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  1. Brucellosis in Patients with Neoplasm; A Research Article

    Article • February 2021, Research Square

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  2. Healthcare worker infections and deaths due to COVID-19: A survey from 37 nations and a call for WHO to post national data on their website

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  3. The diagnostic utility of the “Thwaites’ system” and “lancet consensus scoring system” in tuberculous vs. non-tuberculous subacute and chronic meningitis: multicenter analysis of 395 adult patients

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  4. Antibiotic use in patients with COVID-19: a ‘snapshot’ Infectious Diseases International Research Initiative (ID-IRI) survey

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, August 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  5. A Statistical Modeling of the Course of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Outbreak: A Comparative Analysis

    Article • Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, May 2020, SAGE Publications

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  6. Various combinations of Carbapenemase production in community-acquired clinical isolates in Nepal

    Article • February 2020, Research Square

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  7. Prediction of unfavorable outcomes in West Nile virus neuroinvasive infection – Result of a multinational ID-IRI study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Virology, January 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  8. A novel id-iri score: development and internal validation of the multivariable community acquired sepsis clinical risk prediction model

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  9. Clinicopathological profile of gastrointestinal tuberculosis: a multinational ID-IRI study

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  10. Detection of Pan drug resistance OXA-48 producing Providencia in an ICU patient for the first time in Nepal

    Article • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ranjit Sah, Professor Hakan Erdem

  11. International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) report, data summary of 45 countries for 2012-2017: Device-associated module

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, October 2019, Elsevier

    Assoc. Prof. Horhat Florin George, M.D; Ph.D; FIDSA Carlos Alvarez-Moreno, Professor Hakan Erdem, Dr Shakti B Mishra

  12. Treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by Acinetobacter: results of prospective and multicenter ID-IRI study

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, September 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  13. Portraying infective endocarditis: results of multinational ID-IRI study

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  14. Brucellosis in pregnancy: results of multicenter ID-IRI study

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Mile Bosilkovski, Professor Hakan Erdem

  15. Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  16. Predictors of unfavorable outcome in neurosyphilis: Multicenter ID-IRI Study

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  17. Radiological data in microbiologically confirmed central nervous system tuberculosis

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, October 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  18. Infection Control Bundles in Intensive Care: An International Cross-sectional survey in Low-Middle Income Countries

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, July 2018, Elsevier

    Phunsup Wongsurakiat, Professor Hakan Erdem

  19. Correction to: Prediction of unfavorable outcomes in cryptococcal meningitis: results of the multicenter infectious Diseases International Research Initiative (ID-IRI) cryptococcal meningitis study

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  20. Prediction of unfavorable outcomes in cryptococcal meningitis: results of the multicenter Infectious Diseases International Research Initiative (ID-IRI) cryptococcal meningitis study

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  21. Central nervous system infections in the absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  22. Managing atypical and typical herpetic central nervous system infections: results of a multinational study – Authors' reply

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, June 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  23. Community acquired infections among refugees leading to Intensive Care Unit admissions in Turkey

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  24. “Salvage treatment” for infections by extensively- and pan-drug-resistant pathogens is common and often sub-optimal

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  25. The burden and epidemiology of community-acquired central nervous system infections: a multinational study

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  26. Tetanus in adults: results of the multicenter ID-IRI study

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem, Dr Habip Gedik

  27. Brucellosis

    Article • January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  28. Other Foci of Infections in Community Acquired Central Nervous System Infections

    Article • Journal of Meningitis, January 2017, OMICS Publishing Group

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  29. Quality of life and related factors among chronic hepatitis B-infected patients: a multi-center study, Turkey

    Article • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  30. Preface

    Article • Annals of Translational Medicine, September 2016, AME Publishing Company

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  31. Mean platelet volume and red cell distribution width to platelet ratio for predicting the severity of hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C

    Article • European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, July 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  32. Managing atypical and typical herpetic central nervous system infections: results of a multinational study

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, June 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  33. Cranial imaging findings in neurobrucellosis: results of Istanbul-3 study

    Article • Infection, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  34. Infections in travellers returning to Turkey from the Arabian peninsula: a retrospective cross-sectional multicenter study

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  35. Management of septic shock and severe infections in migrants and returning travelers requiring critical care

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  36. A Rare Case of Brucella Spondylodiscitis Mimicking Lumbar Disc Herniation

    Article • Medicine Science | International Medical Journal, January 2016, ScopeMed International Medical Journal Management and Indexing System

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  37. Distribution of Tuberculomas and Vasculitic Lesions in Microbiologically Confirmed Central Nervous System Tuberculosis

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  38. Hydrocephalus and vasculitis delay therapeutic responses in tuberculous meninigitis: Results of Haydarpasa-III study

    Article • Neurology India, January 2016, Medknow

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  39. Neurosyphilis: Results of a Multicentric Infectious Diseases International Research Initiative (ID-IRI) Study

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  40. Comparison of brucellar and tuberculous spondylodiscitis patients: results of the multicenter “Backbone-1 Study”

