Publications by authors named "Abdullah Akkus"
Background: The increasing worldwide prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria underscores the pressing demand for innovative therapeutic solutions. Ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI) represents a promising new drug combination that has received approval for specific infection types. However, there is limited information regarding its application in pediatric patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was to evaluate the cardiac parameters by using electrocardiography and echocardiography in adolescent swimmers. Twenty-two adolescent swimmers and 22 gender- and age-matched sedentary controls admitted to our center between November 2018 and May 2019 were included in this study. In addition to demographical characteristics, participants were assessed via a 12-lead electrocardiography and two-dimensional echocardiography for cardiac function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The wound is ischemic in nature. Chronic steroid administration impairs wound healing by changing enzymes in the glycolytic pathway. Carnitine supplementation may help to restore the energy deficiency caused by chronic steroid administration in the wound.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of this study was to constitute a valid graft infection model with Staphylococcus epidermidis in rats.
Methods: Rats were divided into seven groups. In groups 1 and 2, 2 cm x 2 cm polypropylene grafts were incubated with 10(8) c.
Background: The use of non-absorbable mesh grafts in both abdominal wall defects and inguinal hernias are impossible in the presence of contamination. This study was conducted for evaluation of the efficiencies of polypropylene mesh grafts coated with gold and palladium-gold.
Materials And Methods: Ten piece of 1 x 2 cm of polypropylene mesh grafts were used in each group of naïve, gold-coated, and palladium-gold-coated.