Diagnostic Accuracy of Interleukin-6, Interleukin-8, and Interleukin-10 for Predicting Bacteremia in Children with Febrile Neutropenia

Despite improvements in diagnosis and treatment, infections are still a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children with febrile neutropenia. In the majority of febrile episodes, the source of infection cannot be...

Retrospective Evaluation of Hairy Cell Leukemia Patients Treated with Three Different First-Line Treatment Modalities in the Last Two Decades: A Single-Center Experience

Objective: In this study, we retrospectively analyzed the clinical outcome, treatment responses, infectious complications, and survival rates of 71 hairy cell leukemia (HCL) cases. Materials and Methods: Sixty-seven pat...

Prospective Evaluation of Infection Episodes in Cancer Patients in a Tertiary Care Academic Center: Microbiological Features and Risk Factors for Mortality

Objective: We aimed to determine the frequency, type, and etiology of infections and the risk factors for infections and mortality in hospitalized cancer patients. Materials and Methods: We prospectively enrolled adult...

Premarital screening in Muğla region of Turkey

Co-Existence of Hereditary Pyrimidine 5’-Nucleotidase Deficiency and Heterozygous α-Thalassemia: A Case Presentation

To the Editor, Pyrimidine 5’-nucleotidase (P5N) is an intra-erythrocytic isoenzyme that catalyzes the dephosphorylation of pyrimidine ribonucleotides, which are the product of DNA catabolism. A reduction in P5N reactivi...