This study was aimed to identify the most frequently observed pathogens in uncomplicated urinary tract infections from outpatient urinary isolates obtained across seven different geographical regions in Türkiye and to determine whether the antibiotic resistance rates of these pathogens differ significantly between these regions. The study included patients aged 18 to 65 years who were diagnosed with uncomplicated urinary tract infections and had positive urine cultures from March 2021 to August 2022, across 37 different centers in Türkiye. The participating centers were selected based on their use of the disk diffusion method, in line with the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) guidelines, to ensure standardization of urine culture data.
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September 2022
Objective: To evaluate computerized dynamic visual acuity (DVA) test findings among patients with migraine and to determine whether self-motion sensitivity and visually induced migraine symptoms that are seen in migraine patients can be explained by DVA results.
Methods: Twenty migraine patients and twenty control subjects were evaluated with DVA test during rapid horizontal (left and right) and vertical (up and down) head movements. The subjects were asked to quickly recognize the direction of the Landolt-C optotype on the monitor while moving their heads.
Background/aim: We evaluate whether transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy might lead to spillage of tumor cells into peripheral blood as a result of disruption of the epithelial barrier and ultimately result in metastasis.
Materials And Methods: Eighty-eight patients underwent TRUS-guided prostate needle biopsy due to prostate-specific antigen (PSA) increase or abnormal digital rectal examination at the Samsun Research and Training Hospital (Samsun, Turkey) between April 2016 and September 2018. Approximately 10 mL of whole blood was collected from patients before, 1 week after, and 1 month after biopsy.
Actas Urol Esp (Engl Ed)
November 2019
Objectives: Aim of this study is to evaluate the correlation between European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) risk score and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and the relationship between NLR and risk groups.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data of 212 patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer were included in the study. The tumors were graded according to the 1973 World Health Organization grading system and the tumor node metastasis (TNM) 2012 staging system.
Objective: We aimed to investigate the effects of migraine and tension-type headaches (TTH) on female sexual function.
Material And Methods: In this prospective study, sexually active females; 45 who were suffering from migraines, 47 who were TTH patients as diagnosed by a neurology clinic, and 50 who were healthy women that served as the control group were included. Sexual functions of the cases were evaluated through the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) with Turkish validation and the results were compared among the groups.