Assessment of the requisites of microbiology based infectious disease training under the pressure of consultation needsHakan Erdem
Kasimpasa Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 10:38. 2011
..Hence, this study aimed to determine the clinical skills and knowledge required by clinical microbiologists...
- Trichosporon asahii fungemia in a patient with non-hematological malignancy
Oguz Karabay
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Izzet Baysal University, Faculty of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey
Jpn J Infect Dis 59:129-31. 2006
..This report suggests that clinicians remain aware that T. asahii fungemia may develop in clinically deteriorated patients even if they do not have a hematological malignancy...
- A new effect of acetylsalicylic acid? Significantly lower prevalence of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among patients receiving orally administered acetylsalicylic acid
Oguz Karabay
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Abant Izzet Baysal, Golkoy, Bolu, Turkey
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 27:318-9. 2006
..The prevalence of nasal carriage of S. aureus was significantly lower among patients who received acetylsalicylic acid than among the control subjects (P<.001)...
- Medical image. Tularaemic cervical lymphadenopathy
Ogu Karabay
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izzet Baysal Medical Faculty, Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey
N Z Med J 120:U2403. 2007
- Medical image. Brucellar spondylitis (Pedro Pons' sign)
Oguz Karabay
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izzet Baysal Faculty of Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey
N Z Med J 120:U2782. 2007
- Increased antimicrobial consumption following reimbursement reform in Turkey
Oguz Karabay
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Abant Izzet Baysal University Hospital, Bolu, Turkey
J Antimicrob Chemother 61:1169-71. 2008
..This study examined antibiotic utilization patterns in Turkey between 2001 and 2006...
- Effectiveness of lamivudine and interferon-alpha combination therapy versus interferon-alpha monotherapy for the treatment of HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients: a randomized clinical trial
Oguz Karabay
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Izzet Baysal University School of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 38:262-6. 2005
..Lamivudine, on the other hand, may be more suitable for patients with cirrhosis, non-responders to IFN-alpha or in cases with contraindication for IFN-alpha...
- Compliance and efficacy of hand rubbing during in-hospital practice
Oguz Karabay
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey
Med Princ Pract 14:313-7. 2005
..To compare alcohol-based hand rubbing with hand washing using antimicrobial soap regarding antimicrobial efficacy and compliance with routine practice in hospital and intensive care units...
- In vitro activity of sodium-benzoate against isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
O Karabay
Izzet Baysal University, Izzet Baysal Medical Faculty, Turkey
West Indian Med J 54:107-9. 2005
..No studies were found which focussed on the effects of SB in MRSA infections. The aim was to determine in vitro activity of sodium benzoate against MRSA clinical isolates...
- Efficacy of throat gargling for detection of group a beta-hemolytic streptococcus
Oguz Karabay
Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Department, Izzet Baysal Faculty of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey
Jpn J Infect Dis 58:39-40. 2005
..8%, respectively. Although the conventional throat swab culture remains the gold standard, the throat gargle method is a quick, safe, and easy method for detection of GAS that serves as an effective alternative to throat swab culture...
- Tetanus immunity in nursing home residents of Bolu, Turkey
Oguz Karabay
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izzet Baysal University, Faculty of Medicine, Golkoy, Bolu, Turkey
BMC Public Health 5:5. 2005
..The aim of this study was to detect the tetanus antibody prevalence in the over sixty-year age residents of the nursing homes in Bolu...
- High ferritin and myoglobin level in legionella pneumonia: a case report and review of literature
Oguz Karabay
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 54:381-3. 2011
..In this study, we aimed to present simultaneously increased serum ferritin and myoglobin level in a legionella case with reference to the relevant literature...
- Ofloxacin plus rifampicin versus doxycycline plus rifampicin in the treatment of brucellosis: a randomized clinical trial [ISRCTN11871179]
Oguz Karabay
Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Abant Izzet Baysal University Izzet Baysal Medical Faculty Hospital, Bolu Turkey
BMC Infect Dis 4:18. 2004
..The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy, adverse effects and cost of ofloxacin plus rifampicin therapy, and doxycycline plus rifampicin therapy and evaluate in the treatment of brucellosis...
- Albendazole versus metronidazole treatment of adult giardiasis: An open randomized clinical study
Oguz Karabay
Izzet Baysal Medical Faculty Infectious Disease Unit Golkoy Kampusu Bolu Turkey
World J Gastroenterol 10:1215-7. 2004
..To investigate the efficacy and tolerability of albendazole and metranidazole treatment in giardiasis...
- Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in nursing home residents in Bolu, Turkey
O Karabay
Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Abant Izzet Baysal, Turkey
West Indian Med J 55:183-7. 2006
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- [Effectiveness of rapid antigen test with throat gargle in detecting group A beta-hemolytic streptococci]
Fahrettin Yilmaz
Department of Otolaryngology, Izzet Baysal Medicine Faculty of Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey
Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 18:280-3. 2008
..We determined the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of RAT in gargling samples...
- Effect of inhaled budesonide on oropharyngeal, Gram-negative bacilli colonization in asthma patients
Fahrettin Talay
Department of Chest Diseases, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Izzet Baysal Medical Faculty, Bolu, Turkey
Respirology 12:76-80. 2007
..The effect of inhaled budesonide on oropharyngeal Gram-negative bacilli colonization (OGNBC) in asthmatic patients was investigated...
