The Role of Dynamic Changes in Hematologic and Biochemical Parameters in Predicting Mortality in Covid-19 Patients.

Objectives: The role of hematologic, inflammatory and biochemical parameters as biomarkers, their role in identifying risky patients in the early stage and their role in prognosis in COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were investigated.

Methods: The study included patients who were hospitalized and followed up with a prediagnosis of COVID-19 in the first wave in our country at the University of Health Sciences, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital Demographic and clinical characteristics as well as complete blood count, C reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), fibrinogen (FIB), ferritin, albumin (ALB), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels on admission, third, seventh and 14th days were analyzed. Patients were grouped and compared according to the occurrence of death during hospital follow-up.

Evaluation of the late presentation and associated factors of people living with HIV in Turkey.

To identify the frequency of late presentation and late presentation with advanced disease, and associated factors in people living with HIV (PLHIV). Data from PLHIV diagnosed between 2008 and 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Time of diagnosis (categorized based on key events affecting HIV care continuum e.

Adherence to Treatment with Oral Nucleoside/Nucleotide Analogs in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B.

Objectives: Adherence to antiviral treatment is important for treatment success and prevention of resistance. It was aimed to determine treatment adherence to nucleoside/nucleotide analogs and factors influencing on adherence.

Methods: The study included 168 patients who received oral nucleoside/nucleotide analog with diagnosis of chronic hepatitis for at least 1 year.

Antibody responses after two doses of CoronaVac of the participants with or without the diagnosis of COVID-19.

Background: CoronaVac, an inactivated whole-virion vaccine against COVID-19, has been shown to be safe with acceptable antibody responses by various clinical trials.

Aims: The objective was to investigate the post-vaccination antibody levels of both symptomatic and asymptomatic healthcare workers with or without the diagnosis of COVID-19 in an emergency department (ED) of a hospital serving as a pandemic hospital.

Methods: This single-centred, prospective study was conducted on 86 participants who were working as nurse or doctor in the ED.

What were the changes during the COVID-19 pandemic era concerning occupational risks among health care workers?

Background: Accidental exposure to percutaneous needle stick and sharp injuries (NSSIs) and blood and other body fluids is the unintended contact with risky medical instruments or patient secretions during a medical intervention. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the significance of occupational injuries in healthcare professionals was revealed once again. To assess the occupational injuries, we compared rates, distribution and type of exposure to blood and body fluids and NSSIs of health care workers for 2019 (pre-pandemic era) and 2020 (pandemic era) years, respectively.

Fibrosis scores that can be used in follow-up of after direct-acting antiviral treatment: APRI, FIB-4, King score and GUCI.

Introduction: Sustained virologic response in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C can be achieved with direct-acting antivirals (DAA) in recent years. Monitoring virologic and histologic response to treatment is essential and noninvasive methods are preferred. In our study, we aimed to determine the regression of fibrosis following DAA treatment with serum fibrosis indices constituting a noninvasive method.