| the frequency of mouse and rat allergy among allergic individuals in izmir (a preliminary report). | | 2004 | 15461610 |
| postabortion contraceptive services scarce in turkey. | a 1994 study conducted at public and university service sites in 7 turkish provinces found that, although 90% of postabortal women wanted to initiate contraceptive use, fewer than 50% actually left the abortion facility with a family planning method. half of the 194 women interviewed had undergone a prior abortion and almost 70% were using a contraceptive method (generally withdrawal) at the time they became pregnant. to remedy this situation, avsc is working to strengthen the linkages between ... | 1996 | 12347476 |
| turkey takes initiative. | the turkish family health and planning foundation, the first private sector, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization to be founded in turkey, was awarded the 1994 un population award. when the founder of the foundation began thinking about population issues in 1974, turkey's population size was growing at the annual rate of 2.5%, the total fertility rate (tfr) was 4.1, and 85 infants died for every 1000 live births. the foundation was established about 10 years later. the level of contracepti ... | 1996 | 12347569 |
| the incidence and risk factors of neural tube defects in izmir, turkey: a nested case-control study. | the aim of this study was to determine the incidence of neural tube defects (ntds) in izmir, turkey, and to evaluate risk factors that may be associated with ntd-affected pregnancies. a nested case-control study was carried out in all hospitals in izmir. controls were matched with cases on an individual basis according to the newborn's age and hospital in which they were born. there were 56 newborns with ntd out of 36,331 deliveries in izmir hospitals in 2000. the incidence of ntd was 1.5 per 10 ... | 2004 | 15503473 |
| the consequences of international migration for the status of women: a turkish study. | this study examines the direct and indirect impact of international migration on the status of turkish women. detailed interviews were conducted among 234 people aged 18 years and older that lived in 115 households. respondents included 83 return migrants, 54 close relatives of migrants, 19 close friends of migrants, 34 close relatives and friends of migrants, and 44 controls. findings indicate that return migrants held more progressive and less traditional attitudes and behavior, and control ... | 1997 | 12348082 |
| an evaluation of nursing care in cancer patients. | the aim of the present study was to identify what hospitalized cancer patients expect from nurses in terms of the care they receive. the specific aims of this study were: (i) to identify those individuals to whom the patients felt closest in the hospital setting and (ii) to evaluate nurses' management of cancer patients during their stay in the hospital. the sample included patients hospitalized at ege university hospital and suat seren district hospital, izmir, turkey. we found significant diff ... | 2004 | 15575174 |
| etiology of childhood blindness in izmir, turkey. | to identify the anatomic sites and the etiology of childhood blindness and to discern treatable and preventable causes. | 2004 | 15638103 |
| parental educational level and cardiovascular disease risk factors in schoolchildren in large urban areas of turkey: directions for public health policy. | it is widely accepted that the development of atherosclerosis starts at an early age. however, there are very few studies evaluating the prevalence of the common clinical and behavioral cardiovascular disease (cvd) risk factors among children, especially in developing countries. the aim of the present cross-sectional survey was to evaluate the distribution of blood lipid profile and various behavioral (i.e. dietary habits, physical activity status) factors related to cvd risk and its relationshi ... | 2005 | 15693995 |
| postabortion contraception: few family planning services available. | the association for voluntary surgical contraception (avsc) investigated the linkages between induced abortion and family planning services in a qualitative research project conducted in colombia, india, and turkey. study methodologies included interviews with abortion and family planning service providers, record review, observation, and discussions with policy-makers. in general, abortion and family planning services were entirely separate. although postabortion clients clearly wanted to av ... | 1993 | 12348555 |
| peer education project on breast self-examination in izmir, turkey. | the purpose of this research was to assess undergraduate female student knowledge related to the peer education method and breast self-examination (bse), to encourage them to refer for screening with certain intervals and to teach them the means of utilizing the health services. | 2005 | 15780028 |
| bone mineral density reference values in the normal female and male population of izmir, turkey. | in this study we aimed to establish the dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa) bone mineral density (bmd) reference values of healthy turkish women and men residing in izmir, western turkey. we examined 347 women and 119 men (age range 20-80 years) who did not have any known risk factor that might affect bone mass. the bmd measurements were performed by hologic qdr 4500 w elite dxa instrument from the lumbar spine (l1-l4) and non-dominant hip. in women the mean bmd (g/cm(2))+/-standard deviation ... | 2003 | 12541124 |
| antibacterial activity of turkish propolis and its qualitative and quantitative chemical composition. | the antibacterial activity of propolis from different regions of turkey was studied, accompanied by tlc and gc-ms analyses of its chemical composition and spectrophotometric quantification of the most important active principles. all six samples were active against the bacterial test strains used; however, samples 1 (yozgat), 2 (izmir) and 3 (kayseri) were more active than samples 4 (adana), 5 (erzurum) and 6 (artvin). by tlc comparison all samples were found to contain poplar taxonomic markers ... | 2005 | 15830845 |
