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A Baki

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PubMed1995

Diagnostic value of the nasal provocation test with Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus in childhood asthma.

We aimed to determine whether the nasal provocation test (NPT) with allergen could be used as a diagnostic test in asthmatic children with or without allergic rhinitis, and whether it had any effects on pulmonary function tests and arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) values. Therefore, 25 asthmatic outpatients sensitive to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Dp), aged 6-17 years, 12 having allergic rhinitis, and 10 nonatopic children as a control group were challenged intranasally with solution containing Dp extract by administration of a total dose of 800-1000 AU to both nasal cavities. Before the test and 10 min and 20 min after the administration of the allergen intranasally, the nasal expiratory peak flow (NEPF), pulmonary function tests, and SaO2 were measured. In the NPT, a decrease of 20% or more in NEPF and occurrence of nasal symptoms were considered to be positive. NPT was positive in all the asthmatic patients with or without allergic rhinitis, while all the children in the control group had a negative test. Compared to values prior to the test, values of FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in 1 s) and SaO2 showed no statistically significant decrease, and no clinically significant asthmatic reaction was observed in any of the groups. Our study suggests that in asthmatic children with or without allergic rhinitis, the NPT with allergen is a simple, safe, and useful diagnostic test.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1993

Salmonella and Shigella carriage by gulls (Larus sp.) on the east Black Sea region of Turkey.

Sea gull faeces (616 samples in toto) were examined for enteric human pathogens, and 1.3% and 0.60% were found to contain Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp., respectively. All positive samples were near sewage outfalls and refuse tips. The Salmonella serotype was isolated as S. typhi and the Shigella serotype as S. sonnei. Pathogenic bacteria were isolated from the faecal samples collected only in the Trabzon area.

Animals↗
PubMed1992

Consanguineous marriages in the province of Trabzon, Turkey.

This study involved 999 married women, aged between 15 and 49, at the twelve health centres in the province of Trabzon in order to determine the ratio of consanguineous marriages, the factors affecting this situation, the ratios of abortion and the mortality of children in the first year. This ratio of consanguineous marriages was found 20 percent. The education levels of the great majority of these were low. The average age was 18. These were most frequently between children of paternal aunts and maternal uncles (39%) and these marriages, the ratio of abortion and children mortality were higher than others (P less than 0.05). Furthermore, it has been established that the kind of marriage has considerably decreased in Trabzon lately, but we believe that this reduction will be higher in the future since the education levels rapidly increase.

Abortion, Spontaneous↗
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Therapy of regional lymphadenitis following BCG vaccination.

In this study we presented 92 cases with regional lymphadenitis (over 1 cm in diameter) which was caused by BCG vaccination generally performed a few days after birth. The patients were divided into four therapy groups. In group I, the lymphadenitis in 26 cases was excised totally by a surgical operation and they improved in a median period of four weeks (average: 4.4). No therapy was applied in 33 patients constituting group II and their periods of improvement were 28 weeks (average: 29.1). Sixteen cases in group III were given isoniazid (INH) 10 mg/kg for six months in addition to total surgical excision and their healing period was 4.5 weeks (average: 4). Seventeen cases in group IV were administered only INH for six months and the median improvement period was found to be 27 weeks (average: 28.2). The statistical differences in terms of the improvement periods between groups I and III, and groups II and IV were found to be insignificant (p greater than 0.05) but these differences were significant between groups I and II, groups I and IV, groups II and III, and groups III and IV (p less than 0.05). These results show that spontaneous healing is possible. Total excision is the best therapy for BCG lymphadenitis in suppurative forms and INH has no effect in shortening the therapy period.

BCG Vaccine↗
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Candida biotypes isolated from clinical specimens in Malaysia.

The distribution of Candida species was examined using 1114 yeasts isolated from various clinical specimens. The isolates were identified by germ tube test, hyphal/pseudohyphae and chlamydoconidia production and carbohydrate assimilation test using ten carbohydrates (glucose, sucrose, trehalose, cellobiose, arabinose, galactose, mannitol, raffinose, lactose and maltose). Among the 1114 isolates studied, 9 species of Candida were identified and the relative frequency of isolation was C. albicans (44.2%), C. parapsilosis (26.0%), C. tropicalis (17.7%), C. glabrata (9.6%), C. krusei (1.2%), C. rugosa (0.6%), C. guilliermondii (0.2%), C. lusitaniae (0.08%) and C. kefyr (0.08%). Non-C. albicans was the most common Candida species isolated from blood, respiratory system, urine and skin. The isolate from vaginal swabs was predominantly C. albicans. 82.2% of C. glabrata and 64.2% of C. krusei isolated in this study were from vaginal swabs.

Candida↗
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The value of CSF adenosine deaminase levels in the differential diagnosis of childhood meningitis.

In this study, adenosine deaminase (ADA) levels of serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a total 28 children (13 with bacterial meningitis, 5 with mumps meningoencephalitis and 10 with febrile convulsions) were determined. The comparisons between the serum values were insignificant (p greater than 0.05) but the CSF levels of the children with bacterial meningitis were higher than in the others (p less than 0.05). These findings suggest that serum ADA levels are not important in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of these diseases. However, ADA levels of CSF may be useful in differentiating between bacterial and viral meningitis.

Adenosine Deaminase↗