The significant impact of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on in-hospital mortality of elderly patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: A retrospective observational study.

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the main causes of death and disability among the elderly patient population. This study aimed to assess the predictors of in-hospital mortality of elderly patients with moderate to severe TBI who presented during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods: In this retrospective analytical study, all elderly patients with moderate to severe TBI who were referred to our center between March 2nd, 2020 to August 1st, 2020 were investigated and compared against the TBI patients receiving treatment during the same time period within the year 2019.

A comparison of culture and PCR methods for identifying in lesions isolated from patients with acne.

Background/aim: One of the factors that affect the occurrence of acne is the presence of . The present study was conducted to compare the culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods for identifying in lesions isolated from patients with acne.

Materials And Methods: To examine the presence of , 70 samples of acne lesions were collected.