| a patient database application for hereditary deafness epidemiology and clinical research (h.e.a.r.): an effort for standardization in multiple languages. | one of the most challenging and neglected issues in medicine is the effective recording of the data obtained from the patients. the "european work group on the genetics of hearing impairment," which has been working since 1996, proposed a few questionnaires to collect data regarding the phenotype, ent findings, audiological examination findings and other special investigations. in this study, a computerized patient database application named "izmir h.e.a.r version 1.0," written in delphi 4.0 for ... | 2003 | 12582784 |
| knowledge, attitudes, risk factors, and early detection of cancer relevant to the schoolteachers in izmir, turkey. | teachers are the population of interest because of the important role they play in education and possibly in prevention of cancer. the purpose of the research is to describe knowledge, attitudes, risk factors and early detection relevant to cancer of schoolteachers. | 2005 | 15850859 |
| the challenge of clinical interviewing and physical examination performance for general practitioners in turkey. | this study's objective was to better understand the current conditions and style of practice of generalist physicians in turkey on clinical interviewing and physical examination skills prior to the widespread availability of family medicine postgraduate training. | 2005 | 15883902 |
| [a case with fever of unknown origin during treatment for malaria: multi-drug resistant salmonella typhi infection]. | typhoid fever is an acute infectious disease caused by salmonella serotype typhi, leading to endemic or epidemic outbreaks in tropical/ subtropical countries (especially in india, southeast asia, central and south africa). in this report, a 27 years old male patient with malaria has been presented. the patient was diagnosed to have malaria while working in afghanistan, and received malaria treatment since one month. he admitted to our hospital because of still continuing high fever, and other co ... | 2005 | 15900841 |
| complications of varicella in healthy children in izmir, turkey. | the purpose of the paper was to evaluate the indications of hospital admissions and complications of varicella infection in immunologically healthy children. | 2005 | 15910454 |
| quality of life of oncology nurses. | the aim of the study was to determine the quality of life (qol) of nursing staff working in oncology units in turkey. the study was a descriptive study and included 89 oncology nurses from 12 different cities in turkey who participated in the course "basic chemotherapy courses for oncology nurses" in izmir. this course was organized by ege university faculty of medicine and the turkish ministry of health. quality of life was assessed with the questionnaire for socioeconomic status and the world ... | 2005 | 15915062 |
| non-melanoma skin cancers between the years of 1990 and 1999 in izmir, turkey: demographic and clinicopathological characteristics. | the incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancers (nmscs) has been rapidly increasing in epidemic proportions all over the world. the purpose was to evaluate the demographic and clinico-pathological patterns of skin cancers in izmir, a region with high ultraviolet light exposure. the study was retrospective and hospital-based. the data related to all nmsc patients registered from january 1, 1990, to december 31, 1999, in the dermatology department of ege university medical school in izmir, were collecte ... | 2003 | 12692379 |
| [travel advice on the prevention of infectious diseases insufficiently obtained by indigenous and non-native inhabitants of amsterdam, the netherlands]. | to determine the travel behaviour of inhabitants of amsterdam, the netherlands, with respect to age and ethnicity, as well as the impact of travel advice, in particular regarding hepatitis a vaccination of turkish and moroccan children. | 2003 | 12712650 |
| sensitization to cat allergens in non-cat owner patients with respiratory allergy. | cats represent one of the most important sources of indoor allergens. the sensitization rate can reach up to 60% in western countries. keeping cats indoors is uncommon in big cities in turkey, but cats living in the streets are common. | 2003 | 12839322 |
| patterns of spread and persistence of foot-and-mouth disease types a, o and asia-1 in turkey: a meta-population approach. | despite significant control efforts, foot-and-mouth disease (fmd) persists in turkey, and new strains of serotypes a, o and asia-1 are periodically reported to enter the country from the east. the status of fmd in turkey is important regionally because the country forms a natural bridge between asia where the disease is endemic, and europe which has disease-free status. this study analysed spatial and temporal patterns of fmd occurrence in turkey to explore factors associated with the disease's ... | 2005 | 15962561 |
| genotyping of mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates in two cities of turkey: description of a new family of genotypes that is phylogeographically specific for asia minor. | population-based bacterial genetics using repeated dna loci is an efficient approach to study the biodiversity and phylogeographical structure of human pathogens, such as mycobacterium tuberculosis, the agent of tuberculosis. indeed large genetic diversity databases are available for this pathogen and are regularly updated. no population-based polymorphism data were yet available for m. tuberculosis in turkey, at the crossroads of eurasia. | 2005 | 16045794 |
| airborne pollen calendar of izmir - turkey. | a qualitative and quantitative evaluation of pollen concentration in the atmosphere of izmir metropolitan area is presented. investigations were undertaken from november 1998 to october 1999 using gravimetric method. the aeroplynological studies revealed that at lower level (1.60 m) pollen from 29 woody and 30 herbaceous taxa were determined, whereas at higher level (20 m) pollen from 26 woody and 24 herbaceous taxa were recorded. at lower level, dominating woody species were pinus, quercus, ole ... | 2003 | 12852731 |
