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    Hepatit B Virus Enfeksiyonlu Hastalarda Renal Fonksiyonların Sintigrafik Değerlendirilmesi
    (Düzce Üniversitesi, 2008) Kaya, Eser; Demirdal, Tuna; Yüksel, Şeref
    Aim: Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can induce nephropathy and major HBV antigens (HBcAg, HBeAg, HBsAg) and immune complexes responsible for its pathogenesis. The purpose of our study was to assess the renal function of patients with HBV infection by means of technetium diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Tc99m DTPA) scintigraphy, in order to detect any early renal dysfunction, which might be related to nephropathy associated with HBV infection. Methods: Nineteen patients (10 male and 9 female with a mean age of 37.11±11.34 years, age range 25?62 years) with the diagnosis of HBV infections, and 16 healthy controls (8 male and 8 female with a mean age of 33.50±11.56 years, age range 24-55 years) were enrolled into the study. All subjects had no history of renal disease and treatment of HBV infection including interferon-alfa, pegylated interferon-alfa, lamivudine and adefovir. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), urea and creatinine were analyzed. The renal perfusion, concentration and excretion were evaluated by Tc99m DTPA scintigraphy. The time to peak (TTP), peak activity (counts/second) (PA), clearance half time (T1/2) and percent contribution of each kidney to total function (differential function) were calculated. The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was determined simultaneously by 3 methods; gamma camera uptake method (Gates, GFR), predicted creatinine clearance method (Cockcroft-Gault, CG-GFR), and Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD). The variables were compared between groups. Results: The mean values of patients’ parameters were as follows; right TTP:5.73±3.14 min, left TTP:5.52±2.09 min, right PA:884.78±214.85 cts/sec, left PA:889.52±252.68 cts/sec and right T1/2:17.84±6.89 min, left T1/2:14.51±8.59 min. Differential functions were 50.27±3.39% on the right side and 49.72±3.39% on the left side. In study group, Gates GFR value was 125.63±25.84 ml/min, CG-GFR:124.05±24.32 ml/min, MDRDGFR:113.15±24.70 ml/min/1.73 m2, BUN:14.57±5.05 mg/dl, urea: 27.37±10.24 mg/dl, and creatinine:0.73±0.18 mg/dl. The mean values of control group were as follows; right TTP:4.05±1.87 min, left TTP:2.93±1.14 min, right PA:819.25±260.48 cts/sec, left PA:796.75±176.94 cts/sec, and right T1/2:12.25±3.19 min, left T1/2:12.25±5.49 min. In control group, Gates GFR value was 109.75±39.03 ml/min, CG-GFR:104.62±39.67 ml/min, MDRD-GFR:89.68±34.15 ml/min/1.73 m2, BUN:11.37±4.47 mg/dl, urea:24.75±5.54 mg/dl, and creatinine:0.78±0.17 mg/dl. There were a statistical difference between patients and controls groups at right TTP value and left TTP value (p
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    Infections in travellers returning to Turkey from the Arabian peninsula: a retrospective cross-sectional multicenter study
    (Springer, 2016) Erdem, Hakan; Ak, Öznur; Elaldı, Nazif; Demirdal, Tuna; Hargreaves, S.; Nemli, Salih Atakan; İnan, Asuman
    Mass gatherings pooling people from different parts of the world-the largest of which is to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for Hajj-may impose risks for acquisition and dissemination of infectious diseases. A substantial number of pilgrims to Hajj and Umrah are Turkish citizens (456,000 in 2014) but data are lacking on scale of the problem. We did a retrospective cross-sectional multicenter study in Turkey to explore the range of infections among inpatients who had recently returned from the Arabian Peninsula. Our inclusion criteria were patients who had acquired an infection during their trip to an Arabian Peninsula country, or who became symptomatic within 1 week of their return. The data were collected retrospectively for January 1, 2013 and March 1, 2015. 185 Turkish patients were recruited to the study across 15 referral centers with travel associated infectious diseases after returning from Arabian Peninsula countries (predominantly Saudi Arabia 163 [88.1 %] for religious purposes 162 [87.5 %]). Seventy four (40.0 %) of them were a parts per thousand yen 65 years old with numerous comorbidities including diabetes (24.3 %) and COPD (14.1 %). The most common clinical diagnosis was respiratory tract infections (169 [91.5 %]), followed by diarrheal diseases (13 [7 %]), and there was one case of MERS-CoV. Patients spent a median of 5 (3-7) days as hospital inpatients and overall mortality was 1.1 %. Returning travellers from the Arabian Peninsula present as inpatients with a broad range of infectious diseases similar to common community acquired infections frequently seen in daily medical practices in Turkey.
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    Nasopharyngeal Group A Streptococcal Carriers in Healthy School Children
    (Düzce Üniversitesi, 2008) Toprak, Dilek; Demirdal, Tuna; Aşçı, Zerrin; Orhan, Semiha; Çetinkaya, Zafer
    Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of nasopharyngeal Streptococcus pyogenes in asymptomatic school children in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. A secondary aim was to investigate whether pharyngitis occurred among the asymptomatic carriers. Methods: The study groups included 1129 primary school children in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. An infectious disease specialist rubbed sterile swabs over the posterior nasopharyngeal walls of the 1129 children who had no symptoms of pharyngitis. Throat swabs were cultured for bacteria which were identified using standard microbiological methods. During the one year period of control, asymptomatic carriers were monitored for developing pharyngitis. Results: Of the 1129 children 73 (6.5%) were isolated S.pyogenes. We diagnosed 4 (5.5%) cases of pharyngitis among group A streptococcal carries. Conclusion: Our data shows that S. pyogenes nasopharyngeal carriage was found 6.5% in healthy school children. We observed a low occurrence of pharyngitis among asymptomatic school children
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    Withdrawal of Staphylococcus aureus from intensive care units in Turkey
    (Mosby-Elsevier, 2013) Erdem, Hakan; Dizbay, Murat; Karabey, Selma; Kaya, Selçuk; Demirdal, Tuna; Köksal, İftihar; Ünal, Serhat
    Background: In the past, Staphylococcus aureus infections have displayed various patterns of epidemiologic curves in hospitals, particularly in intensive care units (ICUs). This study aimed to characterize the current trend in a nationwide survey of ICUs in Turkey. Methods: A total of 88 ICUs from 36 Turkish tertiary hospitals were included in this retrospective study, which was performed during the first 3 months of both 2008 (period [P] 1) and 2011 (P2). A P value <=.01 was considered significant. Results: Although overall rates of hospital-acquired infection (HAI) and device-associated infection densities were similar in P1 and P2, the densities of HAIs due to S aureus and methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) were significantly lower in P2 (P < .0001). However, the proportion of HAIs due to Acinetobacter was significantly higher in P2 (P < .0001). Conclusions: The incidence of S aureus infections is declining rapidly in Turkish ICUs, with potential impacts on empirical treatment strategies in these ICUs. Copyright (C) 2013 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.