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Serap Şimşek Yavuz
Researcher at Istanbul University
Publications - 37
Citations - 1199
Serap Şimşek Yavuz is an academic researcher from Istanbul University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 26 publications receiving 505 citations.
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Efficacy and safety of an inactivated whole-virion SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (CoronaVac): interim results of a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial in Turkey.
Mine Durusu Tanriover,Hamdi Levent Doganay,Murat Akova,Hatice Rahmet Güner,Alpay Azap,Sıla Akhan,Sukran Kose,Fatma Şebnem Erdinç,Emin Halis Akalin,Ömer Tabak,Hüsnü Pullukçu,Özgür Batum,Serap Şimşek Yavuz,Özge Turhan,Mustafa Taner Yildirmak,İftihar Köksal,Yeşim Taşova,Volkan Korten,Gürdal Yilmaz,Gürdal Yilmaz,Mustafa Kemal Çelen,Sedat Altin,Ilhami Çelik,Yasar Bayindir,Ilkay Karaoglan,Aydin Yilmaz,Aydin Yilmaz,Aykut Ozkul,Hazal Gür,Serhat Ünal +29 more
TL;DR: CoronaVac as discussed by the authors has been shown to be well tolerated with a good safety profile in individuals aged 18 years and older in phase 1/2 trials, and provided a good humoral response against SARS-CoV-2.
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Antiviral treatment of COVID-19
Serap Şimşek Yavuz,Serhat Ünal +1 more
TL;DR: Nitazoxanide and ivermectin were included in this review as they have recently been reported to have an activity against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro and are licensed for the treatment of some other human infections.
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Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae and Helicobacter pylori in atherosclerotic plaques of carotid artery by polymerase chain reaction
Mehmet Kaplan,Serap Şimşek Yavuz,Bayer Cinar,Vedat Koksal,Mustafa Sinan Kut,Fikri Yapici,Hakan Gercekoglu,Mahmut Murat Demirtas +7 more
TL;DR: The higher incidence of C. pneumoniae and H. pylori DNA in atherosclerotic plaques suggests that these microorganisms may play a role in the pathogenesis of atherogenesis.
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Healthcare-associated Gram-negative bloodstream infections: antibiotic resistance and predictors of mortality
Onder Ergonul,Mehtap Aydin,Alpay Azap,Seniha Başaran,Suda Tekin,Şafak Kaya,Serda Gulsun,Gulsen Yoruk,Ebru Kurşun,Aysegul Yesilkaya,Funda Şimşek,Emel Yilmaz,Hüseyin Bilgin,Cigdem Ataman Hatipoglu,H. Cabadak,Y. Tezer,Turhan Togan,Ilkay Karaoglan,Asuman Inan,Aynur Engin,Hikmet Eda Alışkan,Serap Şimşek Yavuz,Şebnem Erdinç,Lutfiye Mulazimoglu,Özlem Kurt Azap,Fusun Can,Halis Akalin,Funda Timurkaynak +27 more
TL;DR: This article describes the prevalence of antibiotic resistance and predictors of mortality for healthcare-associated (HA) Gram-negative bloodstream infections (GN-BSI) in Turkey and shows that age >70 years and carbapenem resistance were significantly associated with mortality.
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Analysis of Risk Factors for Sternal Surgical Site Infection: Emphasizing the Appropriate Ventilation of the Operating Theaters
Serap Şimşek Yavuz,Yeşim Biçer,Nihan Yapici,Sibel Kalaca,Osman Ozcan Aydin,Gercek Camur,Funda Kocak,Zuhal Aykaç +7 more
TL;DR: Female and diabetic patients are at higher risk for sternal SSI and should be followed up carefully after cardiac surgery to prevent the development of sternal surgical site infection, and reducing the duration of surgery could reduce the rate of postoperative sternalSSI.