| 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 |
| artificial neural network modelling of a large-scale wastewater treatment plant operation. | artificial neural networks (anns), a method of artificial intelligence method, provide effective predictive models for complex processes. three independent ann models trained with back-propagation algorithm were developed to predict effluent chemical oxygen demand (cod), suspended solids (ss) and aeration tank mixed liquor suspended solids (mlss) concentrations of the ankara central wastewater treatment plant. the appropriate architecture of ann models was determined through several steps of tra ... | 2010 | 20445993 |
| frequencies of adh1c alleles and genotypes in a turkish head and neck cancer population. | squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (scchn) have been reported to be related to both genetic and environmental factors, including alcohol consumption and alcohol-metabolizing enzymes such as alcohol dehydrogenase (adh). we conducted a hospital-based, case-control study including 50 cases with diagnosed scchn and 100 controls with non-neoplastic conditions such as upper respiratory tract infection. the genomic dna was isolated from peripheral blood leukocytes. the adh1c*1 wild-type and a ... | 2010 | 20448861 |
| [molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated between 2004-2007 in ankara university hospital, turkey]. | the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria in the hospital setting is in an increasing trend worldwide. since most of the carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae are resistant to all antimicrobial agents except polymyxins and tigecycline, the emergence of carbapenem resistance in klebsiella pneumoniae strains requires careful monitoring. this study was conducted to analyse the epidemiological relatedness between the carbapenem-resistant isolates of k. pneumoniae collected from ... | 2010 | 20455393 |
| [frequency of curable sexually transmitted infections among registered female sex-workers in ankara city]. | sex-workers are considered as the high-risk population for sexually transmitted infections (stis). early diagnosis and treatment of curable stis in this high-risk group have crucial importance in sti control and prevention of complications and transmission of infection. in this study, 146 registered female sex-workers in ankara city were screened with rapid diagnostic tests (rdt) for causative agents of curable stis such as, neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis, trichomonas vaginalis and ... | 2010 | 20455407 |
| measurement of tympanic cavity volume by the cavalieri principle in turkish population. | the aim of this study is to measure the tympanic cavity (tc) volumes with cavalieri principle using computed tomography (ct) scanning of temporal bones, to investigate the difference between the right and the left ears with respect to sexes and to exemplify the tc volume measurements. | 2010 | 20465539 |
| genetic abnormalities in turkish women with premature ovarian failure. | to identify the distribution of cytogenetic abnormalities among turkish women with premature ovarian failure (pof). | 2010 | 20471647 |
| the 5-year incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in women older than 15 years in ankara, turkey: a population-based study. | type 2 diabetes mellitus (dm) is a significant cause of morbidity and premature mortality especially in adults. in turkey, there are few studies on dm incidence. this study aimed to determine the incidence of type 2 dm in women 15 years or older in turkey. | 2010 | 20479660 |
| the effectiveness of radioisotope synovectomy for chronic synovitis in turkish paediatric haemophiliacs: ankara experience. | between january 2006 and december 2009, 37 radioisotope synovectomy (rs) in 18 severe haemophilic patients (factor 8<1%) have been performed at our centre. the distribution of joint injected was as follows: rhenium-186 [re186], 19 joints (ankles, 8 and elbows, 11) and yttrium-90 [y90] 18 joints (knees, 18). their mean age was 12 years (range: 8-20 years). mean follow-up period after procedure was 22.6 months. we preferred to use y90 for all large joints and re186 for small joints. haemophilic pa ... | 2010 | 20518818 |
| assessing monthly average solar radiation models: a comparative case study in turkey. | solar radiation data are required by solar engineers, architects, agriculturists, and hydrologists for many applications such as solar heating, cooking, drying, and interior illumination of buildings. in order to achieve this, numerous empirical models have been developed all over the world to predict solar radiation. the main objective of this study is to examine and compare 147 solar radiation models available in the literature for the prediction of monthly solar radiation at ankara (turkey) b ... | 2011 | 20544278 |
| [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 |
| energy-drink consumption in college students and associated factors. | to investigate the frequency of energy-drink consumption and associated factors in a group of college students. | 2011 | 20579846 |
| characterization of a sandfly fever sicilian virus isolated during a sandfly fever epidemic in turkey. | phleboviruses cause sandfly fever but isolates are rare. | 2010 | 20579934 |
| the changes and difficulties experienced by patients using steroids. | the purpose of this study is to determine the changes and difficulties experienced by patients because of the side effects of steroids and the effects on their life styles. | 2010 | 20591003 |
