Amoebic Infections and Treatments

BACKGROUND: Intestinal parasitic infections are amongst the most common infections worldwide. Epidemiological research carried out in different countries has shown that the social and economical situation of the individuals is an important cause in the prevalence of intestinal parasites. Previous studies in Turkey rev…

• BERNA KORKMAZGİL

PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of percutaneous treatment of liver hydatid cysts. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-one patients (19 female patients and 12 male patients; age range, 8-78 years; mean age, 41 years) with 57 liver hydatid cysts underwent percutaneous treatment. The cysts were treated with hy…

• ALP DİNÇER

Over the past 30 years, benzimidazoles have increasingly been used to treat cystic echinococcosis (CE). The efficacy of benzimidazoles, however, remains unclear. We systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, SIGLE, and CCTR to identify studies on benzimidazole treatment outcome. A large heterogeneity of methods in 23 re…

• FATMA NAZAN ÇOBANOĞLU

Echinococcus granulosus (E.granulosus ) and Echino-coccus multilocularis (E.multilocularis ) infections are the most common parasitic diseases that affect the liver.The disease course is typically slow and the patients tend to remain asymptomatic for many years.Often the diagnosis is incidental.Right upper quadrant ab…

• CEMAL KAYA

Echinococcus granulosus (E.granulosus ) and Echino-coccus multilocularis (E.multilocularis ) infections are the most common parasitic diseases that affect the liver.The disease course is typically slow and the patients tend to remain asymptomatic for many years.Often the diagnosis is incidental.Right upper quadrant ab…

• EMRE BOZKURT

Blastocystis is a prevalent enteric protozoan that infects a variety of vertebrates. Infection with Blastocystis in humans has been associated with abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, fatigue, skin rash, and other symptoms. Researchers using different methods and examining different patient groups have reported as…

• ÜLGEN ZEKİ OK

Late hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) is a rare complication after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), conventionally described as occurring more than 30 days after surgery. Only a few reports document its course. In a consecutive series of 634 OLTs (704 grafts), 11 patients (1.7%) had late HAT, diagnosed a median…

• FULYA GÜNŞAR

BACKGROUND: Intestinal parasitic infections affect child health and development and slow down growth, while reducing adults' productivity and work capacity. The aim of the present study was to determine and compare the incidences of intestinal parasitic infections and the socio-economic status of two near primary scho…

• NOGAY GİRGİNKARDEŞLER

BACKGROUND: Intestinal parasitic infections affect child health and development and slow down growth, while reducing adults' productivity and work capacity. The aim of the present study was to determine and compare the incidences of intestinal parasitic infections and the socio-economic status of two near primary scho…

• BEYHAN CENGİZ ÖZYURT

BACKGROUND: Intestinal parasitic infections affect child health and development and slow down growth, while reducing adults' productivity and work capacity. The aim of the present study was to determine and compare the incidences of intestinal parasitic infections and the socio-economic status of two near primary scho…

• ALİ AHMET KİLİMCİOĞLU

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• DEVRİM AKINCI
• SERRA ÖRSTEN
• TÜRKMEN TURAN ÇİFTÇİ

BACKGROUND: Abdominal infections are frequent causes of sepsis and septic shock in the intensive care unit (ICU) and are associated with adverse outcomes. We analyzed the characteristics, treatments and outcome of ICU patients with abdominal infections using data extracted from a one-day point prevalence study, the Ex…

• FATMA ÜLGER