    Article • The Spine Journal, December 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  41. Antituberculosis drug resistance patterns in adults with tuberculous meningitis: results of haydarpasa-iv study

    Article • Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  42. New global viral threats

    Article • Saudi Medical Journal, April 2015, Saudi Medical Journal

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  43. Results of a Multinational Study Suggest the Need for Rapid Diagnosis and Early Antiviral Treatment at the Onset of Herpetic Meningoencephalitis

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, March 2015, ASM Journals

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  44. Tuberculous and brucellosis meningitis differential diagnosis

    Article • Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, March 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  45. Hamsi scoring in the prediction of unfavorable outcomes from tuberculous meningitis: results of Haydarpasa-II study

    Article • Journal of Neurology, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  46. A Case of Pneumonia and Bacteriamia Caused by Corynebacterium Striatum in a Immun Supressed Host

    Article • Gulhane Medical Journal, January 2015, ScopeMed International Medical Journal Management and Indexing System

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  47. Imaging Data in Neurobrucellosis and the Factors Predicting Inflammatory Changes: Results of Istanbul-3 Study

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  48. Evaluation of tularaemia courses: a multicentre study from Turkey

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  49. Genitourinary brucellosis: results of a multicentric study

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, November 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  50. The microbiological diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis of Haydarpasa-1 study

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, October 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  51. International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortiu (INICC) report, data summary of 43 countries for 2007-2012. Device-associated module

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Gabriel Arteaga-Troncoso, Professor Hakan Leblebicioglu, Assoc. Prof. Horhat Florin George, M.D; Ph.D; FIDSA Carlos Alvarez-Moreno, Dr Evangelos I. Kritsotakis, Professor Hakan Erdem

  52. Clinical usefulness of mean platelet volume and red blood cell distribution width to platelet ratio for predicting the severity of hepatic fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B virus patients

    Article • European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, September 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  53. Nosocomial infection characteristics in a burn intensive care unit: Analysis of an eleven-year active surveillance

    Article • Burns, August 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  54. Two Imported and Relapsed of Plasmodium vivax Malaria Cases and Primaquine Prophylaxis

    Article • Turkish Journal of Parasitology, July 2014, AVES Publishing Co.

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  55. Comment to the Letter to the Editor

    Article • Journal of Critical Care, June 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  56. The features of infectious diseases departments and anti-infective practices in France and Turkey: a cross-sectional study

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  57. Emergence and co-infections of West Nile virus and Toscana virus in Eastern Thrace, Turkey

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, April 2014, Elsevier

    Aykut Ozkul, Professor Hakan Erdem

  58. The Management of Therapeutic Failure in a Falciparum Malaria Patient under Oral Arthemether-Lumefantrine Therapy

    Article • Turkish Journal of Parasitology, March 2014, AVES Publishing Co.

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  59. Liver involvement in patients with brucellosis: results of the Marmara study

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  60. Surveillance, control and management of infections in intensive care units in Southern Europe, Turkey and Iran – A prospective multicenter point prevalence study

    Article • Journal of Infection, February 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem, Professor Hakan Leblebicioglu

  61. Mortality indicators in pneumococcal meningitis: therapeutic implications

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem, Professor Hakan Leblebicioglu

  62. Update on treatment options for spinal brucellosis

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, February 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  63. Respiratory System Involvement in Brucellosis

    Article • CHEST Journal, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  64. The interrelations of radiologic findings and mechanical ventilation in community acquired pneumonia patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a multicentre retrospective study

    Article • Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem, Professor Hakan Leblebicioglu

  65. 1479Evaluation of Tularemia Courses: A Multicenter Study From Turkey

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  66. 1160Compliance of rabies post exposure prophylaxis and rabies vaccine application problems

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  67. 1477Factors affecting the early clinical response in due course of tuberculous meningitis treatment: Results of Haydarpasa-3 Study

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  68. 1475Hamsi scoring in the prediction of unfavorable outcomes in tuberculous meningitis: Results of multinational Haydarpasa-2 Study

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  69. Community-acquired pneumonia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring admission to the intensive care unit: Risk factors for mortality

    Article • Journal of Critical Care, December 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  70. Withdrawal of Staphylococcus aureus from intensive care units in Turkey

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, November 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem, Professor Hakan Leblebicioglu

  71. Arboviral Surveillance of Field-Collected Mosquitoes Reveals Circulation of West Nile Virus Lineage 1 Strains in Eastern Thrace, Turkey

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, October 2013, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Hakan Erdem, Aykut Ozkul

  72. Mortality indicators in community-acquired pneumonia requiring intensive care in Turkey

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem, Professor Hakan Leblebicioglu

  73. Bronchoscopy as an indicator of tracheobronchial fungal infection in non-neutropenic intensive-care unit patients

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  74. Diagnosis of chronic brucellar meningitis and meningoencephalitis: the results of the Istanbul-2 study

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, February 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  75. Leading infectious diseases problems in Turkey

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, November 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  76. Can chitotriosidase be a surrogate marker for invasive fungal disease?

