Browsing by Author "Derin, Okan"
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A case of endocarditis due to coxiella burnetii
Aydın, Selda; Derin, Okan; Yılmaz, Mesut (Galenos Publishing, 2022)A 36-year-old male patient, who was an agricultural farmer and had a diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valve and coarctation, was admitted with symptoms of fever, fatigue, and shortness of breath that lasted for a month, in ... -
The effect of antimicrobial policy implementation on carbapenem resistance: A university hospital experience
Derin, Okan; Şeker, Fatma; Aksoy, Nilay; Yiğit, Pakize; Yılmaz, Mesut; Mert, Ali (Marmara University, 2022)Objective: The resistance of Gram-negative bacteria to antibiotics is a global issue that leads to increased mortality and treatment costs. The aim of this study is to see how a newly formed carbapenem control team affected ... -
Epidemiology of nosocomial candidemia, mortality, and antifungal resistance: 7-year experience in Turkey
Aydın, Selda; Derin, Okan; Şahin, Meyha; Dinleyici, Rümeysa; Yılmaz, Mesut; Ceylan, Bahadır; İstanbullu Tosun, Ayşe; Öztürk, Recep; Mert, Ali (National Institute of Health, 2022)Candidemia is an important clinical condition that prolongs hospital stays and increases morbidity, mortality, and hospital costs. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the epidemiological and microbiological ... -
Genital erüpsiyonla başvuran bir hasta: Türkiye’deki ikinci maymun çiçeği olgusu
Derin, Okan; Öztürk, Esin Nagihan; Demirbaş, Nazife Duygu; Sevgi, Dilek Yıldız; Dökmetaş, İlyas (Ankara Microbiology Society, 2023)İnsan maymun çiçeği (MPX) hastalığı, vaccinia ve variola gibi “poxviridae” ailesine ait maymun çiçeği virüsünün neden olduğu, yeniden önem kazanan zoonotik bir hastalıktır. Avrupa Hastalık Önleme ve Kontrol Merkezi [European ... -
Human Herpesvirus 6 encephalitis in an immunocompetent pregnant patient and review of the literature
Yılmaz, Mesut; Yaşar, Canan; Aydın, Selda; Derin, Okan; Polat, Burcu; Ertan, Gülhan; Ceylan, Bahadır; Mert, Ali (Elsevier Science Bv, 2018)Central nervous system infection caused by Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is well known in immunocompromised; however, data regarding immunocompetent patients is limited to case series. We describe a 29-year-old immunocompetent ... -
Infectious complications of prostate biopsy: Winning battles but not war
Derin, Okan; Fonseca, Limirio; Salas, Rafael; Roberts, Matthew (Springer, 2020)Background Prostate biopsy is a standard tool for diagnosing prostate cancer, with more than 4 million procedures performed worldwide each year. Infectious complications and economic burden are reportedly rising with ... -
A multi-center retrospective analysis of healthcare workers after COVID-19: Epidemiological and clinical features
Derin, Okan; Aksoy, Nilay; Çaydaşı, Özge; Yılmaz, Mesut; Mert, Ali (Marmara University, 2022)Objective: Concerns regarding the high-level risk of infection among healthcare workers (HCWs) increased after COVID19 was declared as a pandemic in March 2020. Inadequate infection control owing to a shortage of personal ... -
Rifampicin-induced fever in a patient with brucellosis: A case report
Yılmaz, Mesut; Yaşar, Canan; Aydın, Selda; Derin, Okan; Ceylan, Bahadır; Mert, Ali (Springer, 2018)We present a 35-year-old female patient who was started on rifampicin (900 mg orally once daily) and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) (160/800 mg orally twice daily) after being diagnosed with brucellosis. Following ...
