AIM: To evaluate the effects of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) use during late pregnancy
to reduce hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission in highly viremic mothers. METHODS: This …

We aimed to provide data on the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis ( TBM ) in this largest
case series ever reported. The Haydarpasa‐1 study involved patients with microbiologically …

Predicting unfavorable outcome is of paramount importance in clinical decision making.
Accordingly, we designed this multinational study, which provided the largest case series of …

Background The aim of this study is to compare the periods before and after the intervention
applied using the ATC/DDD method in order to ascertain the rational use of antibiotics in a …

This study was undertaken in order to evaluate the effect of brucellosis in pregnancy. The
serum agglutination test, Coombs and/or blood culture systems were used in the diagnosis of …

Background Context No direct comparison between brucellar spondylodiscitis (BSD) and
tuberculous spondylodiscitis (TSD) exists in the literature. Purpose This study aimed to …

Infective endocarditis is a growing problem with many shifts due to ever-increasing comorbid
illnesses, invasive procedures, and increase in the elderly. We performed this multinational …

Background Pulmonary involvement is a rare complication of brucellosis. We describe the
largest series to date, to our knowledge, of patients with pulmonary brucellosis. Methods This …

This article describes the prevalence of antibiotic resistance and predictors of mortality for
healthcare-associated (HA) Gram-negative bloodstream infections (GN-BSI). In total, 831 …

Objectives In the light of international experience and guidelines and in order to improve the
quality of perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis (PAP), various hospitals have set up their …