| retrospective evaluation of epidermal skin prick tests in patients living in aegean region. | sensitization to aeroallergens of aegean region is not well decumented. in this study we evaluated the epidermal skin prick test results of the patients who applied to allergy outpatient department retrospectively. epidermal skin prick test of the 5055 patients were evaluated. of these patients 2638 (52 %) were female, 2417 (48 %) male, 1213 (24 %) adult and 3842 (76 %) pediatric patient, 1163 (23 %) patients were allergic rhinitis, 2477 (49 %) were bronchial asthma, 505 (10 %) were allergic rhi ... | 2003 | 12890415 |
| the prevalence of head lice infestation in school children in izmir, turkey. | | 2005 | 16060882 |
| health personnel perceptions about emergency contraception in primary health-care centers. | the aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding emergency contraception in primary health-care workers. | 2003 | 14667325 |
| managing the symptoms of behçet's disease. | behçet's disease (bd) is a chronic, relapsing, systemic inflammatory vasculitis of unknown aetiology with a myriad of immunological and pathological consequences. patients with bd are clustered along the ancient silk road, extending from far-east asia to turkey. the disease affects both genders of all ages from infants to the elderly. it is a long-term, cyclical disease and such patients may have symptom-free periods of weeks, months or years that are interrupted by exacerbations of varying int ... | 2004 | 14996628 |
| [blood pressure control rate in hypertensive patients and its determining factors in two urban regions of izmir]. | | 2005 | 16140666 |
| incidence of cross resistance between rifampicin and rifabutin in mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in izmir, turkey. | rifabutin is a spiro-piperidyl-rifamycin derived from rifamycin-s. this study was planned to determine the minimal inhibitory concentrations (mics) of rifabutin and rifampicin against mycobacterium tuberculosis strains and to investigate cross resistance between two drugs. the agar dilution method was performed for detection of mics of rifabutin and rifampicin for 112 m. tuberculosis strains obtained from patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis. cross resistance between rifampicin and rifabu ... | 2005 | 16167516 |
| trends in cytogenetic prenatal diagnosis in a reference hospital in izmir/turkey: a comparative study for four years. | the aim of the study was to investigate the major changes in the indications, culture success and abnormality rate for conventional cytogenetic prenatal diagnosis on amniotic fluid samples between the period of january 1998 and december 2001 in izmir. the cytogenetic laboratory provides a prenatal service to obstetrics-gynecology departments of different hospitals in izmir. a limited number of patients (6-8 per week) is randomly accepted for prenatal cytogenetic study. over the 4 years period 11 ... | 2004 | 15083700 |
| non-dermatophytic molds as agents of onychomycosis in izmir, turkey - a prospective study. | the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of causative non-dermatophytic filamentous fungi in onychomycosis. totally 1,222 (1,222 x 3 = 3,666) samples of nail scrapings from 1,146 patients (from 76 patients two specimens: both from finger- and toe-nails) with prediagnosis of onychomycosis sent to the mycology laboratory from the clinic of dermatology, ege university hospital, izmir, turkey, july 2001-december 2003, were prospectively studied with conventional mycological procedur ... | 2005 | 16170607 |
| comparison of avian cell substrates for propagating subtype c avian metapneumovirus. | avian metapneumovirus (ampv) is a respiratory viral pathogen that causes turkey rhinotracheitis (trt) or swollen head syndrome (shs) in chickens. ampv was first isolated in south africa during the early 1970s and has subsequently spread worldwide during the 1980s to include europe, asia, and south america. in 1996, a genetically distinct ampv subgroup c was isolated in the us following an outbreak of trt. vero cells are currently the best available substrate for ampv propagation but are of non-a ... | 2006 | 16194579 |
| cloning and sequence analysis of the mat-b (mat-2) genes from the three dutch elm disease pathogens, ophiostoma ulmi, o. novo-ulmi, and o. himal-ulmi. | there were two successive pandemics of dutch elm disease (ded) in europe, parts of asia and north america in the last century, caused by two ascomycete fungal species, ophiostoma ulmi and o. novo-ulmi. a third ded species, o. himal-ulmi, was later discovered in the himalayas. for each of these three species, we now report on the cloning and analysis of a 2.2 kb sequence containing the coding region and 5' and 3' flanking sequences of the mating type b (mat-b) gene, which is involved in the contr ... | 2005 | 16209304 |
| [a review of epidemiologic data on cancers of the nose and paranasal sinuses in turkey]. | to review epidemiologic data on cancers of the nose and paranasal sinuses in turkey. | 2005 | 16227726 |
| the prevalence and risk factors of dementia in the elderly population in a low socio-economic region of izmir, turkey. | the aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of and risk factors of dementia in the elderly with a low socio-economical status. the study is a cross-sectional and analytic study. two hundred and four persons aged 65 years and above were selected by using the cluster sampling method. the presence of dementia was determined by standardized mini mental state examination (smmse). twenty-three and 18 cut-off points were accepted as the existence of dementia in educated and uneducated older in ... | 2006 | 16274758 |
| prevalence of legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 in water distribution systems in izmir province of turkey. | legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 occurrence has been investigated in 168 hot water samples from 24 hotels, situated in 6 counties in izmir province of turkey, from 15 june to 30 september of the year 2000. sampling was carried out at 15-day intervals and seven samples were taken from each of the hotels' hot water reservoirs and hot water networks. the samples were (1 l) concentrated using polycarbonate filters (mesh size 0.22 microm). isolation was achieved using selective medium, gvpc agar. t ... | 2005 | 16309424 |
