Browsing by Author "Ok U.Z."

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    Relationship between pinworm and urinary tract infections in young girls
    (Blackwell Munksgaard, 1999) Ok U.Z.; Ertan P.; Limoncu E.; Ece A.; Özbakkaloǧlu B.
    Urinary tract infection is particularly common in young girls and Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) is one of the most prevalent worms found in children worldwide. Young girls, with or without urinary tract infection, were examined for pinworms in order to explore a possible relationship between these two problems. Of the 55 young girls with urinary tract infection, 20 (36.4%) had pinworm eggs in the perianal and/or perineal region monitored using the cellophane tape method, while 9 (16.4%) of 55 young girls who had never previously had a urinary tract infection were found to have Enterobius eggs in at least one of the cellophane tape tests, and the difference was found to be significant (p<0.05). These results suggested that urinary tract infections may be related to pinworms. When a urinary tract infection is diagnosed in young girls, cellulose tape should be applied to both the perianal and the perineal regions on at least three consecutive occasions.
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    Recidivans cutaneous leishmaniasis unresponsive to liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisone®)
    (2000) Gündüz K.; Afsar S.; Ayhan S.; Kandiloglu A.R.; Türel A.; Filiz E.E.; Ok U.Z.
    A 60-year-old woman with thick crusted erythematous plaques on her glabella, apex nasi and left infraorbital region was diagnosed as recidivans cutaneous leishmaniasis. The lesions were resistant to antimonial drugs. Although some response was observed on the infraorbital region, lesions on the glabella and nose continued to infiltrate despite therapy with liposomal amphotericin B.
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    A province-based study using sampling method to investigate the prevalence of cystic echinococcosis among primary school children in Manisa, Turkey
    (2007) Ok U.Z.; Özkol M.; Kilimcioǧlu A.A.; Dinç G.; Bayindir P.; Östan I.; Pabuşçu Y.; Özcan C.; Korkmaz M.; Coşkun S.; Yüksel H.; Girginkardeşler N.
    A province-based field study using a portable ultrasound scanner (US) was performed for the first time using sampling method to investigate the prevalence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) in primary school children in Manisa, Turkey. A total of 6093 children from 37 primary schools was selected as the representative sample of the total number of 166,766 primary school children, and examined by the US. Prevalence was found to be 0.15%, as nine children were diagnosed with CE, seven new and two previously operated. A questionnaire applied to the children revealed no significant relationship between the risk factors and the infection (P > 0.05). In conclusion, it would be advisable to repeat the study at the same schools in eight years' time, in order to evaluate the efficacy of the control programs, since nearly all students involved in this study will have graduated by then. Besides, it is recommended to choose a sampling group to find the prevalence of an infection in a defined region. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.