| confirmed exposure to tick-borne encephalitis virus and probable human cases of tick-borne encephalitis in central/northern anatolia, turkey. | tick-borne encephalitis virus (tbev) is the aetiological agent of tick-borne encephalitis (tbe), a potentially fatal central nervous system infection of humans. tbe is endemic in many areas of europe and asia; however, very scarce data on tbev activity are available from turkey. we aimed to identify tbev exposure in healthy blood donors and the impact of tbev in central nervous system infections in central/northern anatolia. two-thousand four hundred and fifty four sera, collected from blood don ... | 2011 | 20604912 |
| brief communication: facial fluctuating asymmetry as a marker of sex differences of the response to phenotypic stresses. | fluctuating asymmetry (fa) is thought to increase as a result of environmental perturbations during development. a number of studies involving measures of health and developmental stability other than fa have discussed the presumed increased buffering in females relative to males. but, there is little evidence in the literature on fa to support this hypothesis. this research was conducted to determine the level of difference in terms of facial fa between sexes under different environmental condi ... | 2010 | 20623680 |
| evidence of vascular endothelial damage in crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever. | endothelial infection has an important role in the pathogenesis of crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf). in this study, we investigated the causes of vascular endothelial damage in patients with cchf. | 2010 | 20627646 |
| association of the g894t polymorphism of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene with diabetic foot syndrome foot ulcer, diabetic complications, and comorbid vascular diseases: a turkish case-control study. | there are controversial results and insufficient knowledge in the literature about the genetics of diabetes mellitus complications in the turkish population and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (enos) gene polymorphisms may act as a potential modifier of diabetic vascular complications. | 2010 | 20642368 |
| intestinal parasites, nutritional status and physchomotor development delay in migratory farm worker's children. | the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of intestinal parasites, nutritional status and physchomotor developmental delay and anaemia in children of migratory seasonal farm worker families. | 2010 | 20645989 |
| relationship between a natural monumental stand in turkey and local beliefs. | northbound roads from ankara, the capital of turkey pass through immensely wide plains containing almost no trees. there is a small hill above tuney village located at the right side of the road 80 km north of ankara, and it is conspicuous by a small forest. how did this forest survive until today? this is a curious question for everybody interested in nature. this study aims to review and analyze two different structures of the area: the local peasants who created a myth for the small forest in ... | 2010 | 20648827 |
| sandfly fever virus activity in central/northern anatolia, turkey: first report of toscana virus infections. | sandfly fever viruses (sfvs) cause febrile diseases as well as aseptic meningitis/encephalitis and include serotypes sandfly fever sicilian virus (sfsv), sandfly fever naples virus (sfnv) and toscana virus (tosv). infections are endemic in the mediterranean basin and data on sfv activity in turkey are limited. in this study, sera from 1533 blood donors from the ankara, konya, eskisehir and zonguldak provinces of turkey were evaluated for sfv exposure by indirect immunofluorescence test (iift) an ... | 2011 | 20731683 |
| assessment of nurses' knowledge and practice in prevention and management of deep tissue injury and stage i pressure ulcer. | the aim of this descriptive study was to determine nurses' knowledge and usual practice in prevention and management of deep tissue injury (dti) and stage i pressure ulcers (pus). | 2010 | 20736857 |
| traditional practices used by infertile women in turkey. | numerous traditional methods are used in the treatment of infertility around the world. | 2010 | 20796070 |
| the prevalence and effects of pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum on the respiratory function in children between 7-14 years old. | the study involved 1342 primary school students aged 7-14 years who applied to ankara, a primary care center for general health check-up between 2006 and 2007. forty-three students, 35 of whom had pe and 8 of whom had pc, were subjected to thorax measurement. all 43 students underwent pulmonary function tests (pft).the prevalence rate of pc was 0.6%, and of pe, 2.6%. the thorax widths of the groups were similar (p = 0.273). the thorax circumference and depth of pe group were lower than those of ... | 2010 | 20814837 |
| outcome of the using older donors for kidney transplantation;gazi university, ankara experience. | the extreme organ shortage in turkey has led to expansion of living and diseased donors. we retrospectively analyzed patient data to determine the outcomes of elderly donors. among 210 donors, 28 (13.3%) were atleast ≥55 years old. in this group, 17 were from living and 11 from diseased donors. mean cold ischemia time was 68 ± 21 minutes. the immunosuppressive protocol consisted of induction therapy (simulect 20 mg on days 0 and 4) and immunosuppression with calcineurin inhibitors, mycophenolic ... | 2010 | 20832527 |
| clinical characteristics of 74 pandemic h1n1 influenza patients from turkey. risk factors for fatality. | to evaluate the clinical characteristics and certain risk factors that may be associated with fatal outcome in patients with h1n1 influenza. | 2010 | 20844810 |
| the real victims of the islamic feast of sacrifice: injuries related to the sacrifice. | during the feast of sacrifice in muslim countries, thousands of animals are slaughtered every year. many injuries occur during the sacrifice. thus, the aim of this study was to determine the demographic characteristics of patients, their slaughtering experience, types of injury, and related hospital costs. | 2010 | 20849047 |
