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1. Global Meningococcal Initiative: Insights on antibiotic resistance, control strategies and advocacy efforts in Western Europe

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Borrow, Ray, Campbell, Helen, Caugant, Dominique A., Cherkaoui, Abdessalam, Claus, Heike, Deghmane, Ala-Eddine, Dinleyici, Ener Cagri, Harrison, Lee H., Hausdorff, William P., Bajanca-Lavado, Paula, Levy, Corinne, Mattheus, Wesley, Mikula-Pratschke, Claudia, Mölling, Paula, Sáfadi, Marco AP, Smith, Vinny, van Sorge, Nina M., Stefanelli, Paola, Taha, Muhamed-Kheir, Toropainen, Maija, Tzanakaki, Georgina, and Vázquez, Julio

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2024
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2. Meningococcal disease in the Middle East: A report from the Global Meningococcal Initiative

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Al-Abri, Seif S., Abuhasan, Musallam Yunus, Albayat, Soha Shawqi A., Bai, Xilian, Bastaki, Hamad, Borrow, Ray, Caugant, Dominique A., Dbaibo, Ghassan, Deghmane, Ala-Eddine, Dinleyici, Ener Cagri, Ghuneim, Nedal, Sheek-Hussein, Mohamud, Lucidarme, Jay, Leng, Sean, Koliou, Maria G., Sáfadi, Marco A.P., Salman, Jameela Al, Al-Sanouri, Tarek, Smith, Vinny, Taha, Muhamed-Kheir, Vázquez, Julio, Wright, Claire, and Yezli, Saber

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2024
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3. Meningococcal disease in North America: Updates from the Global Meningococcal Initiative

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Asturias, Edwin J., Bai, Xilian, Bettinger, Julie A., Borrow, Ray, Castillo, Delia Nais, Caugant, Dominique A., Chacon, Grettel Chanto, Dinleyici, Ener Cagri, Echaniz-Aviles, Gabriela, Garcia, Luis, Glennie, Linda, Harrison, Lee H., Howie, Rebecca L., Itsko, Mark, Lucidarme, Jay, Marin, Jose Eduardo Oliva, Marjuki, Henju, McNamara, Lucy A., Mustapha, Mustapha M., Robinson, Joan L., Romeu, Belkis, Sadarangani, Manish, Sáez-Llorens, Xavier, Sáfadi, Marco A.P., Stephens, David S., Stuart, James M., Taha, Muhamed-Kheir, Tsang, Raymond S.W., Vazquez, Julio, and De Wals, Philippe

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2022
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5. SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among pediatric health care personnel after the first peak of the pandemic: nationwide surveillance in Turkey

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Oygar, Pembe Derin, Büyükçam, Ayşe, Bal, Zümrüt Şahbudak, Dalgıç, Nazan, Bozdemir, Şefika Elmas, Karbuz, Adem, Çetin, Benhur Şirvan, Kara, Yalçın, Çetin, Ceren, Hatipoğlu, Nevin, Uygun, Hatice, Aygün, Fatma Deniz, Törün, Selda Hançerli, Okur, Dicle Şener, Çiftdoğan, Dilek Yılmaz, Kara, Tuğçe Tural, Yahşi, Aysun, Özer, Arife, Demir, Sevliya Öcal, Akkoç, Gülşen, Turan, Cansu, Salı, Enes, Şen, Semra, Erdeniz, Emine Hafize, Kara, Soner Sertan, Emiroğlu, Melike, Erat, Tuğba, Aktürk, Hacer, Gürlevik, Sibel Laçinel, Sütçü, Murat, Aydın, Zeynep Gökçe Gayretli, Atikan, Başak Yıldız, Yeşil, Edanur, Güner, Gizem, Çelebi, Emel, Efe, Kadir, İşançlı, Didem Kızmaz, Durmuş, Habibe Selver, Tekeli, Seher, Karaaslan, Ayşe, Bülbül, Lida, Almış, Habip, Kaba, Özge, Keleş, Yıldız Ekemen, Yazıcıoğlu, Bahadır, Oğuz, Şerife Bahtiyar, Ovalı, Hüsnü Fahri, Doğan, Hazal Helin, Çelebi, Solmaz, Çakır, Deniz, Karasulu, Burcugül, Alkan, Gülsüm, Yenidoğan, İrem, Gül, Doruk, Küçükalioğlu, Burcu Parıltan, Avcu, Gülhadiye, Kukul, Musa Gürel, Bilen, Melis, Yaşar, Belma, Üstün, Tuğba, Kılıç, Ömer, Akın, Yasemin, Cebeci, Sinem Oral, Bucak, Ibrahim Hakan, Yanartaş, Mehpare Sarı, Şahin, Aslıhan, Arslanoğlu, Sertaç, Elevli, Murat, Çoban, Rabia, Öz, Şadiye Kübra Tüter, Hatipoğlu, Halil, Erkum, İlyas Tolga, Turgut, Mehmet, Demirbuğa, Asuman, Özçelik, Taha, Çiftçi, Diclehan, Sarı, Emine Ergül, Akkuş, Gökhan, Hatipoğlu, Sadık Sami, Dinleyici, Ener Çağrı, Hacımustafaoğlu, Mustafa, Özkınay, Ferda, Kurugöl, Zafer, Cengiz, Ali Bülent, Somer, Ayper, Tezer, Hasan, and Kara, Ateş