| emergency health care personnel's knowledge and experience of elder abuse in izmir. | the aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of emergency health care provider teams toward the identification and management of abused older people. this cross-sectional analytic study was conducted in four hospitals with emergency medical service. one hundred twenty five emergency room health care personnel in izmir filled out a questionnaire. of the respondents, 13.6% had never identified an abused older person. health care personnel working at a university emergen ... | 2006 | 16332396 |
| airway disease risk from environmental tobacco smoke among coffeehouse workers in turkey. | to examine the effect of ets exposure on respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function and to compare workers in coffeehouses to those in other occupations in order to assess the risk of respiratory illness in this occupation. | 2004 | 15175534 |
| [evaluation of three different elisa kits for the diagnosis of trichinellosis]. | human trichinellosis caused by trichinella spp. is a widely distributed parasitic disease, acquired by ingestion of undercooked or raw meat containing larvae of the parasite. in january 2004, a trichinellosis outbreak following the consumption of raw minced meat ball, occurred in izmir, turkey. in the present study, an in-house excretory/secretory (es) igg elisa and two commercial igg elisa kits (kit # i; ibl, hamburg, kit # ii; cypress, belgium) have been used to evaluate their diagnostic effic ... | 2005 | 16358492 |
| seroprevalence of hepatitis c virus infection and evaluation of serum aminotransferase levels among haemodialysis patients in izmir, turkey. | the seroprevalence of hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection was investigated among haemodialysis (hd) patients. mean serum aminotransferase levels were also compared over 3 months in hcv-seropositive patients with and without viraemia, as well as in hcv-seronegative hd patients and hcv-seropositive, non-uraemic, viraemic patients. seroprevalence of hcv infection was 19% among the 437 hd patients tested. of the 61 hd hcv-seropositive, hepatotoxic medication- and alcohol-free patients, 38 (62%) were f ... | 2005 | 16372581 |
| avian influenza: poised to launch a pandemic? | | 2006 | 16395019 |
| turkey reports more cases as asia prepares for bird flu. | | 2006 | 16424475 |
| [haemodialysis in turkey]. | in izmir, turkey's third largest town, remarkably good treatment results have been achieved in haemodialysis patients. this success has been achieved by the formation of a close-knit and durable team of physicians and nurses at ege university. this has enabled patients to be treated using a strict volume-control method and to be given individual attention and psychosocial support. this has been made possible by close collaboration with a producer of dialysis machines. possible conflicts of inter ... | 2005 | 16425856 |
| euthanasia education for health professionals in turkey: students change their opinions. | the purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of euthanasia education on the opinions of health sciences students. it was performed among 111 final year students at the college of health sciences, dokuz eylül university, izmir, turkey. these students train to become paramedical professionals and health technicians. fifteen hours of educational training concerning ethical values and euthanasia was planned and the students' opinions about euthanasia were sought before and after the cours ... | 2004 | 15176642 |
| psychosocial factors and sexual dysfunctions: a descriptive study in turkish males. | the study of human sexuality has dramatically changed in the last decade. the conceptualization of sexual dysfunction developed in the west is now mushrooming in different parts of the world and there is a dearth of research on characteristics of patients seeking treatment for sexual dysfunction in non-western countries. this paper describes the demographic characteristics, related factors, and clinical symptomatology of 40 male patients with various sexual dysfunctions attending the psychiatric ... | 2004 | 15192319 |
| quantitative computed tomography bmd reference values in women of izmir, turkey. | in quantitative computed tomography applications for the diagnosis of osteoporosis, the bone mineral density value obtained has to be compared with a reference data. this data is influenced by several factors including sex, age, and ethnicity. therefore, reference data that accurately represent the population at large is essential. we established age-based quantitative computed tomography bone mineral density reference values for healthy women residing in izmir, turkey. we recruited 396 healthy ... | 2006 | 16462433 |
| 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 |
| strabismus in down syndrome. | to determine the distribution of refractive errors and clinical characteristics of strabismus in patients with down syndrome. | 2006 | 16491722 |
| the decreasing efficacy of chloroquine in the treatment of plasmodium vivax malaria, in sanliurfa, south-eastern turkey. | in most regions of the world, chloroquine has been the standard treatment for plasmodium vivax malaria for more than 50 years. recently, however, chloroquine-resistant p. vivax has been reported from oceania, several parts of asia, and south america. in june-august 2004, therapeutic failure following chloroquine treatment of acute p. vivax malaria was investigated among 91 patients from two sites (karacadag and sekerli) in the turkish province of sanliurfa. each patient received a directly obser ... | 2006 | 16492358 |
| 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 |
| prevalence of latex sensitization in healthy blood donors in izmir, turkey. | although latex is a common allergen, the prevalence of natural rubber latex allergy in the general population in turkey is unknown. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of sensitization to natural rubber latex in a population of healthy blood donors. as skin prick testing of a sample of the general population was not feasible, the subgroup of adult healthy blood donors was chosen instead. skin testing with commercially available reagents (stallergenes) was performed on 952 voluntee ... | 2003 | 15198346 |
