Purpose: To investigate the frequency of concurrent drug use and drug interactions in patients wi... more Purpose: To investigate the frequency of concurrent drug use and drug interactions in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Methods: The medical records of HIV-infected patients followed up at Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital in the last six months were retrospectively reviewed to assess the antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens used, the prescribed concurrent drugs, and their interactions Results: The records of 268 patients were evaluated; of these, 43 (16 %) were women, and 225 (84 %) were men. The mean age of the patients was 43.8 ± 12.1 years. Concurrent drugs were prescribed to 210 (78.3 %) patients. Drug interactions were detected in 115 (42.9 %) patients. Of the 210 drug interactions detected, 168 (80 %) were potential interactions, 39 (18.6 %) were weak interactions, and 3 (1.4 %) were contraindicated. A statistically significant relationship was not observed in gender, age, and rate of concurrent drug prescription. Increased nephrotoxicity was the mo...
Objective: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) can be easily missed due to challenges in diagnosis... more Objective: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) can be easily missed due to challenges in diagnosis or overlooked in the differential diagnosis. Therefore, EPTB should be considered in endemic regions, especially in the differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin. Methods: Adult patients diagnosed and treated for EPTB at Ondokuz Mayıs University School of Medicine Hospital between 2005 and 2018 were analyzed retrospectively. Results: One hundred and nineteen patients with a mean age of 48.4±17.8 years, including 75 (63%) females and 44 (37%) males, were included in the study. The mean age of female patients was 51.8±16.7, and the mean age of male patients was 42.6±18.4. Female patients were significantly older than male patients (p<0.05). Urban and rural residency rates were 45.4 and 40%, respectively. EPTB involved lymph nodes in 60 (50.4%), the central nervous system in 15 (12.6%), the vertebral column in 14 (11.8%), bone in 7 (5.9%), the urogenital system in 7 (5.9%), peri...
Purpose: To investigate the frequency of concurrent drug use and drug interactions in patients wi... more Purpose: To investigate the frequency of concurrent drug use and drug interactions in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Methods: The medical records of HIV-infected patients followed up at Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital in the last six months were retrospectively reviewed to assess the antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens used, the prescribed concurrent drugs, and their interactions Results: The records of 268 patients were evaluated; of these, 43 (16 %) were women, and 225 (84 %) were men. The mean age of the patients was 43.8 ± 12.1 years. Concurrent drugs were prescribed to 210 (78.3 %) patients. Drug interactions were detected in 115 (42.9 %) patients. Of the 210 drug interactions detected, 168 (80 %) were potential interactions, 39 (18.6 %) were weak interactions, and 3 (1.4 %) were contraindicated. A statistically significant relationship was not observed in gender, age, and rate of concurrent drug prescription. Increased nephrotoxicity was the mo...
Objective: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) can be easily missed due to challenges in diagnosis... more Objective: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) can be easily missed due to challenges in diagnosis or overlooked in the differential diagnosis. Therefore, EPTB should be considered in endemic regions, especially in the differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin. Methods: Adult patients diagnosed and treated for EPTB at Ondokuz Mayıs University School of Medicine Hospital between 2005 and 2018 were analyzed retrospectively. Results: One hundred and nineteen patients with a mean age of 48.4±17.8 years, including 75 (63%) females and 44 (37%) males, were included in the study. The mean age of female patients was 51.8±16.7, and the mean age of male patients was 42.6±18.4. Female patients were significantly older than male patients (p<0.05). Urban and rural residency rates were 45.4 and 40%, respectively. EPTB involved lymph nodes in 60 (50.4%), the central nervous system in 15 (12.6%), the vertebral column in 14 (11.8%), bone in 7 (5.9%), the urogenital system in 7 (5.9%), peri...
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