Hepatitis A virus infection and seroprevalence, Istanbul, Turkey, 2020-2023.

Background: Hepatitis A infections continue to be a major global public health problem. The epidemiology and seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) have important public health implications. This study aimed to retrospectively examine the hepatitis A cases and hepatitis A seroprevalence in our region in our hospital with the highest number of inpatient and outpatient cases in Istanbul.

Increase in measles cases in a City hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Objectives: Measles cases are increasing remarkably in our country as well as all over the world. In this study, it was aimed to examine the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of measles cases detected in our hospital, as well as the measles seroprevalence in our region.

Methods: A total of 7,452 individuals whose measles IgG and/or IgM antibodies were studied between December 2021 and March 2023 in the Medical Virology Laboratory in Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital were included in this retrospective study.

Effects of Footbath on Pain, Anxiety, Sleep, and Comfort Levels in Patients With Postlaparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Purpose: The aim of the study is to determine the effect of of hot footbaths on the pain, anxiety, sleep, and comfort levels of patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Design: The study is a randomized controlled designed.

Methods: This study was conducted in surgery clinic of a university hospital between January 2022 and November 2022.

The Epidemiological Features and Pathogen Spectrum of Respiratory Tract Infections, Istanbul, Türkiye, from 2021 to 2023.

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) can lead to both recurrent seasonal epidemic outbreaks and devastating pandemics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiologic characteristics and pathogen spectrum of RTIs using a multiplex RT-PCR panel. A total of 9354 cases with suspected RTIs between February 2021 and July 2023 were included in this study.

Retrospective analysis of respiratory virus infections in adults with hematologic malignancies.

Objective: The study aimed to evaluate respiratory virus infections in adult patients with hematological malignancies (HM).

Patients And Methods: The medical records of patients who were followed up by the hematology clinic at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital between March 2021 and March 2023 with a diagnosis of HM and who underwent real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing for nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal specimens taken with suspected respiratory tract infection constituted the study data.

Results: Infections were symptomatic in 64.

Does surgery cause anxiety, stress and fear in geriatric patients?

Background: Because of physiological changes in geriatric patients, their surgical process differs from that of young adults. In this regard, the perioperative period is an extremely risky time for geriatric patients. The present study examined preoperative fear, anxiety, and perceived stress levels as well as the factors affecting them in elderly patients prior to surgical intervention.

A rare clinical presentation after COVID-19: Manic episode with psychotic features.

Neuropsychiatric manifestations of the COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, are under close scrutiny as the virus is shown likely to either directly or indirectly affects the central nervous system although it mainly targets the respiratory tract. Here, we describe a middle-aged male who developed acute psychiatric symptoms after a recent COVID-19 infection with no prior personal or family history of psychiatric disorder. Although there are reported cases of diagnosed psychosis or affective disorders following COVID-19 infection in the literature, to our knowledge, this is the first case where the development of autoimmune encephalitis after COVID-19 was considered and ruled out.

Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of a SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A/B Combo Rapid Antigen Test in Respiratory Samples.

This study aimed to evaluate the performance characteristics of a rapid antigen test developed to detect SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), influenza A virus (IAV), and influenza B virus (IBV) (flu) compared with those of the real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) method. One hundred SARS-CoV-2, one hundred IAV, and twenty-four IBV patients whose diagnoses were confirmed by clinical and laboratory methods were included in the patient group. Seventy-six patients, who were negative for all respiratory tract viruses, were included as the control group.

Humoral responses to the CoronoVac vaccine in healthcare workers.

Background: This study aimed to assess the immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody response rate in emergency department (ED) healthcare workers (HCWs) and potential adverse effects after CoronaVac vaccination.

Methods: All included HCWs were grouped based on the previous history of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the number of vaccinations. Furthermore, the IgG antibody response was evaluated based on the sex and smoking status of HCWs.

The Effects of Breathing Exercises on Patients Having Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Surgery.

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of breathing exercises on patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy in terms of their level of anxiety, sleep, and recovery of quality after surgery. A randomized, controlled experimental research model was used in this work. This study was conducted in surgery clinic of a university hospital between December 2020 and May 2021.

The Effect of Personality Traits of Surgical Nurses on COVID-19 Fear, Work Stress, and Psychological Resilience in the Pandemic.

Purpose: This research was carried out to determine the effects of the personality traits of surgical nurses on COVID-19 fear, work stress, and psychological resilience in the pandemic.

Design: The research was descriptive and cross-sectional types.

Methods: The study was conducted between February 2021 and May 2021 at a State University Research Hospital.

Cardiac Evaluation in Children with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Associated with SARS-CoV-2.

Objectives: The heart is one of the organs frequently affected by the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Cardiac involvement in patients with MIS-C was evaluated with physical examination findings, biochemical test, and cardiological imaging tests. We reported the degree of cardiac involvement in patients with MIS-C.

