Publications
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| depression, anxiety and influencing factors in pregnancy: a study in a turkish population. | to determine the prevalence of depression in pregnancy and the factors that influence the development of depression and anxiety in pregnancy in a turkish population. | 2009 | 17935843 |
| effectiveness of the plissit model for solving the sexual problems of patients with stoma. | this study was carried out to assess the effectiveness of the plissit model in solving sexual problems of individuals with stoma. | 2009 | 18637858 |
| health beliefs and breast self-examination in a sample of turkish nursing students and their mothers. | to describe health beliefs and breast self-examination practice of turkish female nursing students and their mothers. | 2009 | 18647200 |
| effects on mortality of changing trends in the management of burned children in turkey: eight years' experience. | this retrospective review of data from a single burn centre revealed a sharp decrease in the mortality associated with childhood burn. between january 1998 and january 2006, 1035 children were admitted to our burn unit in ankara. the overall mortality was 5.8%, falling from 23% between 1998 and 2000 to 5.6% between 2001 and 2005. scalds were commonest among the younger and flame and electrical burns among the older children. flame burns were associated with the largest burned body surface areas ... | 2009 | 18952378 |
| clinical and demographic evaluation of behçet disease among different paediatric age groups. | the aim of the study is to describe the demographic and clinical features of behçet disease (bd) in paediatric patients. | 2009 | 18952648 |
| investigation of bartonella henselae in cats in ankara, turkey. | the purpose of this study was to determine bartonella henselae prevalance in cats in ankara. whole bloods and sera collected from 256 cats were investigated for the presence feline bartonella species by culture and sera were tested for the presence of antibodies against b. henselae igg using immunofluorescence assay. bartonella species were isolated by blood culture from 24 (9.4%) cats. bartonella isolates were subjected to restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) by using taqi and hhai e ... | 2009 | 18990198 |
| determination of coleoptera fauna on carcasses in ankara province, turkey. | in this study, 40 species from staphylinidae, histeridae, dermestidae, silphidae, nitidulidae and cleridae families of coleoptera which were found in 12 pig (sus scrofa l.) carcasses were identified and recorded during a one-year period at the hacettepe university beytepe campus located in ankara, turkey. according to the duration of their presence on the carcasses, 22 of these species were accepted to be important in decomposition. their distribution over the months and the duration of their pr ... | 2009 | 19019588 |
| a one-center experience with pediatric percutaneous renal biopsy and histopathology in ankara, turkey. | in this study we evaluated the indications, complications, and the spectrum of histopathological results of percutaneous renal needle biopsy (prnb) performed in our clinic. between june 1990 and december 2006, 679 prnbs were performed on native kidneys of 614 children (304 boys, 310 girls) with a mean age of 10.4 years. most frequent indications for prnb were nephrotic syndrome (47%), hematuria, and/or proteinuria (15.9%), acute renal failure (14.6%) and complex renal manifestations (18.9%). the ... | 2009 | 18696251 |
| health-related quality of life in first-ever stroke patients. | health-related quality of life (hrqol) is important to measure as it is an indication of outcome after stroke. our objectives were to assess hrqol in patients 3 months after stroke and to identify factors that predict hrqol in stroke survivors. | 2009 | 19139621 |
| frequency of mutated allele cyp2d6*4 in the turkish ankylosing spondylitis patients and healthy controls. | the aim of this study was to determine the frequency of mutated allele cyp2d6*4 in the turkish ankylosing spondylitis (as) patients and healthy controls. hundred unrelated as patients who were diagnosed and treated in the physical medicine and rehabilitation clinic of ankara numune research and training hospital and 52 healthy control subjects were included in the study. the wild-type allele of cyp2d6 and the mutated allele cyp2d6*4 were detected by polymerase chain reaction and a subsequent hyb ... | 2009 | 19242697 |
| seroprevalences of herpes simplex virus type 2 and chlamydia trachomatis in turkey. | aim was to detect the seroprevalences of herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2) and chlamydia trachomatis in a subpopulation of turkey. | 2009 | 19242702 |
| more than a decade of iodine prophylaxis is needed to eradicate goiter among school age children in a moderately iodine-deficient region. | there are many studies regarding the effect of iodine supplementation on goiter, but relatively few reports on the duration of iodine supplementation required to eradicate goiter in iodine-deficient regions. in the current study, we aimed to determine goiter prevalence as determined by sonographic methods, as it relates to changes in median urinary iodine concentrations (uic) among school age children (sac), ages 9-11. | 2009 | 19265497 |
| evaluation of blood and serum markers in spinal cord injured patients with pressure sores. | to evaluate blood and serum markers in traumatic spinal cord injured (sci) patients, with and without pressure sores. | 2009 | 19271073 |
| impact of the ratio of metastatic to examined lymph nodes on the survival of early-stage cervical cancer patients. | the aim of the study was to determine the impact of the ratio of metastatic to examined lymph nodes (ln) on the survival of early-stage cervical cancer patients. | 2009 | 19295248 |