| pollen counts and their relationship to meteorological factors in ankara, turkey during 2005-2008. | pollen plays an important role in the development and exacerbation of allergic diseases. we aimed to investigate the days with highest counts of the most allergenic pollens and to identify the meteorological factors affecting pollen counts in the atmosphere of ankara, turkey. airborne pollen measurements were carried out from 2005 to 2008 with a burkard volumetric 7-day spore trap. microscope counts were converted into atmospheric concentrations and expressed as pollen grains/m(3). meteorologica ... | 2010 | 20953636 |
| comparison of prenatal education delivered by nurses in ankara (turkey) and new orleans (usa). | this research was planned to compare prenatal education delivered by nurses in ankara (turkey) and new orleans (usa). | 2010 | 20955477 |
| travel-associated legionnaires disease: clinical features of 17 cases and a review of the literature. | we retrospectively investigated patients with legionnaires disease (ld) who had been admitted to the baskent university alanya teaching and research hospital, ankara, turkey, from january 2002 to september 2009. twenty definitive cases were followed as ld, 17 (85%) of which were travel associated. the mean age was 61.5 ± 9.5 years (range, 39-77 years). diabetes mellitus was found in 7 (41.2%) of those patients. gastrointestinal or neurologic abnormalities were found approximately in two-thirds a ... | 2010 | 20955914 |
| cyp1a1 polymorphism in adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome. | to evaluate the rates of the cyp1a1 ile/val polymorphism in turkish adolescent females. | 2010 | 20965504 |
| tall men with medium body fat mass percentage display more developmental stability. | a symmetrical body may signal the ability of an individual to cope with developmental perturbations and may thus be considered a 'health certificate'. it is known that symmetrical men are considered more attractive by women and that their reproductive success is higher. this study examined the associations between measures of body structure and fluctuating asymmetry in young turkish men. weight, height, and bioelectrical impedance were measured in a sample of 250 men residing in ankara (mean age ... | 2010 | 20970797 |
| [investigation of dengue virus and yellow fever virus seropositivities in blood donors from central/northern anatolia, turkey.] | dengue virus (denv) and yellow fever virus (yfv) are two of the globally prevalent vector-borne flaviviruses. data on these viruses from turkey is limited to a single study originating from the western, aegean region of turkey, where evidence for denv exposure had been confirmed in residents and presence of hemagglutination inhibiting antibodies against yfv had been revealed. the aim of this study was to investigate the rates of seropositivity of denv and yfv in blood donors from central/norther ... | 2010 | 21063991 |
| [sandfly fever outbreak in a province at central anatolia, turkey.] | sandfly fever virus (sfv), which is classified in phlebovirus genus, bunyaviridae family, is widely seen in the middle east and mediterranean basin. sfv has four serotypes known as sicilian (sfsv), cyprus (sfcv), naples (sfnv) and toscana virus (tosv). sandfly fever, which is transmitted to human by different species of sandflies, especially phlebotomus spp., starts with acute onset of high fever and lasts for three days. headache, anorexia and myalgia are the most common symptoms. the aim of th ... | 2010 | 21063993 |
| [methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus carriage rates in a neonatal intensive care unit.] | this study was aimed to determine the rates of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (vre) carriage in a neonatal intensive care unit in a training and research hospital in ankara, turkey. a total of 135 newborns were included in the study. following 5 days stay in intensive care unit, samples were taken from nose and umbilicus for the detection of mrsa and cultivated in mannitol-salt agar and oxacillin-resistance screening agar (orsab), respect ... | 2010 | 21064005 |
| comparison of methods for detection of blastocystis infection in routinely submitted stool samples, and also in ibs/ibd patients in ankara, turkey. | this study compared diagnostic methods for identifying blastocystis in stool samples, and evaluated the frequency of detection of blastocystis in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) and inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). | 2010 | 21124983 |
| use of telemedicine and telephone consultation in decision-making and follow-up of burn patients: initial experience from two burn units. | this study investigated the use of telemedicine in decision-making and follow-up of burn patients. | 2010 | 21146313 |
| ticks on humans in ankara, turkey. | in this study, a total of 5,094 ticks found on humans were examined in terms of species, development stage, gender, host features and seasonality for a year period. of these ticks 17 were argasid and 5,077 were ixodid. predominantly species of the ixodid genera hyalomma, dermacentor, rhipicephalus and haemaphysalis were found on humans in ankara (anatolia). most abundant were hyalomma nymphs (29.8%) and adults (28.2%). primary factors in terms of tick bite risk were region, habitat and season. | 2010 | 21153755 |
| metabolic syndrome (ms) in elderly: a cross sectional survey. | this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (ms) in turkish elderly. all data were collected in a cross-sectional based survey on 266 elderly aged above 65 years living in capital city of turkey, ankara. ms was defined according to national cholesterol education program: adult treatment panel iii (ncep atp iii) criteria. in the total sample of participants, the 61.7% (n=164) of the group has been diagnosed as ms. high blood pressure (bp) and waist circumference (wc ... | 2010 | 21163537 |
