The effect of swimming and running exercises on oxidant-antioxidant and lipid profiles in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

Background: Lifestyle changes in Diabetes Mellitus (DM) positively affect blood glucose and all risk factors. This study aims to determine the effect of swimming and running exercises on oxidant-antioxidant and lipid profiles in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type 1 diabetic and non-diabetic rats.

Methods: We included forty-eight adult male Wistar albino rats in this study, and we randomly classified them into six groups (eight per group).

Degenerative arthritis of pseudoarticulation between the os peroneum and cuboid: a rare cause of lateral foot pain.

The painful os peroneum syndrome is widely recognized. It is often the result of trauma. However degenerative changes between the os peroneum and the articular facet is much rarer and we could only find two other case reports in the literature.

Haemophilus influenzae type b antibodies in vaccinated and non-vaccinated children.

Background: Invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infection has a high morbidity among young children, but the burden of disease and rate of Hib are different in different regions. The aim of the present study was to investigate the levels of Hib antibodies and the oropharyngeal Hib prevalence in young children.

Methods: One hundred-fifty nine healthy children aged 19-36 months of age were included in this cross-sectional study.

Serum granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor: a tumor marker in colorectal carcinoma?

Background/aims: Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is a hematopoietic growth factor, 23 kDA molecular weight with a glycoprotein nature, which is also an immune modulator. The levels of GM-CSF and its role in the pathophysiology of several cancers such as ovarian, breast have been investigated. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of GM-CSF and carcinoembryogenic antigen levels in predicting survival.

Pharyngeal carriage and antimicrobial resistance of Haemophilus influenzae in non-type-b-vaccinated healthy children attending day care centers in Turkey.

Background: The true prevalence of Haemophilus influenzae carriage rates in Turkey is unknown. As surveillance of pharyngeal carriage of resistant strains is important for initiating adequate empirical antimicrobial therapy, with the present study, we aimed to determine the carriage rates and antimicrobial resistance patterns of H. influenzae isolated from healthy children attending day care centers (DCCs) in Istanbul, Turkey.

Antimicrobial resistance and beta-lactamase production of clinical isolates of prevotella and porphyromonas species.

Background: This study determined the beta-lactamase production and the antimicrobial resistance of 72 Prevotella species and 48 Porphyromonas species isolated from different clinical specimens.

Methods: All strains were identified using API 32 ID. The beta-lactamase production was determined by nitrocefin disks.