- Mycological flora of the Hammams, traditional Turkish bath
Nadir Goksugur
Department of Dermatology, Izzet Baysal University, 14280 Golkoy, Bolu, Turkey
Mycoses 49:411-4. 2006
..But shared tools like slippers were found to be an important source of fungal contamination...
- N-acetyl cysteine therapy in acute viral hepatitis
Huseyin Gunduz
Department of Internal Medicine and Cordiology, Izzet Baysal Medical Faculty, Izzet Baysal University Bolu, Turkey
World J Gastroenterol 9:2698-700. 2003
..To investigate the effect of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) on acute viral hepatitis (AVH)...
- Impaired immunity against tetanus in type 2 diabetes
Ali Tamer
Department of Internal Medicine, Izzet Baysal Medical School, Bolu, Turkey
Med Sci Monit 11:CR580-4. 2005
..The aim of this study was to compare serum levels of tetanus antibody in diabetic patients over 50 years of age with those of age- and sex-matched non-diabetic controls...
- Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage and associated factors in type 2 diabetic patients
Ali Tamer
Department of Internal Medicine, Izzet Baysal University School of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey
Jpn J Infect Dis 59:10-4. 2006
..Our results suggested that the rate of NCSA was significantly higher in type 2 diabetic patients who used insulin or antibiotics within the last 6 months...
- The impact of incubating the throat culture for 72 h on the diagnosis of group A beta-hemolytic streptococci
Esra Kocoglu
Abant Izzet Baysal University, Izzet Baysal Medical Faculty, Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Bolu, Turkey
Auris Nasus Larynx 33:311-3. 2006
..Many authors recommended 48 h incubation time for the isolation of group A Streptococcus (GAS). In this study the diagnostic efficacy of prolonging the incubation time of throat cultures to 72 h for isolation of GAS was researched...
- Characteristics of the Turkish isolates of Francisella tularensis
Saban Gurcan
Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey
Jpn J Infect Dis 61:223-5. 2008
..The Turkish isolates appeared to share a common MLVA pattern with one of the four Bulgarian outbreak genotypes...
- The effect of triamcinolone acetonide aqueous nasal spray on the nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus
Fahrettin Yilmaz
Department Ear, Nose, and Throat, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Izzet Baysal School of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey
Am J Rhinol 20:248-50. 2006
..CONCLUSION: We conclude that the use of TAA treatment for AR does not increase the prevalence of NCSA. However, additional studies with a larger series are required to explain the effects of steroids on nasal colonization of S. aureus...
- Does prebiopsy, nonsterile ultrasonography gel affect biopsy-site asepsis?
Kamil Gurel
Department of Radiology, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Izzet Baysal School of Medicine, 14280 Golkoy Bolu, Turkey
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 31:131-4. 2008
..The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the use of nonsterile gel, prior to antiseptic procedures in ultrasonography (US)-guided percutaneous biopsies, results in contamination of the biopsy site...
- An outbreak of oropharyngeal tularemia with cervical adenopathy predominantly in the left side
Irfan Sencan
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Duzce Medical School, Duzce, Turkey
Yonsei Med J 50:50-4. 2009
..We describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics and the efficacy of a delayed initiation to therapy in an oropharyngeal tularemia outbreak in Duzce, Turkey...
- In vitro activity of sodium benzoate against clinically relevant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolates
Oguz Karabay
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izzet Baysal Medical Faculty, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey
J Microbiol 44:129-31. 2006
..faecalis and 32 mg/L for E. faecium, while the MBC(90) were 128 mg/L and 64 mg/L, respectively. Although further studies are required for clinical evidence, sodium benzoate seems to be effective against Enterococcus spp...
- Influence of circadian rhythm on the efficacy of the hepatitis B vaccination
Oguz Karabay
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izzet Baysal Medical School, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey
Vaccine 26:1143-4. 2008
- The spectrum of diseases causing fever of unknown origin in Turkey: a multicenter study
Yasar Kucukardali
Department of Internal Medicine, GATA Haydarpasa Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Int J Infect Dis 12:71-9. 2008
..The purpose of this trial was to determine the spectrum of diseases with fever of unknown origin (FUO) in Turkey...
- Prevalance and risk factors for yeast colonization in adult diabetic patients
Idris Sahin
Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Abant Izzet Baysal University Duzce Medical Faculty Hospital, Turkey
Ethiop Med J 43:103-9. 2005
..There was not any significant correlation between biofilm and phospholipase production and host characteristics in yeast colonization. Oral hygiene may be an effetive for decreasing the oral colonization in diabetic patients...
- Is azithromycin prophylaxis a rational approach for bronchoscopic biopsy?
Oguz Karabay
Respirology 12:622; author reply 625. 2007
- Antituberculosis drug resistance and associated risk factors in the European section of Turkey
Oguz Karabay
Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Medical Faculty of Trakya University, Edirne, 22030, Turkey
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 46:171-7. 2004
..We carried out this study in order to establish the prevalence of antituberculosis drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains and to determine risk factors for the development of resistance in Trakya region of Turkey...