| [tobacco, alcohol and substance use prevalence among elementary and secondary school students in nine cities of turkey]. | previous studies in turkey regarding substance use have failed to take into consideration the elementary school students. the purpose of the present study is to determine prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and substance use among elementary and secondary school students in turkey. | 2004 | 15208766 |
| the politics of engagement between islam and the secular state: ambivalences of 'civil society'. | the paper reveals contemporary transformations of the interaction between islam and secular states from opposition to engagement. in-depth ethnographic evidence challenges the predominant juxtaposition of islam against the secular state. following micro-sites of interaction between the gülen movement and the state from turkey to kazakhstan, my fieldwork revealed a continuum of engagements between them. the paper analyses the engagements ranging from contestation and negotiation to co-operation. ... | 2004 | 15233633 |
| nutrition, lifestyle, and breast cancer risk among turkish women. | breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women, with more than 1 million cases occurring worldwide annually. cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality in turkey; deaths due to breast cancer constitute 24.1% of all carcinoma cases reported among women. we conducted a case-control study of turkish women with and without breast cancer to investigate the relationships of selected lifestyle and nutritional risk factors with breast cancer risk. factors were chosen based upon published ass ... | 2005 | 16573376 |
| mitochondrial dna sequence variation in the anatolian peninsula (turkey). | throughout human history, the region known today as the anatolian peninsula (turkey) has served as a junction connecting the middle east, europe and central asia, and, thus, has been subject to major population movements. the present study is undertaken to obtain information about the distribution of the existing mitochondrial d-loop sequence variations in the turkish population of anatolia. a few studies have previously reported mtdna sequences in turks. we attempted to extend these results by ... | 2004 | 15240908 |
| clinical and laboratory aspects of a trichinellosis outbreak in izmir, turkey. | epidemiological, clinical and laboratory data were collected during an outbreak of trichinellosis, which occurred in izmir, turkey, between january and march 2004. the source of the infection was raw meatballs made with a mixture of uncooked beef and pork. of 474 persons who were admitted at the ataturk training and research hospital during this period with a history of raw meatball consumption, the diagnosis of trichinellosis was confirmed for 154 (32.5%, 87 males and 67 females; mean age 31 ye ... | 2006 | 16605069 |
| hepatitis delta virus (hdv) genotypes in patients with chronic hepatitis: molecular epidemiology of hdv in turkey. | analysis of hepatitis delta virus (hdv) isolates from around the world has indicated that there are at least three phylogenetically distinct genotypes with different geographic distributions. the aim of this study was to determine the distribution of hdv genotypes by direct sequencing in patients with chronic delta hepatitis in izmir, turkey. | 2007 | 16678465 |
| practical management of avian influenza in humans. | there has been much alarm about avian influenza and its potential for a global pandemic ever since the current epidemic of avian influenza infections in humans began in 2003. while there have been a number of published reports on the clinical features of avian influenza, there are few guidelines on the practical management of patients with avian influenza. a symposium organised by the society of infectious disease (singapore), society of intensive care medicine and the singapore general hospital ... | 2006 | 16752014 |
| a probable outbreak of toxoplasmosis among boarding school students in turkey. | in total, 171 students from a boarding school in izmir, turkey, with mild and non-specific symptoms of toxoplasmosis, were screened during september-october 2002. all 171 students were seropositive for toxoplasma gondii igg and igm. of 43 students tested, 40 (93%) had low igg avidity. none showed evidence of ophthalmic involvement. the data suggest that t. gondii may spread rapidly in close living conditions, possibly following exposure to cat litter. this is the largest recent outbreak of toxop ... | 2006 | 16774565 |
| human leukocyte antigen-a, -b and -c alleles and human leukocyte antigen haplotypes in turkey: relationship to other populations. | in this study, we present, for the first time, human leukocyte antigen (hla) class i allele and haplotype frequencies at the dna level in a sample of 142 donors from turkey. hla typing was performed by medium-to-high resolution polymerase chain reaction sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes method. the most frequent hla alleles at class i locus were a*0201(0.257), -b*35(0.204) and -cw*04(0.173). a*0201-b*35-cw*04(0.056) was the most common three-locus haplotype. allele and haplotype frequency ... | 2004 | 15245373 |
| evaluation of curative and palliative radiotherapy efficacy in extensive stage small cell lung cancer. | to evaluate the efficacy of curative and palliative radiotherapy in the treatment of extensive stage small cell lung cancer (e-sclc), and compare therapy effect on survival with or without metastatic disease. | 2006 | 16830017 |
| the prevalence of hepatitis delta virus infection in acute and chronic liver diseases in turkey: an analysis of clinical studies. | the objective of this study was to review the studies on hepatitis d virus-related liver diseases and to evaluate the national and regional outcomes in order to identify the hepatitis d virus infection in turkey. | 2006 | 16830274 |
| evaluation of association between hepatitis a and helicobacter pylori infections and routes of transmission. | previous research about coexistence of helicobacter pylori (hp) and hepatitis a virus (hav) infections and the factors that increase their prevalence has suggested that the route of transmission of hp infection includes oral-oral and water-foods as well as the fecal-oral route. the aim of this study was to evaluate the routes of transmission of hp by comparing the seroprevalences of hp and hav in children. one hundred and two children aged 1-18 years living in rural and urban regions of izmir we ... | 2006 | 16848113 |
