[A Seven-Year Evaluation of Viral Central Nervous System Infections].

Identification of viral agents causing central nervous system (CNS) infections increased by the application of nucleic acid tests. In this study, the results of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for viral agents were evaluated in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples taken from patients with CNS infection. CSF samples taken from 1185 patients between 2010 and 2017 were tested for the presence of Herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and 2, Varicella Zoster virus (VZV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), adenovirus ve enterovirus by PCR in Dokuz Eylul University Hospital.

[Comparison of two methods for the detection of antituberculous drug susceptibility in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates: sensititre MycoTB MIC plate and the indirect agar proportion methods].

Tuberculosis is still one of the most important public health problems worldwide. Due to the increase of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis cases, fast, practical and standardized methods need to be developed for the determination of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. The aim of this study was to compare the Sensititre MycoTB plate method with the gold standard agar proportion method (APM); in order to determine if the Sensititre MycoTB plate method is effective enough to be used instead of the APM.

[Atypical profile problem in serological diagnosis of EBV].

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the causative agent of infectious mononucleosis. Burkitt's lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma and post-transplant lymphoproliferative diseases are also associated with EBV. Diagnosis is frequently based on detection of specific antibodies.