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Biochemical and inflammatory markers in pleural inflammation were evaluated in pediatric cases of parapneumonic effusions, and interleukin (IL)-8 and tumor necrosis factor… (More)
An eleven-year-old male was diagnosed with multiple splenic abscesses due to brucella. He was treated only with antibiotics. Although splenic abscess is very rare in childhood, in febrile patients… (More)
Rhesus-human reassortant tetravalent rotavirus vaccine at a titer of 4 x 10(4) plaque forming units was evaluated for immunogenicity in 194 6-8-week-old breast-fed Turkish infants. The vaccine was… (More)
The purpose of this study was to compare meropenem monotherapy with combination therapy for empirical treatment of neutropenic fever in children with lymphoma and solid tumors. Ninety episodes of… (More)
Pyogenic granuloma is a common vascular lesion in childhood. The occurrence of pyogenic granulomas after various kinds of trauma to the skin is quite common; however, multiple lesions secondary to a… (More)
Incidence of rotavirus in children under 2 years of age, admitted to 2 children's hospitals i n Ankara, Turkey, from July 1984-June 1985 was measured using viral RNA electrophoresis in agarose gels.… (More)
We present here a case of a diabetic patient having complaints of painful swelling of the left eye, blurring of the vision and tonic-clonic convulsion. Surgical exploration of the sinuses was… (More)
The aim of this study was to interpret the antibody response to hepatitis B (HB) vaccination following a two booster dose schedule in 94 acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients. All patients were… (More)