COVID 19 and febrile neutropenia: Case report and systematic review.

Objectives: In pandemic conditions, patients with febrile neutropenia are also at risk of COVID-19. Aim of this systematic review is to evaluate COVID-19 cases presented with febrile neutropenia and provide information regarding incidence, clinical course and prognosis.

Methods: We systematically searched on COVID-19 and febrile neutropenia cases in PubMed, SCOPUS and Web of Science.

COVID-19-associated mucormycosis: Case report and systematic review.

Background: Increasing number of patients with COVID-19-associated mucormycosis have been reported, especially from India recently. We have described a patient with COVID-19-associated mucormycosis and, searched and analyzed current medical literature to delineate the characteristics of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis.

Method: We reported a patient developed mucormycosis during post-COVID period.

Contribution of myeloperoxidase and inducible nitric oxide synthase to pathogenesis of psoriasis.

Introduction: Histological changes of psoriasis include invasion of neutrophils into the epidermis and formation of Munro abscesses in the epidermis. Neutrophils are the predominant white blood cells in circulation when stimulated; they discharge the abundant myeloperoxidase (MPO) enzyme that uses hydrogen peroxide to oxidize chloride for killing ingested bacteria.

Aim: To investigate the contribution of neutrophils to the pathogenesis of psoriasis at the blood and tissue levels through inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and MPO.

Anesthetic Management of Urgent Cesarean Section with Undiagnosed Transposition of Great Arteries.

We consider that general anesthesia will be an appropriate and safe method as regional methods could lead to significant time loss in the prevention or minimization of complications. High blockage required for regional anesthetic methods in pregnant women with TGA and the maintenance of hemodynamic stability may become difficult due to neuroaxial sympathectomy even if a successful neuroaxial block has been provided. Agents with minimal effect on cardiovascular functions should be preferred for anesthesia induction and maintenance and close hemodynamic monitoring should be done during intraoperative and postoperative periods.

Are healthcare workers' mobile phones a potential source of nosocomial infections? Review of the literature.

Mobile communication devices help accelerate in-hospital flow of medical information, information sharing and querying, and contribute to communications in the event of emergencies through their application and access to wireless media technology. Healthcare-associated infections remain a leading and high-cost problem of global health systems despite improvements in modern therapies. The objective of this article was to review different studies on the relationship between mobile phones (MPs) and bacterial cross-contamination and report common findings.

Evaluation of carbapenem resistance using phenotypic and genotypic techniques in Enterobacteriaceae isolates.

Background: Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is increasing worldwide. Antibiotic-resistant strains can lead to serious problems regarding treatment of infection. Carbapenem antibiotics are the final treatment option for infections caused by serious and life-threatening multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria.

Impact of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) Multidimensional Hand Hygiene Approach, over 8 years, in 11 cities of Turkey.

Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) Multidimensional Hand Hygiene Approach in Turkey and analyse predictors of poor hand hygiene compliance.

Design: An observational, prospective, interventional, before-and-after study was conducted from August 2003 to August 2011 in 12 intensive care units (ICU) of 12 hospitals in 11 cities. The study was divided into a baseline and a follow-up period and included random 30-minute observations for hand hygiene compliance in ICU.

Contribution of neutrophil activation in the differentiation of urine infection and contamination in pregnant women.

Background: Urinary tract infections are among the most common bacterial infections of humans. Urine culture is the gold standard for asymptomatic bacteriuria and pyuria is not always present in bacteriuria, nor is it specific for bacteriuria.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine neutrophil activation and the contributions of this activation in the differentiation of infection and contamination.

Otitis complicated by Jacod's syndrome with unusal facial nerve involvement: Case report and review of literature.

Otitis media is a well-known condition and its infra-temporal and intracranial complications are extremely rare because of the widespread usage of antibiotic treatment. We report a case of 63-year-old female with complaints of right-sided facial pain and diplopia. She had a history of acute otitis media before 4 months of admission to our neurology unit.