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2021
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6. Meningococcal disease surveillance in the Asia–Pacific region (2020): The global meningococcal initiative

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Aye, Aye Mya Min, Bai, Xilian, Borrow, Ray, Bory, Sotharith, Carlos, Josefina, Caugant, Dominique A., Chiou, Chien-Shun, Dai, Vo Thi Trang, Dinleyici, Ener Cagri, Ghimire, Prakash, Handryastuti, Setyo, Heo, Jung Yeon, Jennison, Amy, Kamiya, Hajime, Tonnii Sia, Loong, Lucidarme, Jay, Marshall, Helen, Putri, Nina Dwi, Saha, Senjuti, Shao, Zhujun, Sim, James Heng Chiak, Smith, Vinny, Taha, Muhamed-Kheir, Van Thanh, Phan, Thisyakorn, Usa, Tshering, Kinley, Vázquez, Julio, Veeraraghavan, Balaji, Yezli, Saber, and Zhu, Bingqing

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2020
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7. Prevention and control of meningococcal disease: Updates from the Global Meningococcal Initiative in Eastern Europe

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Bai, Xilian, Borrow, Ray, Bukovski, Suzana, Caugant, Dominique A., Culic, Davor, Delic, Snezana, Dinleyici, Ener Cagri, Eloshvili, Medeia, Erdősi, Tímea, Galajeva, Jelena, Křížová, Pavla, Lucidarme, Jay, Mironov, Konstantin, Nurmatov, Zuridin, Pana, Marina, Rahimov, Erkin, Savrasova, Larisa, Skoczyńska, Anna, Smith, Vinny, Taha, Muhamed-Kheir, Titov, Leonid, Vázquez, Julio, and Yeraliyeva, Lyazzat

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2019
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8. Prevention of vaccine-matched and mismatched influenza in children aged 6–35 months: a multinational randomised trial across five influenza seasons

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Acostas, Beatriz, Amanullah, Arshad, Ariza, Miguel, Arroba Basanta, Maria Luisa, Aziz, Asma, Bautista, Milagros, Bavdekar, Ashish, Bodalia, Bhavesh, Bravo, Lulu C, Brzostek, Jerzy, Cabanero, Miguel Angel, Caldwell, Ian, Carmona, Alfonso, Chandrashekaran, Vijayalakshmi, Claeys, Carine, Corsaro, Bartholomew, Cousin, Luis, Danier, Jasur, Dbaibo, Ghassan, Diaz Cirujano, Ana Isabel, Diaz, Adolfo, Diez-Domingo, Javier, Dinleyici, Ener Cagri, Docx, Martine, Drazan, Daniel, Faust, Saul N, Galaj, Andrzej, Garcia Rodriguez, Fermin, Garcia-Sicilia, Jose, Gonzales, Maria Liza Antoinette, Gomez-Go, Grace D, Gooding, Trevor, Hacimustafaoglu, Mustafa, Heath, Paul, Heaton, Paul, Hughes, Stephen M, Innis, Bruce L, Izu, Allen, Jackowska, Teresa, Jain, Varsha K, Kant, Shashi, Kosalaraksa, Pope, Lalwani, Sanjay, Langlands, Jennifer, Li, Ping, Logghe, Karl, Lucero, Marilla, Malvaux, Ludovic, Mantyka, Jolanta, Mares Bermudez, Josep, Martinon-Torres, Federico, McNally, Damien, Miszczak-Kowalska, Edyta, Montellano, May, Peix Sambola, Maria Amor, Prymula, Roman, Puthanakit, Thanyawee, Rivera, Luis, Royal, Simon, Ruzkova, Renata, Sablan, Benjamin, Sadowska-Krawczenko, Iwona, Salamanca de la Cueva, Ignacio, Schuind, Anne, Snape, Matthew, Soni, Jyoti, Tomlinson, Richard, Ulied, Angels, Verghote, Marc, Vertruyen, Andre, Wheeler, Marie, Zaman, Khalequ, Acosta, Beatriz, Friel, Damien, Antoinette Gonzales, Maria Liza, Miranda, Mariano, Sokal, Etienne, and Szymanski, Henryk

