Evaluation of Sentinel Influenza Like Illness (ILI) Surveillance Between The 40th Week of The Ankara Province in 2017 and The 20th Week of 2018

Şimşek, Asiye Çiğdem; Akdoğan, Doğan

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“…The data obtained within the scope of surveillance are evaluated and published as a weekly report at www.grip.gov.tr by the General Directorate of Public Health. 9 Within the scope of preventing the transmission and spread of the disease in the community are regulations such as avoiding closed and crowded areas as much as possible, wearing medical face masks in these areas, and complying with personal hygiene rules, especially hand hygiene [ 8 , 9 ].…”

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Positive effects of health behaviors acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic process on the prevention of other infectious diseases

ŞİMŞEK,

BUZGAN,

AKSAKAL

et al. 2023

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

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Background/aim It was aimed to evaluate the positive effects of health behaviors (general hygiene, wearing face masks, physical distancing, and travel restrictions) acquired during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the prevention of other infectious diseases in Ankara Province, Türkiye. Materials and methods This study was designed retrospectively. Among the notifiable group A infectious diseases, acute intestinal infections (AIIs) with International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision diagnosis codes A09 (diarrhea and gastroenteritis presumed to be of infectious origin), R11 (nausea and vomiting), and K52 (other noninfectious gastroenteritis and colitis), as well as influenza, tuberculosis, measles, varicella, malaria, and meningococcal meningitis were included in the scope of this study. The data of the selected infectious diseases in Ankara Province for the last 2 years before the pandemic (January 2018–December 2019) and for the 2-year period of the pandemic (January 2020–December 2021) were analyzed after checking the data. The number of cases were presented as frequencies, the 1-sample chi-squared test was used in the statistical analysis and the statistical significance level (α) was taken as 0.05. Results The findings for each disease/disease group were discussed under separate headings. Comparing the prepandemic period (2018–2019) with the pandemic period (2020–2021), the decreases in the number of cases of selected infectious diseases, except influenza, were statistically significant. Conclusion Undoubtedly, the experience gained from the pandemic struggle will guide us in shaping our future lives. From this point forward, we should be aware that living in crowded environments and as a highly mobile population, that unhygienic habits are unfavorable for the spread of all infectious diseases, and we should take care to continuously apply the precautions for healthy living in our new lifestyle.

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Positive effects of health behaviors acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic process on the prevention of other infectious diseases

ŞİMŞEK,

BUZGAN,

AKSAKAL

et al. 2023

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

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Akut Solunum Yolu Enfeksiyonu Olan Hastalarda Hızlı İnfluenza Tanı Testi ile İnfluenza A ve B Antijenlerinin Araştırılması

2020

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Bu çalışmanın amacı, akut solunum yolu enfeksiyonu tanısı alan hastalarda hızlı influenza tanı testi ile nazofaringeal sürüntü örneklerinde influenza A ve B antijenlerinin sıklığının belirlenmesidir.Yöntemler: Kasım 2018-Nisan 2019 tarihleri arasında hastanemiz Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları ve Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları polikliniğine ateş, boğaz ağrısı, öksürük, miyalji, burun akıntısı gibi şikayetlerle başvuran hastalar çalışma grubu olarak seçildi. Tek kollu kontrolsüz olarak yapılan bu çalışmada ateş, boğaz ağrısı, öksürük ve miyalji gibi üst solunum yolu enfeksiyonu semptomları olan hastalar değerlendirildi. Hastaların ağızları su ile 3 kez çalkalandıktan sonra nazofarengeal sürüntü örneklerinde hızlı influenza tanı testi Sağlık Bakanlığı aracılığı ile hastanemizde kullanılan kitler aracılığı ile yapıldı (Humasis Influenza A/B Antigen Test; Humasis, Anyang, Korea). Test prosedürüne uygun olarak poliklinik şartlarında yapılarak hastaların sürüntü materyellerinde İnfluenza A ve B antijeni araştırıldı.Bulgular: Toplam 104 hasta çalışmaya alındı. Bu hastaların 68'i (%65,4) kadın, 36'sı(%34,6) erkek olup yaşları 18 ile 75 arasında (ortalama 36.13 ) değişmekteydi. Çalışma grubunda yer alan 104 hastanın 16'sında (%15,4) influenza hızlı tanı testi pozitifliği saptandı. Pozitif numunelerin tamamında influenza A tespit edildi. Boğaz ağrısı (%87,5) en sık görülen klinik semptomdu. Hastalarda sırası ile burun akıntısı (%80,76), miyalji (%61,53) ve öksürük (%60,57) şikâyeti olduğu görüldü. İnfluenza A pozitif olan hastalarda İnfluenza negatif olan hastalar ile karşılaştırıldığında öksürük varlığı ve miyalji varlığı istatistiksel olarak anlamlı derecede yüksekti. (p=0,003, p<0,001

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Evaluation of Sentinel Influenza Like Illness (ILI) Surveillance Between The 40th Week of The Ankara Province in 2017 and The 20th Week of 2018

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Positive effects of health behaviors acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic process on the prevention of other infectious diseases

Positive effects of health behaviors acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic process on the prevention of other infectious diseases

Akut Solunum Yolu Enfeksiyonu Olan Hastalarda Hızlı İnfluenza Tanı Testi ile İnfluenza A ve B Antijenlerinin Araştırılması

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