Bahar Akgün Karapınar

ORCID: 0000-0002-3470-5346
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Research Areas
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Nosocomial Infections in ICU
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Infections and bacterial resistance
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Reproductive tract infections research
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Amoebic Infections and Treatments
  • Neonatal and Maternal Infections
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases
  • Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus
  • Poxvirus research and outbreaks
  • Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
  • Burkholderia infections and melioidosis

Istanbul University
2016-2023

To determine the incidence of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) colonization in our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) over five-year period, rate progression to VRE infection and associated risk factors.A retrospective analysis a prospective surveillance for health care-associated infections was made. Contact precautions were taken against colonization, although application varied years due repairs unit.VRE rectal detected 200/1671 neonates (12%) admitted NICU. It showed great...

10.3109/14767058.2015.1132693 article EN The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2016-01-08

Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Mycoplasma genitalium are the three most commonly reported sexually transmitted bacteria. The present study aimed to investigate presence of C. N. M. in urogenital samples collected from 18-68-year-old Turkish patients who were admitted hospital with various symptoms. A total 360 symptoms STD included study. Following DNA extraction by QIAamp Mini Kit, investigated using multiplex real-time PCR. Causative organisms identified 68 (18.9%)...

10.3390/healthcare11070930 article EN Healthcare 2023-03-23

Bacteremia and fungemia are significant causes of morbidity mortality which frequently occur as co-infections with viral respiratory infections including SARS-CoV-2. It was aimed to evaluate the microorganisms isolated from blood cultures SARS-CoV-2 positive negative patients investigate their antimicrobial resistance patterns. A retrospective analysis performed total number 22,944 sent laboratory between November 2020 December 2021. Blood were on BD Bactec automated system. Identification...

10.20944/preprints202308.1272.v1 preprint EN 2023-08-17

Objective: Neisseria meningitidis can colonise healthy human nasopharynx and is one of the most important etiologic agent epidemic meningitis.The purpose this study to investigate carriage rate, serogroup distribution antibiotic resistance in medical faculty students.Methods: Nasopharyngeal swab cultures were evaluated.Identification made by convensional semi-otomatised system.Serogroup analysis was performed with slide agglutination method.Minimum inhibitor concentration results evaluated...

10.35841/biomedicalresearch.30-17-3359 article EN Biomedical Research 2019-01-01

In this case, we report multiple isolations of C. jejuni in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency between 2010 and 2018.C. was investigated the stool samples by classical culture method using selective media under microaerophilic atmosphere. Antibiotic susceptibilities strains were determined disk diffusion method.Eight isolated from patient. All resistant to ciprofloxacin. An erythromycin susceptible isolate replaced strain within one- four-month period. one year. The recovered...

10.7754/clin.lab.2023.230344 article EN Clinical Laboratory 2023-01-01

Objective: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an emerging multi-drug resistant, opportunistic pathogen in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).In this study, we aimed to assess incidence, clinical features, antibiotic susceptibility, and treatment options of S. infection among healthcare-associated infectious (HAIs) unit. Methods:In patients who were hospitalized NICU between January 2020 December 2021 with isolated from samples included.Demographic, clinic microbiological findings...

10.1016/j.pedneo.2023.04.019 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Pediatrics & Neonatology 2023-10-20

Healthcare-associated infections cause increased morbidity and mortality in intensive care units. In this study, it was aimed to compare with multi-drug resistance extended drug resistance, while evaluating the characteristics of resistant Gram-negative pediatric unit our university hospital.In patients who were found have during hsopitalization faculty between January 2011 December 2015, evaluated retrospectively.One thousand thirty internalized study period. The incidence for...

10.14744/turkpediatriars.2019.00086 article TR Türk Pediatri Arşivi 2019-01-01

Objective: Tigecycline has a wide spectrum antimicrobial activity including multi-drug resistant and extended drug nosocomial Gram-negative bacteria.Although its pediatric use not been approved, clinicians are sometimes obligated to choose tigecycline as salvage therapy.In this study, we present our clinical experience regarding in children. Material Methods:This was retrospective study of children who had given therapy at least 48 consecutive hours duration the departments two...

10.5578/ced.201801 article EN Çocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi/Journal of Pediatric Infection 2018-03-29

Anthrax is a zoonotic infection caused by Bacillus anthracis. We aimed to retrospectively evaluate cutaneous anthrax cases that occurred during an outbreak in eastern Turkey (Hakkari-Yüksekova), where people mostly earn their living from animal husbandry.Forty-six patients were admitted the hospital very short duration of 3 months (June-August 2011) evaluated.Out 46 patients, 27 (52%) women and 19 (48%) men. The mean age was 37 ± 13 years. distribution occupations 1 butcher, cook, 5 farmers,...

10.3906/sag-1504-41 article EN TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2016-01-01

Objective: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections have been increasingly reported in recent years, and they commonly cause skin skin-related structure infections.The aim of this study was to investigate CA-MRSA frequency nasal carriage patients with pyoderma.Methods: Between November 2011 August 2013, we aimed the MRSA isolated from swab wound specimens 38 pyoderma according "community-acquired infection" criteria Centers for Disease Control...

10.5152/kd.2018.28 article EN Klimik Dergisi/Klimik Journal 2020-01-09

Çocukluk çağı hastalıklarının en sık görülenlerinden biri Streptococcus pyogenes farenjitidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı

10.5222/ankem.2015.026 article TR ANKEM Dergisi 2015-01-01

Amaç: Helicobacter pylori kronik gastrit

10.54453/tmcd.2023.37232 article EN Türk Mikrobiyoloji Cemiyeti Dergisi 2023-01-01

S79Y and S79F mutations in ParC at the fluoroquinolone binding site confer resistance to quinolones Streptococcus pneumoniae. The aim of this study was perform bioinformatics analysis wild-type mutant identified S. pneumoniae strains.Homology models were created with Swiss Model, UCSF Chimera used for evaluation models. Molecular docking studies protein-ligand interaction performed using CB-Dock developed by AutoDock Vina Protein Ligand Interaction Profiler (PLIP), respectively.According...

10.26355/eurrev_202308_33265 article EN PubMed 2023-08-01

Bacteremia and fungemia are significant causes of morbidity mortality that frequently occur as co-infections with viral respiratory infections, including SARS-CoV-2. The aim this study was to evaluate the microorganisms were isolated from blood cultures SARS-CoV-2-positive negative patients investigate their antimicrobial resistance patterns. A retrospective analysis performed 22,944 sent laboratory between November 2020 December 2021. Blood culture analyses using BD Bactec FX automated...

10.3390/healthcare11182581 article EN Healthcare 2023-09-19

Amaç: Pseudomonas aeruginosa hastane enfeksiyonlarına neden olması ve antibiyotiklere direnci ile mortalite morbiditeyi yüksek oranda etkilemektedir. Bu çalısmada alt solunum yolu örneklerinden izole edilen P.aeruginosa’nın antibiyotik direnç profili incelenmistir. Gereç Yöntemler: Haziran 2016-Eylül 2017 tarihleri arasında gelen örneklerinin kültürü yapılmış bakteri identifikasyonu konvansiyonel yöntemler ile, duyarlılık testi ise European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing...

10.16919/bozoktip.596787 article TR Bozok Tıp Dergisi 2020-05-02
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