2010
A Case Report of Thrombocytopenia‐associated Multiple Organ Failure Secondary to Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Infection in a Pediatric Patient: Successful Treatment With Plasma Exchange
Yildirim I, Ceyhan M, Bayrakci B, Uysal M, Kuskonmaz B, Ozaltin F. A Case Report of Thrombocytopenia‐associated Multiple Organ Failure Secondary to Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Infection in a Pediatric Patient: Successful Treatment With Plasma Exchange. Therapeutic Apheresis And Dialysis 2010, 14: 226-229. PMID: 20438547, DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2009.00714.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalmonella enterica serotype Typhi infectionMultiple organ failureS. typhi infectionTyphi infectionOrgan failurePlasma exchangeAggressive antimicrobial therapyPlasma exchange therapyLife-saving interventionsConventional supportive measuresSevere sepsisExchange therapyPediatric patientsCase reportAntimicrobial therapySuccessful treatmentSupportive measuresMortality rateAntimicrobial treatmentPatientsThrombocytopeniaInfectionTherapyHigher proportionTreatmentRisks and outcome of fungal infection in neutropenic children with hematologic diseases.
Aytaç S, Yildirim I, Ceyhan M, Cetin M, Tuncer M, Kara A, Cengiz AB, Seçmeer G, Yetgin S. Risks and outcome of fungal infection in neutropenic children with hematologic diseases. The Turkish Journal Of Pediatrics 2010, 52: 121-5. PMID: 20560245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFebrile neutropenic episodesAcute myeloid leukemiaNeutropenic episodesAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaAplastic anemiaAntifungal treatmentFungal infectionsMortality rateAmphotericin BNeutropenic childrenRetrospective studyLymphoblastic leukemiaMyeloid leukemiaHematologic diseasesTreatment groupsPatientsWhole groupInfectionEpisodesLeukemiaMortalityAnemiaGroupDiseaseFluconazole
2009
Multicenter Prospective Study on the Burden of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Turkey, 2005–2006: A Hospital-Based Study
Ceyhan M, Alhan E, Salman N, Kurugol Z, Yildirim I, Celik U, Keser M, Koturoglu G, Tezer H, Bulbul EK, Karabocuoglu M, Halicioglu O, Anis S, Pawinski R. Multicenter Prospective Study on the Burden of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Turkey, 2005–2006: A Hospital-Based Study. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2009, 200: s234-s238. PMID: 19817603, DOI: 10.1086/605056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRotavirus gastroenteritisWorld Health Organization's generic protocolRotavirus-positive childrenPrevalence of rotavirusMulticenter prospective studyRotavirus vaccineProspective surveillanceProspective studyDisease burdenMortality rateGastroenteritisPrevalent strainsRotavirusIndividual centersChildrenBurdenMain causeHospitalizationHospitalInfantsVaccineYearsPrevalence