| [molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from blood cultures between 2002-2005 in ankara university hospital]. | this study was conducted to investigate the antimicrobial susceptibility, panton valentine leucocidine (pvl) and toxin (enterotoxin a-j, staphylococcal toxic shock toxin) genes, agr types, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (sccmec) types and pulsed field gel electrophoresis (pfge) profiles of a total of 100 non-duplicate methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) bloodstream isolates collected between 2002-2005 at ankara university ibn-i sina hospital. antimicrobial susceptibilities ... | 2009 | 19334374 |
| [retrospective evaluation of 15 cases with psoas abscesses]. | psoas abscesses are suppurative collections within the fascia surrounding the psoas and iliacus muscles. in this retrospective study it was aimed to evaluate the demographic characteristics, clinical and laboratory findings and treatment outcomes of 15 psoas abscess cases admitted to baskent university hospital, ankara, turkey during june 2003-january 2008 period. the mean age of the patients was 55.8 years (range 18 to 70 years) with a female to male ratio of 5/10. thirteen of the cases (86.5%) ... | 2009 | 19334388 |
| meteorological conditions related to the onset of spontaneous pneumothorax. | spontaneous pneumothorax is defined as the rupture of bleb or emphysematous bullae that develop just beneath the pulmonary pleura. weather changes may influence the incidence of spontaneous pneumothorax. the aim of this study was to examine the influence of rainfall, temperature and atmospheric pressure changes on the onset of spontaneous pneumothorax. the study involved 669 spontaneous pneumothorax admissions to three reference hospitals in ankara, turkey between 1996 and 2006 (612 males and 57 ... | 2009 | 19346739 |
| [distribution of enterobius vermicularis among the schoolchildren of two primary schools with different social-economic status in the ankara province]. | in this study, 207 cellophane-tape specimens were taken from children at two different primary schools in ankara province. twenty two out of 207 samples were positive for enterobius vermicularis (10.6%). a questionnaire including the major factors affecting the distribution of e. vermicularis such as the students' ages, genders and socio-economic status was made. no relationship was found between children's gender and e. vermicularis infection, whereas a higher infection rate was seen in the low ... | 2009 | 19367548 |
| hepatitis a seroprevalence and demographics in turkish children in ankara. | hepatitis a virus (hav) is the most common cause of hepatitis in childhood and an important public health problem. the objective of the present study was to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis a and patient demographics in children between 1 and 15 years old who were admitted to a pediatric outpatient clinic in ankara, turkey. | 2009 | 19371270 |
| a comparison of four different hrqol generic questionnaire in five different patient groups. | most of musculoskeletal diseases involve pain and reduced physical functioning. recognition of the coexistence of more than one musculoskeletal disease is important because they are relatively common and has a substantial impact on health-related quality of life (hrqol). our aim was to compare the results of four generic qol questionnaires--qol-5, nottingham health profile (nhp), short form (sf)-6d, and visual analogue scale (vas)--in five different patient groups. two hundred and one patients r ... | 2009 | 19373468 |
| characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing salmonella isolates in a children's hospital in ankara--first report of shv-2a and shv-9 in salmonella spp. from turkey. | the rate of in vitro resistance to various antimicrobials in 179 consecutive isolates of salmonella spp., which included serogroups d (109), b (52), c1 (10) and c2 (8) isolated from children, was investigated. production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (esbl) was studied in ampicillin-resistant isolates. antimicrobial susceptibilities were determined by disk diffusion tests and by biomic video reader system. overall resistance rates to ampicillin and amoxicillin/clavulanate were 26.3% and 10 ... | 2009 | 19378888 |
| p53 expression in pterygium in two climatic regions in turkey. | to assess accumulation of p53 protein in samples of primary pterygium from people living in two different climatic regions in turkey. | 2009 | 19384014 |
| complementary and alternative medicine use among turkish diabetes patients. | to measure the frequency of complementary and alternative medicine (cam) use among patients with diabetes mellitus, to determine demographic characteristics making it more likely to using cam, and to find out how benefits, if any, were perceived by patients. | 2009 | 19185265 |
| prevalence of risk factors of st segment elevation myocardial infarction in turkish patients living in central anatolia. | there is not enough available data in our country about the prevalence of risk factors for st-elevation myocardial infarction (stemi), which has the highest in-hospital mortality rate within subtypes of acute coronary syndromes. therefore, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence of risk factors for stemi in central anatolia, one of the regions with high risk for coronary heart disease (chd). | 2009 | 19196566 |
| the handmade endoloop technique. a simple and cheap technique for laparoscopic appendectomy. | to compare 2 laparoscopic appendectomy techniques. | 2009 | 19198710 |
| incidence of and risk factors for childhood thrombosis: a single-center experience in ankara, turkey. | this study was conducted to analyze the incidence of and risk for thrombosis in thrombotic children monitored in the department of pediatric hematology of our hospital at the time of diagnosis, in addition to the clinical characteristics of those patients. the clinical and laboratory findings of 122 patients diagnosed with thrombosis from 1997 to 2006 were retrospectively analyzed. the incidence of thrombosis was 88.6/10,000 hospital admissions. the authors found that 31.1% of the patients studi ... | 2009 | 19206005 |
