Publications by authors named "Belma Yasar"
Article Synopsis
- Vaccines have significantly reduced COVID-19 hospitalizations among adolescents in Turkey, evidenced by a decline in hospitalizations during the vaccination period compared to pre-vaccination.
- The study revealed that while there were more total hospitalizations during the vaccination period, the proportion of vaccinated adolescents requiring hospitalization was lower, reflecting the effectiveness of the vaccine.
- Additionally, breakthrough infections in vaccinated adolescents were generally milder and less severe compared to infections in unvaccinated peers, with many being asymptomatic.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MISC) related to COVID-19, focusing on comparing clinical and laboratory characteristics of children hospitalized in ICU versus those who were not.
- Conducted from June 2021 to January 2022, the observational study included 601 patients, with 157 requiring ICU care, revealing significant differences in demographics, lab results, and disease features.
- Key findings showed that older age groups and higher levels of certain inflammatory markers increased the likelihood of ICU admission, highlighting the severe impact of MISC on children's health.
This multi-center point prevalence study evaluated children who were diagnosed as having coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). On February 2nd, 2022, inpatients and outpatients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were included in the study from 12 cities and 24 centers in Turkey. Of 8605 patients on February 2nd, 2022, in participating centers, 706 (8.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCardiac Evaluation in Children with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Associated with SARS-CoV-2.
Sisli Etfal Hastan Tip Bul
December 2022
Objectives: The heart is one of the organs frequently affected by the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Cardiac involvement in patients with MIS-C was evaluated with physical examination findings, biochemical test, and cardiological imaging tests. We reported the degree of cardiac involvement in patients with MIS-C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Health care workers (HCWs) are disproportionately exposed to infectious diseases and play a role in nosocomial transmission, making them a key demographic for vaccination. HCW vaccination rates are not optimal in many countries; hence, compulsory vaccination policies have been implemented in some countries. Although these policies are effective and necessary under certain conditions, resolving HCWs' hesitancies and misconceptions about vaccines is crucial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Understanding SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among health care personnel is important to explore risk factors for transmission, develop elimination strategies and form a view on the necessity and frequency of surveillance in the future.
Methods: We enrolled 4927 health care personnel working in pediatric units at 32 hospitals from 7 different regions of Turkey in a study to determine SARS Co-V-2 seroprevalence after the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. A point of care serologic lateral flow rapid test kit for immunoglobulin (Ig)M/IgG was used.
Objective: To analyze the relationship between obesity and asthma control in a group of patients with asthma.
Methods: In this prospective study, body mass index (BMI) values of 200 asthma patients aged 4-18 y who had been regularly followed up by Kartal Education and Research Hospital Pediatric Asthma Outpatient Clinic were calculated. Asthma control test (ACT) and asthma control questionnaire (ACQ) were performed.