Publications by authors named "Ozlem Tunccan Guzel"
Article Synopsis
- Opportunistic fungal infections like invasive aspergillosis (IA) are a significant health threat for immunocompromised patients, with around 250,000 cases yearly, and early diagnosis and treatment can help lower mortality rates.
- This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of two diagnostic tests—galactomannan and beta-glucan—for diagnosing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in 60 patients at Gazi University Hospital.
- Results showed that the galactomannan test had a sensitivity of 77.8% and specificity of 96.7%, while the beta-glucan test had a lower sensitivity of 61.1%, highlighting the relevance of risk factors like steroid use in IPA development.
Background: Knowing risk factors for colistin resistance is important since colistin is the only remaining choice for the treatment of infections caused by multi-drug resistant microorganisms.
Objective: Evaluate risk factors associated with infection by colistin-resistant microorganisms.
Design: Retrospective study.