 |
| the links between health-related behaviors and life satisfaction in elderly individuals who prefer institutional living. | life satisfaction among residents of institutions is becoming an important issue in a rapidly aging population. the aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the links between life satisfaction and health-related behaviors amongst functionally independent elderly people who prefer institutional living in istanbul, turkey. | 2007 | 17326842 |
| antihypertensive drug utilization at health centres in a district of istanbul. | since irrational use of antihypertensives has considerable clinical and economical consequences, this study was conducted to evaluate antihypertensive drug utilization in hypertension at seven state health centres in istanbul. | 2007 | 17333494 |
| assessment of compliance performance of environmental regulations of industries in tuzla (istanbul, turkey). | although environmental management in turkey is evolving, its performance needs to be assessed in terms of the extent to which polluters and dischargers are complying with their legal obligations. in spite of this necessity, however, not a single study evaluating the effectiveness of command-and-control strategy of environmental management has been conducted. it is for this reason that it was decided to conduct an analysis of the impact of environmental legislation on a major industrial area in t ... | 2007 | 17342552 |
| water quality assessment at omerli dam using remote sensing techniques. | water quality at omerli dam, which is a vital potable water resource of istanbul city, turkey was assessed using the first four bands of landsat 7-etm satellite data, acquired in may 2001 and water quality parameters, such as chlorophyll-a, suspended solid matter, secchi disk and total phosphate measured at several measurement stations at omerli dam during satellite image acquisition time and archived at the marine pollution and ecotoxicology laboratory of the marmara research center, where this ... | 2007 | 17345006 |
| nonprescription medication purchases and the role of pharmacists as healthcare workers in self-medication in istanbul. | in turkey, some drugs can be purchased from pharmacists without a prescription and there is no legal classification corresponding to the international term "over-the-counter drugs". the purpose of this study was to identify these non-prescribed drugs and to define the role of pharmacists in their sale and their use in primary healthcare. | 2007 | 17599034 |
| treatment and disposal alternatives for health-care waste in developing countries--a case study in istanbul, turkey. | efficient health-care waste management is crucial for the prevention of the exposure of health-care workers, patients, and the community to infections, toxic wastes and injuries as well as the protection of the environment (safe management of wastes from health-care activities. world health organization, geneva). the amount of health-care waste produced in the istanbul metropolitan city in turkey is 30 ton day(-1) in total. the method used for the final disposal of most of the health-care waste ... | 2007 | 17346011 |
| prevalence of headache and its association with sleep disorders in children. | an association between headache and sleep disturbances has been reported in previous studies, but there is a lack of research examining this relationship in a community sample of children in order to reveal the magnitude of the problem. among 32 district educational directorates in istanbul, nine school districts and within each district eight schools were randomly selected. a questionnaire consisting of sociodemographic variables and evaluating headache and sleep disturbances was sent to studen ... | 2007 | 17352946 |
| [the prevalence of depression and its associated factors among resident doctors working in a training hospital in istanbul]. | the objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of depression and to evaluate the association of sociodemographic factors, as well as aspects of the work environment, with depression among resident doctors working in a training hospital in istanbul. | 2007 | 17364266 |
| risk factors for breast cancer in turkish women: a hospital-based case-control study. | the aim of this study was to investigate the association between risk factors and breast cancer in turkish women. in a hospital-based case-control study in istanbul, 405 patients with histologically confirmed breast cancer were compared with 1050 controls, who were admitted to different departments of the same hospital. unadjusted odds ratios (ors) and 95% confidence intervals (cis) for each risk factor were obtained from logistic regression analyses. risk factors for breast cancer were found to ... | 2007 | 17371428 |
| medico-legal child deaths in istanbul: data from the morgue department. | before determining health policies, finding solutions to problems and taking precautions, one should define the problems and their regional and national dimensions. data about causes of death vary from country to country and, therefore, it is clear that precautions should be based on regional data and needs, which will be more effective. | 2007 | 17250512 |