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2018
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9. Pediatricians′ attitudes in management of acute otitis media and ear pain in Turkey

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Büyükcam, Ayşe, Kara, Ateş, Bedir, Tuğba, Gülhan, Belgin, Özdemir, Halil, Sütçü, Murat, Düzgöl, Mine, Arslan, Aslı, Tekin, Tuna, Çelebi, Solmaz, Kukul, Musa Gürel, Bayhan, Gülsüm İclal, Köşker, Muhammet, Karbuz, Adem, Çelik, Melda, Kocabay Sütçü, Zümrüt, Metin, Özge, Karakaşlılar, Sebahat, Dağlı, Abdullah, Kara, Soner Sertan, Albayrak, Eda, Kanık, Saliha, Tezer, Hasan, Parlakay, Aslınur, Çiftci, Ergin, Somer, Ayper, Devrim, İlker, Kurugöl, Zafer, Dinleyici, Ener Çağrı, and Atla, Pınar

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2018
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14. Türkiye’de akut ishalli çocuklarda Lactobacillus rhamnosus LGG ve Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis BB-12 kombinasyonunun ishal ve hastanede yatış süresi üzerine etkisi

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Dinleyici, Ener Cağrı, Özen, Metehan, Dalgıç, Nazan, Yaşa, Olcay, Yazar, Ahmet Sami, Eren, Makbule, İstinye Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Ahmet Sami Yazar / 0000-0001-7624-3410, Makbule Eren / 0000-0002-7105-7165, Yazar, Ahmet Sami, and Eren, Makbule

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Diarrhea, Hospitalization, Probiotics, Lacticaseibacillus Rhamnosus, LGG, Lactobacillus Rhamnosus, BB-12, Gastroenteritis
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Background Acute diarrhea continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The main therapy for all individuals with dehydration caused by diarrhea is oral rehydration. Probiotics have been proposed as a complementary therapy in the treatment of acute diarrhea. We aim to evaluate the effect of a combination of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) with Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis BB-12 (BB-12) on the duration of diarrhea and length of hospital stay in children with acute diarrhea. Methods A multicenter, randomized (240 children, 2:1 randomized for probiotic vs. control), single blind, hospitalbased clinical trial was performed in children (6 to 60 months) with acute watery diarrhea lasting more than 24 but less than 72 hours, requiring hospitalization. We enrolled children with clinical signs of mild to moderate dehydration. The children received conventional therapy with or without the combination of LGG and BB-12 (1 × 109 colony forming units for each) for 5 days. The primary endpoint was the duration of diarrhea (in hours), defined as the first normal stool according to the Bristol stool score (score < 5). Secondary outcome measures were duration of hospitalization (days) and percentage of children without diarrhea at 72 hours of intervention. Results In total, data from 218 of 240 children could be evaluated (150 in the probiotic group and 68 in the control group). The duration of diarrhea was significantly reduced in the LGG and BB-12 group compared to the control group (74.5 ± 40.8 hours vs. 98.4 ± 22.9 hours, P0.05). Conclusion This is the first clinical trial to test the combination of LGG and BB-12, and show its effects on diarrhea duration in children with acute infectious diarrhea. The duration of diarrhea was reduced by approximately 24 hours in the hospitalized children. Further randomized controlled clinical trials including outpatient cases with acute infectious diarrhea in addition to hospitalized cases should be conducted to assess the potential effects of the combination in more detail. Amaç Akut ishal tüm dünyada en önemli morbidite ve mortalite nedenleri arasında yer almaktadır. İshal nedeni ile başvuran tüm hastalarda, dehidratasyonun temel tedavisi oral rehidratasyon sıvısıdır. Probiyotikler, akut ishal destek tedavi seçenekleri arasında yer almaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı akut ishali olan çocuklarda Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) ve Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis BB12 (BB-12) kombinasyonun ishal süresi ve hastanede yatış süresi üzerine etkisinin değerlendirilmesidir. Yöntem Bu çok merkezli, randomize (240 çocuk, probiyotik ile kontrol 2:1 randomizasyon), tek kör çalışma, akut ishal yakınmalarının başlamasından 24- 72 saat içerisinde hastaneye başvuran, yaşları 6 ay ile 60 ay arasında değişen çocuklarda yapıldı. Çalışmaya hafif ve orta derecede dehidratasyonu olan çocuklar dahil edildi. Çalışmaya dahil edilen çocuklarda, kontrol grubu standart tedavi alırken, probiyotik grubu 5 gün süre ile LGG ve BB-12 (her bir probiyotik 1 × 109 koloni) kombinasyonu aldı. Çalışmanın primer sonlanım noktası olarak ishal süresinin Bristol gayta skoru ile takip edilmesi planlandı. Sekonder sonlanım noktası ise hastanede yatış süresi (gün) ve 72. saatin sonunda ishal tablosu gerileyen çocuk yüzdesi olarak belirlendi. Bulgular Çalışmaya katılan 240 çocuğun 218’nin (probiyotik grubunda 150 çocuk, kontrol grubunda 68 çocuk) verileri değerlendirildi. LGG ve BB-12 grubunda ishal süresinin kontrol grubuna göre anlamlı derecede düşük olduğu saptandı (sırası ile 74.5 ± 40.8 saat, 98.4 ± 22.9 saat, P0.05). Sonuç LGG ve BB-12 kombinasyonun akut ishal olgularında ilk kez değerlendirildiği bu çalışmada, ishal süresi üzerine olumlu etkilerinin olduğu gösterildi. Hastaneye yatan çocuklarda ishal süresinin yaklaşık 24 saat kısaldığı saptandı. Hastaneye yatan çocuklara ek olarak, akut ishal nedeni ile poliklinik başvurusu yapan çocuklarda yapılacak randomize klinik çalışmalar ile bu kombinasyonun etkisi daha detaylı değerlendirilmelidir.