Prolidase activity and oxidative stress in patients with schizophrenia: a preliminary study.

Objective: To determine whether serum prolidase levels are associated with the etiopathogenesis of schizophrenia.

Methods: The study was conducted at the psychiatry outpatient clinics of the University Hospitals of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Afyonkocatepe in spring 2013. It comprised patients with schizophrenia who were consecutively recruited from the Psychiatry outpatient clinics of the hospital.

Cutaneous drug reactions in children: a multicentric study.

Introduction: According to studies conducted in outpatients, it is estimated that 2.5% of children who are treated with a drug will experience a cutaneous adverse drug reaction (CADR).

Aim: To analyze the CADR reports involving pediatric patients recorded by three different university hospitals for describing common, serious, and interesting cutaneous drug eruption patterns.

Surgical site infection rates in 16 cities in Turkey: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC).

Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a threat to patient safety; however, there were no available data on SSI rates stratified by surgical procedure (SP) in Turkey.

Methods: Between January 2005 and December 2011, a cohort prospective surveillance study on SSIs was conducted by the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) in 20 hospitals in 16 Turkish cities. Data from hospitalized patients were registered using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) methods and definitions for SSIs.

Hepcidin expression in psoriasis patients.

Background: Iron is an essential nutrient for mammals. Accelerated loss of nutrients through hyperproliferation and desquamation from the skin in psoriasis is known. Hepcidin is an important and recently discovered regulator of iron homeostasis.

Prolidase activity and oxidative stress in patients with major depressive disorder.

Background: The aim of the current study was to determine whether the serum prolidase levels are associated with the etiopathogenesis of depression.

Subjects And Methods: This study included 29 patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), who were consecutively recruited from the psychiatric outpatient clinic, and 30 healthy individuals recruited from the general community. Each patient underwent a detailed diagnostic evaluation by two psychiatrists using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I).

Comparison of LMA CTrach and Video Laryngoscope in Endotracheal Intubation.

Objective: In this study, our objective was to compare the Cormack and Lehane (C-L) sight scores of direct laryngoscopy in endotracheal intubation with the endoscopic sight scores of the LMA CTrach and video laryngoscope. We also compared the success of endoscopy with the LMA CTrach and video laryngoscopy, intubation time, and its effects on haemodynamic and stress responses.

Methods: The study included 100 patients, with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) scores I-III and aged 18-65, who will undergo elective surgery.

Comparison of predictive powers of S100B and cell-free plasma DNA values in intensive care unit patients with intracranial hemorrhage.

Purpose: To investigate predictive powers of S100B and cell-free DNA (cfDNA) levels in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who have with intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) for prognosis.

Methods: Ninety-nine patients diagnosed with ICH were included in the study. The blood samples were drawn on the day of admittance to ICU and again on the third day.

Impact of a multidimensional infection control approach on central line-associated bloodstream infections rates in adult intensive care units of 8 cities of Turkey: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC).

Background: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABs) have long been associated with excess lengths of stay, increased hospital costs and mortality attributable to them. Different studies from developed countries have shown that practice bundles reduce the incidence of CLAB in intensive care units. However, the impact of the bundle strategy has not been systematically analyzed in the adult intensive care unit (ICU) setting in developing countries, such as Turkey.

Impact of a multidimensional infection control approach on catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates in adult intensive care units in 10 cities of Turkey: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium findings (INICC).

Background: We evaluate the effectiveness of a multidimensional infection control approach for the reduction of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in 13 intensive care units (ICUs) in 10 hospital members of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) from 10 cities of Turkey.

Methods: A before-after prospective active surveillance study was used to determine rates of CAUTI. The study was divided into baseline (phase 1) and intervention (phase 2).

The relationship between severity of the disease and circulating nucleosomes in psoriasis patients.

Psoriasis was initially considered to represent a disease of abnormal epidermal keratinocyte proliferation. Proliferation of keratinocytes is restricted by apoptotic cell death to maintain a constant thickness of epidermis. Nucleosomes are mainly released by apoptotic cells.