    Article • Journal de Mycologie Médicale, September 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  77. Management of Brucella endocarditis: results of the Gulhane study

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, August 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  78. Basic answers to complicated questions for the course of chronic hepatitis C treatment

    Article • Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, June 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  79. The Place and the Efficacy of Infectious Disease Consultations in the Hospitals

    Article • Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, March 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hakan Erdem, Professor Hakan Leblebicioglu

  80. Efficacy and Tolerability of Antibiotic Combinations in Neurobrucellosis: Results of the Istanbul Study

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, December 2011, ASM Journals

    Dr Mile Bosilkovski, Professor Hakan Erdem

  81. War and infection in the pre-antibiotic era: The Third Ottoman Army in 1915

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, July 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  82. Assessment of the requisites of microbiology based infectious disease training under the pressure of consultation needs

    Article • Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem, Professor Hakan Leblebicioglu

  83. Community-acquired acute bacterial meningitis in the elderly in Turkey

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, August 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  84. Overview of neurobrucellosis: a pooled analysis of 187 cases

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  85. Stress-related Epstein–Barr virus reactivation

    Article • Clinical and Experimental Medicine, September 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  86. Pneumococcal seroepidemiology in Turkey

    Article • Vaccine, January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  87. An Update on Invasive Pneumococcal Antibiotic Resistance in Turkey, 2008

    Article • Journal of Chemotherapy, December 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  88. Meningoencephalitis associated with human parvovirus B19

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, December 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  89. Changes in hepatitis A prevalence rates between 1998 and 2007 in Eskisehir, Turkey

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  90. Prevalence of HIV and Syphilis among Turkish Blood Donors

    Article • Annals of Saudi Medicine, November 2008, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  91. Erratum to “Pneumococcal seroepidemiology in Turkey: Implications for vaccine coverage” [Vaccine 26 (10) (2008) 1271–1273]

    Article • Vaccine, October 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  92. Pneumococcal seroepidemiology in Turkey: Implications for vaccine coverage

    Article • Vaccine, March 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  93. Prevalence of HIV and syphilis among Turkish blood donors

    Article • Annals of Saudi Medicine, January 2008, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  94. Management of Neurobrucellosis: An Assessment of 11 Cases

    Article • Internal Medicine, January 2008, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  95. Management of Neurobrucellosis: An Assessment of 11 Cases

    Article • Internal Medicine, January 2008, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  96. The spectrum of diseases causing fever of unknown origin in Turkey: a multicenter study

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  97. Hydatid cysts in muscle: a modified percutaneous treatment approach

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  98. The Usefulness of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography and 99mTc-Labeled Albumin Macroaggregates in Diagnosing Hydatid Disease Fistulae

    Article • Digestive Diseases and Sciences, March 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  99. A review of the current place of glycopeptides in turkish medical practice

    Article • Current Therapeutic Research, January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  100. Distribution of hepatitis C virus infection in the male Turkish population

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  101. Delayed and misdiagnosis of wrist tuberculosis

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, July 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  102. Epidemiology of corynebacterial urinary infections

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  103. The Effects of Topical Ketorolac and Indomethacin on Measles Conjunctivitis: Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • American Journal of Ophthalmology, May 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  104. Antimicrobial therapy in pneumococcal meningitis: an epidemiological assessment from Turkey

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  105. Giardiasis in Sivas, Turkey

    Article • Tropical Doctor, January 2006, SAGE Publications

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  106. Saccharomyces boulardiiand infection due toGiardia lamblia

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  107. Profiles of biochemical parameters in central nervous system fluid during the therapeutic courses of adult Mycobacterium tuberculosis meningitis

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  108. A New Percutaneous Approach for the Treatment of Hydatid Cyst of the Kidney: Long-term Follow-up

    Article • International Urology and Nephrology, September 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  109. Effect of Climate on the Bacteriology of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media

    Article • Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology, August 2005, SAGE Publications

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  110. Treatment of Brucella Endocarditis: Our Surgical Experience with 6 Patients

    Article • The Heart Surgery Forum, July 2005, Carden Jennings Publishing Co.

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  111. Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in young Turkish men

    Article • Tropical Doctor, July 2005, SAGE Publications

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  112. Therapeutic options for pneumococcal pneumonia in Turkey

    Article • Clinical Therapeutics, June 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  113. Antibiotic Resistance in PathogenicStreptococcus pneumoniaeIsolates in Turkey

    Article • Journal of Chemotherapy, February 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  114. Gram-Negative Bacterial Resistance to Cephalosporins in Community-Acquired Infections in Turkey

    Article • Journal of Chemotherapy, February 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  115. Bacteriology in Patients with Chronic Sinusitis who have been Medically and Surgically Treated

    Article • Ear Nose & Throat Journal, December 2004, SAGE Publications

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  116. Identification of yeasts in public hospital primary care patients with or without clinical vaginitis

    Article • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, August 2003, Wiley

    Professor Hakan Erdem

  117. Article • Digestive Diseases and Sciences, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hakan Erdem