| herbal product use in a sample of turkish patients undergoing haemodialysis. | to examine herbal product use among patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing haemodialysis. | 2009 | 19207805 |
| further characterization of a new recombinant group of plum pox virus isolates, ppv-t, found in orchards in the ankara province of turkey. | sixteen plum pox virus (ppv) isolates collected in the ankara region of turkey were analyzed using available serological and molecular typing assays. surprisingly, despite the fact that all isolates except one, which was a mix infection, were typed as belonging to the ppv-m strain in four independent molecular assays, nine of them (60%) reacted with both ppv-m specific and ppv-d specific monoclonal antibodies. partial 5' and 3' genomic sequence analysis on four isolates demonstrated that irrespe ... | 2009 | 19428744 |
| behaviors toward methods of breast cancer early detection in women over 40 years in a rural region of ankara, turkey. | in this study, we aimed to determine behaviors of women over 40 years toward methods of breast cancer early detection in a rural region of ankara, turkey. | 2009 | 19431029 |
| gender interaction in coed physical education: a study in turkey. | although there has been a long-standing debate about whether a single-sex or mixed-sex environment is better for students in many western countries, coeducation is one of the taken-for-granted issues in the modern turkish education system. this study examined commonly expressed concerns about gender equity in a mixed-sex environment within the context of physical education (pe) in turkey. the purpose of the study was to examine teacher-student interaction in the coed pe classroom, focusing on ge ... | 2009 | 19435173 |
| discrimination against teenagers in the mall environment: a case from ankara, turkey. | teenagers spend much of their leisure time at shopping malls which is a result of factors such as parental constraints due to the incivility of the streets, financial dependence, and limited financial resources. migros, a shopping mall in ankara was chosen as the site for this research with the main purpose of studying discrimination patterns against teenagers in the mall environment. the research was carried out through observation and in-depth interviews with 104 teenagers. results indicate th ... | 2009 | 19435176 |
| hepatitis b virus and hepatitis c virus seroprevalence in the elderly living in nursing homes. | : communal living situations such as nursing homes create a risk for the spread of hepatitis b virus and hepatitis c virus (hcv). the aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis b virus and hcv in the elderly living in 2 nursing homes in ankara, turkey. | 2009 | 19436221 |
| smoking at school: views of turkish university students. | the recent interest in cigarette smoking among university students has brought attention to problems concerning opinions, attitudes, prevention, health education, policy formulation and implementation. this survey research tested five hypotheses on the views of college students about smoking in school hallways and cafeteria, compliance with anti smoking laws, considering cigarette smoking as an expression of freedom of choice, teachers' smoking in classrooms and in their offices, and school admi ... | 2009 | 19440268 |
| an outbreak caused by hantavirus in the black sea region of turkey, january-may 2009. | we present a preliminary report of 12 laboratory-confirmed cases of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) in turkey, diagnosed between january and may 2009 according to the clinical symptoms and serological confirmation. studies are still ongoing to better understand the dynamics of the reservoir population as well as the epidemiological characteristics and risk factors among humans. | 2009 | 19460288 |
| periodontal treatment needs and prevalence of localized aggressive periodontitis in a young turkish population. | the purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of localized aggressive periodontitis (lagp) among students aged 13 to 19 years at public schools in ankara. | 2009 | 19485824 |
| unconventional medicine in dermatology outpatients in turkey. | many people use unconventional therapies for health problems, but the extent and pattern of this use in dermatology have not been studied in detail. this article reports the first investigation on the use of unconventional therapies in dermatology in turkey. | 2009 | 19538378 |
| validity and reliability study of the turkish psychiatric nurses of job motivation scale. | this methodological study was planned to explore the validity and reliability of the evaluation scale for measuring the job motivation of nurses who work in psychiatric clinics. the sample was composed of 378 nurses who work in all psychiatric units or psychiatric hospitals located in turkey's four large cities - ankara, istanbul, izmir and manisa. for testing reliability of 'job motivation scale', the internal consistency tests were executed with split scale analysis, cronbach's alpha coefficie ... | 2009 | 19538603 |
| a radiographic assessment of the prevalence of pulp stones in a group of turkish dental patients. | to determine the prevalence of pulp stones in a group of patients using radiographs, and to assess any associations with age, gender, systemic diseases, tooth type, jaw, caries, restorations, impacted third molars and dental anomalies including dens invaginatus, taurodontism, dens evaginatus and microdontia. | 2009 | 19549152 |
| baby walkers: a perspective from turkey. | to determine in an urban population in turkey, the frequency of baby walker (bw) use, beliefs and attitudes of mothers regarding bws, frequency of bw-related injuries and whether families receive counselling from their paediatricians about bws or not. | 2009 | 19563455 |
