Kurum Yazarı "Erdem, İlknur" PubMed İndeksli Yayın Koleksiyonu İçin Listeleme
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A 5-year surveillance of healthcare-associated infections in a university hospital: A retrospective analysis
Erdem, İlknur; Yıldırım, İlker; Şafak, Birol; Karaali, Ritvan; Erdal, Berna; Ardıç, Enes; Arar, Cavidan (Sage Publications Inc, 2022)Objectives: Nosocomial infections or healthcare-associated infections are a significant public health problem around the world. This study aimed to assess the rate of laboratory-confirmed healthcare-associated infections, ... -
Alterations in bacterial spectrum and increasing resistance rates in isolated microorganisms from device-associated infections in an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital in Istanbul (2004-2010)
İnan, Asuman Şengöz; Özgültekin, Asu; Akçay, Seniha Şenbayrak; Engin, Derya Öztürk; Turan, Güldem; Ceran, Nurgül; Erdem, İlknur (Natl Inst Infectious Diseases, 2012)The aim of the present study was to determine the rate of device-associated infection (DAI) and the change in profiles and antimicrobial resistance patterns of the causative microorganisms in a medical-surgical intensive ... -
Bloodstream infections in a medical-surgical intensive care unit: incidence, aetiology, antimicrobial resistance patterns of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
Erdem, İlknur; Özgültekin, Asu; İnan, Asuman Şengöz; Engin, Derya Öztürk; Akçay, Seniha Şenbayrak; Turan, G.; Göktaş, Paşa (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009)P>In the present study, the incidence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of the microorganisms that caused bloodstream infections (BSIs) in a medical-surgical intensive care unit during the years 2005-2007 were determined. ... -
A case report of brain abscess caused by carbapenem- resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
Tunçkale, Tamer; Kavak, Çağlar; Şafak, Birol; Gönen, Aysun; Erdem, İlknur (Inst Medicina Tropical Sao Paulo, 2023)The treatment of infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp) strains is difficult due to the limited antimicrobial options and high mortality. There are many reports on intracranial infections ... -
Clinical features, laboratory data, management and the risk factors that affect the mortality in patients with postoperative meningitis
Erdem, İlknur; Hakan, Tayfun; Ceran, Nurgül; Metin, Fatma; Akçay, Seniha Şenbayrak; Küçükercan, Metin; Göktaş, Paşa (Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2008)Background: Nosocomial meningitis is a rare complication following neurosurgical procedures and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics and ... -
Community-acquired Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Etiology, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Treatment Results in Female Patients
Erdem, İlknur; Karaali, Rıdvan; Ardic, Enes; Omar, Şenay Elbasan; Mutlu, Reyhan; Topkaya, Aynur Eren (Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018)Background/Purpose: Most community-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs) are usually treated empirically. The knowledge of antibiotic resistance patterns of the microorganisms causing UTI is essential for defining the ... -
Comparison of antibiotic use in the COVID-19 pandemic with the pre-pandemic period in a university hospital
Erdem, İlknur; Ardıç, Enes; Türker, Ece; Kardan, Muhammed Enes; Demirkapu, Mahluga Javarova (Termedia Publishing House Ltd, 2022)Introduction: The appropriate use of antibiotics is an important strategy in slowing the development of antimicrobial resistance. This study aimed to evaluate antibiotic consumption and antibiotic use during the coronavirus ... -
Development and validation of a modified quick SOFA scale for risk assessment in sepsis syndrome
Çağ, Yasemin; Karabay, Oğuz; Sipahi, Oguz Resat; Aksoy, Firdevs; Durmuş, Gül; Batırel, Ayşe; Vahaboglu, Haluk; Erdem, İlknur (Public Library Science, 2018)Sepsis is a severe clinical syndrome owing to its high mortality. Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score has been proposed for the prediction of fatal outcomes in sepsis syndrome in emergency departments. ... -
Effectiveness of fixed-dose combination of paritaprevir, ritonavir, ombitasvir, and dasabuvir in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection and chronic kidney diseases: real-life experiences
Örmeci, Necati; Sezgin, Orhan; Karaali, Rıdvan; Aygen, Bilgehan; Turan, Dilara; Yaras, Serkan; Asiller, Özgün; Karaali, Rıdvan; Erdem, İlknur (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2019)Introduction Both hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been comorbid illnesses with increasing morbidity and mortality. The present study was conducted to present real-life experiences ... -
Gemella morbillorum endocarditis in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve
Doğan, Mustafa; Topkaya, Aynur Eren; Alpsoy, Şeref; Gür, Özcan; Erdem, İlknur (Kare Publ, 2021)Gemella morbillorum is one of the rare causative microorganisms of endocarditis. We herein report a case of infective endocarditis in a patient with bicuspid aortic valve caused by G. morbillorum. Infective endocarditis ... -
