Erratum to: Allergen immunotherapy for allergic rhinoconjunctivitis: protocol for a systematic review.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/s13601-016-0099-6.].

Allergen immunotherapy for allergic rhinoconjunctivitis: a systematic overview of systematic reviews.

Background: The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) is developing Guidelines on Allergen Immunotherapy (AIT) for Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis (ARC). To inform the development of recommendations, we sought to critically assess the systematic review evidence on the effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of AIT for ARC.

Methods: We undertook a systematic overview, which involved searching nine international biomedical databases from inception to October 31, 2015.

The analysis of posterior segment findings in term and premature infants using RetCam images.

Objective: To analyze posterior segment findings in term and premature infants using the RetCam image database.

Methods: RetCam images taken of infants born between January 2012 and December 2015 were reviewed. Group 1 included infants with posterior segment findings other than retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Allergen immunotherapy for allergic rhinoconjunctivitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) is in the process of developing Guidelines on Allergen Immunotherapy (AIT) for Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis. To inform the development of clinical recommendations, we undertook a systematic review to assess the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and safety of AIT in the management of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis.

Methods: We searched nine international biomedical databases for published, in-progress, and unpublished evidence.

In vitro evaluation of combination of EGCG and Erlotinib with classical chemotherapeutics on JAR cells.

Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia (GTN) is a term used for a group of malignant gynecological tumors including choriocarcinoma. Low-risk neoplasias can be cured using single agents Methotrexate (MTX) and actinomycin-D (ACD), but in certain cases, decreased responsiveness and serious side effects occur. Therefore, researchers have been attempting to find new treatment modalities.

Vasoactive intestinal peptide, a promising agent for myopia?

Aim: To investigate the role of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) in form-deprivation myopia (FDM).

Methods: FDM was created in three groups of eight chicks by placing a translucent diffuser on their right eyes. Intravitreal injections of saline and VIP were applied once a day into the occluded eyes of groups 2 and 3, respectively.

A Possible Regression Equation for Predicting Visual Outcomes after Surgical Repair of Open Globe Injuries.

. To analyze the effects of factors other than the ocular trauma score parameters on visual outcomes in open globe injuries. .

Prevalence of pseudoexfoliation syndrome and its association with ocular and systemic diseases in Eskisehir, Turkey.

Aim: To investigate the prevalence of pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) and its associations with ocular and systemic diseases in a population sample aged over 40y.

Methods: A total of 2356 subjects were randomly chosen for the sample population based on the database of the Turkish Statistical Agency in Eskisehir. Of the invited 2356 subjects, 2017 subjects participated, out of which 2009 were eligible for the study.

Changes in primary care provision in Turkey: A comparison of 1993 and 2012.

Since the early 1990s, the primary care system in Turkey has undergone fundamental changes. In the first decade of the millennium family doctor scheme was introduced to the Turkish primary care sector and the name of the primary care doctors (PCDs) changed from "general practitioner" (GP) to "family doctor" (FD). This study aims to give an insight into those changes and to compare the service profiles of PCDs in 1993 and 2012.

Evaluation of reproductive health criteria in seasonal agricultural workers: a sample from Eskisehir, Turkey.

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to determine reproductive health outcomes of seasonal agricultural female workers in rural areas of Eskisehir, Turkey, and to compare such identified outcomes with the country-wide data.

Methods: Data in respect of this cross-sectional study were collected during a field visit in July 2012. The study group was formed by all of the distribution camps located in rural areas of Eskisehir.

Postoperative (Chemo)Radiotherapy for Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinomas: Outcomes and Patterns of Failure.

Aims: To determine outcomes after adjuvant radiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and to correlate locoregional recurrence patterns with radiotherapy target volumes.

Materials And Methods: All patients receiving adjuvant radiotherapy±chemotherapy after surgery with curative intent for oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma between 2007 and 2012 were retrospectively analysed. Locoregional recurrences were reconstructed on the planning computed tomography scan by both deformable image co-registration and by visual assessment.

The role of growth factors on hepatic damage in rats with obstructive jaundice.