| the relation between delivery type and tau protein levels in cord blood. | the perinatal morbidity risk is higher in operative deliveries than normal vaginal deliveries. 'tau protein' is a cytoskeletal component that is predominantly expressed in axons of neurons. the aim of this study was to investigate whether delivery type, particularly the forceps application, had any effect on cord blood tau levels. | 2010 | 21166947 |
| disorders of sexual development: an overview of 18 years experience in the pediatric endocrinology department of ankara university. | disorders of sexual development (dsd) occur when the appearance of the internal and/or external genitalia is at variance with normal development for either sex. we reviewed the characteristics of patients with dsd. | 2010 | 21284325 |
| a reliable way to predict intraabdominal adhesions at repeat cesarean delivery: scar characteristics. | to evaluate association between scar characteristics and intraabdominal adhesions at repeat cesarean delivery. | 2011 | 21306338 |
| reconstruction of the evolutionary dynamics of the hepatitis c virus 1b epidemic in turkey. | worldwide, 12.5% of the more than 170 million people infected by hepatitis c virus (hcv), live in eastern mediterranean countries. in turkey, the prevalence of hcv infection ranges from 0.3% to 0.4% of the general population. we investigated the distribution of hcv subtype 1b in turkey by analysing the ns5b viral genomic region, using a bayesian coalescent-based framework and phylogeographical analysis to estimate the origin of the hcv 1b subtype epidemic and the genetic diversification of the v ... | 2011 | 21324382 |
| [retrospective evaluation of toxoplasma gondii seropositivity in fertile and infertile women]. | toxoplasma gondii infection is associated with a wide spectrum of clinical pictures in man, changing from asymptomatic infection to severe central nervous system disease. it has been well documented that toxoplasmosis is of crucial importance especially for pregnant women and immunocompromised patients. in addition to the risks of gestation complications and congenital infections, it has been suggested that toxoplasmosis has some unfavorable effects on reproductive capacity in both men and women ... | 2011 | 21341172 |
| the analysis of hymenoptera hypersensitive patients in ankara, turkey. | background: although there are some published data about the prevalence of honeybee and vespid venom allergy from turkey, there has been no report about hymenoptera venom immunotherapy practice. our aim was to determine the characteristics of hymenoptera venom hypersensitivity and venom immunotherapy practice in ankara, turkey. methods: demographic and clinical data, intradermal test, and serum specific ige results of 65 hymenoptera venom allergic patients who were followed up in our department ... | 2011 | 21345577 |
| community pharmacists' burnout levels and related factors: an example from turkey. | to determine community pharmacists' burnout levels and prevalences as well as factors associated with burnout. | 2011 | 21365401 |
| evaluation of perinatal and intrafamilial hepatitis b prevention programmes in a well child clinic: 9-year follow-up study in turkey. | evaluating the performance of well child clinics on adherence to recommended perinatal hepatitis b prevention programmes as well as assessing the outcome of infants living with hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag)-positive parents is important. a retrospective study was performed of 336 babies who had at least one hbsag-positive parent and were followed-up in the well child clinic of gazi university hospital (ankara, turkey) between 2001 and 2009. rates of passive immunisation in 109 babies with ... | 2011 | 21367440 |
| an estimation method for midwife demand. | manpower or human resource planning is a major component of health services planning. in this study, it was aimed to practice an estimation method for midwife demand in a selected region of ankara, turkey. in this study, the needs-based approach was used as a method of estimating manpower demand. the study was conducted in one of the central regions in ankara. calculations were done separately for 31 primary health care centers in the region. midwife demand was calculated separately for each of ... | 2010 | 21375152 |
| genetic structure and variation of van cats. | to determine the genetic structure and variation of van cats and some other cats, seven enzyme loci were examined using horizontal starch gel electrophoresis. me bands were observed for the first time in cats. for the enzyme loci ca ( 1 ), sod, gpi, and got, neither the individual van cats nor the specimens of other cat species exhibited any variation. these enzymes presented identical bands, all of which were homozygous. with respect to the pgd, me, and esd loci, however, genetic variation was ... | 2011 | 21394610 |
| mineral and heavy metal contents of the outer and inner tissues of commonly used fruits. | the rate of heavy metal pollution in some minor fruit samples growing at roadsides in turkey were determined by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (icp-aes). the mineral contents of samples were found to be different depending on the several parts citrus fruits. the highest minor and heavy metal levels for citrus fruits were determined between 17.24 and 45.30 mg/kg boron, 2.08 and 15.05 mg/kg copper, 1.01 and 16.00 mg/kg iron and 2.35 and 9.87 mg/kg zinc. boron content range ... | 2011 | 21409363 |
| prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in 6-18-yr-old school children living in istanbul, turkey. | akesen e, turan s, güran t, atay z, save d, bereket a. prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in 6-18-yr-old school children living in istanbul, turkey. background: type 1 diabetes mellitus (t1dm) is among the most common chronic diseases in childhood and the incidence of t1dm is increasing worldwide. there is no actual data regarding the frequency of t1dm in turkish children. objectives: we aimed to assess current prevalence of t1dm in 6-18-yr-old school children living in istanbul. methods: to ... | 2011 | 21418453 |
| behçet disease in children. | to investigate the incidence and clinical characteristics of behçet disease in children. | 2011 | 21428747 |
| nosocomial blood stream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit in ankara, turkey. | nosocomial blood stream infections continue to be a cause of high mortality and morbidity in newborn intensive care units (nicus). identification of the causative microorganisms and their antimicrobial sensitivities will guide the selection of appropriate empirical treatment. we prospectively evaluated culture-proven nosocomial sepsis cases and antibiotic sensitivity patterns seen in the nicu of dr. sami ulus children's hospital, in ankara, turkey during a six-year period (2000-2006). a total of ... | 2010 | 21434530 |
| social support and antenatal depression in extended and nuclear family environments in turkey: a cross-sectional survey. | social support is strongly implicated in the aetiology of perinatal mental disorder: particularly the quality of the marital and family environment. family structures are important under-researched potential modifiers. turkey offers particular advantages for research in this area because of long-standing coexistence of western and middle eastern family structures. we aimed to investigate associations between the quality of key relationships and depression in women in their third trimester of pre ... | 2011 | 21435209 |
| cost of pneumococcal infections and cost-effectiveness analysis of pneumococcal vaccination at risk adults and elderly in turkey. | pneumococcal infections have a substantial burden in turkey, particularly in the elderly (> 60 years) and at-risk adults (18-59 years). vcr are low at approximately 2%. the first aim of this study was the evaluation of the burden of pneumococcal infections (pneumonia and bacteremia) from a public payer perspective in elderly and at-risk adults. the second aim was the evaluation of cost effectiveness of implementing a large ppv program in these populations. a decision tree model was employed usin ... | 2011 | 21441776 |
| knowledge and attitudes of adolescents towards asthma: questionnaire results before and after a school-based education program. | background: previous studies on school-based education programs have reported that asthmatic and nonasthmatic adolescents, teachers and school personnel do not have enough information on asthma. however, the number of education programs including adolescents without asthma is not sufficient. the aim of the present study was to determine the knowledge of school children about asthma and to investigate whether their knowledge of asthma can be increased by an education program through a booklet dis ... | 2011 | 21447963 |
| virulence properties of extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing klebsiella species in meat samples. | the present study was carried out to identify virulence properties (siderophores, serum resistance, and hemolysin) and antibiotic resistance in extended spectrum β-lactamase (esbl)-producing klebsiella isolates from 60 calf and chicken meat samples purchased from various supermarkets in ankara, turkey. of the 45 klebsiella isolates, 24 (53%) were identified as k. oxytoca and 21 (47%) were identified as k. pneumoniae. a high proportion of klebsiella isolates had virulence factors such as hemolyti ... | 2011 | 21477469 |
| nurses' locations as organ transplantation coordinators in the turkey national coordination system. | turkey is one of the worst countries in the european region for the number of deceased organ donors (3.6) per million people. the aim of this study was to evaluate the location of nurses who have been attached to the national coordination system as coordinators to increase this number. | 2011 | 21486595 |
| breast milk lead and cadmium levels from suburban areas of ankara. | the objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate levels of lead (pb) and cadmium (cd) in the breast milk at 2months postpartum, (2) to investigate the relationship between pb and cd levels in breast milk and some sociodemographic parameters and (3) to detect whether these levels have any influence on the infant's physical status or on postpartum depression in the mothers. pb and cd levels in breast milk were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (icp-ms). the median breast ... | 2011 | 21496879 |
| hepatitis a seroprevalence among infants aged 12 months in ankara. | seroprevalence studies in various age groups contribute to a better understanding of hepatitis a infection and response to hepatitis a immunization. hepatitis a seroprevalence in 12-month-old infants from ankara was studied. among 601 healthy infants, overall hepatitis a seropositivity was found to be 23.5%. there were no gender differences in seropositivity (22.6% for male and 24.5% for female infants). although vaccination of infants would be an ideal prevention strategy, presence of maternal ... | 2011 | 21534354 |
| genetic variation within and between winter wheat genotypes from turkey, kazakhstan, and europe as determined by nucleotide-binding-site profiling. | the genetic diversity within wheat breeding programs across turkey and kazakhstan was compared with a selection of european cultivars that represented the genetic diversity across eight european countries and six decades of wheat breeding. to focus the measure of genetic diversity on that relevant to disease-resistant phenotypes, nucleotide-binding-site (nbs) profiling was used to detect polymorphisms associated with the nbs motifs found within the nbs - leucine-rich repeat (lrr) class of resist ... | 2011 | 21534722 |
