Prospective Evaluation of Infections in Geriatric Patients in Intensive Care Units.

Objective: Nosocomial infections (NIs) are major health problems with morbidity and mortality. Geriatric patients require intensive care unit (ICU) admission more frequently, and serious challenges occur during treatment. We aimed to evaluate the risk factors of NI and mortality in geriatric patients admitted to the ICU.

[Case of pneumonia associated sepsis accompaning pulmonary myiasis].

Myiasis; is defined as the infestation of dead or living tissues of humans and animals by the diptera larvae. It is prevalent all over the world, especially in tropical and subtropical countries with low socioeconomic status. Myiasis of humans has been associated with low socioeconomic status, alcoholism, mental or neurological diseases, poor personal hygiene, patients with varicose veins, diabetes, malnutrition, advanced stage cancer, pediculosis, immunosuppression, sexually transmitted disease, gingivitis and other oral cavity lesions.

The clinical and laboratory characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of patients with Brucella epididymo-orchitis (BEO) compared to those without BEO.

Background/aim: We aim to describe the clinical and laboratory characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of 21 patients with Brucella epididymo-orchitis (BEO) from Eskişehir Yunus Emre State Hospital, Turkey.

Materials And Methods: A total of 21 patients with BEO who were diagnosed and followed in the Infectious Diseases Clinic between June 2001 and June 2013 were evaluated retrospectively.

Results: One hundred and twenty-eight of 192 patients evaluated throughout the study were male and BEO was determined in 21 (16.

Complications and efficiency of liver biopsies using the Tru-Cut biopsy Gun.

Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the complications and quality of the specimens of percutaneous liver biopsy in patients with chronic viral hepatitis who were scheduled for treatment and also to evaluate the contribution of the knowledge of ultrasound guided (USG) biopsy localization to the existing data.

Methodology: Liver biopsies conducted at our clinic between 2003 and 2008 were retrospectively evaluated. In 53.

Treatment of autoimmune thrombocytopenia in a case of chronic hepatitis C with ursodeoxycholic acid.

Pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) alpha and ribavirin therapy has become the standard treatment in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCH)-infected patients. While thrombocytopenia associated with IFN use is frequently observed among these patients, autoimmune thrombocytopenia is one of the rarely observed adverse effects. In the present report, we present a case with chronic HCV infection in which autoimmune thrombocytopenia developed at week 7 of PEG-IFN alpha 2b plus ribavirin therapy.

Influenza vaccination in healthcare workers.

Background: This study aims to determine side effects in healthcare workers receiving influenza vaccination, and to scrutinize the opinion of and attitude toward vaccination of healthcare workers.

Methods: Five hundred forty-seven hospital personnel employed by the Eskişehir Yunus Emre State Hospital were included in the study which was conducted in November 2006,. Hospital personnel were administered 0.

Brucellosis in central Anatolia: evaluation of complications and relapse.

Brucellosis is an infectious disease involving many organs and tissues. We investigated retrospectively the brucellosis cases at our hospital, in order to study the relationship between clinical, laboratory and therapy findings, and relapse rates. We found that relapse was related to a positive family history, living in a rural area and the presence of complications.

[Peritonitis related to peritoneal dialysis: evaluation of 179 attacks].

One of the leading problems encountered in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis is infectious complications including peritonitis. We aimed to investigate the etiology, clinical presentation and therapy of peritonitis attacks in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) in two ultimate hospitals in Eskisehir (located at middle Anatolia region of Turkey) over seven years. We determined 179 peritonitis attacks in 74 (62.

Anti-HCV positivity in sexual partners and offspring of patient with chronic hepatitis C.

We investigated the seroprevalence of HCV in stable sexual partners and offspring of chronic hepatitis C patients, and aimed to determine the risk factors involved. 191 anti-HCV and HCV RNA positive subjects who coinhabited with their spouse and/or offspring were included. Risk factors of index cases for disease transmission, liver biopsy results, anti-HCV and HCV-RNA in spouses and/or offspring were evaluated.