In this study, we investigated the affect and the role of growth factors on liver damage. 110 Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 11 groups: a sham group, a control group, HGF, EGF, IGF, TGF groups of irreversible jaundiced rats and a control group and HGF, EGF, IGF, and TGF groups of reversible jaundiced rats (n = 10). In the irreversible jaundiced groups, the common bile duct was explorated, double ligated, and cut.

Outcomes with frontline nilotinib treatment in Turkish patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase.

Objective: Nilotinib is a BCR-ABL1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor approved for the treatment of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase (CML-CP). This study was the first prospective evaluation of the efficacy and safety of nilotinib in Turkish patients with newly diagnosed CML-CP. The primary endpoint of the study was the rate of major molecular response (MMR; BCR-ABL1 ≤ 0.

Allergen immunotherapy for allergic rhinoconjunctivitis: protocol for a systematic review.

Background: The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) is in the process of developing the EAACI Guidelines for Allergen Immunotherapy (AIT) for the Management of Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis. We seek to critically assess the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and safety of AIT in the management of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis.

Methods: We will undertake a systematic review, which will involve searching international biomedical databases for published, in progress and unpublished evidence.

Effect of vasoactive intestinal peptide on the wound healing of alkali-burned corneas.

Aim: To study the effect of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) on wound healing in experimental alkali burns of the cornea.

Methods: Twenty-seven albino rabbits, weighing 3.2±0.

CT Scan-Guided Abrams' Needle Pleural Biopsy versus Ultrasound-Assisted Cutting Needle Pleural Biopsy for Diagnosis in Patients with Pleural Effusion: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Background: Image-guided pleural biopsies, both using ultrasound (US) or computed tomography (CT), are important in the diagnosis of pleural disease. However, no consensus exists regarding which biopsy needles are appropriate for specific procedures.

Objectives: In this randomized, prospective study, we aimed to compare CT scan-guided pleural biopsy using an Abrams' needle (CT-ANPB) with US-assisted pleural biopsy using a cutting needle (US-CNPB) with respect to both diagnostic yield and safety.

The macular findings on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in premature infants with or without retinopathy of prematurity.

The purpose of the study was to present spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings in premature infants with or without mild-to-severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Seventy-two infants born <37 weeks of gestation were analyzed, prospectively. Group 1 (n = 18) included infants without ROP.

Bilateral Coats' Disease Combined with Retinopathy of Prematurity.

Purpose. To report a case of bilateral Coats' disease combined with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Case.

Determination of the Relationship Between rs4986790 and rs4986791 Variants of TLR4 Gene and Lung Cancer.

Chronic inflammation triggers DNA damage and oncogenic mutations and causes tumor formation and tumor progression. One of the important components of the inflammatory response is Toll-like receptor (TLR) family. The objective of our study is to determine the relationship between rs4986790(+896A/G) and rs4986791(+1196C/T) gene polymorphisms and lung cancer risk.

Syndecan-1 alters heparan sulfate composition and signaling pathways in malignant mesothelioma.

Syndecan-1 is a proteoglycan that acts as co-receptor through its heparan sulfate (HS) chains and plays important roles in cancer. HS chains are highly variable in length and sulfation pattern. This variability is enhanced by the SULF1/2 enzymes, which remove 6-O-sulfates from HS.

Is There a Relationship Between Snoring Sound Intensity and Frequency and OSAS Severity?

Objectives: We investigated the relationship between snoring sounds and severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

Methods: A total number of 103 snoring patients (60 males and 43 females) were evaluated by means of polysomnographic findings and snoring sound recordings. Snoring sound intensity was assessed using fast Fourier transform (FFT) method by measuring maximal frequency (Fmax) and average snoring sound intensity level (SSIL).

Predictors of a Good Outcome after Endovascular Stroke Treatment with Stent Retrievers.

Background And Purpose: Successful recanalization after endovascular stroke therapy (EVT) did not translate into a good clinical outcome in randomized trials. The goal of the study was to identify the predictors of a good outcome after mechanical thrombectomy with stent retrievers.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of a prospectively collected database included consecutive patients treated with stent retrievers.