{"title":"COVID-19: Epidemiology, Virology, Transmission, and Prevention","authors":"Pelin İrkören, S. Tekin","doi":"10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-11-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-11-1","url":null,"abstract":"Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a major global human threat caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Following the first pneumonia case in China in December 2019, humanity faced a dreadful infection in a short period when the World Health Organization declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. This review aims to look at the epidemiology of COVID-19, the virological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2, and the methods of transmission and prevention.","PeriodicalId":366898,"journal":{"name":"Cam and Sakura Medical Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129515088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COVID-19 Pathogenesis and Diagnosis","authors":"M. Kuşkucu","doi":"10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-11-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-11-7","url":null,"abstract":"The end of 2019 marked the beginning of a pandemic that shook of the whole world. This newly emerged viral agent was quickly identified with the help of molecular techniques and classified as a novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2. In the first part of this article, the general virological features and pathogenesis of this viral agent, which caused many deaths at the beginning and changed in the pathogenesis with different variants over time, were discussed. In the second part of the article, information is given about the diagnostic tests applied in pandemic conditions","PeriodicalId":366898,"journal":{"name":"Cam and Sakura Medical Journal","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131729793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COVID-19: Clinical Manifestations and Management in Outpatient/Hospitalized Adults","authors":"A. Demirel","doi":"10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-11-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-11-6","url":null,"abstract":"A new coronavirus, emerging toward the end of 2019, rapidly disseminated around the world and resulted in a pandemic. The virus was named as severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease caused by the virus as coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). The clinical spectrum of COVID-19 in adults varies from asymptomatic infection to acute respiratory distress syndrome and multi-organ dysfunction. Information on the disease and its management has been continuously updated, especially with the development of SARS-CoV-2 variants and vaccines against the virus. The disease is generally mild in most patients with COVID-19 and requires no medical intervention or hospitalization; follow-up and treatment in an outpatient setting are adequate. Patients with a risk of severe disease or unvaccinated patients, and elderly patients with comorbidities with dyspnea and deteriorated oxygenation should be admitted, treated and followed up at hospital. Current local sources and the individual evaluation of the patients is important in the management of the disease.","PeriodicalId":366898,"journal":{"name":"Cam and Sakura Medical Journal","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122251267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Bahadır, S. Yurt, Hatice Sözgen Örenç, C. Aydın, G. Ünalan
{"title":"The Risk Factors for SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Healthcare Workers of Secondary Level Intensive Care Units","authors":"A. Bahadır, S. Yurt, Hatice Sözgen Örenç, C. Aydın, G. Ünalan","doi":"10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-6-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-6-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":366898,"journal":{"name":"Cam and Sakura Medical Journal","volume":"306 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130911747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Polat, Merve Aldikactioglu Talmac, P. Yalçın Bahat, Ayşegül Bestel, A. Akça, O. Karadeniz, Seda Yılmaz Semerci, M. Çetinkaya
{"title":"Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Pregnant Women with COVID-19 in İstanbul, Turkey: A Single-center, Descriptive Study","authors":"I. Polat, Merve Aldikactioglu Talmac, P. Yalçın Bahat, Ayşegül Bestel, A. Akça, O. Karadeniz, Seda Yılmaz Semerci, M. Çetinkaya","doi":"10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-6-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-6-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":366898,"journal":{"name":"Cam and Sakura Medical Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124435124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) in Multiple Sclerosis","authors":"S. Demir","doi":"10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-11-11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-11-11","url":null,"abstract":"Multiple sclerosis has an increasing prevalence and incidence. There are many articles showing that early treatment can prevent possible disability. Expanded disability status scale assessmenthas great importance both in pivotal studies and in clinical practice to evaluate treatment efficacy. For this reason, this review has been written to be well known and not to miss the details.","PeriodicalId":366898,"journal":{"name":"Cam and Sakura Medical Journal","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116351471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Are We Missing West Nile Virus in Turkish Blood Donors?","authors":"Kamuran Ziyaretli Şanlı, N. Gareayaghi, N. Ceran","doi":"10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-10-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-10-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":366898,"journal":{"name":"Cam and Sakura Medical Journal","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128184466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nikaidoh Procedure for a Beating Heart: A Technical Note","authors":"Berra Zümrüt Tan Recep, A. Hatemi","doi":"10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-6-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-6-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":366898,"journal":{"name":"Cam and Sakura Medical Journal","volume":"24 10","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121009707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dilek Yavuzcan Öztürk, Secil Ercin, A. Kaya, G. Karatekin
{"title":"Comparison of Umbilical Cord and Postnatal Fourth Month Serum 25-OH Vitamin D Levels of Late Preterm and Term Infants","authors":"Dilek Yavuzcan Öztürk, Secil Ercin, A. Kaya, G. Karatekin","doi":"10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-10-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-10-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":366898,"journal":{"name":"Cam and Sakura Medical Journal","volume":"93 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123755159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ç. Aydoğmuş, Hatice Nursoy, S. Yavuz, Abdurrahman Gülmez, S. Kömeç
{"title":"Lovebird-induced Aspergillus Infection in a Child with Chronic Granulomatous Disease","authors":"Ç. Aydoğmuş, Hatice Nursoy, S. Yavuz, Abdurrahman Gülmez, S. Kömeç","doi":"10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-1-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-1-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":366898,"journal":{"name":"Cam and Sakura Medical Journal","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115483108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}