| musca domestica l d. | 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 | 16859090 |
| distribution of hcv genotypes in patients with end-stage renal disease according to type of dialysis treatment. | the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of types of dialysis treatments on hepatitis c virus infection and the epidemiologic properties of hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection at three baskent university hospitals, in ankara, adana, and izmir, turkey, in 655, 326, and 118 patients with end-stage renal disease, respectively. one hundred thirty patients with hcv viremia among 271 patients with end-stage renal disease seropositive for hcv were included in this cross-sectional study. ... | 2006 | 16868830 |
| extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis: results of a university hospital of 526 patients in turkey. | presence of extra-articular manifestations (eam) in rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is associated with more severe disease and increased mortality. prevalence of eam may vary in different geographic areas and in different ethnic populations. in this study we investigated the frequency of eam in 526 ra patients from a single university hospital in turkey. | 2006 | 16870099 |
| takayasu's arteritis: results of a university hospital of 45 patients in turkey. | takayasu's arteritis (ta) is a rare disease which appears to be most common in east asia. however, the disease has been reported to be worldwide. the clinical features of the disease can show variations in different geographical areas. the aim of this study is to evaluate clinical, laboratory and radiological features and the outcome of patients with ta in our hospital. | 2004 | 15262043 |
| transient hyperphosphatasemia after pediatric liver transplantation. | transient hyperphosphatasemia of infancy and early childhood is characterized by transiently increased serum activity of alkaline phosphatase (alp), predominantly its bone or liver isoform, in children under 5 years of age. there is little information on the rate of transient hyperphosphatasemia in pediatric liver transplant recipients. | 2006 | 16911084 |
| the prevalence of asthma and allergic symptoms in manisa, turkey (a western city from a country bridging asia and europe). | the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma and allergic symptoms in manisa city center, turkey, to evaluate the determinants effective on those values, and to review the prevalence rates reported from different parts of the country. data were collected from 610 households and complete interviews were conducted with 1,336 adults over 18 years of age by using european community respiratory health survey-ecrhs questionnaire. the prevalences of current asthma, cumulative asthma ... | 2006 | 16913185 |
| work-related musculoskeletal disorders: a survey of physical therapists in izmir-turkey. | this study was planned to collect data about causes, prevalence and responses to work-related musculoskeletal disorders reported by physiotherapists employed in izmir, turkey. | 2004 | 15315712 |
| occurrence, oral exposure and risk assessment of volatile organic compounds in drinking water for izmir. | concentrations of volatile organic compounds (vocs) were measured in the drinking water in province of izmir, turkey, and associated health risks due to ingestion of these compounds were investigated using population weighted random samples. a total of 100 houses were visited in different districts of izmir and drinking water samples were collected from consumers' drinking water source. questionnaires were administered to one participant in each house to determine demographics and drinking water ... | 2006 | 16928390 |
| high altitude and blood pressure in children. | we aimed to evaluate the blood pressure of children who had similar demographic characteristics but lived at different altitudes. blood pressure of the children attending primary schools in izmir (sea level: n = 425) and van (altitude: 1725 m, n = 291) were measured by mercurial sphygmomanometer for this study. they were similar with respect to age, sex, weight, height, and bmi. mean age of the children was 10.51 +/- 0.87 years (range: 9 to 12 years), and 358 (50 percent) of them were female. me ... | 2003 | 15482651 |
| detection of h. pylori infection by elisa and western blot techniques and evaluation of anti caga seropositivity in adult turkish dyspeptic patients. | to detect h pylori infection and to evaluate the anti caga seropositivity in adult turkish dyspeptic patients. | 2006 | 16981271 |
| [salmonella enterica serotypes and salmonella infections: a multicenter study covering ten provinces in turkey]. | in order to find the distinctive features of salmonellae and salmonella infections in turkey, 620 salmonellae strains, isolated from various clinical samples (481 stool, 108 blood, 12 urine, 3 bone marrow, 3 cerebrospinal fluid, 9 pus, and one from each of the bile, pleural fluid, wound, catheter samples) in 13 clinical microbiology laboratories of 10 provinces in turkey (ankara, antalya, bursa, edirne, eskişehir, istanbul, izmir, kayseri, konya and trabzon) between july 1, 2000 and june 30, 200 ... | 2004 | 15490836 |
| latex allergy and associated risk factors in a group of turkish patients with spina bifida. | allergic reactions to latex are common in patients with spina bifida. its incidence varies between 28% and 67%. the aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of latex allergy and its risk factors in patients with spina bifida in izmir, turkey. forty-six patients (24 male, mean age 10 years) were included in the study. a questionnaire was completed and skin prick tests with latex solution and cross-reacting foods were performed. total ige levels, specific ige to common aeroallergens (pha ... | 2004 | 15503475 |