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2020

15. L-Carnitine Treatment in a Child With Valproic Acid Intoxication.

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Arslanoğlu, Mehmet Özgür, Kaçmaz, Ebru, Bozan, Gürkan, Özkan, Burak, Şahin, Sabiha, and Dinleyici, Ener Cağrı

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HYPERAMMONEMIA, METABOLIC disorders, AMMONIA metabolism, VALPROIC acid, ACETIC acid
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With its growing application in neurological and psychiatric diseases, valproic acid overdose due to acute and chronic use has been causing emergency admission. Asymptomatic cases of hyperammonemia may be found in valproic acid poisoning ranging from central nervous system depression to coma. While supportive therapy is adequate, in most cases active charcoal, levocarnitine supplementation, and treatment with naloxane and hemodialysis, when needed, can also be used. In the case study reported in this paper, we aimed to focus at bringing awareness to the use of levocarnitine in asymptomatic patients with valproic acid poisoning accompanied by hyperammonemia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2021

20. COVID-19 associated multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in 614 children with and without overlap with Kawasaki disease-Turk MIS-C study group

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Dilek Yilmaz Ciftdogan, Yildiz Ekemen Keles, Benhur Sirvan Cetin, Nazan Dalgic Karabulut, Melike Emiroglu, Zafer Bagci, Ayse Buyukcam, Emine Hafize Erdeniz, Gul Arga, Edanur Yesil, Ozlem Cakici, Adem Karbuz, Zumrut Sahbudak Bal, Soner Sertan Kara, Arife Ozer, Ozge Metin Akcan, Sefika Elmas Bozdemir, Ayse Berna Anil, Hatice Uygun, Omer Kilic, Selda Hancerli Torun, Zuhal Umit, Murat Sutcu, Berfin Ozgokce Ozmen, Hatice Karaoglu Asrak, Gulsum Alkan, Ahu Kara Aksay, Cuneyt Ugur, Ahmet Ziya Birbilen, Burcu Bursal Duramaz, Esra Akyuz Ozkan, Ozgur Burakay, Sema Yildirim Arslan, Eda Karadag Oncel, Serkan Fazli Celik, Ahmet Osman Kilic, Seval Ozen, Remzi Sarikaya, Demet Demirkol, Gazi Arslan, Ozden Turel, Ahmet Sert, Ergul Sari, Zerrin Orbak, Irfan Oguz Sahin, Celal Varan, Hacer Akturk, Sadiye Kubra Tuter Oz, Fatih Durak, Mehmet Burhan Oflaz, Manolya Kara, Derya Karpuz, Mey Talip Petmezci, Nevin Hatipoglu, Selim Oncel, Mehmet Turgut, Ferhan Elmali, Ayper Somer, Necdet Kuyucu, Ener Cagri Dinleyici, Zafer Kurugöl, Ergin Ciftci, Ates Kara, BURSAL DURAMAZ, BURCU, TÜREL, ÖZDEN, Aktürk, Hacer, Çiftdoğan, Dilek Yılmaz, Keleş, Yıldız Ekemen, Çetin, Benhur Şirvan, Karabulut, Nazan Dalgıç, Emiroğlu, Melike, Bağcı, Zafer, Büyükçam, Ayşe, Erdeniz, Emine Hafize, Arga, Gül, Yeşil, Edanur, Çakıcı, Özlem, Karbuz, Adem, Bal, Zümrüt Şahbudak, Kara, Soner Sertan, Özer, Arife, Akcan, Özge Metin, Bozdemir, Şefika Elmas, Anıl, Ayşe Berna, Uygun, Hatice, Kılıç, Ömer, Torun, Selda Hancerli, Ümit, Zuhal, Sütcü, Murat, Özmen, Berfin ÖzgÖkce, Asrak, Hatice Karaoğlu, Alkan, Gülsüm, Aksay, Ahu Kara, Uğur, Cüneyt, Birbilen, Ahmet Ziya, Duramaz, Burcu Bursal, Özkan, Esra Akyüz, Burakay, Özgür, Arslan, Sema Yıldırım, Öncel, Eda Karadağ, Celik, Serkan Fazlı, Kılıç, Ahmet Osman, Özen, Seval, Sarıkaya, Remzi, Demirkol, Demet, Arslan, Gazi, Türel, Özden, Sert, Ahmet, Sarı, Ergül, Orbak, Zerrin, Şahin, İrfan