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EXECUTIVE PROFILE I was born in 1969 in Seydişehir, Turkey in 1969. I became a general practitioner after graduation from GATA medical faculty in 1993 and worked as a general practitioner between 1994 and 1996. I have performed my fellowship in GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology in Istanbul during 1996-2000. I worked as infectious diseases specialists in Sivas Hospital during 2000-2003. I became an assistant professor in Gulhane Academy in a 2003, and an associate professor in 2006. I worked as the chief of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Department in GATA Haydarpasa Hospital in Istanbul between July 2014 and July 2015. I became a Professor at June 2015. SKILL HIGHLIGHTS Clinical teacher, lecturer An experienced clinician in the field of infectious diseases Experience in ICU infections Experience in community acquired infections Multinational/multicenter clinical research management The founder and lead coordinator of ID-IRI, which is likely to be the largest clinical research platform in the world (https://infectdisiri.wordpress.com/) Experience in scientific activities of European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) and other societies Active memberships in ESGIB, ESGITM, ESGCIP PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE I worked in the field of infectious diseases and clinical microbiology since 1996 and performed many clinical researches since then. I have founded ID-IRI, an international research platform in 2008. We have performed many multicentric/multinational projects through ID-IRI since then. INTERNATIONAL AWARDS In April 24, 2017, I was awarded with the merit-based “ESCMID Fellow” title by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) executive committee. This title recognizes individuals who have achieved professional excellence and rendered outstanding service to the profession and the society.

ID-IRI Survey analyzing the deaths of HCWs is accepted for publication

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ID-IRI Survey analyzing the deaths of Health Care Workers (HCWs) in 37 countries is accepted for publication in International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 

In the paper, we made a call to WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to post national data on their website.

I would like to thank Prof. Daniel Lucey from Georgetown University and as the IDSA counterpart for his great contributions to the study. Moreover, I would like to thank our collaborators in the participating countries for providing their national data.

Thanks to our group.

Best wishes

List of Collaborators

Bilal A. Rahimi (Afghanistan), Edmond Puca (Albania), Raksana Jalilova (Azerbaijan), Rezaul Karim Ripon and Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal (Bangladesh), Sajini Souda (Botswana), Michael M. Petrov (Bulgaria), Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales (Colombia, Peru), Gaspar Del Rio and Julio Benavides, (Colombia), Rok Civljak (Croatia), Matúš Mihalčin (Czech Republic), Signe Maj Sørensen (Denmark), Ashraf Wegdan (Egypt), Pierre Tattevin (France), Ivan Hung (Hong Kong), Hema Prakash Kumari Pilli (India), Masoud Mardani (Iran), Antonio Cascio (Italy), Jamal Wadi Al Ramahi (Jordan), Sadie Namani (Kosovo), Leonel Lagunes (Mexico), Ranjit Sah (Nepal), Marija Dimzova (North Macedonia),  Nenad Pandak (Oman), Altaf Ahmad (Pakistan), Rami H. Alabadla (Palestine Gaza), Joanna Zajkowska (Poland), Lurdes Santos (Portugal), Roxana Cernat,  Viorel Rotila, Egidia Miftode (Romania), Haurace Nyandemoh (Sierra Leone), Anna Liskova (Slovakia), Jordi Rello (Spain), Anas Jouhar (Syria), Amel Letaief (Tunisia), Effrossyni Gkrania-Klotsas and Sylviane Defres (United Kingdom), Daniel Lucey (USA), Uktanjom Suvankulov (Uzbekistan).   

ID-IRI survey “Diagnostic utility of the Lancet and Thwaites Criteria in Subacute and Chronic Meningitis”

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ID-IRI survey “The diagnostic utility of the Lancet and Thwaites Criteria in Tuberculous vs. Non-tuberculous Subacute and Chronic Meningitis: Multicenter Analysis of 395 adult patients” is accepted for publication in BMC Infectious Diseases



List of authors

Tarek Sulaiman; Sai Medi; Hakan Erdem; Seniha Senbayrak; Derya Ozturk-Engin; Asuman Inan; Rok Civljak; Mihai Nechifor; Ayhan Akbulut; Alexandru Crisan; Muge Ozguler; Mustafa Namiduru; Branislava Savic; Olga Dulovic; Filiz Pehlivanoglu; Gonul Sengoz; Kadriye Yasar; Ayse Seza Inal; Emine Parlak; Isik Somuncu Johansen; Ebru Kursun; Mehmet Parlak; Emel Yilmaz; Gulden Yilmaz; Hanefi Cem Gul; Oral Oncul; Soline Siméon; Pierre Tattevin; Aysegul Ulu-Kilic; Selma Alabay; Bojana Beovic; Melanie Catroux; Yves Hansmann; Arjan Harxhi; Alper Sener; Hacer Deniz Ozkaya; Yasemin Cağ; Canan Agalar; Haluk Vahaboglu; Berna Kaya Ugur; Rodrigo Hasbun

Antibiotic use in patients with Covid-19

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ID-IRI international survey “Antibiotic use in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A snapshot ID-IRI survey” is accepted for publication in the JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY.

