Microorganisms grown in urine cultures and antimicrobial resistance patterns: A randomised retrospective analysis from a tertiary hospital.

Introduction: Patients in intensive care units (ICU) are 5-7 times more susceptible to infection than other groups, which increases the prevalence of hospital-acquired infections and associated sepsis accounting for 60% of deaths. Gram-negative bacteria are the most common source of urinary tract infections that cause morbidity, mortality, and sepsis in the ICU. The aim of this study is to detect the most commonly grown microorganisms and antibiotic resistance in urine cultures in the intensive care units of our tertiary city hospital, which has more than 20% of the ICU beds in Bursa By this way, we suppose that we will contribute to surveillance studies in our province, our country.

Vaccine hesitancy among healthcare professionals and the general population: Second important step in the fight against COVID-19.

Introduction: This study aims at finding valuable information for predicting vaccination intentions against COVID-19 to guide future interventions to address hesitation.

Methodology: This observational study consists of 1010 volunteer health workers from the state hospitals in Bursa, and 1111 volunteers from the non-healthcare group, unvaccinated against COVID-19. In the study, the participants were asked about their sociodemographic information and reasons for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine by face-to-face interview.

Platelet distribution width in young patients with chronic venous insufficiency.

Objective: Platelet distribution width (PDW) has been reported in a wide range of pathological settings. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between PDW and lower extremity chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) by comparing the levels of PDW and other parameters derived from complete blood count (CBC) tests in young individuals with or without lower extremity CVI.

Methods: This prospective clinical study was conducted between January 2020 and December 2020.

Effect of health literacy of caregivers on survival rates of patients under palliative care.

Aim: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of health literacy of the patient caregiver on the care results of palliative care patients.

Methods: Two hundred and forty-two patients who were hospitalised in palliative care units of seven hospitals in the city in January 2018 were involved in the study. Mortality of the patients was checked 3 months later.