| device-associated infection rates and bacterial resistance in the intensive care units of a turkish referral hospital. | to determine device-associated infection (dai) rates, and the microbiological and antibiotic resistance profiles of infecting pathogens in our hospital. | 2011 | 21556470 |
| chromosomal polymorphism of rattus rattus (linnaeus, 1758) (rodentia: muridae) in central anatolia. | in this study, conventionally stained, c- and ag-nor banded karyotypes of rattus rattus from central anatolia are presented. the karyotype of the specimens from ankara and (cankiri provinces consist of 2n = 38, nf = 60 and nfa = 58 while the karyotype of kirikkale specimens consist of 2n = 38 and nfa = 59 due to a heteromorphic autosome pair. the x is a large to medium sized acrocentric and the y chromosome is a small acrocentric in all examined specimens. constitutive heterochromatin is located ... | 2011 | 21614964 |
| essential oil composition of five collections of achillea biebersteinii from central turkey and their antifungal and insecticidal activity. | the composition of the essential oils hydrodistilled from the aerial parts of five achillea biebersteinii afan samples, collected in central turkey from konya, isparta and ankara, were analyzed both by gas chromatography (gc-fid) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (gc-ms). eighty-four components were identified, representing 87 to 99% of the total oil composition. the identified major components were 1,8-cineole (9-37%), camphor (16-30%) and p-cymene (1-27%). two samples differed in piperi ... | 2011 | 21615036 |
| [evaluation of sabin-feldman test results of ankara university medical faculty medical parasitology laboratory between 1997-2007.] | objective: toxoplasmosis caused by toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan infection which has a worldwide distribution. sabin-feldman is considered as a reference test among serologic methods for its high sensitivity and specificity and has a role for the confirmation of the suspected results of the commonly used elisa tests. few laboratories perform this test as it enrolls the live tachyzoites.the aim of this study was to report the results of ankara university medical faculty parasitology laboratory ... | 2011 | 21618185 |
| [adolescents living in orphanages in ankara: psychological symptoms, level of physical activity, and associated factors.] | aim: adolescents living in orphanages are at a disadvantage with respect to mental health. the aim of this study was to assess the distribution of psychological symptoms and their association with the level of physical activity (pa) in adolescents living in orphanages. method: the study group consisted of 13-16-year-old adolescents (n=166) living in orphanages in ankara, turkey. data were collected cross-sectionally in 2008 via questionnaires, including the brief symptom inventory and kiddo-kind ... | 2011 | 21638231 |
| [investigation of salmonella serotype enteritidis isolates by plasmid profile analysis and pulsed field gel electrophoresis.] | in this study a total of 122 salmonella serotype enteritidis stock strains selected from the culture collection of enterobacteriaceae laboratory of ankara university faculty of medicine, department of medical microbiology, were investigated by plasmid profile analysis with the method defined by kado and liu and pulsed field gel electrophoresis (pfge) according to world health organization protocols using spei and xbai macrorestriction enzymes, for better understanding of the molecular epidemiolo ... | 2011 | 21644064 |
| [confirmation of west nile virus seroreactivity in central nervous system infections of unknown etiology from ankara province, central anatolia, turkey.] | west nile virus (wnv) infections may trigger febrile conditions and/or neuroinvasive disease in a portion of the exposed individuals. serosurveillance data from various regions of turkey indicate wnv activity. the aim of this study was to confirm the antibody specificity of the serum samples via virus neutralization assay, previously reported to be reactive for wnv igm. the samples originated from two individuals with the preliminary diagnosis of aseptic meningitis/encephalitis of unknown etiolo ... | 2011 | 21644083 |
| the impact of a nationwide antibiotic restriction program on antibiotic usage and resistance against nosocomial pathogens in turkey. | purpose: antimicrobial resistance among microorganisms is a global concern. in 2003, a nationwide antibiotic restriction program (narp) was released in turkey. in this study we evaluated the effect of narp on antibiotic consumption, antimicrobial resistance, and cost.materials and methods: the data obtained from all of the four university hospitals, and one referral tertiary-care educational state hospital in ankara. antimicrobial resistance profiles of 14,233 selected microorganisms all grown i ... | 2011 | 21647326 |
| evaluation of dna damage in common carp (cyprinus carpio l.) by comet assay for determination of possible pollution in lake mogan (ankara). | contamination of the aquatic environment with various concentrations of pollutants results in unexpected threats to humans and wildlife. the consequences of exposure and metabolism of pollutants/xenobiotics, especially carcinogens and mutagens, can be suitably assessed by investigating severe events, such as dna damage; for example, dna adducts and dna strand breaks. one of the commonly used techniques to detect dna damage in aquatic organisms is single-cell gel electrophoresis (comet assay). th ... | 2011 | 21805014 |