| clinical features of ulcerative colitis and crohn's disease in turkey. | this study is aimed at determining the clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of turkish patients with inflammatory bowel disease who have been treated in a tertiary referral center. | 2009 | 19565044 |
| traumatic injuries to permanent teeth in turkish children, ankara. | the aim of this study was to identify the types and etiologies of dento-alveolar injuries among patients who were treated for injuries to maxillary and/or mandibular permanent teeth at the gulhane medical academy, department of pediatric dentistry, center of dental sciences in ankara, turkey to provide a basis for determining optimal treatment approaches and educational needs. from a total of 4956 children aged 6-12 years (mean age: 8.91 +/- 1.95) applying to the center, 472 children (9.5%) were ... | 2009 | 19583580 |
| polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and polychlorinated biphenyls levels in human breast milk from different regions of turkey. | human breast milk offers the optimal nutrition for all infants and have been widely used in biomonitoring programs to assess human exposure to lipophylic environmental contaminants such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (pcdd), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (pcdf) and polychlorinated biphenyls (pcb). there are no previous reports from turkey on chemically determined levels of pcdds, pcdfs, and pcbs in human breast milk expressed as world health organization (who) toxic equivalents (teq). to g ... | 2009 | 19604536 |
| [influenza surveillance results in 2007-2008 winter season in nine provinces of turkey]. | influenza virus infections constitute a serious public health problem owing to their epidemic and pandemic potential. turkish ministry of health established the national influenza surveillance programme in two institutes to detect the virus types leading to the illness and the efficiency of the seasonal vaccine. influenza surveillance is performed by refik saydam hygiene center, national influenza laboratory in nine provinces (which are located at central, northeast, south and east parts of turk ... | 2009 | 19621608 |
| surveillance and oseltamivir resistance of human influenza a virus in turkey during the 2007-2008 season. | monitoring the activity of influenza viruses is important for establishing the circulating types and for detection of the emergence of novel sub-types and antiviral resistant strains. this is the first report from turkey on the surveillance and oseltamivir resistance of influenza viruses in 2007-2008. five hundred twenty-four nasal swabs were tested from different geographical regions in turkey during november 2007-april 2008. one hundred sixty-three (31%) samples were positive for influenza vir ... | 2009 | 19626608 |
| radio frequency radiation (rfr) from tv and radio transmitters at a pilot region in turkey. | for the last 30 y, the biological effects of non-ionising radiation (nir: 0-300 ghz) have been a major topic in bioelectromagnetism. since the number of radiofrequency (rf) systems operating in this frequency range has shown an incredible increase over the last few decades, the dangers of exposure to the fields generated thereby has become an important public health issue. in this study, the aim was to evaluate the level of rf electromagnetic radiation in yenimahalle sentepe dededoruk hill in an ... | 2009 | 19671591 |
| ethical problems observed by student nurses. | this descriptive study was conducted to determine nursing students' observation of ethical problems encountered in their clinical practice. data were collected through a questionnaire from 153 volunteer nursing students at a university-based nursing school in ankara, turkey. the students reported that some patients are either physically or psychologically mistreated by doctors and nurses; they were not given appropriate information; they were subjected to discrimination according to their socio- ... | 2009 | 19671645 |
| ocular findings in childhood-onset behçet disease. | to investigate the demographic characteristics and ocular features of patients with childhood-onset behçet disease. | 2009 | 19683192 |
| the burnout and exhaustion levels of nurses working in haemodialysis units. | the aim of the study was to determine the burnout and exhaustion levers of nurses working in haemodialysis units. | 2009 | 19689695 |
| the value of calcaneal bone mass measurement using a dual x-ray laser calscan device in risk screening for osteoporosis. | to evaluate how bone mineral density in the calcaneus measured by a dual energy x-ray laser (dxl) correlates with bone mineral density in the spine and hip in turkish women over 40 years of age and to determine whether calcaneal dual energy x-ray laser variables are associated with clinical risk factors to the same extent as axial bone mineral density measurements obtained using dual energy x-ray absorbtiometry (dxa). | 2009 | 19690659 |
| relations among social support, burnout, and experiences of anger: an investigation among emergency nurses. | the aim of the present study was to determine whether social support, burnout, and anger expression are related with each other among emergency nurses working in private- or public-sector hospitals. | 2009 | 19691652 |
| articulation skills in turkish speaking children with cochlear implant. | the benefits of using cochlear implant (ci) on speech perception and production have been documented. the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of age of cochlear implantation performed and length of auditory experience with ci on the development of articulation skills in prelingual children with ci. | 2009 | 19695717 |
| risk factors for pressure ulcers. | pressure ulcers (prus) remain a common problem in all healthcare settings. the aim of this study was to assess the presence of risk factors in patients with prus. | 2009 | 19713777 |
| [relationship of flatfoot and high arch with main anthropometric variables]. | the deformities of flatfoot (pes planus) and high arch (pes cavus) are serious health problems causing gait and postural defects in all age groups. the aim of this study was to seek relationships of these two deformities with main anthropometric variables in adults. | 2009 | 19717944 |
