Risk factors for candidemia with non-albicans Candida spp. in intensive care unit patients with end-stage renal disease on chronic hemodialysisKivanc Serefhanoglu
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, TR 06490, Ankara, Turkey
J Formos Med Assoc 111:325-32. 2012
..To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to report the potential factors for NAC candidemia in ICU patients with end-stage renal disease on chronic hemodialysis...
Bloodstream infections caused by ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae: risk factors for multidrug-resistanceKivanc Serefhanoglu
Baskent University, Medical Faculty, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey
Braz J Infect Dis 13:403-7. 2009
..55-9.71; p=0.004). The rate of multidrug resistance among ESBL-EK bloodstream isolates was high, and duration of hospitalization before bacteraemia was the only indeepended risk factor for the MDR ESBL-EK bloodstream infections...
- A case of brucellosis with abscess of the iliacus muscle, olecranon bursitis, and sacroiliitis
Hale Turan
Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology Department, Baskent University, Konya Medical and Research Center, Hoca Cihan Mah, Saray Cad, No 1, Konya, Turkey
Int J Infect Dis 13:e485-7. 2009
..Pain at the hip joint and elbow resolved and MRI findings disappeared. Abscess of the iliacus muscle, which has not been reported before, and the olecranon bursitis that developed during treatment make this case worth presenting...
- Evaluation of oxidative status in patients with brucellosis
Kivanc Serefhanoglu
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
Braz J Infect Dis 13:249-51. 2009
..001). In conclusion, oxidants were increased and antioxidants were decreased in patients with brucellosis. Oxidative stress was increased in patients with brucellosis...
- A case of Aerococcus urinae septicemia: an unusual presentation and severe disease course
Kivanc Serefhanoglu
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Konya Medical Research and Teaching Center, Baskent University, Selcuklu/KONYA, TR-42080, Turkey
Chin Med J (Engl) 118:1318-20. 2005
- Osteoarticular involvement among 202 brucellosis cases identified in Central Anatolia region of Turkey
Hale Turan
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
Intern Med 50:421-8. 2011
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- Clinical subgroups and antifungal susceptibilities in fungal culture-positive patients with chronic rhinosinusitis
Selim S Erbek
Department of Otolaryngology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 265:775-80. 2008
..Sensitivity to antifungal agents, except fluconazole, was high. Because many factors can contribute to the pathogenesis of CRS, medical treatment should be considered on a case-by-case basis...
- Frequency, risk factors, and responsible pathogenic microorganisms of asymptomatic bacteriuria in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Hale Turan
Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
Jpn J Infect Dis 61:236-8. 2008
..05). The most commonly isolated microorganism was Escherichia coli. The present study identified the duration of diabetes, high HbA1c, glucosuria and pyuria as risk factors for ASB in type 2 diabetic patients...
- Septic pulmonary embolism secondary to dental focus
Kivanc Serefhanoglu
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Konya, Turkey
Quintessence Int 39:753-6. 2008
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Transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease in an immunocompetent individual following cardiac surgeryKivanc Serefhanoglu
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Baskent University, Konya Medical and Research Center, Selcuklu Konya, Turkey
J Natl Med Assoc 97:418-20. 2005
..Clinical findings and results of a skin biopsy specimen were consistent with transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease. The patient died 20 days after transfusion...
