The results the authors obtained showed that laboratory parameters such as lymphocyte, lymphocyte%, platelet, mean platelet volume, platelet distribution width, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration may be indicative for prognosis and treatment success in groups of patients suffering idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss in whose etiology many factors play a role.

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an important health problem in Turkey. Number of studies on symptoms of ear nose throat system and indicating whether or not the organs are affected in patients with CCHF is limited. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether CCHF infections caused any change in nasal physiology in adult patients or not by using saccharin transit time (STT) and nasal symptom scoring. Twenty subjects with laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of CCHF and 28 healthy control subjects were included in the present study. A saccharin test was used to evaluate nasal mucociliary clearance time (NMCT) and the nasal symptom scoring used in allergic rhinitis was modified and used to examine the symptoms of the patients. The average STT of CCHF and control groups were 472.70 ± 151.58 and 276.07 ± 89.65 sec, respectively. The difference between them was statistically significant (P = 0.00, P < 0.05). When those in CCHF group were classified according to timing of the test, STT average of those undergoing the test on the 1st-3rd days (n = 10) and 4th-6th (n = 10) days was 547.00 ± 154.37 and 398.40 ± 111.39 sec, respectively. The difference between them was statistically significant (P = 0.024; P < 0.05). The results of the present study showed that NMCT prolonged in adult patients with CCHF compared to those in the control group despite the fact that it was within normal limits. For these reasons, clinicians should follow-up CCHF patients more closely for respiratory tract diseases and sinonasal and middle ear infections. J. Med. Virol. 89:960-965, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

The present study was aimed to investigate characteristics of lower respiratory tract infections caused by parainfluenza type 3 viruses. Nasopharyngeal smears were taken from 178 patients with lower respiratory infections for the diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, influenza and parainfluenza viruses between December 2004 and April 2005. Parainfluenza type 3 was isolated from the viral specimens of 96 (53.9%) patients and it was noticeable that the parainfluenza type 3 outbreak occurs during winter. Obviously, improving the aetiological diagnosis of viral infections might avoid unnecessary therapy, antibiotics in particular, and would allow for preventive isolation of infected patients.

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Depresyon ve anksiyete düzeylerinin idiyopatik ani sensorinöral iflitme kayb› olan hastalar›n iyileflme durumlar›na etkileriAmaç: Çal›flman›n amac› ani idiyopatik sensorinöral iflitme kayb› olup iyileflen (n=33) ve iyileflmeyen (n=17) hastalarda ve sa¤l›kl› kontrollerde anksiyete ve depresyon semptomlar›n›n fliddet derecesini karfl›laflt›rmakt›r.Yöntem: Bu çal›flma hastanede yatan sensorinöral iflitme kay›pl› hastalarla (n=50), sa¤l›kl› kontrol grubunda (n=52) gerçeklefltirildi. Anksiyete ve depresyon semptomlar›n›n fliddet derecesi hastaneye kabul s›ras›nda uygulanan Durumsal Sürekli Kayg› Envanteri (STAI) ve Beck Depresyon Envanteri (BDI) ile de¤erlendirildi. Bafllang›çta ve tedavi sonras›nda (4. haftan›n sonunda) her bir hastan›n odyolojik de-¤erlendirme formundan 50 olgunun tüm iflitme verileri elde edildi. Bulgular: ISSHL hastalar›n›n %66's› iyileflmifl, %34'ü iyileflmemiflti. ISSHL hastalar›n›n ve kontrol deneklerin ortalama BDI ve STAI-II skorlar› s›ras›yla 11.4±8.6 vs. 6.8±4.3 ve 41.6±7.3 vs. 36.7±8.4 (p<0.05) olup, ISSHL hastalar›n›n de¤erleri kontrol grubundan anlaml› derecede daha yüksek idi. ISSHL hastalar›nda BDI ve STSI-II skorlar› aras›nda orta derecede ve anlaml› pozitif korelasyon mevcuttu. (r=0.617, p<0.05). Kontrol grubunun ortalama BDI, STAI-I ve STA-I-II skorlar›, iyileflen ve hiç iyileflmeyen gruplara göre anlaml› derecede daha düflüktü (p<0.05). Ancak iyileflmifl ve hiç iyileflmemifl gruplar aras›nda ortalama BDI, STAI-I ve STAI-II skorlar› aç›s›ndan anlam-l› farkl›l›k gözlemlenmedi (p>0.05). Sonuç: Sa¤l›kl› kontrollere göre ISSHL hastalar› daha depresif ve endifleli bir ruh hali içindeydi. Ancak anksiyete ve depresif ruh hali ISSHL hastalar›n›n iyileflme durumunu hiçbir flekilde etkilememifltir. Doktorlar ISSHL hastalar›n›n anksiyete ve depresif semptomlar›na da dikkat etmelidir.