| knowledge level of primary school teachers regarding traumatic dental injuries and their emergency management before and after receiving an informative leaflet. | abstract - aim: the aim of this study was to evaluate via a questionnaire the knowledge level of primary school teachers in ankara, turkey, regarding dental trauma; to inform them on the subject through a leaflet; and to evaluate the effectiveness of the leaflet by reapplying the questionnaire. materials and methods: a questionnaire was distributed to 500 teachers in seven randomly selected primary schools. the questionnaire consisted of four different scenarios presented with photographs and a ... | 2011 | 21790991 |
| outcomes in patients infected with carbapenem-resistant acinetobacter baumannii and treated with tigecycline alone or in combination therapy. | purpose: acinetobacter baumannii is a non-fermenting aerobic gram-negative bacteria and one of the important nosocomial pathogens, especially in intensive care units (icus). in recent years, multidrug-resistant (mdr) isolates have been an emerging problem, with limited therapeutic options. tigecycline is a novel antimicrobial, with its in vitro activity against most gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens. methods: this is a retrospective study that was conducted in a tertiary care hospital wi ... | 2011 | 21789524 |
| relationship between dietary mineral intake and blood pressure (bp) in the elderly in turkey. | the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between daily dietary mineral (na, k, ca and mg) intake and bp in the elderly. this study was conducted on 390 elderly volunteers (=65 years). subjects were randomly selected from the general population of ankara, turkey. anthropometric measurements, lipid profiles, and mean systolic and diastolic bp (sbp and dbp) of all the participants were measured. to determine the mineral intake of the participants, food consumption was measured with a ... | 2011 | 21763016 |
| microbiological quality of fresh-squeezed orange juice and efficacy of fruit surface decontamination methods in microbiological quality. | the aims of this study were to evaluate the microbiological quality of fresh-squeezed orange juice and to reduce the microbial population by using various chemical and physical fruit surface decontamination methods. in the first step of the study, polyethylene-bottled fresh-squeezed orange juice samples purchased in ankara, turkey, were examined. the average aerobic plate count (apc) and coliform count (cc) varied within the ranges of 3 to 5 log cfu/ml and 1 to 4 log mpn/ml, respectively. ten of ... | 2011 | 21819649 |
| cross-sectional evaluation of the periapical status as related to quality of root canal fillings and coronal restorations in a rural adult male population of turkey. | to determine the prevalence of periapical lesions in root canal-treated teeth in a rural, male adult, turkish population and to investigate the influence of the quality of root canal fillings on prevalence of periapical lesions. | 2011 | 21689415 |
| Peeling skin diseases: 21 cases from Turkey and a review of the literature. | BackgroundÔÇé Peeling skin diseases (PSD) refer to a group of rare autosomal recessive dermatosis which are characterized by spontaneous, continual peeling of the skin. Three different clinical pictures can be distinguished: Inflammatory PSD also referred to as peeling skin syndrome (PSS) type B, non-inflammatory PSD also referred to as PSS type A, and localized forms i.e. acral type PSS. ObjectiveÔÇé To characterize the clinical and histopathological features of PSD in Turkey. MethodsÔÇé We ret ... | 2011 | 21711468 |
| Identification and Characterization of OXA-48 Producing, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Isolates in Turkey. | Carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae isolates has been reported from Turkey and is most often mediated by OXA-48 type carbapenemases. We report the identification and characterization of four carbapenem-resistant isolates (three Klebsiella pneumoniae and one Escherichia coli) among 515 clinical Enterobacteriaceae isolates collected during a 7-month study period in Ankara, Turkey. The four isolates were recovered from blood and urine specimens in patients with varied clinical manifestation ... | 2011 | 21844575 |
| Species distribution and detection of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV) in field-collected ticks in Ankara Province, Central Anatolia, Turkey. | Ticks may act as vectors for a number of infectious diseases including Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF). The causative agent is Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV), a member of Bunyaviridae, causing extensive ecchymosis, visceral bleeding and hepatic dysfunction with a high fatality rate in the affected individuals. CCHF was initially recognized in Turkey in 2002 and the current number of reported cases exceeds 4,400. This study was conducted to confirm the presence of tick speci ... | 2012 | 21910017 |
| Body mass index percentile curves for predominantly breastfed children aged 0-2 years from Ankara, Turkey. | The percentiles of weight, height and body mass index (BMI) change markedly from one country to another and also from one city to another, particularly in childhood. The aim of the present study is to construct BMI percentile curves for predominantly breastfed Turkish children aged 0-2 years from Ankara, Turkey. | 2011 | 21954531 |
| Determination of selected natural hormones and endocrine disrupting compounds in domestic wastewater treatment plants by liquid chromatography electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry after solid phase extraction. | A new analytical method for the simultaneous determination of two natural hormones (progesterone and estrone) and two selected endocrine disrupter compounds (EDCs) (diltiazem and carbamazepine (Cbz)) was developed by liquid chromatography electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) after pre-concentration with solid phase extraction (SPE). Influent and effluent samples taken from five different wastewater treatment plants throughout Turkey namely Hurma/Antalya, Lara/Antalya, ... | 2011 | 22193051 |
