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Fahri Yüce Ayhan

Fahri Yüce Ayhan
İzmir Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Turkey · Transfusion Center

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January 2000 - January 2016
Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital
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Publications (61)
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Infectious gastroenteritis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in nations with middle and low incomes. In a pediatric gastroenteritis patient, the aim was to determine the therapeutic impact of using the Gastrointestinal Panel in our clinical practice. A single-center retrospective study was designed to evaluate children wh...
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Genel Tanım, Afet Türleri ve Evreleri Kamil KOÇAK Hatice ŞİMŞEK KESKİN Afet ve Salgınların Sağlık Hizmeti Veren Kurumlara ve Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Laboratuvarlarına Etkileri Seyfi DURMAZ Mestan EMEK Risk Değerlendirme Yavuz DOĞAN Laboratuvar Tasarımı ve Biyogüvenlik Cemile SÖNMEZ Laboratuvar İçi Atık Yönetimi Nevgün SEPİN ÖZEN Laboratuvar İçi Dezenfe...
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Central nervous system infections (CNS) are life-threatening infections in children, requiring urgent intervention and rapid diagnosis. In this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of syndromic tests in diagnosing CNS infections and the distribution of viral pathogens in pediatric patients. A total of 145 pediatric patients with a prediagnos...
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Introduction: Brucellosis, which is among the endemic regions of Turkey, is a common zoonotic disease. The gold standard in diagnosing brucellosis is culture. We aimed to compare demographic characteristics, risk factors, and clinical and laboratory variables between cases with culture positivity and undetected in culture. Materials and Methods: Th...
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As a result of multipl transfusions, it is challenging to cope with immunohematological problems in transfusion-dependent patients. Cross-match incompatibilites related to alloimmunization, clinical hemolysis associated with autoimmunization or perplexity in blood grouping due to chimeric red cells because of previous transfusions are major problem...
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Objective Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common viral respiratory infection in infants. This study aimed to establish the potential changes in the clinical course of RSV in the neonatal period with the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) pandemic. Study Design During the observational study period, newborns diagnosed with...
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This study aimed to assess the therapeutic effects of implementing the BioFire® Blood Culture Identification 2 (BCID2) Panel (bioMérieux, Marcy l’Etoile, France) in the clinical practice of children with sepsis. This retrospective cross-sectional study included children from 15 days of age to 18 years old with sepsis and of whom the BCID2 Panel was...
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The challenge of disaster management in healthcare facilities is dealing with the incident’s consequences and maintaining regular operations. Diagnostic and clinical microbiology laboratories have a critical role in the early diagnosis of causative agents of infectious diseases that could spread rapidly in the community and lead to outbreaks. Blood...
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Chickenpox, the primary infection of the Varicella-zoster virus (VZV), is usually a benign, self-limiting disease and it rarely causes severe complications. Encephalitis is a rare neurological complication of VZV in previously healthy children. We report on an immunocompetent child without vaccination diagnosed with VZV encephalitis who was treated...
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Pseudomonas spp. febril nötropenik hastalarda bakteriyemide en sık görülen üçüncü Gram negatif etkendir. Artan direnç oranları hastaların hastanede kalış süresinin uzamasına, artan tedavi maliyetlerine ve mortaliteye neden olmaktadır. Çalışmamızda, hemotoloji/onkoloji servisinde yatan ve kan kültüründe Pseudomonas spp. üremesi olan çocuk hastaların...
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Background SARS-CoV-2, a respiratory viral disease, is thought to have a more severe course in patients with malignancy and low immune systems. Methods This prospective single-center study was conducted at the University of Health Sciences Dr. Behçet Uz Children's Hospital from September 22 and December 31, 2021. Asymptomatic COVID-19 transmission...
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Objective In this study, we aimed to compare the clinical, laboratory, and radiological findings of noncoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) viral agents in newborn infants hospitalized for lower respiratory tract infection during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This prospective cross-sectional study conducted between 11 March 2020 and 31 July 2021 in...