| symptoms of turkish patients with depression in ankara and berlin. | numerous studies have investigated the potential impact of migration on psychiatric morbidity levels. relatively little research has studied how the symptom profiles of patients with similar disorders and similar backgrounds are linked to the culture in which they live. such research requires comparisons of immigrant patient samples with samples of patient who remain in their country of origin. in this study we compared symptoms in turkish patients with depression living in ankara, turkey, and b ... | 2009 | 19517219 |
| perception of vulnerability among mothers of healthy infants in a middle-income country. | although four decades have passed since the concept of 'vulnerable children' has been introduced into paediatric literature, research on vulnerability is limited to high-income, western countries. to adapt and adopt practices that have been advised for paediatricians to prevent 'the vulnerable child syndrome', information is needed also on the prevalence and correlates of perceived vulnerability in children in low- and middle-income (lami) countries. | 2009 | 19735267 |
| species distribution and in vitro susceptibility of candida bloodstream isolates to six new and current antifungal agents in a turkish tertiary care military hospital, recovered through 2001 and 2006. | species distribution and antifungal susceptibility of candida bloodstream isolates. | 2009 | 19743744 |
| [lung cancer and family history of cancer]. | there are many studies supporting the family history in lung cancer. the study included 213 subjects with new and former diagnoses of lung cancer. patients were enrolled from the department of chest diseases ankara university faculty of medicine and atatürk chest diseases and chest surgery training and research hospital between january-june 2005. for the control group, 200 healthy subjects were gathered. we aimed to investigate the family predisposition for lung and other cancers, additionally t ... | 2009 | 19787463 |
| autopsy findings of suicidal deaths committed by firearms in ankara, turkey. | the purpose of this study was to examine autopsy findings from suicidal deaths using firearms in ankara, turkey, and to compare the results with those reported from other studies. we retrospectively evaluated suicidal deaths by firearms referred for autopsy to the morgue department, institute of forensic medicine, between 2002 and 2004. results were subjected to discriminant analyses using spss 11.5 package program. one hundred and fifteen cases (83.3%) were male, the ratio of male to female was ... | 2009 | 19787993 |
| [an outbreak of vana genotype enterococcus faecium in pediatric clinic of a training hospital]. | vancomycin-resistant enterococci (vre) have been increasingly reported from most countries around the world following initial isolation from patients in united states and european countries. a vancomycin-resistant enterococcus faecium (vref) outbreak was determined by hospital infection control committee in the pediatric unit of gulhane military medical academy, ankara, turkey in the first week of march 2008. while one of the 4 vref strains was isolated from urine culture of a patient with neuro ... | 2009 | 19795611 |
| characteristics of cutaneous anthrax in turkey. | incidence of anthrax is diminishing in developed countries; however, it remains a public health problem in developing countries, especially those whose main source of income is farming. | 2009 | 19801802 |
| blastocystis subtypes in irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease in ankara, turkey. | blastocystis infection has been reported to be associated with irritable bowel syndrome (ibs), inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) and chronic diarrhoea. the availability of data on the subtypes of blastocystis found in these patient groups would be of interest in understanding the significance of blastocystis infection in chronic illness. in this study, we identify blastocystis subtypes found in patients presenting with ibs, ibd, chronic diarrhoea and asymptomatic patients in ankara, turkey. blast ... | 2009 | 19820833 |
| aflatoxin exposure in viral hepatitis patients in turkey. | hepatocellular carcinoma is the fifth most common cancer and a major public health problem worldwide. differences in distribution of hepatocellular carcinoma incidence are probably due to different levels of exposure to hepatocellular carcinoma risk factors: chronic infections with hepatitis b virus (hbv) and aflatoxin exposure in developing countries, and smoking and alcohol abuse in developed countries. aflatoxin is one of the most important of the environmental toxins that contribute to the p ... | 2009 | 19821201 |
| self-medication with antibiotics: questionnaire survey among primary care center attendants. | the aim of this study was to determine the frequency and reasons for self-medication with antibiotics within the last 12 months among primary healthcare center attendants aged 18 or over, in ankara. | 2009 | 19827009 |
| genotyping of mumps virus circulating in turkey in the 2006-2007 winter season. | in the winter of 2006-2007, several parotitis cases were reported in different provinces of turkey. serological and virological studies were undertaken to investigate these cases with the aim of determining the genotype of the mumps virus (muv) circulating in turkey. samples from 23 cases-ankara (n:5), kirklareli (n:4), mugla (n:10), isparta (n:3), trabzon (n:1)-with a diagnosis of clinical parotitis were investigated. serum samples were tested against mumps igm and igg, nested pcr amplification ... | 2009 | 19830379 |
