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Meliha Meric-koc

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Managing adult patients with infectious diseases in emergency departments: international ID-IRI study.

2021

We aimed to explore factors for optimizing antimicrobial treatment in emergency departments. A single-day point prevalence survey was conducted on January 18, 2020, in 53 referral/tertiary hospitals in 22 countries. 1957 (17%) of 11557 patients presenting to EDs had infections. The mean qSOFA score was 0.37 +/- 0.74. Sepsis (qSOFA >= 2) was recorded in 218 (11.1%) patients. The mean qSOFA score was significantly higher in low-middle (1.48 +/- 0.963) compared to upper-middle (0.17 +/- 0.482) and high-income (0.36 +/- 0.714) countries ( P < 0.001). Eight (3.7%) patients with sepsis were treated as outpatients. The most common diagnoses were upper-respiratory (n = 877, 43.3%), lower-respirator…

0301 basic medicinePoint prevalence surveymedicine.medical_specialtyUrologic NeoplasmsReferralinternational ID-IRI study- JOURNAL OF CHEMOTHERAPY 2021 [Erdem H. Hargreaves S. ANKARALI H. ÇAŞKURLU H. Ceviker S. A. Bahar-Kacmaz A. Meric-Koc M. ALTINDİŞ M. Yildiz-Kirazaldi Y. Kizilates F. et al. -Managing adult patients with infectious diseases in emergency departments]medicine.drug_classOrgan Dysfunction Scores030106 microbiologyAntibioticsPractice Patternsemergency ; antibiotic ; elderly ; infection ; sepsis ; treatmentGlobal HealthelderlyCommunicable Diseasestreatment.SepsisHospital03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineantibioticSepsismedicineHumansPharmacology (medical)Practice Patterns Physicians'Developing CountriesRespiratory Tract InfectionsPharmacologyEmergency ServicePhysicians'Adult patientstreatmentbusiness.industryPatient AcuityAntimicrobialmedicine.diseasehumanitiesinfectionDrug UtilizationAnti-Bacterial AgentsInfectious DiseasesOncology030220 oncology & carcinogenesisEmergency medicineEmergencysepsibusinessEmergency Service HospitalJournal of chemotherapy (Florence, Italy)
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Portraying infective endocarditis

2019

Infective endocarditis is a growing problem with many shifts due to ever-increasing comorbid illnesses, invasive procedures, and increase in the elderly. We performed this multinational study to depict definite infective endocarditis. Adult patients with definite endocarditis hospitalized between January 1, 2015, and October 1, 2018, were included from 41 hospitals in 13 countries. We included microbiological features, types and severity of the disease, complications, but excluded therapeutic parameters. A total of 867 patients were included. A total of 631 (72.8%) patients had native valve endocarditis (NVE), 214 (24.7%) patients had prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE), 21 (2.4%) patients …

MaleInternationalityAucunInfective endocarditimedicine.disease_causeMedical microbiology80 and overBlood cultureHospital MortalityAged 80 and overmedicine.diagnostic_testbiologyEndocarditisSBacterialGeneral MedicineSciences bio-médicales et agricolesMiddle AgedStaphylococcal InfectionsSciences du Vivant [q-bio]/Microbiologie et ParasitologieViridans StreptococciCatheterInfectious Diseases[SDV.MP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and ParasitologyStaphylococcus aureusInfective endocarditisAortic ValveMitral ValveFemaleMicrobiology (medical)Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyProsthesis-Related InfectionsAdolescentaureusBlood cultureYoung AdultInternal medicinemedicineEndocarditisHumansresults of multinational ID-IRI study- EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES cilt.38 ss.1753-1763 2019 [Erdem H. Puca E. Ruch Y. Santos L. Ghanem-Zoubi N. Argemi X. Hansmann Y. Guner R. Tonziello G. Mazzucotelli J. et al. -Portraying infective endocarditis]ProstheticAgedNative Valve EndocarditisBacteriabusiness.industryEndocarditis Bacterialmedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationS. aureusViridans streptococciInfective endocarditisbusinessNative
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Vector-borne and zoonotic infections and their relationships with regional and socioeconomic statuses: An ID-IRI survey in 24 countries of Europe, Af…

2021

Background: In this cross-sectional, international study, we aimed to analyze vector-borne and zoonotic infections (VBZI), which are significant global threats. Method: VBZIs’ data between May 20–28, 2018 was collected. The 24 Participatingcountries were classified as lower-middle, upper-middle, and high-income. Results: 382 patients were included. 175(45.8%) were hospitalized, most commonly in Croatia, Egypt, and Romania(P = 0.001). There was a significant difference between distributions of VBZIs according to geographical regions(P &lt; 0.001). Amebiasis, Ancylostomiasis, Blastocystosis, Cryptosporidiosis, Giardiasis, Toxoplasmosis were significantly more common in the Middle-East while B…

AsiaSurveillance data030231 tropical medicineeducationEconomic statuTickSocioeconomic FactorZoonosis03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineEconomic statusZoonosiMultidisciplinary approachZoonosesEnvironmental healthmedicineAnimalsHumansHemorrhagic Fever Crimean ...economic status ; infection ; tick ; vector ; zoonosisSocioeconomic statushealth care economics and organizationsCross-Sectional Studie0303 health sciencesZoonotic InfectionbiologyAnimal030306 microbiologyZoonosisSignificant differencePublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthAn ID-IRI survey in 24 countries of Europe Africa and Asia- TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE cilt.44 2021 [Saydam F. N. Erdem H. ANKARALI H. Ramadan M. E. E. El-Sayed N. M. Civljak R. Pshenichnaya N. Moroti R. V. Mahmuodabad F. M. Maduka A. V. et al. -Vector-borne and zoonotic infections and their relationships with regional and socioeconomic statuses]medicine.diseasebiology.organism_classification3. Good healthEuropeCross-Sectional StudiesInfectious DiseasesGeographySocioeconomic FactorsVector (epidemiology)AfricaHemorrhagic Fever Virus Crimean-CongoHemorrhagic Fever CrimeanVectorInfectionTick
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Vaccine hesitancy and refusal among parents: An international ID-IRI survey

2022

Introduction: Although vaccines are the safest and most effective means to prevent and control infectious diseases, the increasing rate of vaccine hesitancy and refusal (VHR) has become a worldwide concern. We aimed to find opinions of parents on vaccinating their children and contribute to available literature in order to support the fight against vaccine refusal by investigating the reasons for VHR on a global scale.Methodology: In this international cross-sectional multicenter study conducted by the Infectious Diseases International Research Initiative (ID-IRI), a questionnaire consisting of 20 questions was used to determine parents' attitudes towards vaccination of their children.Resul…

MaleParentsHealth Knowledge Attitudes PracticeAn international ID-IRI survey- JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES cilt.16 sa.6 ss.1081-1088 2022 [Cag Y. Al Madadha M. E. ANKARALI H. ÇAĞ Y. Onder K. D. Seremet-Keskin A. Kizilates F. Civljak R. Shehata G. ALAY H. et al. -Vaccine hesitancy and refusal among parents]VaccinationGeneral MedicinePatient Acceptance of Health CareMicrobiologyCommunicable DiseasesparentInfectious DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesVirologySurveys and Questionnairesvaccine refusalHumansvaccine refusal.ParasitologyFemaleVaccination HesitancyChildVaccine hesitancy
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