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Acute asthma exacerbations (AAE) are episodes characterized by potentially life-threatening and rapidly deteriorating asthma symptoms. Viral respiratory infections are one of the major triggers in the pathophysiology of childhood asthma exacerbations. In this study, we aimed to determine the distribution of viral agents among pediatric AAE patients...
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Objective Candida species are among the most prevalent microorganisms in pediatric critical care units that cause central line-associated bloodstream infections. The goal of this study was to assess the therapeutic benefit of central line bundle for the prevention of Candida species-related bloodstream infections in pediatric intensive care units....
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Background Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 is appearing with an increasing number of variants day by day, this study aimed to determine the effect of B.1.1.7 (alpha), B.1.351 (beta), P.1 (gamma), and B.1.617.2 (delta) variants on hospitalization rates. Methods This single-center study was conducted at the University of Health Scien...
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ABSTRACT Objective: Microbiological screening of blood donors for agents of transfusion transmitted infections is important and necessary for ensuring the transfusion safety. The aim of this study was to prepare internal quality control (IQC) sera for HBsAg screening of blood donors by using the human plasma collected from blood donors with detecta...
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Introduction: In this study, we aimed to discuss the transfusion-associated costs in view of transfusion practice in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) by considering previously well-defined indications of blood transfusions and the evidence-based evaluation for transfusion decision-making in pediatric patients. Materials and Methods: During...
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Background The study aimed to evaluate the distribution of circulating respiratory viral pathogens other than SARS-CoV-2 during the first year of the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with especially focusing on the effects of the national-based mitigation strategies. Methods This single-center study was conducted between March 11, 2020...
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Introduction: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization and infections are important in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). This study aimed to investigate the effect of a 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bath on VRE and CRE colonization. Materials and Methods: Skin bathing was pe...
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Background Epidemiological data on secondary bacteremia associated with nosocomial urinary tract infections generally include adult patients with urinary catheters. Aim To evaluate the frequency and outcome of secondary bacteremia complicating healthcare-associated urinary tract infections. Material and methods This study was conducted between Ma...
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Objective: Needlestick injuries are important for healthcare workers due to their morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the risk group of needlestick injuries (NSIs) among healthcare workers, and possible risk groups, actions, and prevention practices of the healthcare workers. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional st...
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Objective: Needlestick injuries are important for healthcare workers due to their morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the risk group of needlestick injuries (NSIs) among healthcare workers, and possible risk groups, actions, and prevention practices of the healthcare workers. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional st...
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Objectives The objectives of this study were to evaluate the differences in the viral etiologies and variability in the clinical course between children with and without severe disability (SD) admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with acute respiratory illness (ARI). Methods The medical records of patients admitted to our PICU betwe...
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Background The influenza virus is a significant cause of acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) requiring hospitalization in childhood and leads to severe morbidity and mortality, especially in certain risk groups. Objectives The study aims to evaluate acute LRTI due to influenza in a tertiary care hospital and the risk factors for hospit...
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Transfusion as a transplantation of blood cells is a complex process with many immunological consequences which are variably related to the features of donors, recipients and blood components. In all allogeneic blood transfusions immune responses are stimulated by effecting innate and adaptive immunities. Red blood cell antigens, platelet antigens,...
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Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type II (LAD II) is a rare, autosomal, recessive inherited immunodeficiency disease that induces frequent and recurrent infections, persistent leukocytosis, severe mental and growth retardation, and impaired wound healing. The Bombay blood group is a rare blood group phenotype that is characterised by the deficiency of...
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Background: Healthcare–associated infections results increased healthcare costs and mortality. There are limited studies concerning the distribution of the etiologic agents and the resistance patterns of the microorganisms causing healthcare–associated urinary tract infections (HA-UTI) in pediatric settings. Objectives: The aim of this study was t...
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Objective: Aim of this study was to evaluate antibiotic resistance ofsalmonella strains isolated from various samples in a tertiary pediatric carecenter in Turkey. Material and Methods: In the current study, all Salmonella strainsisolates from clinical specimens of pediatric patients were evaluated in the terms of antibiotic susceptibility tests. B...
