Background GlutathioneS‐transferase P1 (GSTP1), the abundant isoform of glutathione S‐transferases
(GSTs) in lung epithelium, plays an important role in cellular protection against …

Bu çalışmada Gaziantep Üniversitesi Dahili Yoğun Bakım (YB) Ünitesi’nde yeniden yapılanma
sonrası takip edilen hastaların özellikleri, invaziv girişim oranları, YB kalış süresi, YB …

Pleural involvement in brucellosis is very rare. Current knowledge on brucella pleuritis is
limited to a few case studies, and pleural adenosine deaminase (ADA) in brucellosis has not …

Aims Since polymorphic N‐acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) has been suggested as a susceptibility
factor for atopic diseases, the study was undertaken to investigate whether an association …

Background: Previous reports have shown that vaccination rates of adult at-risk populations
are low in Turkey. There are differing reports with regards to the effectiveness of the …

Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome causes systemic consequences due to
hypoxia and endothelial dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether …

Objective A prospective randomized study was undertaken to assess the effectiveness and
side effect profiles of nicotine patch and bupropion therapies for smoking cessation. Methods …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES : Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in adult
population and may cause many adverse clinical results. We aimed to investigate possible …

Background and purpose A quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method
targeting the pneumolysin gene of Streptococcus pneumoniae in sputum specimens from …

Objective: Unlike seasonal influenza, seen in previous years, the strain identified in the 2009
influenza-A pandemic involved high mortality. In this study, prognostic factors and general …