Predictors of pulmonary involvement in children with COVID-19: How strongly associated is viral load?

The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for pulmonary involvement by examining the demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of children with COVID-19. We performed a retrospective single-center study of COVID-19 in children treated at a tertiary care hospital in Turkey from December 2020 to June 2021. During the course of the study, 126 patients were evaluated, of whom 70/126 were male.

COVID-19-associated Isolated Cortical Vein Thrombosis: Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in CSF.

COVID-19 has been associated with central nervous system manifestations; however, cerebral venous thrombosis is rarely reported. A 34-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with headache and recurrent seizures; she was recently discharged after COVID-19 pneumonia. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance venography showed cortical vein thrombosis in the right frontal lobe.

Primary school teachers' health literacy levels, knowledge, and attitudes toward childhood epilepsy.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine primary school teachers' health literacy levels, knowledge and attitudes towards childhood epilepsy in the province of Iğdır in the east of Turkey.

Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional study involved 247 primary school teachers in the province of Iğdır in the east of Turkey between March and April 2021. The questionnaire form, the social attitude towards childhood epilepsies scale (SATCES), and the European health literacy scale (EHLS) were used in data collection.

How Can we Improve the Comfort Level and Sleep Quality After Surgery?

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises on the comfort level and sleep quality of patients undergoing lumbar disc herniation surgery.

Methods: The study was conducted between July 2015 and October 2016 in the neurosurgery clinic. The sample consisted of 96 patients (n = 56, experimental patients; n = 40 control patients) randomized into groups.

Digital addiction, academic performance, and sleep disturbance among nursing students.

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the relationship between digital addiction, academic performance, and sleep disturbance among nursing students.

Design And Methods: The study was a correlational and cross-sectional design. Four hundred twenty-nine nursing students were enrolled in this study.

Evaluation of Human Papillomavirus Genotype Distribution in Cervical Samples.

Background: The most common sexually transmitted infection in the world is human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV types 16 and 18 are responsible for 60-80% of cervical cancers and precancerous cervical lesions worldwide.

Aim: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the correlation of HPV genotype distribution with cervical cytology results in cervical smear samples and to contribute to HPV epidemiology.

Effects of liver transplantation on sexual function and quality of life.

This descriptive study aimed to determine patients' sexual dysfunction and quality of life before and after liver transplantation. The study was conducted with 64 patients who underwent liver transplantation at a university hospital between January 2015 and 2017. The patients were aged 18 or over, able to answer relevant questions and volunteered to participate in the study.

The effect of perceived stress on anxiety and sleep quality among healthcare professionals in intensive care units during the coronavirus pandemic.

The study aimed to explore the effect of perceived stress of healthcare workers on anxiety and sleep level in intensive care units during corona virus pandemic. The research was conducted in descriptive and cross-sectional types. The study was conducted between April 2020 and July 2020 at Atatürk University Research Hospital and Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital.

Investigation of human bocavirus in pediatric patients with respiratory tract infection.

Introduction: Human bocavirus (HBoV) is a linear single-stranded DNA virus belonging to the Parvoviridae family. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of HBoV and co-infections in pediatric patients with symptoms of viral respiratory tract infection.

Methodology: This study included 2,310 patients between the ages of 0-18 in whom HBoV and other respiratory tract viral pathogens were analyzed in nasopharyngeal swab specimens.

The Effects of Progressive Relaxation Exercises following Lumbar Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background And Aim: This study aimed to examine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises on anxiety, pain, and sleep quality among patients who underwent surgery for lumbar disc hernia.

Materials And Methods: This randomized, non-blinded, parallel-group clinical trial was conducted with 97 patients who had a lumbar microdiscectomy. On the first, second, and third day of the postoperative period, routine nursing care was performed on the control group, while additional progressive relation exercises were performed on the experimental group.

Diagnostic significance of cytomegalovirus DNA quantitation in gastrointestinal biopsies: comparison with histopathological data and blood cytomegalovirus DNA.

Objectives: This study aims to improve the diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease. It presents the results of a novel study in which CMV blood viral load (BVL), tissue viral load (TVL) determined by PCR and hematoxylin-eosin (HE)/immunohistochemistry (IHC) results of GI biopsies are examined comparatively.

Methods: CMV DNA was investigated by quantitative real-time PCR in blood and GI biopsy specimens of 76 patients suspected of CMV disease.

Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and platelet to lymphocyte ratio are associated with cryptogenic stroke in patients with patent foramen ovale.

Introduction: Although most ischaemic strokes are due to cardioembolism, about 25-40% of strokes are cryptogenic. Patent foramen ovale has been associated with cryptogenic stroke; however, the precise mechanism of this association has not been demonstrated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between inflammatory markers and cryptogenic stroke in patients with patent foramen ovale.