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..The purpose of this study was to examine alterations of GCF and blood levels of LF (LF-GCF and LF-BL, respectively), employing the experimental gingivitis model...

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..The use of DFA method together with the widely used, practical and economical cytologic examination method, would increase the sensitivity and specificity of C. trachomatis diagnosis...

..To describe the clinical manifestations and outcomes in 4 patients with endophthalmitis caused by Bacillus cereus and Chlamydia trachomatis...

..These results suggest the presence of possible human WNV and TBEV infections in southeastern Turkey where vector activity have previously been detected...

..In this review article, the immunopathogenesis of influenza infection and the mechanisms of cytokine storm caused by influenza A/H5N1 viruses have been discussed under the light of recent literature...

..Although ganciclovir seems to be effective in progressive CMV hepatitis, multicenter randomized studies in a large study group are necessar to determine the efficacy and indications for ganciclovir treatment...

..Clinical impact of anti-R7V antibody assays for the management of HIV-infected patients will be revealed in the near future with the help of advanced studies...

..were discussed on the basis of their biologic properties, their major role in the diagnosis and monitoring disease activity and response to therapy as well as disease specificity...

..Data on WNV activity in Turkey are currently limited. This study investigated WNV exposure in blood donors from Central Anatolia, Turkey...

..In conclusion, in order to fully understand the impact of WNV and/or other flavivirus infections in Turkey, epidemiology and ecological features of these agents need to established...

..Probable cases of TBE have also been identified from Central Anatolia. The epidemiology of TBEV activity in Turkey needs to be assessed and benefits of vaccination for general population, risk groups or travellers must be considered...

..Infections are observed to be endemic in central Anatolia and should be considered as aetiologic agents in cases/outbreaks of fever and meningoencephalitis...

..These findings indicated that DENV or an antigenically-similar flavivirus was probably present in the study region and sporadic human exposure might have occurred...

..The data of this study indicated that the prevalence of WNV infections, although low in our region, deserves attention to be considered in surveillance and control programs related to WNV in Turkey...

..The aim of this study was to perform comparative evaluation of commercially available serological assays for anti-TOSV immunoglobulins...

..To the best of our knowledge, serum HGF levels in patients with NASH have not been previously studied. Our aim was to elucidate the correlation of HGF with the clinical and histopathological parameters of NASH...

..Only one patient's urine sediment whom serologic reactivation was detected, contained uroepithelial cells with intranuclear inclusion bodies characteristic for BK virus when examined by Giemsa staining...

..The test was positive in 39 of 83 patients (47%), and RSV was the most frequent agent detected serologically (15.7%)...

..Our results indicate that antibody to BK virus infections are remarkably frequent in our population and acquisition of BK virus appeared to be common in childhood...

..We report a case of encephalitis in a previously normal host who died after a 13-day course of acyclovir therapy with isolation of HSV-type 1 from the brain post mortem...

..pylori. A serological study was conducted in an asymptomatic Turkish population to investigate the seropositivity rate of H. pylori and to detect the relationship with age...

..Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis anti-Kp 90 IgA antibodies is one of the more novel techniques...

..AIDS and pulmonary carcinoma were the other underlying diseases detected...

..The hypothesis of other viruses contributing to the pathogenesis of SSPE by affecting the in vivo state of MV was investigated...

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..To study serum melatonin levels in patients with choroidal melanoma preoperatively and following enucleation and transpupillary thermotherapy...

..In conclusion, the automatized MagNA Pure system was found to be a reliable, rapid and practical method for the isolation of HIV-RNA...

..pneumoniae and H. pylori DNA in a considerable number of lesion and non-lesion groups' specimens, but absence in control group specimens supports the hypothesis that these agents have an association with atherosclerosis...

..The present detection of a HBsAg positive donor who yielded negative result initially and a patient with adenovirus infection indicates that routine screening of neopterin levels in blood banks may reduce the risk for viral transmission...

..In this review article, following a brief description of the general characteristics of SAgs, virus-encoded SAgs and their roles in the diseases have been discussed. ..

..8%) that performed from Ankara province in 2002 with similar study groups, emphasizing that there was no significant changes for HEV exposure have occured over more than the last decade in Ankara, Cental Anatolia, Turkey. ..

..In this review, recent developments subjecting new human polyomaviruses have been summarized...