| pcr-based subtyping of blastocystis isolates from symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals in a major hospital in ankara, turkey. | the stool samples obtained from 94 patients with gastrointestinal symptoms and 109 asymptomatic individuals, who checked in due to other reasons, admitted at a major hospital in ankara, turkey were examined with native lugol's iodine, trichrome, and kinyoun's acid-fast stainings for parasitology examinations and with in vitro culture method for detection of blastocystis. in a total of 203 stool samples tested, native lugol's iodine and trichrome stainings could detect 12 (5.9%) and 20 (9.9%) pos ... | 2009 | 19847459 |
| the effects of habitual negligence among families with respect to pediatric burns. | in this study, scald burns in a turkish population (0-16 years of age) were studied with reference to their occurrence and common causes. | 2009 | 20037880 |
| [atmospheric concentration of fungus spores in ankara and the effect of meteorological factors in 2003 period]. | the atmospheric concentrations of airborne fungus spores change continuously according to the meteorological factors, and their intensity have important allergic effects on atopic subjects and opportunistic pathogenic effects on immunocompromised patients. the aim of this study was to identify the fungal spores found in ankara atmosphere during 2003 period and to investigate the changes in spore concentrations in relation to meteorological factors. fungal spores were sampled by using 7-day burka ... | 2009 | 20084916 |
| [two crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever cases without history of tick contact from ankara region]. | crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) is a tick-borne viral disease presenting with flu-like symptoms, fever, hemorrhage and petechia. the virus (cchfv) is a member of the nairovirus genera of bunyaviridae family and can be transmitted to humans by hyalomma tick-bite, by exposure to infected blood and fomites of patient with cchf or contact with animal tissue in viremic phase. in this study we present two cases with cchf but without history of tick bite or exposure to infected fomites, even not ... | 2009 | 20084924 |
| assessment of hiv/aids awareness among 500 patients referred to the ankara university faculty of dentistry. | to assess the knowledge of and attitudes to aids among patients referred to the ankara university faculty of dentistry, turkey. | 2009 | 20088220 |
| soil erosion assessment using geographical information system (gis) and remote sensing (rs) study from ankara-guvenc basin, turkey. | the objective of this research was to assess vulnerable soil erosion risk with qualitative approach using gis in ankara-guvenc basin. the study area is located about 44 km north of ankara and covers 17.5 km2. the selected theme layers of this model include topographic factor, soil factors (depth, texture, impermeable horizon) and land use. slope layer and land use-land cover data were prepared by using dem and landsat-tm satellite image. according to land use classification, the most common land ... | 2009 | 20120455 |
| [transportation of two patients with acute myocardial infarction for primary percutaneous coronary intervention by a helicopter ambulance]. | air ambulance system has been established throughout the country by the ministry of health of turkey. fifteen provinces are determined as centers of the system so that all the country is covered within at the most one-hour flight distance. as part of this nationwide system, two helicopter ambulances have been deployed in our hospital since october 2008. prompt use of reperfusion therapy improves survival of patients sustaining acute myocardial infarction (ami). two components of delay from the o ... | 2009 | 19875911 |
| selective spinal anesthesia for inguinal herniorrhaphy. | to determine the characteristic profiles of 2 hypobaric spinal anesthetic solutions for selective spinal anesthesia in inguinal herniorrhaphy. | 2009 | 19882058 |
| empiric antibiotic therapy in acute uncomplicated urinary tract infections and fluoroquinolone resistance: a prospective observational study. | the aims of this study were to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of urinary isolates from community acquired acute uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uuti) and to evaluate which antibiotics were empirically prescribed in the outpatient management of uuti. | 2009 | 19852849 |
| molecular characterization of a human group c rotavirus detected first in turkey. | the present study was done to find out the prevalence of group b and c rotavirus infections in children with diarrhea presented at two major hospitals in ankara, turkey. group b rotavirus was not found in any samples. one of 122 samples was positive for group c rotavirus. phylogenetic analysis of genes for nonstructural protein nsp4, and structural proteins vp4, vp6, and vp7 confirmed the human origin of this strain. similar to other human group c rotaviruses, one n-glycosylation site was predic ... | 2009 | 19916043 |
| explorative spatial analysis of traffic accident statistics and road mortality among the provinces of turkey. | the aim of the study is to describe the inter-province differences in traffic accidents and mortality on roads of turkey. | 2009 | 19932314 |
| tuberculosis prevalence in forensic autopsies. | according to the 2008 world health organization report, in 2006, 9.2 million new cases were determined, and 1.7 million people have lost their life due to tuberculosis (tb) in all around the world. in our country (turkey), it is estimated that 35,000 to 40,000 people have tb disease annually. the ministry of health could just determine 18,500 of these cases, and only 6500 patient could be treated effectively. according to the tuberculosis dispensary records, the incidence for tb in turkey is 28/ ... | 2010 | 19935395 |