| seroepidemiological survey of rhodoccocus equi infection in asymptomatic horses from bursa, izmir and istanbul provinces, turkey. | in order to assess the rhodococcus equi infection in three provinces of turkey (bursa, izmir and istanbul), 696 sera from healthy foals and adult horses were tested by indirect elisa using a r. equi reference strain (atcc 6939) as antigen. 103 sera (14.80%) with titres >0.646 resulted positive. seroprevalence was significantly higher (p=0.0053) in male than in female horses of istanbul province, although higher antibody titres (mean value) were observed in the female group of bursa and izmir pro ... | 2006 | 17034856 |
| molecular epidemiology of candida species isolated from urine at an intensive care unit. | candida spp. has been the leading microorganism isolated from the urine specimens of patients hospitalized at the anesthesiology and reanimation intensive care unit (icu) of dokuz eylul university hospital, izmir, since 1998. this study was undertaken to investigate the clonal relationship of candida urine isolates in order to find the mode of spread among the patients. epidemiological surveillance of 38 candida albicans, 15 candida tropicalis and 12 candida glabrata recovered from the urine spe ... | 2005 | 15743431 |
| the prevalence of sjögren's syndrome in adult women. | the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of primary sjögren's syndrome (pss) according to european criteria (1993) and to the us-european consensus group (us-eu) criteria (2002) in adult women in bornova, izmir, turkey. | 2006 | 17062438 |
| serological survey for viral pathogens in turkish rodents. | wild rodents (n = 330) were trapped around the villages of altindere and coşandere (maçka, trabzon province), ayder, ortan, and yolkiyi (camlihemşin, rize province), and bozdag (odemiş, izmir province) in northeastern and western turkey during april 2004. samples were tested for arenavirus, hantavirus, and cowpox virus (family poxviridae, genus orthopoxvirus, cpxv) antibodies by using immunofluorescence assays (ifas). antibodies against arenaviruses were found in eight of 330 (2.4%) rodents. are ... | 2006 | 17092901 |
| [investigation of pediculosis carried out as the special study module no. 74, a part of ege university medical faculty's educational program]. | in this study, in the program of the special study module no: 74, 68 students, who attended the izmir konak yüzbaşi serafettin primary school were examined for pediculus humanus capitis in march 2005. twenty female students had pediculosis capitis, but no male students were infested. the infestation rate in the girls was 55.5%. positive cases were treated and 35.0% were found to be cured during a control performed one week later. | 2006 | 17106852 |
| [suicide probability: an assessment terms of reasons for living, hopelessness and loneliness]. | the purpose of the current study is to specify the reasons that hold people clinging to life; to investigate their suicide probability, and to describe the relationship of these variables with other variables such as hopelessness and loneliness, taking age, education and other socioeconomic variables into consideration. | 2005 | 15793696 |
| [the prevalence of enterobius vermicularis in schoolchildren and affecting factors]. | this study was carried out in order to determine the factors affecting the presence of enterobius vermicularis in schoolchildren. this investigation was a cross-sectional and analytic study. the dependent variable was the presence of parasites and the independent variables were the characteristics of the children, families, houses, toilets and drinking water. a stool specimen was taken in the morning using the cellophane tape method, and examined the same day by microscopy. data were evaluated u ... | 2006 | 17124657 |
| coastal flood risk analysis using landsat-7 etm+ imagery and srtm dem: a case study of izmir, turkey. | the intergovernmental panel on climate change (ipcc) reports an acceleration of the global mean sea-level rise (mslr) in the twentieth century in response to global climate change. if this acceleration remains constant, then some coastal areas are most likely to be inundated by the year 2100. the ability to identify the differential vulnerability of coastlines to future inundation hazards as result of global climate change is necessary for timely actions to be taken. yildiz et al. (journal of ma ... | 2007 | 17171268 |
| the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among young adults in izmir, turkey. | the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components among the young adult ages in izmir, turkey. | 2005 | 16140651 |
| determination of impact of urbanization on agricultural land and wetland land use in balçovas' delta by remote sensing and gis technique. | because of their intense vegetation and the fact that they include areas of coastline, deltas situated in the vicinity of big cities are areas of greet attraction for people who wish to get away from in a crowded city. however, deltas, with their fertile soil and unique flora and fauna, need to be protected. in order for the use of such areas to be planned in a sustainable way by local authorities, there is a need for detailed data about these regions. in this study, the changes in land use of t ... | 2007 | 17180418 |
| wet and dry deposition of formaldehyde in izmir, turkey. | samples were collected between may 2003 and may 2004 in izmir, turkey to measure dry and wet deposition of formaldehyde (hcho). particle-phase hcho fluxes measured with dry deposition plates ranged between 2 and 56 microg m(-2) day(-1) (average+/-sd, 17+/-12 microg m(-2) day(-1)). particulate phase dry deposition velocities calculated using the particulate fluxes measured and ambient particulate concentrations ranged from 0.1 to 9.6 cm s(-1) (1.4+/-1.4 cm s(-1)). the particulate overall dry depo ... | 2006 | 16168463 |
| factors affecting adult knowledge of diabetes in narlidere health district, turkey. | the objective was to determine the level of knowledge on diabetes in an adult population in turkey. in this cross-sectional study, 524 people aged over 30 were selected from the population of narlidere health district, izmir, turkey. a questionnaire was performed to determine sociodemographic characteristics and knowledge of diabetes. each item on the questionnaire was given a score with a possible final total of 100 points. knowledge level was evaluated in the whole group, dm-positive and -nega ... | 2006 | 17211566 |
