Publications by authors named "F Koksal"
Objective: It is known that protozoa and helminths that cause intestinal infections adversely affect human life. Changing climate and demographic and socio-economic factors worldwide necessitate the determination and updating of the incidence of these parasites. Our study aimed to retrospectively examine the distribution of intestinal parasites detected in the Parasitology Laboratory of Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine between 2017 and 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGender bias of antisocial and borderline personality disorders among psychiatrists.
Arch Womens Ment Health
October 2024
Purpose: Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) challenge mental health professionals with similar maladaptive behaviors. However, these two disorders differ regarding available evidence-based treatments. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has been criticized as being gender-biased diagnostic construct.
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- Group B streptococci (GBS) can cause serious infections, and this study focused on analyzing their capsule types, antibiotic resistance, and genetic similarities among different GBS strains taken from female patients at a hospital.
- A total of 110 GBS isolates were tested for antibiotic susceptibility using the Kirby-Bauer method, with results showing all were sensitive to penicillin and vancomycin, but notable resistance was found against erythromycin (60%) and clindamycin (11.8%).
- Capsule serotypes revealed that the majority of GBS isolates belonged to types Ib (42.7%) and Ia (35.5%), and the study concluded that further research is needed to better understand the distribution of GBS
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia worldwide and is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolism, ischemic stroke, impaired quality of life, and mortality. The latest research that shows the prevalence and incidence of AF patients in Türkiye was the Turkish Adults' Heart Disease and Risk Factors study, which included 3,450 patients and collected data until 2006/07.The Turkish Real Life Atrial Fibrillation in Clinical Practice (TRAFFIC) study is planned to present current prevalence data, reveal the reflection of new treatment and risk approaches in our country, and develop new prediction models in terms of outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study evaluated the change in IL-16 levels in patients with high-grade glial tumors undergoing radiotherapy (RT) and healthy individuals (control group).
Materials And Methods: Serum IL-16 levels of 35 high-grade glioma patients receiving radiotherapy (RT) and 30 healthy individuals were compared. We compared the IL-16 levels before (RT0) and after the (RT1) and IL-16 levels were measured and the relationship of this change with other characteristics such as age, gender, weight, height, and blood test results.