Lyme serology in non-endemic countries: Why do we request it and what do we find?

Background: The primary objectives of our research were to analyze Lyme serology results from pediatric patients, identify the clinical reasons for ordering these tests, and assess the clinical relevance of the serology results in the context of Lyme disease.

Methods: Our study, conducted at a reference pediatric hospital in a non-endemic region for Lyme disease, included all pediatric patients for whom Lyme serology was requested. ELISA and Western blot results were documented.

Securing long-term immunity: The possible necessity of supplementary measles vaccination.

Background: The global initiative to eliminate measles, spearheaded by the World Health Organization, has yet to achieve its intended goals. In Turkey, despite robust vaccination strategies, recent increases in measles cases have been attributed to vaccine hesitancy and irregular migration. This study evaluates measles serology within a pediatric population to determine the impact of vaccination regimens on immunity.

The Interaction Between Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder and Nutrition.

Purpose Of Review: This review aims to explore the relationship between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and nutrition. ADHD, a neurodevelopmental disorder, has been examined in relation to dietary factors through various metabolic pathways, with a focus on the role of nutrition in symptom management. Unhealthy dietary patterns, particularly those characteristics of Western diets, are believed to exacerbate ADHD symptoms through these mechanisms.

Intracavernosal mesenchymal stem cell therapy in ischaemic priapism: an experimental study.

Introduction: The most common form of priapism is ischaemic and its prevalence in men has increased in recent years as a result of intracavernosal drug use. Currently, there is no approved specific treatment for ischaemic priapism other than cavernosal aspiration, which can only provide detumescence. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of intracavernosal mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy in an ischaemic priapism model.

Surgical Delay Increases the Perioperative Blood Transfusion Rate In Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the effect of prolonged time from diagnosis to treatment (TDT) on surgical outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL).

Methods: This study included a total of 544 patients who underwent PNL in our clinic between November 2017 and November 2021. Clinicodemographical, radiological, and perioperative data of the patients were recorded.

Potential and promising marker for serious bacterial infections in children: Delta neutrophil index.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness and accuracy of the delta neutrophil index (DNI), an index expressing the number of immature granulocytes as a proportion of the total, as an inflammatory marker in predicting serious bacterial infections (SBIs).

Methods: Paediatric patients admitted to our hospital with fever were divided into four groups: SBI, non-SBI, COVID-19 and control group. White blood cell count, absolute neutrophil count, C-reactive protein and the DNI were recorded, and their accuracy in predicting SBI was evaluated.

Effects of polishing systems and storage media on color stability and surface roughness of bulk-fill restorative composites.

Purpose: To determine the effect of polishing systems and storage media on surface roughness and color change of four bulk-fill restorative composites.

Methods: Four bulk-fill restorative composites and one micro-hybrid resin composite were used in this study. 72 cylindrical specimens were prepared for each resin composite.

Prediction of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer recurrence during intravesical BCG immunotherapy by use of peripheral blood eosinophil count and percentage: a preliminary report.

Objectives: To determine whether there is an association between blood eosinophil count and percentage with the recurrence of nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) during Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) maintenance therapy with our preliminary results.

Methods: A total of 53 patients with NMIBC underwent BCG immunotherapy between January 2015 and September 2018, and met our inclusion criteria were included in the study. The parameters age, gender, smoking status, comorbidity, blood neutrophil, lymphocyte and eosinophil counts, blood eosinophil percentage, previous single postoperative intravesical chemotherapy instillation, tumor characteristic, and total and maintenance dose numbers of BCG were extracted from our medical records and compared between patients with response and with recurrence.

Clinical effects of dehydration on tooth color: How much and how long?

Objective: To evaluate effects of dehydration on tooth color determine whether color returns to baseline after 30 min or 24 h.

Materials And Methods: Thirty participants with intact maxillary central and lateral incisors were recruited for the study. Color measurements were performed with a spectrophotometer (SpectroShade Micro) at baseline and at 10, 20, and 30 min of dehydration, as well as 30 min and 24 h of rehydration.