| [the frequency and distribution of fractures in children presenting to the emergency service]. | we investigated the frequency and distribution of childhood fractures seen at the emergency service of tepecik education and research hospital, izmir, turkey. | 2006 | 17220647 |
| adaptation of champion's health belief model scale for turkish women and evaluation of the selected variables associated with breast self-examination. | the purpose of this study was to adapt champion's revised health belief model scale for turkish women and to examine selected sociodemographic variables associated with breast self-examination (bse). data were collected from a total of 430 females who were living in one of the health center areas located in izmir, a city in the west of turkey. champion's revised health belief model scale was translated into turkish, validated by professional judges, translated back into english, and then tested. ... | 2007 | 17235224 |
| 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 |
| is toxoplasma gondii a potential risk for traffic accidents in turkey? | in turkey, traffic accidents are the major causes of mortality and morbidity. according to the statistics made by turkish security headquarters in the year 2000, 7500 people are killed in the traffic accidents every year. drivers are mostly blamed for the traffic accidents. tired, weary, sleepy and absentminded driving are common reasons for traffic accidents due to many reasons. among these reasons mental and reflex conditions of drivers are significant. toxoplasmosis is one of the most common ... | 2006 | 16332418 |
| perinatal outcomes and risk factors of turkish adolescent mothers. | adolescent pregnancy is considered a high risk for both the mother and infant. the aim of this study was to determine obstetric and neonatal outcomes and risk factors in adolescent pregnant women and to compare perinatal outcomes among the teen age groups and between adolescent and adult women. | 2007 | 17289512 |
| irritable bowel syndrome in persons who acquired trichinellosis. | the postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome (pi-ibs) frequently follows bacterial infections. since people suffering from pi-ibs and trichinella spiralis-infected mice develop similar findings, this animal model has been successfully used for pi-ibs studies; however, ibs has never been studied in humans after trichinellosis. the aim of this study was to evaluate the ibs symptoms in people who had acquired trichinellosis. | 2007 | 17313500 |
| sexual behaviours and contraception among university students in turkey. | the aim of this study was to evaluate the sexual attitudes and behaviours of university students. an anonymous questionnaire was administered to 550 final-year university students aged 20-25 years in izmir, turkey. male students opposed premarital sexual intercourse for both genders more than female students did. the frequency of sexual intercourse among male students (61.2%) was higher than that among female students (18.3%). the mean age of first sexual intercourse was lower among male than am ... | 2007 | 16448584 |
| prevalence and characteristics of recurrent headaches in turkish adolescents. | the objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence and characteristics of recurrent headaches and to investigate the sociodemographic differences between high school students with or without recurrent headaches from izmir, turkey. multistep, stratified, cluster sampling method was used in this analytic, school-based cross-sectional study. twenty-one schools were selected randomly, and 2384 preparatory, first-, second-, and third-grade high school students from 84 different classrooms ... | 2006 | 16458822 |
| attitudes towards hiv/aids and other sexually transmitted diseases in secondary school students in izmir, turkey: changes in time. | the aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in the sexual attitudes of young people in a period of 7 years (1997-2004). the participants in the first and the second surveys were 633 and 654 grade 10 students from six high schools located in the central district of izmir, turkey, chosen randomly according to the stratified sampling method. the rate of having had sexual experience was 11.3% and 22.8% in the first and second surveys, respectively (chi(2) p < 0.001). | 2007 | 17326878 |
| air-water exchange and dry deposition of polybrominated diphenyl ethers at a coastal site in izmir bay, turkey. | the air-water exchange of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (pbdes), an emerging class of persistent organic pollutants (pops), was investigated using paired air-water samples (n = 15) collected in july and december, 2005 from guzelyali port in izmir bay, turkey. total dissolved-phase water concentrations of pbdes (sigma7pbdes) were 212 +/- 65 and 87 +/- 57 pg l(-1) (average +/- sd) in summer and winter, respectively. bde-209 was the most abundant congener in all samples, followed by bde-99 and -47 ... | 2007 | 17328184 |
| trace metal levels in mussels (mytilus galloprovincialis l. 1758) from turkish aegean sea coast. | bio-monitoring of some heavy metal levels (cd, pb, zn, cu) in whole edible soft parts of mytilus galloprovincialis (l. 1758) was conducted in turkish aegean sea coast during the period of september 2002-august 2003 seasonally. moreover, some physico-chemical environmental parameters, also have been analysed in the same region. the values of some physico-chemical environmental parameters in coastal waters of turkish aegean sea were changed between; 9.0-27.0 ( composite function)c for temperature, ... | 2006 | 16502029 |
| antimicrobial activity and pollen composition of honey samples collected from different provinces in turkey. | the antibacterial activity of honey samples from different sources were collected and investigated against bacillus cereus, staphylococcus aureus atcc 25923, pseudomonas aeruginosa atcc 27853, klebsiella pneumoniae atcc 27736, morganella morganii, micrococcus luteus nrrl b-4375, escherichia coli atcc 35218, and candida albicans. pathogens exhibited different sensitivities towards the honey samples. the results showed that majority of the honey samples (75%) generally inhibitied the bacteria test ... | 2007 | 17365707 |