Clinical phenotypes of childhood food allergies based on immune mechanisms: A multicenter study.

Food allergies (FA) are an important public health concern that place a major burden on the lives of children and their families. The complex pathogenesis of FAs results in multisystemic and heterogenous clinical presentations. To evaluate, according to immune mechanisms, the characteristics and risk factors of childhood FA in Turkey.

Orthostatic proteinuria: an overestimated phenomenon?

Background: Although orthostatic proteinuria (OP) is the most common cause of childhood proteinuria, excluding transient proteinuria, data regarding prevalence and long-term prognosis are limited. We aimed to determine prevalence of OP in healthy schoolchildren evaluating relationships with age, gender and body mass index, and determine follow-up.

Methods: A total of 1701 healthy children aged 6-15 years were selected using a population-based, stratified, cluster-sampling method; and random urine samples were taken.

The Effectiveness of Measures Aimed at Noise Reduction in an Intensive Care Unit.

Noise is a significant problem for both hospitalized patients and health care workers. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of noise reduction strategies in an intensive care unit. Noise was measured in two phases.

The prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopy in Antalya, Turkey.

Bronchial asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that causes serious morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of the disorder has been increasing, especially in developed countries. The population-based asthma prevalence studies provide data from Ankara, Istanbul, Gaziantep, Trabzon, Izmnir, and Kayseri in our country and asthma prevalence ranges between 1.