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The clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of neuroinvasive listeriosis: A multinational study
Arslan, Ferhat; Meynet, Elodie; Sünbül, Mustafa; Sipahi, Oğuz Reşat; Kurtaran, Behice; Kaya, Selçuk; İnkaya, Ahmet; Pagliano, Pasquale; Şengöz, Gönül; Batırel, Ayşe; Kayaaslan, Bircan; Yıldız, Orhan; Güven, Tümer; Türker, Nesrin; Midi, İpek; Parlak, Emine; Tosun, Selma; Erol, Serpil; İnan, Asuman; Öztoprak, Nefise; Balkan, İlker; Aksoy, Y.; Ceylan, Bahadır; Yılmaz, Mesut; Mert, Ali (Springer, 2015)The aim of this study was to determine the independent risk factors, morbidity, and mortality of central nervous system (CNS) infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes. We retrospectively evaluated 100 episodes of ... -
Comparable efficacy of tenofovir versus entecavir and predictors of response in treatment-naive patients with chronic hepatitis B: A multicenter real-life study
Batırel, Ayşe; Güçlü, Ertuǧrul; Arslan, Ferhat; Koçak, Funda; Karabay, Oğuz; Özer, Serdar; Turanlı, Münevver; Mert, Ali (Elsevier, 2014)Objective: To compare responses to tenofovir (TDF) and entecavir (ETV) therapy. Methods: This was a multicenter retrospective study including treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) who received TDF or ETV. ... -
Comparison of cellular immunity in patients with chronic hepatitis B, inactive hepatitis B surface antigen carriers and spontaneously recovered individuals
Arslan, Ferhat; Mert, Ali; Sili, Uluhan; Tabak, Fehmi; Öztürk, Recep; Özaras, Reşat (H G E Update Medical Publishing S A, 2014)Different clinical outcomes of acute HBV infection have been partially explained by individual differences in immune response. In this study We investigated interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) secretion of peripheral blood ... -
Comparison of colistin-carbapenem, colistin-sulbactam, and colistin plus other antibacterial agents for the treatment of extremely drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream infections
Batirel, Ayşe; Balkan, İlker İnanç; Karabay, Oğuz; Ağalar, Canan; Akalın, Şerife; Alıcı, Özlem; Alp, Emine; Altay, Fatma Aybala; Altın, Nilgün; Arslan, Ferhat; Aslan, Turan; Bekiroğlu, Nuray; Cesur, Salim; Çelik, Aygül Dogan; Doğan, Mustafa; Durdu, Bülent; Duygu, Fazilet; Engin, Aynur; Engin, Derya Öztürk; Gönen, İbak; Güçlü, Ertuğrul; Güven, Tümer; Hatipoğlu, Çiğdem Ataman; Hoşoğlu, Salih; Karahocagil, Mustafa Kasım; Ulu Kılıç, Aysegül; Örmen, Bahar; Özdemir, Davut; Özer, Serdar; Öztoprak, Nefise; Sezak, Nurbanu; Turhan, Vedat; Türker, Nesrin; Yılmaz, Hava (Springer, 2014)The purpose of this investigation was to compare the efficacy of colistin-based therapies in extremely drug-resistant Acinetobacter spp. bloodstream infections (XDR-ABSI). A retrospective study was conducted in 27 tertiary-care ... -
Daptomycin use in mrsa bacteremia of a patient with myasthenia gravis: A case report
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is the most common autoimmune disease affecting the neuromuscular junction and is characterized by ocular, bulbar, limb and respiratory muscle involvement. Some of the drugs may induce and exacerbate ... -
Efficacy of colistin and non-colistin monotherapies in multi-drug resistant acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia/sepsis
Karabay, Oğuz; Batırel, Ayşe; Balkan, İlker İnanç; Ağalar, Canan; Akalın, Şerife; Alıcı, Özlem; Alp, Emine; Aybala Alta, Fatma; Altın, Nilgün; Arslan, Ferhat; Aslan, Turan; Bekiroğlu, Nural; Cesur, Salim; Doğan Çelik, Aygül; Doğan, Mustafa; Durdu, Bülent; Duygu, Fazilet; Engin, Aynur; Öztürk Engin, Derya; Gönen, İbak; Güçlü, Ertuğrul; Güven, Tümer; Ataman Hatipoğlu, Çiğdem; Hoşoğlu, Salih; Karahocagil, Mustafa; Ulu Kılıç, Ayşegül; Örmen, Bahar; Özdemir, Davut; Özer, Serdal; Öztoprak, Nefise; Sezak, Nurbanu; Turhan, Vedat; Türker, Nesrin; Yılmaz, Hava (Acta Medica Mediterranea, 2014)Objective: This retrospective study aimed to investigate the efficacies of colistin and non-colistin monotherapies in multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia (MDR-AB). Materials and methods: Cases with ... -
Erratum: An unnoticed origin of fever: Periapical tooth abscess - Three case reports and literature review
Arslan, Ferhat; Karagöz, Ergenekon; Yiğit Arslan, Birsen; Mert, Ali (NLM (Medline), 2017)Erratum Following publication of the Original article An unnoticed origin of fever: Periapical tooth abscess - Three case reports and literature review (Infez. Med., volume 24, issue 1, pages 67-70, year 2016) We became ... -
Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis associated with erythema nodosum: Case report and literature review
Arslan, Ferhat; Karagöz, Ergenekon; Arslan Yiğit, Birsen; Ceylan, Bahadır; Ertan, Gülhan; Mert, Ali (Nobel İlaç, 2016)Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is an uncommon inflammatory disease of the breast. Differential diagnosis and exclusion of breast cancer is the most challenging issue for patients and physicians. IGM may be ... -
