The effectiveness of prevention bundles on the occurrence and mortality of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) was evaluated in many studies. However, the effectiveness of endotracheal tube with subglottic secretion ...
Background: Duodenoscopes are semi-critical devices used for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Disinfection of these instruments is usually based on high-level disinfection procedures with a manual or ...
Background: Pathogens surveillance and antimicrobial resistance are essential for the prompt organization of therapeutic and preventive actions in healthcare settings.
Objectives: We investigated the causative agents ...
Otlu, Barış; Tekerekoğlu, Mehmet Sait(BILIMSEL TIP YAYINEVI, BILIMSEL TIP YAYINEVI, ANKARA, 00000, TURKEY, 2018)
Introduction: Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae is an important health problem all over the world. In this study, it was aimed to determine the ESBL genes in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella ...
Introduction. The aim was to identify risk factors that influence in-hospital mortality for patients with moderate-to-severe blunt multiple trauma (BMT) who survive initial resuscitation. Methods. The prospective study ...
Introduction: Liver transplantation is currently the only treatment option in acute hepatic failure and end-stage liver disease. In spite of their complications, ABO-incompatible liver transplantations are performed due ...
Otlu, Barış; Yakupoğulları, Yusuf; Gürsoy, Nafile Canan; Duman, Yücel; Bayındır, Yaşar; Tekerekoğlu, Mehmet Sait; Ersoy, Yasemin(ANKARA MICROBIOLOGY SOC, HACETLEPE UNIV FACULTY MEDICINE DEPT MICROBIOLOGY, 06100 ANKARA, TURKEY, 2018)
Our country is the epicenter of the OXA-48-like carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella and Escherichia coli; and in the recent years, the concern has been increasing due to both spreading of this resistance to other members ...
Tobacco use causes significant health problems. The aim of this study was to compare the following factors among factory-made cigarette (FMC) smokers, hand-rolled cigarette (HRC) smokers and non-smokers (NS): demographic ...
Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important nosocomial pathogen that can lead to high morbidity and mortality. ESBL and carbapenamase producing strains may cause epidemic situations. The aim of our study was to ...