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Mycobacterium lentiflavum is a recently described nontuberculous mycobacterium that has mainly clinical importance in young children with cervical lymphadenitis and in immunocompromised patients. We report here, along with a further case of diffused pulmonary nodules in a 12-year-old boy, the first isolations from bronchoalveolar lavage culture wit...
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Background: We aimed to evaluate the correlation of caspofungin E-tests with the prognosis and response to caspofungin therapy of Candida parapsilosis complex bloodstream infections in children hospitalized in pediatric intensive care unit. Methods: All children who had C.parapsilosis complex bloodstream infections and who were treated with caspof...
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Purpose: Our aim is to determine whether the presence of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (s-TREM-1) of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), serum procalcitonin levels (PCT), and Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS) have diagnostic value in children with VAP. Methods: All children followed in pediatric intensive care...
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Objective: Surveillance rates of infections in the hospitals may be affected based on the recent changes in the definitions of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) published in January 2014 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In this study, effects of implementing two different infection control diagnostic criteria [CDC diagnosti...
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Candidemia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer patients. The incidence of candidemia has been reported to have shifted toward non-albicans species. The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of Candida species resulting in bloodstream infections or catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSIs) in pediatric he...
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Leishmaniasis is a disease transmitted by infected sand flies, when they suck the blood of mammals. It is considered an endemic infection in many parts of world. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in the South Eastern parts of Turkey. It is a public health problem in big cities, such as İzmir, as well as in rural areas our country. Here we report t...
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Abstract. Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health problem. The childhood tuberculosis has some unique features different which makes the diagnosis more complicated. Here we described the epidemiologic, clinical and microbiologic features of children with extra pulmonary and pulmonary TB. Methods: The data of the patients <17 yea...
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Objective: We aimed to determine the patterns of antimicrobial drug usage and appropriateness of antibiotic indications ratios in patients hospitalized in Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital on 15th January 2012. Material and Methods: A standard form was prepared and the demographic features such as age, gender and indications for antimicrobial selec...
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Summary Aim: ABO/Rh incompatibilities are common causes of blood group incompatibility in newborns. On rare occasions, alloimmunization due to minor erythrocyte antigens may cause severe hemolytic disease requiring exchange transfusion. Most common minor erythrocyte antigens include non-D Rh antigens (c, C, e, E), Kell, Duffy, Kidd and MNS. In this...
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Seven clusters of hospital infection due to Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium were documented in the neonatology clinic of a children's hospital between April 2002 and March 2004. Eighty-one neonates were infected. Three cases were asymptomatic, 73 cases had gastroenteritis as the only clinical condition, and 5 cases had bacteremia associated...
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Candida ciferrii, which is known as an agent of superficial yeast infection and onychomycosis, has rarely been isolated as an agent of candidemia. Limited reports have suggested different patterns of antifungal sensitivity. We report a rare candidemia case caused by c.ciferrii in an 8-year-old child in which isolated candida species were resistant...
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Aim: We aimed to determine the patterns of antimicrobial drug usage and appropriateness of antibiotic indications ratios in patients hospitalized in Dr. Behcet Uz Children’s Hospital on 27th of February, 2008.Material and Methods: A standard form was prepared and the demographic features such as age, gender and indications for antimicrobial selecti...
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Leech infestation can cause many different clinical symptoms such as epistaxis, haemoptysis, haematemesis, and vaginal bleeding. Therefore leech infestation should be considered as a cause of unexplained severe anemia in rural areas where aquatic leeches are common. In this paper we report a case of pharyngeal leech infestation (Limnatis nilotica)...
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Safety of blood and blood products is a major problem all over the world. Screening for the markers of infectious diseases is an incomplete solution. One of the most important steps in improving the safety of blood and blood products is donor selection. In this study, causes of donor deferral were evaluated retrospectively in the blood center of a...
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Seven Salmonella enteritidis serovar tarshyne strains were isolated from fecal specimens in 1989 and 1990 summer months.

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