| ochratoxin a: is it present in breast milk samples obtained from mothers from ankara, turkey? | breast feeding is very important in the first year of life. however, breast milk may be contaminated with many residues of xenobiotics and naturally occurring toxins such as mycotoxins. ochratoxin a (ota) is one of mycotoxins that may play a causative role in some diseases seen in neonates. therefore, the present study was undertaken to determine ota levels in breast milk samples. for this purpose breast milk samples were collected from 75 mothers. their babies were in-patients in the department ... | 2010 | 19937999 |
| clinical and epidemiological characteristics of children with kawasaki disease in turkey. | kawasaki disease (kd) is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in childhood in the developed countries. the objective of this study is to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of children with kd in turkey. | 2010 | 20007257 |
| west nile virus seroprevalence in blood donors from central anatolia, turkey. | west nile virus (wnv) is a reemerging flavivirus that has displayed a drastic change in epidemiology in the last decade. data on wnv activity in turkey are currently limited. this study investigated wnv exposure in blood donors from central anatolia, turkey. | 2010 | 20021274 |
| [investigation of macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin b (mls(b)) and telithromycin resistance in clinical strains of staphylococci]. | the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin b (mls(b)) resistance and also to search for telithromycin resistance in staphylococcus strains isolated at hacettepe university hospital, ankara, turkey. a total of 381 staphylococcus aureus isolates and 94 coagulase-negative staphylococci (cns) were tested by disc approximation method. methicillin resistance of these isolates was searched by disc diffusion test using 30 microg cefoxitin discs. distribu ... | 2010 | 20549951 |
| [determination of hepatitis b virus genotypes by dna sequence analysis in patients from ankara, turkey]. | hepatitis b virus (hbv) genotypes vary depending on the geographical region. the hbv genotype determined in turkey has been genotype d which is found as the homogenously disseminated single genotype. the aim of this study was to determine hbv genotypes in a group of hbv infected patients who were admitted to a university hospital in ankara, turkey. serum samples from hbsag positive and anti-hbs negative 84 (52 male, 32 female) patients with hbv infection were included into the study. anti-hbc wa ... | 2010 | 20549959 |
| [investigation of west nile virus in central nervous system infections of unknown etiology in ankara, turkey]. | arthropod-borne viral infections have recently gained considerable attention and importance as re-emerging infections in a global scale. west nile virus (wnv), a member of flaviviridae, is an enveloped positive strand rna virus that is usually transmitted to humans by the bite of culicine mosquitoes. although the majority of the human infections are asymptomatic, wnv may also cause febrile and neuro-invasive diseases. seroprevalence data from turkey indicate that wnv activity is present in centr ... | 2010 | 20549960 |
| [a human rabies case with antemortem diagnosis]. | rabies, which is an acute, progressive, fatal zoonotic infectious disease, is almost always caused by the bite of rabid animals containing rabies virus in their saliva. since there is no established specific therapy for rabies, preventive and prophylactic measures are of critical importance. in this report a case of human rabies diagnosed antemortem, was presented. a 29 year old man was admitted to harran university hospital (in sanliurfa province, located at southeastern anatolia) emergency ser ... | 2010 | 20549967 |
| the evaluation of nurses and nursing activities through the perceptions of inpatients. | to examine the relationship of inpatients' perceptions and satisfaction statements with nurses and the nursing activities presented and to determine nursing activities that were implemented mostly from the view of inpatients. background: nursing care is one of the fundamental components of health care, and studies have shown that it has a considerable influence on how patients experience hospitalization. however, nursing care is usually listed as one category in surveys. in fact, nursing care is ... | 2010 | 20579159 |
| does regional pollen load affect the prevalence of clinical allergy to those pollen groups? | to test the association between clinical allergic sensitisation to pollens and the profile and load of those pollens, in ankara, turkey. | 2010 | 19930752 |
| analysis of urban effects on soil temperature in ankara. | in this study, data from two different meteorology stations were analyzed in order to reveal the effects of the urbanization on the soil temperature. these stations are the ankara meteorology station (ams), showing the urban effects, and the esenboğa meteorology station (ems), showing the rural effects. the soil temperatures measured at depths of 5, 10, 20, and 50 cm at 0700, 1400, and 2100 hours between 1960 and 2005 were used in the analysis. long-term mean monthly temperatures at each depth a ... | 2010 | 19859823 |
| an exploratory study of positive life changes in turkish women diagnosed with breast cancer. | the present study explored the prevalence of positive changes in turkish women with breast cancer and the possible relationships between these changes and patient variables such as socio-demographic and illness-related information. it also explored the nature of positive life changes reported by turkish women with breast cancer. methods and sample: the study was conducted at hacettepe university oncology hospital in ankara. participants were 84 women with breast cancer and open-ended questionnai ... | 2010 | 19892596 |
| knowledge of, perception of, and attitudes toward epilepsy of schoolchildren in ankara and the effect of an educational program. | epilepsy is one of the most common serious chronic brain disorders of childhood and carries a strong social stigma. it has been generally accepted that educational programs can be beneficial in reducing the stigma of a number of chronic diseases such as epilepsy. in this article, we describe the first turkish survey of primary school students' knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy and the effect of an epilepsy education program on the understanding of epilepsy in schoolchildren attending th ... | 2010 | 19913463 |