| Determining Nurse-Midwives' Knowledge of the Pap-Smear Test and their Rate of Being Tested in Turkey. | Background: Cervical cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer mortality among women worldwide, but actually is largely preventable. The practice of Pap smear testing (PST) needs to be expanded in order to diagnose cervical cancer at an early stage and thus reduce the burden this women's health problem brings to the society. Effective public education is therefore crucial. Determining the knowledge and practice of nurses in this field will help plan their training and develop the necessa ... | 2011 | 21875296 |
| comparison of learning preferences of turkish children who had been applied cochlear implantation in turkey and germany according to theory of multiple intelligence. | the aim of the study is to determinate the using dominant multiple intelligence types and compare the learning preferences of turkish cochlear implanted children aged four to ten in turkey and germany according to theory of multiple intelligence. | 2011 | 21982077 |
| Psychiatric symptoms of adolescents reared in an orphanage in Ankara. | This study compared male adolescents in an orphanage with adolescents raised by their families in terms of psychiatric symptoms, using the Brief Symptom Inventory. Anxiety, depression, negative self, hostility, and Global Severity Index points were significantly higher in adolescents in the orphanage, although they did not reach pathological levels except with respect to hostility. Adolescents reared in orphanages scored high points for hostility, reaching pathological levels. | 2011 | 21980809 |
| Ways of problem solving as predictors of relapse in alcohol dependent male inpatients. | The purpose of this study was to identify how remitters and relapsers view their everyday problem solving strategies. | 2012 | 21930347 |
| [from the fight against tuberculosis to aids: dr. turgut altug (1921-2008)]. | dr. turgut altug was a doctor who was raised in the early republican era of turkey who later continued his professional career in the united states. he graduated as a military doctor from ankara university in 1946, later obtaining a specialty in bacteriology and infectious diseases and working as the hospital director at the heybeliada sanatorium during 1953-1958. his first visit to the us was in 1958, when he spent time in at various military hospitals in washington dc as an observer. he contin ... | 2006 | 22164739 |
| psychodrama: an innovative way of improving self-awareness of nurses. | the aim of this educational session was to form a group interaction model for improving the self-awareness of nurses via psychodrama. the structured group interaction session was conducted three times, with three separate groups, during the 'intensive care nursing' training programme at a teaching hospital in ankara. an assessment was made using the written records and observations of the group director and co-directors and feedback from nurses regarding the session. the nurses were highly motiv ... | 2011 | 21848590 |
| pediatric cases of crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever in turkey. | | 2011 | 22192531 |
| prevalence of oral mucosal lesions from birth to two years. | the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of lesions of the oral mucosa from birth to two years in turkish pediatric patients . | 2011 | 22037083 |
| haplotype frequencies of 17 y-chromosomal short tandem repeat loci from the cukurova region of turkey. | aim. to investigate the distribution of 17 y-short tandem repeat (str) loci in the population of the cukurova region of turkey. methods. in the period between 2009 and 2010, we investigated the distribution of 17 y-strs in a sample of 249 unrelated healthy men from the cukurova region of turkey. genomic dna was extracted with instagene matrix and y-strs were determined using the ampfistr yfiler pcr amplification kit. gene and haplotype diversity values were estimated using the arlequin software. ... | 2011 | 22180269 |
| [Pandemic influenza A (H1N1)v vaccination status and factors affecting vaccination: Ankara and Diyarbakir 2009 data from Turkey]. | In this study, it was aimed to determine the frequency of the symptoms of influenza-like illness during influenza A (H1N1)v pandemic in two provinces where sentinel influenza surveillance was conducted and also to obtain opinions about H1N1 influenza and vaccination, H1N1 vaccination status and factors affecting vaccination. This cross-sectional study was conducted in the provinces of Ankara (capital city, located at Central Anatolia) and Diyarbakir (located at southeastern Anatolia). It was pla ... | 2011 | 22090299 |
| Clinical characteristics and antibiotic resistance of Shigella gastroenteritis in Ankara, Turkey between 2003 and 2009, and comparison with previous reports. | The aim of this study was to define the epidemiological, clinical, and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Shigella gastroenteritis cases occurring during the years 2003-2009 and to compare results with those of the years 1987-2002. | 2011 | 21982814 |
| Incontinence Features, Risk Factors, and Quality of Life in Turkish Women Presenting at the Hospital for Urinary Incontinence. | PURPOSE:: The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics, risk factors, and quality of life among women presenting at a urology outpatient department for evaluation and management of urinary incontinence (UI). METHODS:: The target population comprised women with a complaint of UI during a 1-year period presenting at the urology outpatient department of a training hospital in Ankara, Turkey. A data collection form was developed by the authors based on literature review. Validated inst ... | 2011 | 22193139 |