Oğuz, Varan, Celal, Öz, Sadiye Kübra Tuter, Durak, Fatih, Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan, Kara, Manolya, Karpuz, Derya, Petmezci, Mey Talip, Hatipoğlu, Nevin, Öncel, Selim, Turgut, Mehmet, Elmalı, Ferhan, Somer, Ayper, Kuyucu, Necdet, Dinleyici, Ener Cağrı, Kurugöl, Zafer, Çiftci, Ergin, Kara, Ateş, Koç University Hospital, İstinye Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Murat Sütçü / 0000-0002-2078-9796, Manolya Kara / 0000-0001-6234-7024, Sütçü, Murat, Murat Sütçü / AAR-5212-2020, Manolya Kara / AGI-2212-2022, Murat Sütçü / 55499199300, and Manolya Kara / 57213122996

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Lethargy, Kawasaki disease, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, MIS-C, Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome, Pediatrics, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Children, Child, Preschool, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Humans, Original Article, Child, Procalcitonin, Retrospective Studies
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Multisystemic inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) diagnosis remains difficult because the clinical features overlap with Kawasaki disease (KD). The study aims to highlight the clinical and laboratory features and outcomes of patients with MISC whose clinical manifestations overlap with or without KD. This study is a retrospective analysis of a case series designed for patients aged 1 month to 18 years in 28 hospitals between November 1, 2020, and June 9, 2021. Patient demographics, complaints, laboratory results, echocardiographic results, system involvement, and outcomes were recorded. A total of 614 patients were enrolled; the median age was 7.4 years (interquartile range (IQR) 3.9-12 years). A total of 277 (45.1%) patients with MIS-C had manifestations that overlapped with KD, including 92 (33.3%) patients with complete KD and 185 (66.7%) with incomplete KD. Lymphocyte and platelet counts were significantly lower in patients with MISC, overlapped with KD (lymphocyte count 1080 vs. 1280 cells x mu L, p = 0.028; platelet count 166 vs. 216 cells x 10(3)/mu L, p < 0.001). The median serum procalcitonin levels were statistically higher in patients overlapped with KD (3.18 vs. 1.68 mu g/L, p = 0.001). Coronary artery dilatation was statistically significant in patients with overlap with KD (13.4% vs. 6.8%, p = 0.007), while myocarditis was significantly more common in patients without overlap with KD features (2.6% vs 7.4%, p = 0.009). The association between clinical and laboratory findings and overlap with KD was investigated. Age > 12 years reduced the risk of overlap with KD by 66% (p < 0.001, 95% CI 0.217-0.550), lethargy increased the risk of overlap with KD by 2.6-fold (p = 0.011, 95% CI 1.244-5.439), and each unit more albumin (g/dl) reduced the risk of overlap with KD by 60% (p < 0.001, 95% CI 0.298-0.559). Conclusion: Almost half of the patients with MISC had clinical features that overlapped with KD; in particular, incomplete KD was present. The median age was lower in patients with KD-like features. Lymphocyte and platelet counts were lower, and ferritin and procalcitonin levels were significantly higher in patients with overlap with KD., NA

