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Cat Scratch Disease: 9 Years of Experience at a Pediatric Center
Amin O, Rostad CA, Gonzalez M, Rostad BS, Caltharp S, Quincer E, Betke BA, Gottdenker NL, Wilson JJ, Shane AL, Elmontser M, Camacho-Gonzalez A, Senior T, Smith O, Anderson EJ, Yildirim I. Cat Scratch Disease: 9 Years of Experience at a Pediatric Center. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac426. PMID: 36072697, PMCID: PMC9439574, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCat-scratch diseaseClinical featuresAtypical clinical manifestationsPediatric hospital systemMajority of casesPediatric centersAtypical presentationCanine exposureCat exposureMedian ageRegional lymphadenopathyClinical manifestationsHepatic microabscessesPhysical examinationScratch diseaseMedical recordsPolymerase chain reactionRisk factorsSchool-aged childrenRetrospective analysisCytopathological resultsPatient careLymphadenopathyRadiographic imagingHospital system
2010
Serosurveillance study on transmission of H5N1 virus during a 2006 avian influenza epidemic
CEYHAN M, YILDIRIM I, FERRARIS O, BOUSCAMBERT-DUCHAMP M, FROBERT E, UYAR N, TEZER H, ONER AF, BUZGAN T, TORUNOGLU MA, OZKAN B, YILMAZ R, KURTOGLU MG, LALELI Y, BADUR S, LINA B. Serosurveillance study on transmission of H5N1 virus during a 2006 avian influenza epidemic. Epidemiology And Infection 2010, 138: 1274-1280. PMID: 20092669, DOI: 10.1017/s095026880999166x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum samplesSubclinical infectionAvian influenza patientsSingle serum sampleAvian influenzaEnzyme-linked immunoassayPoultry cullersInfluenza patientsMicroneutralization assaysNasopharyngeal swabsPolymerase chain reactionSerosurveillance studiesH5N1 infectionHealthcare workersHaemagglutination inhibitionInfluenza epidemicsHuman infectionsSerological surveyFamily contactsHuman casesH5N1 virusInfectionDiseased poultryInfected chickensChain reactionPneumococcal serotypes causing pediatric meningitis in Turkey: application of a new technology in the investigation of cases negative by conventional culture
Ceyhan M, Yildirim I, Sheppard C, George R. Pneumococcal serotypes causing pediatric meningitis in Turkey: application of a new technology in the investigation of cases negative by conventional culture. European Journal Of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 2010, 29: 289-293. PMID: 20087750, DOI: 10.1007/s10096-009-0853-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseasePolymerase chain reactionPneumococcal diseasePneumococcal serotypesCSF samplesAntigen detectionSurveillance of serotypesPneumococcal conjugate vaccinePrior antibiotic useSerotypes/groupsCerebrospinal fluid samplesYears of agePediatric meningitisBacterial meningitisVaccine impactConjugate vaccineActive surveillanceAntibiotic useCommon serotypesQuellung reactionStreptococcus pneumoniaeAge groupsInvestigation of casesSerotype 5Ply gene
2009
Comparison of nasopharyngeal culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serological test for diagnosis of pertussis.
Cengiz AB, Yildirim I, Ceyhan M, Seçmeer G, Gür D, Kara A. Comparison of nasopharyngeal culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serological test for diagnosis of pertussis. The Turkish Journal Of Pediatrics 2009, 51: 309-16. PMID: 19950836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis of pertussisFirst serum samplePolymerase chain reactionIgG antibodiesSerum samplesNasopharyngeal culturesPertussis toxinInitial examinationHacettepe University Ihsan Doğramaci Children's HospitalB. pertussisAnti-pertussis antibodiesSecond serum samplePCR-positive patientsB. pertussis antigensChain reactionTypes of antibodiesBordetella pertussis cultureAntibody positivityParoxysmal coughPertussis antigensVaccination historyAntibody levelsChildren's HospitalProspective studyInspiratory whoop
2008
A Chryseobacterium meningosepticum outbreak observed in 3 clusters involving both neonatal and non-neonatal pediatric patients
Ceyhan M, Yıldırım I, Tekelı A, Yurdakok M, Us E, Altun B, Kutluk T, Cengiz AB, Gurbuz V, Barın C, Bagdat A, Cetınkaya D, Gur D, Tuncel O. A Chryseobacterium meningosepticum outbreak observed in 3 clusters involving both neonatal and non-neonatal pediatric patients. American Journal Of Infection Control 2008, 36: 453-457. PMID: 18675153, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsChryseobacteriumCluster AnalysisCross InfectionDisease OutbreaksDNA FingerprintingDNA, BacterialEnvironmental MicrobiologyFemaleFlavobacteriaceae InfectionsGenotypeHandHealth PersonnelHospital UnitsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsRandom Amplified Polymorphic DNA TechniqueTurkeyConceptsNon-neonatal pediatric patientsHealth care workers' handsNeonatal intensive care unitTertiary health centerEnterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus sequence polymerase chain reactionIntensive care unitInfection control measuresMeningosepticum infectionOlder patientsPediatric patientsPremature infantsCare unitPediatric wardPolymerase chain reactionHand culturesHealth centersIndex patientsNosocomial infectionsAmbu bagPatientsEtiologic agentAntimicrobial treatmentPowdered infant formulaOutbreak investigationInfant formula