Publications by authors named "Ozlem Mustafaoglu"
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a curative therapy for pediatric patients with malignancies and blood or immune system disorders. However, recipients are at risk of opportunistic infections, including cytomegalovirus infection, due to immunosuppression from conditioning regimens. This retrospective study analyzed 439 pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients to identify risk factors for cytomegalovirus infection and assess the impact of conditioning regimens.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: It is already known that viral infections, exclusively upper respiratory tract infections may trigger relapses of nephrotic syndrome. Recently, COVID-19 disease has also been reported to be related with relapse of nephrotic syndrome in a few pediatric cases Case. Here we present an 8-year-old boy who had relapse of nephrotic syndrome due to COVID-19 infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is limited data on the pattern and severity of myocardial injury in patients with COVID-19 vaccination associated myocarditis.
Objective: We aimed to define the myocardial damage occurring after BNT162b2 vaccination, raise awareness about adverse reactions developing after vaccination, and determine the patterns and scope of Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings.
Patients/methods: A total of 9 patients diagnosed with vaccine-associated myopericarditis were followed up.
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- This study investigates if parents' vaccination against COVID-19 can reduce hospitalizations for children who contract the virus, focusing on data from the delta variant period in Turkey (August to October 2021).
- The findings reveal that children whose parents were fully vaccinated were less likely to be hospitalized, with a significant correlation between parental vaccination status and the hospitalization rates of their children.
- The conclusion suggests that fully vaccinating both parents can provide indirect protection for their children against severe illness from COVID-19, indicating a need for further research on different COVID-19 variants.
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- - The study evaluates the clinical and laboratory characteristics of pediatric COVID-19 patients, comparing those with asthma to healthy children without chronic diseases.
- - Among 6,205 COVID-19 diagnosed children, only 54 had asthma, with asthma patients experiencing higher incidences of cough and shortness of breath, and a greater need for quick-relief medications.
- - Despite higher hospitalization rates for asthma patients, the overall clinical severity of COVID-19 was mild in both groups, suggesting that asthma does not significantly impact the course of COVID-19 in children.