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2022

21. Evaluation of vaccination status of health care workers for recommended vaccines and their acceptance of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.

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Oygar PD, Büyükçam A, Sahbudak Bal Z, Dalgıç N, Bozdemir ŞE, Karbuz A, Çetin BŞ, Kara Y, Çetin C, Hatipoğlu N, Uygun H, Aygün FD, Hançerli Törün S, Şener Okur D, Yılmaz Çiftdoğan D, Tural Kara T, Yahşi A, Özer A, Öcal Demir S, Akkoç G, Turan C, Salı E, Şen S, Erdeniz EH, Kara SS, Emiroğlu M, Erat T, Aktürk H, Laçinel Gürlevik S, Sütçü M, Gayretli Aydın ZG, Yıldız Atikan B, Yeşil E, Güner Özenen G, Çelebi E, Efe K, Kizmaz Isancli D, Selver Durmuş H, Tekeli S, Karaaslan A, Bülbül L, Almış H, Kaba Ö, Ekemen Keleş Y, Yazıcıoğlu B, Bahtiyar Oğuz S, Ovalı HF, Doğan HH, Çelebi S, Çakir D, Karasulu B, Alkan G, Yenidoğan İ, Gül D, Parıltan Kücükalioğlu B, Avcu G, Kukul MG, Bilen M, Yaşar B, Üstün T, Kılıç Ö, Akın Y, Oral Cebeci S, Bucak İH, Sarı Yanartaş M, Şahin A, Arslanoglu S, Elevli M, Çoban R, Tuter Öz SK, Hatipoğlu H, Erkum İT, Turgut M, Demirbuğa A, Özçelik T, Çiftçi D, Sarı EE, Akkuş G, Hatipoğlu SS, Dinleyici EC, Hacimustafaoğlu M, Özkınay F, Kurugöl Z, Cengiz AB, Somer A, Tezer H, and Kara A

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Adult, COVID-19 Vaccines, Child, Health Personnel, Humans, SARS-CoV-2, Vaccination, COVID-19 prevention & control, Chickenpox, Influenza Vaccines, Influenza, Human prevention & control, Measles prevention & control
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Introduction: Health care workers (HCWs) are disproportionately exposed to infectious diseases and play a role in nosocomial transmission, making them a key demographic for vaccination. HCW vaccination rates are not optimal in many countries; hence, compulsory vaccination policies have been implemented in some countries. Although these policies are effective and necessary under certain conditions, resolving HCWs' hesitancies and misconceptions about vaccines is crucial. HCWs have the advantage of direct contact with patients; hence, they can respond to safety concerns, explain the benefits of vaccination, and counter antivaccine campaigns that escalate during pandemics, as has been observed with COVID-19., Method: A short survey was carried out in May-June 2020 on the vaccination status of HCWs working with pediatric patients with COVID-19. The survey inquired about their vaccination status (mumps/measles/rubella [MMR], varicella, influenza, and diphtheria/tetanus [dT]) and willingness to receive hypothetical future COVID-19 vaccines. The respondents were grouped according to gender, age, occupation, and region., Results: In total, 4927 HCWs responded to the survey. Most were young, healthy adults. The overall vaccination rates were 57.8% for dT in the past 10 years, 44.5% for MMR, 33.2% for varicella, and 13.5% for influenza. Vaccination rates were the highest among physicians. The majority of HCWs (81%) stated that they would be willing to receive COVID-19 vaccines., Conclusion: Although vaccination rates for well-established vaccines were low, a majority of HCWs were willing to receive COVID-19 vaccines when available. Education and administrative trust should be enhanced to increase vaccination rates among HCWs.

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2022
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