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/ VOLUME 5, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2023
Yusuf Emre Özdemir and others
Burkholderia cepacia complex is aerobic, non-fermentative, multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacilli containing 24 opportunistic pathogenic species (1). B. cepacia complex members are commonly found in natural environments because they easily adapt to harsh environments due to their genotypic and phenotypic plasticity and ability to mutate rapidly. B. cepacia complex can also grow substantially and survive in water-based (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 5, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2023
Uluhan Sili* and others
The first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case in Turkey was reported on March 11, 2020. The number of confirmed cases with symptoms increased afterward, reaching 5000 per day by mid-April. With the effect of mitigation measures, the number of daily cases started to decline, (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 5, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2023
Mustafa Güldan and others
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused more than 6 million deaths worldwide, and vaccination remains to be the most effective way to reduce the deaths in addition to infection control measures in the community. The Turkish Ministry of Health offered two types of vaccines (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 5, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2023
Reza Kamali Kakhki* and others
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a respiratory disease agent belonging to the Betacoronavirus genera. The genome of the virus translates into four major structural proteins, including spike (S), nucleocapsid (N), membrane (M), and envelop (E) proteins. During the pandemic, huge numbers of mutations (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 5, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2023
Yeşim Yıldız and others
Vaccines to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection are the most promising and effective approach to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to reduce hospitalizations and prevent mortality. In our country, the CoronaVac (Sinovac Biotech, China) vaccine started to be administered as of January 13, 2021, and the Comirnaty (BNT162b2, Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine as (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 5, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2023
Özge Kaya and others
Psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory disease, has a multifactorial etiology, including genetic, environmental, and behavioral factors. Since psoriasis is an immune system-mediated disease, immunosuppressive agents and biological treatments are frequently used in its treatment; however, these agents are known to increase the risk of infection. This situation (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 5, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2023
Murat Erdem and others
The standard method to detect SARS-CoV-2 has been real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Regardless of its high sensitivity and specificity, this method has some drawbacks as it requires complex and expensive equipment, extensive user training, (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 5, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2023
Betül Çopur and others
COVID-19 is a fatal disease affecting all systems, especially the respiratory system. It manifests with different clinical characteristics, from asymptomatic infection to severe infection. Since its initial description, the disease has caused devastating effects and many deaths. Predictors of mortality (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 5, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2023
Meyha Şahin and Meltem Yazla
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious public health problem affecting 257 million people worldwide (3.5% of the world population), according to World Health Statistics 2015 by the World Health Organization (WHO). In Turkey, approximately 3.3 million people (4.57% of the population) are considered HBsAg (hepatitis B surface antigen) positive (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 5, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2023
Oruç Numan Gökçe and others
Many parts of the world are affected by Echinococcus granulosus. This helminthic zoonosis leads to important public health and economic burdens in endemic regions. E. granulosus can even lead to death if complications occur. Dogs are the definitive hosts of E. granulosus, where the larval state, (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1, MARCH 2023
Çaşıt Olgun Çelik and others
An acute respiratory syndrome (COVID-19), caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), has spread from China worldwide and caused a pandemic that brought severe medical, social, and economic problems. The COVID-19 infection results in various clinical presentations ranging from an asymptomatic (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1, MARCH 2023
Aynur Atilla and others
Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is necrotizing fasciitis of genital or perianal areas. Typically, FG is an infection of polymicrobial origin and has higher mortality rates if treatment is not initiated earlier. The main etiological factors are colorectal (30%-50%) and genitourinary origins (20%-40%), including anorectal infections, (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1, MARCH 2023
Esma Eryılmaz-Eren and others
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused more than 660 million cases and more than six million deaths worldwide (1). COVID-19 can cause different clinical situations ranging from asymptomatic to life-threatening infections. Patients (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1, MARCH 2023
Tuğba Yanık-Yalçın and others
Staphylococcus aureus colonizes the skin and mucosa of humans. Infections because of S. aureus can range from skin infections to potentially fatal conditions like pneumonia, sepsis, and endocarditis. S. aureus is a common cause of nosocomial and community-acquired bloodstream infections worldwide. Because of biofilm (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1, MARCH 2023
Çiğdem Erol and others
Candida species are major sources of morbidity and mortality in healthcare settings. These infections are predominantly connected with medical procedures. The five most prevalent pathogens- Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida tropicalis, Candida parapsilosis, and Candida krusei – are responsible for (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2022
Hande Özportakal and others
The world has been fighting against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) for more than two years, leading to more than 605 million cases and 6.4 million deaths as of September 11, 2022. Since the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is the functional receptor for SARS-CoV-2, predominantly expressed by the alveoli (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2022
Mehmet Gökhan Gönenli and others
Healthcare workers were on the front line of the global effort against COVID-19. Thousands of physicians died from COVID-19 in many countries. In addition, difficulties in accessing personal protective equipment (PPE), lack of training, and workforce shortages have exposed the vulnerability of healthcare workers who desperately sought other options to protect (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2022
İbrahim Toker and others
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) occurred with different levels of severity, and different criteria for hospitalizations were suggested, considering risk factors for poor outcomes, such as advanced age, comorbidities, lymphopenia, and high C-reactive protein (CRP) levels. The most severe complication of COVID-19 is viral pneumonia, which is often manifested by diffuse bilateral lung (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2022
Yeliz Tanrıverdi-Çaycı and others
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are seen in all age groups and are among the most frequent bacterial infections. Enterobacterales are the most common bacterial species that cause UTIs . Escherichia coli is the most common cause of both complicated UTIs (65%) and uncomplicated UTIs (75%). E. coli is followed by other Enterobacterales such as Klebsiella spp., Proteus spp., and Serratia spp. Resistance of urinary tract pathogens to (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2022
Pınar Aysert-Yıldız and others
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an aerobic, non-fermentative, Gram-negative bacterium widespread in aquatic environments and soil. It has an inherent ability to adhere to abiotic surfaces and forms biofilms. It is usually considered to be a commensal and a low-grade pathogen. However, it can cause severe infections in the immunocompromised and debilitated (...) Read More