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    Evaluation of serum indirect haemagglutination test results of suspected cystic echinococcosis cases from 2009-2017
    (Pakistan Medical Assoc, 2022-06-01) Tuzemen, Nazmiye Ulku; Alver, Oktay; Ozakin, Cuneyt; Ener, Beyza; Tuzemen, Nazmiye Ulku; TÜZEMEN, NAZMİYE ÜLKÜ; Alver, Oktay; ALVER, OKTAY; Ozakin, Cuneyt; ÖZAKIN, CÜNEYT; Ener, Beyza; ENER, BEYZA; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı.; A-4290-2018
    Objective: This study aims to evaluate the serological, radiological and epidemiological analysis of suspected cystic echinococcosis patients, and to assess the positivity rate in the region. Method: The retrospective study was conducted at Bursa Uludag University Hospital, Turkey and comprised data from January 2009 to December 2017 related to patients of either gender with suspected cystic echinococcosis who underwent indirect haemagglutination testing. Demographic and clinical data of patients who tested positive were analysed. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 23. Results: Of the 3910 patients with a mean age of 41.6 +/- 19.35 years (range: 0-93 years) who underwent indirect haemagglutination testing, 692(17.7%) tested positive; 390(56.4%) females, and 302(43.6%) males. The highest seropositivity rate 107(15.5%) was observed in 2011, followed by 104(15%) in 2016. Seropositive cases were predominantly seen in those aged 40-49 years 131 (18.9%), followed by those aged 50-59 years 124 (17.9%). Conclusion: Cystic echinococcosis was found to be a public health problem in South Marmara region of Turkey.
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    Acanthamoeba keratitis and acanthamoeba conjunctivitis: A case report
    (Iranian Scientific Society Medical Entomology, 2020-04-01) Alver, Oktay; Baykara, Mehmet; Yuruk, Merve; Ülkü Tüzemen, Nazmiye; ALVER, OKTAY; BAYKARA, MEHMET; TÜZEMEN, NAZMİYE ÜLKÜ; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı; 0000-0002-5555-1649; AAA-5241-2021; ABI-7051-2020; CGE-2103-2022
    Acanthamoeba species are vision-threatening agents by causing cornea infections known as Acanthamoeba keratitis. A 5 year-old kid with the complaints of erythema, eyelid edema, inflammation, limitation of eye movements in the right eye, and having no history of wearing contact lenses or trauma, was diagnosed of Acanthamoeba conjunctivitis through laboratory examinations in the Ophthalmology clinic. The visual sharpness of the patient improved after the treatment. A 44 year-old female patient suffering from pain, stinging, irritation, and inability to see in the left eye with the history of wearing contact lenses or trauma was diagnosed of Acanthamoeba keratitis through laboratory examinations. The agent was isolated and identified as "A. castellam" in the Genotype "T2". Examination of the left eye on the 15th day of treatment indicated that all complaints disappeared except for the cataract originated visual loss. However, the first diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis appeared in the literature on a case with no history of wearing contact lenses and trauma it is found to be attention grabbing. We think that Acanthamoeba should not be ignored among microbial agents that cause eye infection with or without trauma and contact lens usage history.