Incidence, Etiology and Risk Factors Associated with Mortality of Nosocomial Candidemia in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey
Erdem, İlknur; Oğuzoğlu, Naz; Engin, Derya Öztürk; Özgültekin, Asu; İnan, Asuman Şengöz; Ceran, Nurgül; Göktaş, Paşa (Karger, 2010)Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, etiology and risk factors for mortality of patients with nosocomial candidemia. Subjects and Methods: This observational study was performed at Haydarpasa ... -
Incidence, etiology, and antibiotic resistance patterns of Gram-negative microorganisms isolated from patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia in a medical-surgical hospital in Istanbul, intensive care unit of a teaching Turkey (2004-2006)
Erdem, İlknur; Özgültekin, Asu; İnan, Asuman Şengöz; Dinçer, Emine; Turan, Güldem; Ceran, Nurgül; Göktaş, Paşa (Natl Inst Infectious Diseases, 2008)The identification of microorganisms causing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is important for formulating appropriate therapies. In this study, we report the incidence, etiology, and antibiotic resistance patterns ... -
Incidence, etiology, and antibiotic resistance patterns of Gram-negative microorganisms isolated from patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia in a medical-surgical intensive care unit of a teaching hospital in Istanbul, Turkey (2004-2006)
Erdem, İlknur; Özgültekin, Asu; İnan, Asuman Şengöz; Dinçer, E.; Turan, G.; Ceran, Nurgül; Göktaş, Paşa (2008)The identification of microorganisms causing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is important for formulating appropriate therapies. In this study, we report the incidence, etiology, and antibiotic resistance patterns ... -
Investigation of Factors Affecting Viral Clearance Time by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Method in Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples of COVID-19 Patients
Doğan, Mustafa; Çelikkol, Aliye; Yılmaz, Berna; Erdem, İlknur (Ankara Microbiology Soc, 2022)The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to threaten the lives of millions of people. Viral shedding through the respiratory tract is the main risk factor for the transmission of the severe acute respiratory ... -
Is Implant Washing and Wound Irrigation with Rifampicin Effective for Preventing Surgical Site Infections in Lumbar Instrumentation?
Karaarslan, Numan; Yılmaz, İbrahim; Özbek, Hanefi; Öznam, Kadir; Ateş, Özkan; Erdem, İlknur (Turkish Neurosurgical Soc, 2018)AIM: To determine whether the washing of implants and autogenous bone grafts with rifampicin, and the irrigation of the surgical field using diluted rifampicin, have any significant effect on the prevention of spinal implant ... -
The place of infectious markers in predicting culture positivity in patients with renal failure hospitalized with suspected infection
Özkan, Gülsüm; Özyılmaz, Semanur; Bayrakçı, Nergiz; Yıldırım, İlker; Erdem, İlknur (John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2022)Infectious diseases are an important cause of mortality in patients with renal failure. The markers used to diagnose infection in patients with renal failure have various limitations. Culture positivity is an objective ... -
A rare cause of fever in an adult: a case of familial Mediterranean fever
Erdem, İlknur; Saritas, Fatih; Karaali, Rıdvan; Ardic, Enes; Emeksiz, Gaye Kübra; Kara, Sonat Pınar; Bol, Oguzhan (Dove Medical Press Ltd, 2018)Background: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary autoinflammatory disease characterized by recurrent fever attacks and serositis. Nonspecific manifestations of the FMF can mimic many common acquired disorders ... -
The role of oxidized phospholipids in COVID-19-associated hypercoagulopathy
Akpınar, Seval; Oran, Mustafa; Doğan, Mustafa; Çelikkol, Aliye; Erdem, İlknur; Turgut, Burhan (Verduci Editore s.r.l, 2021)OBJECTIVE: There is more pronounced hypercoagulation in COVID-19 infection than in other viral lung infections. Oxidized phospholipids (OxPLs) appear in COVID-19-infected lungs due to oxidative stress, after which they ... -
Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus
Erdem, İlknur; Omar, Şenay Elbasan; Karaali, Rıdvan; Güneş, Hayati; Topkaya, Aynur Eren (Dove Medical Press Ltd, 2016)Objective: Infections are among the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) but are rare initial presentation of the disease. Therefore, in this study, we describe ... -
Unusual central nervous system involvement of rheumatoid arthritis: successful treatment with steroid and azathioprine
İnan, Asuman Şengöz; Masatlioglu, Seval; Özyürek, Seyfi C.; Engin, Derya Öztürk; Erdem, İlknur (Springer Heidelberg, 2011)Central nervous system involvement of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) frequently develops in patients who had a long-term history of RA, irrespective of the disease activity of systemic arthritis, and it has a high mortality ...