| comparison of maternal-and paternal-fetal attachment in turkish couples. | to compare maternal-fetal attachment (mfa) and paternal-fetal attachment (pfa) in terms of selected variables. | 2010 | 20172635 |
| awareness of allergy patients about herbal remedies: a cross-sectional study of residents of ankara, turkey. | the use of herbs in patients with allergic diseases is a special problem and still controversial. the objective of this questionnaire-based study was to determine the rate of herbal use in allergy clinic outpatients as well as to explore patient knowledge. | 2010 | 20188453 |
| epidemiology of vitiligo, associated autoimmune diseases and audiological abnormalities: ankara study of 80 patients in turkey. | recent clinical studies suggest that the pathogenetic mechanisms of vitiligo could be of systemic origin as vitiligo is associated with auditory abnormalities as well as other autoimmune disorders. | 2010 | 20202047 |
| detection and genetic diversity of bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii strains isolated from dogs in ankara, turkey. | bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii has been identified as an important pathogen in dogs and is an emerging pathogen in people with zoonotic potential. this study aimed to isolate bartonella spp. in 250 blood samples collected from dogs in the province of ankara, turkey, between october 2006 and march 2007. the typing of the 23 isolates was carried out by pcr for citrate synthase (glta) and the 16s-23s intergenic transcribed spacer (its). the prevalence of bacteremia was 9.2% in 250 samples. a ... | 2010 | 20234114 |
| subject of focus: the lives of emigrants. düsseldorf-berlin-ankara-washington: the life of edith weigert (née vowinckel) (1894-1982). | edith weigert (-vowinckel) became a member of the german psychoanalytic society (dpg) in 1929, fled from the national-socialists in 1935 to turkey, and then emigrated three years later to the united states, where she played an especially important role as lecturer, teaching and supervising analyst. she published numerous scientific essays. she took on uncommon positions in more ways than one: as a female student of medicine, as an analyst in a hospital setting, as a non-jewish emigrant, a pionee ... | 2010 | 20235615 |
| effect of inbreeding depression on growth and fluctuating asymmetry in turkish young males. | this study sought to examine the effects of inbreeding on physical development and fluctuating asymmetry (fa). a total 144 male high-school students (mean age = 18.11 +/- 0.52) whose parents are first cousins (f = 0.125) of low-socioeconomic status and 146 male students (mean age = 18.08 +/- 0.54) from the same school who do not have any consanguineous parents (f = 0) were observed in ankara. in addition to the weight and height measurements of the individuals, eight bilateral traits (hand width ... | 2010 | 20309882 |
| living with a malignant musculoskeletal tumor: experiences of family caregivers. | to describe the experiences of the family caregivers of patients with malignant musculoskeletal tumors. | 2010 | 20335767 |
| determination of calliphoridae (diptera) fauna and seasonal distribution on carrion in ankara province. | this study was conducted from march 2006 to 2007. the aim of the study was to determine the forensically significant calliphoridae (diptera) species and their seasonal distribution in ankara province at beytepe campus. pig carcasses were killed by a veterinary using pentobarbital sodium with intervals from 2 to 3 weeks to a month. samples were collected from the carcass everyday in the morning, in the afternoon, and at sunset. temperature and parameters of weather, such as cloudy, sunny, rainy, ... | 2010 | 20345774 |
| sociodemographic characteristics of turkish parents in relation to their recognition of emotional maltreatment. | to develop an instrument which could assess the extent to which emotionally maltreating parental behavior was recognized by turkish parents (study 1) and to evaluate a group of parental and family characteristics that were related with their recognition of emotional maltreatment (study 2). | 2010 | 20347149 |
| women's breast cancer risk perception and attitudes toward screening tests. | this study's objective is to identify women's breast cancer risk perceptions and their attitudes and knowledge on screening tests. the cross-sectional research. gulhane military medical academy, ankara, turkey. the population of 188 females who applied for gynecological examination. the study employed a semistructured questionnaire form. questions such as female's demographic data, attitudes based on screening tests of breast cancer, family history, perceived risk breast cancer, and questions wi ... | 2010 | 20391075 |
| a survey of emotional difficulties of nurses who care for oncology patients. | nurses who care for dying patients are under pressure emotionally because of their beliefs and values about death as well as the emotions and reactions of the patients and their families. this study examines the emotional difficulties of nurses caring for oncology patients in turkey. the study used a descriptive survey design. the participants were 157 nurses from three medical oncology units in ankara. results showed that nurses had difficulty in talking to oncology patients about end-of-life i ... | 2010 | 20402434 |
| crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever in children. | crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) virus causes a severe disease in humans with a mortality up to 30%. in turkey there has been an increase in the number of cases during years since 2002. humans of all ages living in endemic areas,especially those who are working as shepherds and toddlers, have high risk of acquiring cchf. | 2010 | 20444644 |