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• Prognostic value of a T-cell-based, interferon-gamma biomarker in children with tuberculosis contact.

  BACKGROUND: Enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISpot) assay is an increasingly widely used, T-cell-based, interferon-gamma-release assay for diagnosing tuber…

  Authors: Mustafa Bakir, Kerry A Millington, Ahmet Soysal, Jonathan J Deeks, Serpil Efee, Yasemin Aslan, Davinder P S Dosanjh, Ajit Lalvani

  Source: Annals of internal medicine. 2008 Dec 2

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• Effect of BCG vaccination on risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children with household tuberculosis contact: a prospective community-based study.

  BACKGROUND: Little is known about factors that affect the risk of acquiring infection in children exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The effect of…

  Authors: Ahmet Soysal, Kerry A Millington, Mustafa Bakir, Davinder Dosanjh, Yasemin Aslan, Jonathan J Deeks, Serpil Efe, Imogen Staveley, Katie Ewer, Ajit Lalvani

  Source: Lancet. 2005 Oct 22-28

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• Frequencies of region of difference 1 antigen-specific but not purified protein derivative-specific gamma interferon-secreting T cells correlate with the presence of tuberculosis disease but do not distinguish recent from remote latent infections.

  The majority of individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis achieve lifelong immune containment of the bacillus. What constitutes this effect…

  Authors: Timothy S C Hinks, Davinder P S Dosanjh, John A Innes, Geoffrey Pasvol, Sarah Hackforth, Hansa Varia, Kerry A Millington, Xiao-Qing Liu, Mustafa Bakir, Ahmet Soysal,…

  Source: Infection and immunity. 2009 Dec

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• Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in paediatric wards: a nested case-control study.

  AIM: A high rate (48.6%) of extended spectrum beta-lactamase production among Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-KP) clinical isolates in the paediatric ward…

  Authors: Serap Demir, Ahmet Soysal, Mustafa Bakir, Mary E Kaufmann, Aysegul Yagci

  Source: Journal of paediatrics and child health. 2008 Oct

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• Interchangeability of a hepatitis A vaccine second dose: Avaxim 80 following a first dose of Vaqta 25 or Havrix 720 in children in Turkey.

  INTRODUCTION: This randomised, observer-blind clinical trial conducted in Turkey evaluated the immunogenicity, safety and interchangeability of three …

  Authors: Ahmet Soysal, Ibrahim Gokçe, Tamer Pehlivan, Mustafa Bakir

  Source: European journal of pediatrics. 2007 Jun

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• Comparison of positive tuberculin skin test with an interferon-gamma-based assay in unexposed children.

  A false-positive tuberculin skin test (TST) may be a result of T-cell sensitivity due to Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination or exposure to non-…

  Authors: Ahmet Soysal, Ozden Türel, Demet Toprak, Mustafa Bakir

  Source: Japanese journal of infectious diseases. 2008 May

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• Hickman Catheter-Related Bacteremia with Kluyvera cryocrescens: a Case Report.

  This report describes a 2-year-old child with neuroectodermal tumor presenting with febrile neutropenia. Blood cultures drawn from the peripheral vein…

  Authors: Demet Toprak, Ahmet Soysal, Ozden Turel, Tuba Dal, Ozlem Ozkan, Guner Soyletir, Mustafa Bakir

  Source: Japanese journal of infectious diseases. 2008 May

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• Lack of an inverse association between tuberculosis infection and atopy: by T-cell-based immune assay (RD1-ELISpot).

  The association between mycobacterial exposure, vaccination with bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) in early life and atopy remains controversial. Disting…

  Authors: Ahmet Soysal, Nerin Bahçeciler, Işil Barlan, Mustafa Bakir

  Source: Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 2008 Dec

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• The association of job strain with coronary heart disease and metabolic syndrome in municipal workers in Turkey.

  To explore the association of job strain with CHD and metabolic syndrome in municipal workers. A cross-sectional study was completed of 450 male worke…

  Authors: Yucel Demiral, Ahmet Soysal, Ahmet Can Bilgin, Bulent Kiliç, Belgin Unal, Reyhan Uçku, Tores Theorell

  Source: Journal of occupational health. 2006 Sep

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• The low rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Turkish children.

  During a 6-month period, swab samples were obtained from the nares, axilla and perineum of 1,000 children, age 0 to 16 years, who were attending a ped…

  Authors: Ahmet Soysal, Hulya Sahin, Aysegul Yagci, Isil Barlan, Mustafa Bakir

  Source: Japanese journal of infectious diseases. 2006 Jun

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