Impact of fatty liver on hepatitis B virus replication and virologic response to tenofovir and entecavir
Ceylan, Bahadır; Arslan, Ferhat; Batırel, Ayşe; Fincancı, Muzaffer; Yardımcı, Cem; Fersan, Esra; Paşaoğlu, Esra; Yılmaz, Mesut; Mert, Ali (2016)Background/Aims: We aimed to evaluate the impact of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) on viral kinetics and virologic response to tenofovir and entecavir treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) ... -
Imported plasmodium falciparum malaria in Istanbul, Turkey: Risk factors for severe course and mortality
Arslan, Ferhat; Mert, Ali; Batırel, Ayşe; İnan, Asuman; Balkan, İlker İnanç; Nazlıcan, Özcan; Uzun, Cengiz; Vahaboğlu, Haluk (Sage Publications Inc, 2013)We describe the epidemiological, clinical features and risk factors for the morbidity and mortality of imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases during the last 10 years in Istanbul, Turkey. The epidemiological, clinical ... -
Metastatic prostate cancer as an infrequent cause of fever of unknown origin, and review of the literature
Yılmaz, Mesut; Arslan, Ferhat; Örmeci̇, Tuǧrul; Mert, Ali (Mattioli 1885 S.p.A., 2016)Summary. Although neoplastic fever is a rare entity, it still constitutes a clinical challenge and a troublesome symptom. Differentiating it from other cancer-related fevers, such as infection, is important for appropriate ... -
Mortality predictors of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: A prospective multicenter study
Yılmaz, Mesut; Elaldi, Nazif; Balkan, İlker İnanç; Arslan, Ferhat; Alga Batırel, Ayşe; Bakıcı, Mustafa Zahir; Gözel, Mustafa Gökhan; Alkan, Sevil; Doğan Çelik, Aygül; Yetkin, Meltem Arzu; Bodur, Hürrem; Sinirtaş, Melda; Akalın, Halis; Aybala Altay, Fatma; Şencan, İrfan; Azak, Emel; Gündeş, Sibel; Ceylan, Bahadır; Öztürk, Recep; Leblebicioğlu, Hakan; Vahaboğlu, Haluk; Mert, Ali (BioMed Central Ltd., 2016)Background: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the causes of both community and healthcare-associated bacteremia. The attributable mortality of S. aureus bacteremia (SAB) is still higher and predictors for mortality and ... -
Primary hepatic actinomycosis mimicking a tumor (inflammatory pseudotumor): Case report and literature review
Batırel, Ayşe; Arslan, Ferhat; Hallaç Keser, Sevinç; Küçük, Hasan Fehmi; Yavuzer, Dilek; Karabay, Oğuz; Özer, Serdar (Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2015)Actinomycosis often manifests with abscesses in the cervicofacial region. Hepatic involvement occurs usually secondary to an intraabdominal infection. "Isolated or primary hepatic actinomycosis (PHA) defines actinomycosis ... -
Role of spiramycin in prevention of fetal toxoplasmosis
Avcı, Muhittin Eftal; Arslan, Ferhat; Çiftci, Şinasi; Ekiz, Ali; Tüten, Abdullah; Yıldırım, Gökhan; Madazlı, Rıza (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016)Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of spiramycin in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of Toxoplasma gondii infection. Methods: Patients within first trimester of their pregnancy with ... -
Significant contribution of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) in a case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting with fever of unknown origin
Arslan, Ferhat; Yılmaz, Mesut; Çakır, Tansel; Mert, Ali (The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, 2014)The diagnostic value of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) has not been thoroughly evaluated in patients with leukemia. We herein report the case of a patient with B cell acute ... -
Spread of NDM-1-producing enterobacteriaceae in a neonatal intensive care unit in Istanbul, Turkey
Poirel, Laurent; Yılmaz, Mesut; İstanbullu, Ayşe; Arslan, Ferhat; Mert, Ali; Bernabeu, Sandrine; Nordmanna, Patrice (American Society for Microbiology, 2014)Twenty-two consecutive carbapenem-resistant enterobacterial isolates were recovered from patients hospitalized between January and April 2013 in different units at a university hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. These were ... -
Tick-related facial cellulitis caused by francisella tularensis
Arslan, Ferhat; Karagöz, Ergenekon; Zemheri, Ebru; Vahaboğlu, Haluk; Mert, Ali (EDIMES Edizioni Medico Scientifiche, 2016)Tick-borne illnesses have diverse biological and clinical features that make recognition and appropriate treatment challenging. Arthropod-transmitted (ticks, fleas and deer flies) tularaemia remains a concern worldwide. ... -
An unnoticed origin of fever: Periapical tooth abscess. Three case reports and literature review
Arslan, Ferhat; Karagöz, Ergenekon; Arslan Yiğit, Birsen; Mert, Ali (EDIMES Edizioni Medico Scientifiche, 2016)Dental infections may lead to severe local or systemic infections such as endocarditis, brain abscesses and mediastinitis. Fever may be the only symptom. We aim to highlight dental/odontogenic abscesses as the occult source ...