Browsing by Author "Sunbul, Mustafa"
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Acute pancreatitis caused by leptospirosis: Report of two cases
Kaya, Ekrem; Dervisoglu, Adem; Eroglu, Cafer; Polat, Cafer; Sunbul, Mustafa; Ozkan, Kayhan (Baishideng Publ Grp Co Ltd, 2005)Two cases of acute pancreatitis with leptospirosis are reported in this article. Case 1: A 68-year-old woman, presented initially with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and jaundice. She was in poor general condition, and ... -
Aetiology of PCR negative suspected Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases in an endemic area
Tanyel, Esra; Sunbul, Mustafa; Fletcher, Tom E.; Leblebicioglu, Hakan (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016)Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a potentially fatal tick-borne viral infection that is widely distributed worldwide. The diagnosis is frequently missed due to the non-specific initial symptoms and the differential ... -
Apoptosis-Related Gene Expression in an Adult Cohort with Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
Guler, Nil; Eroglu, Cafer; Yilmaz, Hava; Karadag, Adil; Alacam, Hasan; Sunbul, Mustafa; Leblebicioglu, Hakan (Public Library Science, 2016)Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a life threatening acute viral infection characterized by fever, bleeding, leukopenia and thrombocytopenia. It is a major emerging infectious diseases threat, but its pathogenesis ... -
Are healthcare workers' mobile phones a potential source of nosocomial infections? Review of the literature
Ulger, Fatma; Dilek, Ahmet; Esen, Saban; Sunbul, Mustafa; Leblebicioglu, Hakan (J Infection Developing Countries, 2015)Mobile communication devices help accelerate in-hospital flow of medical information, information sharing and querying, and contribute to communications in the event of emergencies through their application and access to ... -
A case of endocarditis mimicking Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
Tanyel, Esra; Sunbul, Mustafa; Fletcher, Tom; Leblebicioglu, Hakan (Sage Publications Inc, 2017)Infective endocarditis (IE) is life-threatening condition with a highly variable clinical presentation. We report a case of acute IE with delayed diagnosis which resulted due to an initial misdiagnosis of Crimean Congo ... -
A case of severe babesiosis treated successfully with exchange transfusion
Tanyel, Esra; Guler, Nil; Hokelek, Murat; Ulger, Fatma; Sunbul, Mustafa (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2015)Babesiosis is a zoonotic disease that may be asymptomatic or result in severe clinical conditions, with severe hemolysis, hepatic, and renal failure, in humans. Clinical symptoms depend on the species and immune status of ... -
Characteristics of leptospirosis with systemic inflammatory response syndrome: a multicenter study
Yilmaz, Hava; Turhan, Vedat; Yasar, Kadriye Kart; Hatipoglu, Mustafa; Sunbul, Mustafa; Leblebicioglu, Hakan (Biomed Central Ltd, 2015)Background: Leptospirosis is a common zoonotic infection in the world. In patients with leptospirosis, in case of presence of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), clinical and laboratory findings can be mistaken ... -
Consensus report: Preventive measures for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever during Eid-al-Adha festival
Leblebicioglu, Hakan; Sunbul, Mustafa; Memish, Ziad A.; Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A.; Bodur, Hurrem; Ozkul, Aykut; Hasan, Zahra (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2015)Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is endemic in Eurasian countries such as, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran. CCHF virus is spread by the Hyalomma tick, which is found mainly on cattle and sheep. Muslim countries, ... -
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever and secondary bacteraemia in Turkey
Sunbul, Mustafa; Leblebicioglu, Hakan; Fletcher, Tom E.; Elaldi, Nazif; Ozkurt, Zulal; Bastug, Aliye; Beeching, Nick J. (W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2015)… -
Detection of Hepatitis B Virus in Used Razor Blades by PCR
Eroglu, Cafer; Zivalioglu, Muammer; Esen, Saban; Sunbul, Mustafa; Leblebicioglu, Hakan (Baqiyatallah Research Center, 2010)Background and Aims: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection ranks among the most devastating health problems in the world. The most probable transmission routes of HBV are blood contact, sexual, and horizontal transfer. Other ... -
Differences in the effectiveness of serum biomarkers for the diagnosis of bacterial infections in adult and elderly patients admitted to the emergency department
Yilmaz, Hava; Duran, Latif; Yanik, Keramettin; Altuntas, Mehmet; Sunbul, Mustafa (Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey, 2015)Background/aim: This study aimed to evaluate the superiority of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, white blood cell (WBC) counts, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) in discriminating among infection, ... -
Direct healthcare costs for patients hospitalized with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever can be predicted by a clinical illness severity scoring system
Bozkurt, Ilkay; Sunbul, Mustafa; Yilmaz, Hava; Esen, Saban; Leblebicioglu, Hakan; Beeching, Nicholas J. (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016)Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is endemic in Turkey, with peak incidence of hospital admissions in the summer months. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the role of the severity grading score (SGS) in ... -
Discharge criteria for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in endemic areas
Leblebicioglu, Hakan; Sunbul, Mustafa; Bodur, Hurrem; Ozaras, Resat (W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2016)… -
Distribution of hepatitis B virus genotypes in patients with chronic hepatitis B in Turkey
Sunbul, Mustafa; Leblebicioglu, Hakan (Baishideng Publ Grp Co Ltd, 2005)AIM: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) strains isolated worldwide has been classified into eight genomic groups deduced from genome comparisons and designated as genotypes A to H. We aimed to investigate prevalence of HBV genotypes ... -
Ebola virus disease and the veterinary perspective
Gumusova, Semra; Sunbul, Mustafa; Leblebicioglu, Hakan (Bmc, 2015)Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a potentially fatal haemorrhagic disease of humans. The last and most serious outbreak of Ebola virus (EBOV) started in December 2013 in West Africa and also affected other continents. Animals ... -
Efficacy of tigecycline/colistin combination in a pneumonia model caused by extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Yilmaz, Esmeray Mutlu; Sunbul, Mustafa; Aksoy, Abdurrahman; Yilmaz, Hava; Guney, Akif Koray; Guvenc, Tolga (Elsevier, 2012)Due to increasing drug resistance, available antimicrobial options are limited in the treatment of Acinetobacter baumannii infections. Particularly in cases caused by extensively drug-resistant (XDR) A. baumannii, combination ... -
Enterococcus durans Endocarditis
Sunbul, Mustafa; Cerik, Hatun O.; Cerik, Bugra; Gulel, Okan; Leblebicioglu, Hakan (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2018)…
