Mehtap Demirkazık

Dr. Mehtap Demirkazık

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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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18 July 2021 in International Ophthalmology
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IHIbrahim Inan Harbiyeli
Ibrahim Inan Harbiyeli
OOOguzhan Oruz
Oguzhan Oruz
EEElif Erdem
Elif Erdem
BCBurcu Cam
Burcu Cam
MDMehtap Demirkazık
Mehtap Demirkazık
MYMeltem Yagmur
Meltem Yagmur

30 December 2020 in The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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BGBarış Gülhan
Barış Gülhan
Merve AydinMerve Aydin
Merve Aydin
MDMehtap Demirkazık
Mehtap Demirkazık
IKIsmail Soner Koltas
Ismail Soner Koltas
ACAytekin Cikman
Aytekin Cikman
TDTugce Duran
Tugce Duran
Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the Blastocystis prevalence and subtypes in hemodialysis patients in Turkey. Methodology: Eighty-four patients diagnosed with end-stage renal failure who were undergoing hemodialysis and 20 healthy volunteers were enrolled. Blastocystis presence was investigated by native-Lugol, trichrome staining, PCR using STS primers, and DNA sequencing analysis. Results: Among the stool samples from the hemodialysis patients, 9.52% (8/84) were found to be Blastocystis-positive with the native-Lugol and trichrome staining. Seven of the eight Blastocystis isolates were subtyped using STS primers. Blastocystis subtype distribution was as follows: one had ST1, two had ST2, two had ST3, two had ST3+ST6, and one was not subtyped. Blastocystis positivity was detected in two healthy control (2/20, %10), one subject had ST1, and the other was not subtyped. All subtypes identified by PCR were confirmed by the sequencing analysis. In the two samples that had mixed subtypes (ST3+ST6) when using the STS primers, only ST3 was detected in the sequencing analysis. Although some patients have multiple symptoms, the most common symptoms in Blastocystis positive patients were bloating (5/8), diarrhea (4/8), nausea and vomiting (2/8), and gas and weight loss (1/8). Also, only one patient had Giardia intestinalis. Conclusions: This was the first study to determine the Blastocystis subtypes in hemodialysis patients. A rare subtype, ST6, was identified in two of the patients. Thus, the ST6 infections were attributable to transmission from poultry infections. The presence of this unusual subtype suggests the need for further extensive studies of hemodialysis patients.

1 September 2020 in Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
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GSGamze Serarslan
Gamze Serarslan
ÖKÖzlem Makbule Kaya
Özlem Makbule Kaya
MDMehtap Demirkazık
Mehtap Demirkazık
MYMehmet Yaman
Mehmet Yaman