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Interleukin (Il)-12 And Il-23 Are Key Cytokines For Immunity Against Salmonella In Humans
(Univ Chicago Press, 2004)
Patients with inherited deficiency of the interleukin (IL)-12/IL-23-interferon (IFN)-gamma axis show increased susceptibility to invasive disease caused by the intramacrophage pathogens salmonellae and mycobacteria. We ...
Pantonvalentine Leucocidin Gene Carriage Among Staphylococcus Aureus Strains Recovered From Skin And Soft Tissue Infections In Turkey
(Oxford Univ Press, 2012)
Regardless of methicillin resistance, PantonValentine leucocidin (PVL)-positive Staphylococcus aureus isolates are associated with various types of infections and outbreaks. Limited data exist about the PVL content of S. ...
Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance Among Gram-Negative Isolates from Intensive Care Units in Eight Hospitals in Turkey
(Oxford Univ Press, 2000)
With the participation of eight major reference hospitals in Turkey, 749 aerobic Gram-negative isolates obtained from 473 intensive care patients in 1997 were tested for their susceptibility to 13 commonly employed ...
A Prospective International Aspergillus Terreus Survey: An Efisg, Isham and Ecmm Joint Study
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2017)
Objectives: A prospective international multicentre surveillance study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and amphotericin B susceptibility of Aspergillus terreus species complex infections. Methods: A total of ...
A Surveillance Study of Antimicrobial Resistance of Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated From Intensive Care Units in Eight Hospitals in Turkey
(Oxford Univ Press, 1999)
This study was carried out with the participation of eight hospitals in Turkey to determine the frequency of Gram-negative bacteria isolated in intensive care units (ICU) and to compare their resistance rates to selected ...
Acquisition of Meningococcal Serogroup W-135 Carriage in Turkish Hajj Pilgrims Who Had Received The Quadrivalent Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine
(Amer Soc Microbiology, 2013)
Invasive meningococcal disease is a recognized public health problem worldwide, with a dynamic and changeable epidemiology. In Turkey, the second most common pathogenic meningococcal serogroup (after serogroup B) is W-135, ...
Bloodstream Infections Caused by Staphylococcus Aureus in A University Hospital in Turkey: Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2004)
In total, 177 patients with bloodstream infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus (BSISA) were investigated prospectively between June 1999 and June 2001. Of these, 19.8% had community-acquired BSISA, while 80.2% had ...
Central Venous Catheter-Related Biofilm Infections: An Up-To-Date Focus On Meticillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2013)
Central venous catheters are indispensable for the long-term treatment of seriously and chronically ill patients, but their use is often associated with a variety of complications; indeed, 90% of primary bloodstream ...
Development And Validation Of The Increment-Esbl Predictive Score For Mortality In Patients With Bloodstream Infections Due To Extendedspectrum- Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae
(Oxford Univ Press, 2017)
Background. Bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) are frequent yet outcome prediction rules for clinical use have not been developed. The objective was to define and validate a ...
Dali: Defining Antibiotic Levels In Intensive Care Unit Patients: Are Current Beta-Lactam Antibiotic Doses Sufficient For Critically Ill Patients?
(Oxford Univ Press Inc, 2014)
Background. Morbidity and mortality for critically ill patients with infections remains a global healthcare problem. We aimed to determine whether beta-lactam antibiotic dosing in critically ill patients achieves concentrations ...
