Microbiome and Physicochemical Features Associated with Differential Listeria monocytogenes Growth in Soft, Surface-Ripened Cheeses.

Soft-ripened cheeses (SRCs) are at a higher risk for the growth of the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes due to favorable moisture content and pH compared to other cheeses. growth is not consistent across SRCs, however, and may be affected by physicochemical and/or microbiome characteristics of the cheeses. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate how the physicochemical and microbiome profiles of SRCs may affect growth.

A New Biomarker in Differentiation of Mucosal Chronic Otitis Media from Squamous Chronic Otitis Media: The Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII).

The Systemic Immune-inflammation Index (SII) is a new biomarker based on the number of neutrophils, platelets, and lymphocytes in the Complete blood count, and is shown as diagnostic and prognostic in many diseases. Mucosal or Squamous COM differentiation is necessary preoperatively in chronic otitis media patients. The purpose of this study was to test the predictive value of inflammation markers to predict the differentiation of Mucosal COM and Squamous COM.

Is the combined use of ultrasonography (USG) and fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) safe in parotis masses? Retrospective comprehensive comparison of 123 cases.

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to compare final pathology results with ultrasonography (USI) and fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) results in parotis masses.

Methods: A total of 123 patients with primary parotis mass who applied to our center between 2010 and 2020 were selected for the study. Among these, 100 patients with preoperative USI, preoperative FNAB, and postoperative final pathology were included in the study.

Identifying the optimal monopolar electrocautery output power in pedicular internal thoracic artery harvesting: 20 or 40 watts?

Background: Monopolar electrocautery is an important tool for harvesting the pedicular internal thoracic artery (ITA) in cardiac surgery. The different power outputs of cautery may affect graft integrity and long-term patency. This study aimed to identify the optimal threshold of electrocautery power for ITA harvest.

Comparison of pure tone audiometry thresholds and transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) of patients with and without Covid-19 pneumonia.

Objective: COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the new coronavirus that starts similar to an upper respiratory tract infection and causes death by causing pneumonia and vasculopathy. Many viral infections are known to cause hearing loss. In this study, pure-tone audiometry (PTA) thresholds and Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions (TEOAE) results were compared across patients with COVID-19 disease and COVID-19 pneumonia, and control group patients.

Cochlear and vestibular involvement in children with IgA vasculitis.

Unlabelled: In this study, our purpose is to evaluate cochlear and vestibular function in juveniles with IgA vasculitis using audiometry, distortion product otoacoustic emissions, and cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP) tests. Forty children diagnosed with IgA vasculitis from the pediatry clinic and 40 age- and sex-matched healthy children were evaluated with distortion product otoacoustic emissions, audiometry, and cVEMP test in a tertiary hospital. The audiometry average values for both ears of the IgA vasculitis group and the control subjects were compared, and as a result, median 4.

Comparison of the Healing Effect of Nasal Saline Irrigation with Triamcinolone Acetonide Versus Nasal Saline Irrigation alone in COVID-19 Related Olfactory Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Study.

There is no routinely determined treatment for olfactory dysfunction because of COVID-19. Saline irrigation and nasal corticosteroid treatments are safe and inexpensive methods, and have low side effects. In our study, we argue that saline nasal irrigation and topical corticosteroid treatment can be used in the treatment of patients with olfactory loss in all areas of rhinology.

Olfactory Cleft Opacification in COVID-19 Related Smell Loss: CT Findings and Correlation With Objective Testing.

Objectives: Besides the common symptoms of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) including fever, shortness of breath, and cough, a "sudden loss of smell" has recently been added as a diagnostic symptom. The relationship between paranasal sinus computed tomography (PNS CT) and sudden loss of smell in COVID-19 was examined.

Materials And Methods: Two groups were selected for the study, the COVID-19 and the control groups.

Triple treatment in ear keloids: Comparison of post-excisional intralesional steroid and platelet-rich plasma treatment.

Purpose: Ear keloids lead to psychological problems in the patient by causing complaints, such as itching and swelling. It is highly resistant to treatment, and recurrences are frequent. In the present study, the purpose was to investigate the treatment success of the intralesional steroid and PRP combination in addition to surgical excision in ear keloids.

Vestibular involvement of PFAPA syndrome.

Objective: PFAPA syndrome is derived from the initials of the English words of the findings that make up the syndrome ("Periodic Fever", "Aphthous Stomatitis", "Pharyngitis", "Adenitis"). This study aims to evaluate the vestibular system in patients with PFAPA syndrome by the cVEMP test and to give a general review of PFAPA syndrome in light of current literature.

Methods: In this prospective study, 30 patients aged 4-6 who were diagnosed with PFAPA in a tertiary pediatrics clinic, between January 2016 and February 2020 and 30 children of the same age group who applied to a tertiary otorhinolaryngology clinic for other reasons and proven to have no hearing or vestibular problems were included and in addition to routine physical examination, electromyographic activity of the sternocleidomastoid muscle surface was measured.

Rhinoliths: Analysis of 24 Interesting Forgotten Foreign Body Cases.

Rhinoliths are petrified masses formed by accumulation of endogenous or exogenous salts around a nidus. Although rarely formed by the body, the most common cause is foreign bodies forgotten in the nose at childhood. Rhinoliths are rare and have been reported as a single case report in the literature.

Long-term management of patients with PFAPA syndrome.

Objective: To evaluate the long-term treatment results of patients with PFAPA syndrome and to determine their need for tonsillectomy.

Materials And Methods: The clinical characteristics, treatments and long-term results of 16 patients admitted to the Pediatric and Otorhinolaryngology Clinic between 2015 and 2019 were retrospectively analyzed.

Results: Twelve male and four female patients were examined between 1.

A new surgical approach to a patient with anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery: A case report.

Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the main pulmonary artery is a very rarely seen congenital heart disease in children. Fatal ischemic and arrhythmic complications usually occur during early infancy, when pulmonary vascular resistance falls and left coronary artery flow decreases. Nearly 10% of patients reach childhood and adulthood, if extensive collateral coronary artery circulation develops.

A new and simple test for diagnosis and prognosis in children with otitis media with effusion: cVEMP.

A typical vestibular stimulated myogenic potential (VEMP) response depends on suitable sound transfer from the middle ear to inner ear. This transfer is degraded at various degrees in otitis media with effusion (OME). In cases where the effusion is reduced by treating the OME, response to VEMP test can be obtained In this study we aimed to compare preoperative and postoperative VEMP values of children who were applied ventilation tube for OME and to compare these values and VEMP values of healthy children.

Prevalence of torus palatinus in Turkish schoolchildren.

Torus palatinus (TP) is the most common exostosis of the maxillofacial skeleton. It usually does not cause symptoms, but removal may be required if it interferes with the function, denture placement, or suffers from recurring traumatic surface ulceration. Large variations in the prevalence of TP have been reported in different populations and were associated with age and sex.