Bojana Beović, João Ferreira-Coimbra, Kristina Nadrah, Francesca Rubulotta, Mirko Belliato, Joana Berger-Estilita, Folusakin Ayoade, Jordi Rello, and Hakan Erdem.

Many thanks to our group.

Anxiety in physicians for COVID-19

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The aim of this survey is to determine the anxiety status of physicians for COVID-19. We will try to detail the tough points that the medical doctors face in the management of the current pandemic. Hopefully, your feedback in this survey will enhance the supportive mechanisms for the medical staff.

Please kindly click the link below and submit your answers. Thank you for your participation

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpp4gqZjqKOJuzl39wfIejGNEvqMzNE7T7mQUkbloLt5bLtQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1

ID-IRI Acineto VAP paper published and paginated

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Hakan Erdem, Yasemin Cag, Serap Gencer, Serhat Uysal, Zuhal Karakurt,  Rezan Harman, Emel Aslan, Esmeray Mutlu-Yilmaz, Oguz Karabay, Yesim Uygun, Mehmet Ulug, Selma Tosun, Arzu Dogru, Alper Sener, Mustafa Dogan, Rodrigo Hasbun, Gul Durmus, Hale Turan, Ayse Batirel, Fazilet Duygu, Asuman Inan, Yasemin Akkoyunlu, Guven Celebi, Gulden Ersoz,  Tumer Guven, Ozgur Dagli, Selma Guler, Meliha Meric-Koc, Serkan Oncu, Jordi Rello.

Treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by Acinetobacter: Results of prospective and multicenter ID-IRI study. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 2020; 39: 45–52

The diagnostic utility of the Lancet and Thwaites Criteria in Tuberculous vs. Non-tuberculous Subacute Meningitis: Multicenter Analysis of 395 adult patients

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“The diagnostic utility of the Lancet and Thwaites Criteria in Tuberculous vs. Non-tuberculous Subacute Meningitis: Multicenter Analysis of 395 adult patients” was previously submitted to BMC Infectious Diseases. The journal asks revision of the paper. We will do our best FYI.
List of Authors
Tarek Sulaiman; Sai Medi; Hakan Erdem; Seniha Senbayrak; Derya Ozturk-Engin; Asuman Inan; Rok Civljak; Mihai Nechifor; Ayhan Akbulut; Alexandru Crisan; Muge Ozguler; Mustafa Namiduru; Branislava Savic; Olga Dulovic; Filiz Pehlivanoglu; Gonul Sengoz; Kadriye Yasar; Ayse Seza Inal; Emine Parlak; Isik Somuncu Johansen; Ebru Kursun; Mehmet Parlak; Emel Yilmaz; Gulden Yilmaz; Hanefi Cem Gul; Oral Oncul; Soline Siméon; Pierre Tattevin; Aysegul Ulu-Kilic; Selma Alabay; Bojana Beovic; Melanie Catroux; Yves Hansmann; Arjan Harxhi; Alper Sener; Hacer Deniz Ozkaya; Yasemin Cağ; Canan Agalar; Haluk Vahaboglu; Berna Kaya Ugur; Rodrigo Hasbun

Prospective ID-IRI Sepsis study, accepted for publication

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A NOVEL ID-IRI SCORE: DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNAL VALIDATION OF THE MULTIVARIABLE COMMUNITY ACQUIRED SEPSIS CLINICAL RISK PREDICTION MODEL has been accepted for publication in  European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. We developed a simplified and easy to use prognostic score for COMMUNITY ACQUIRED SEPSIS PATIENTS named as CAS. I am pleased to tell you that CAS predicts mortality better than APACHE scoring system. I would like to thank Dr Husrev Diktas and Dr. Serhat Uysal for their great contributions to the study.

 

The patients’ data comes from centers in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Egypt, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, North Macedonia, Puerto Rico, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Turkey, USA.

Many thanks to our group

Author List

Husrev Diktas; Serhat Uysal; Hakan Erdem; Yasemin Cag; Egidia Miftode; Gul Durmus; Ayşegul Ulu-Kilic; Selma Alabay; Balint Gergely Szabo; Botond Lakatos; Ricardo Fernandez; Pinar Korkmaz; Michael Cruz Caliz; Xavier Argemi; Sholpan Kulzhanova; Fatime Kormaz; Fatma Yilmaz-Karadag; Rodrigo Hasbun; Pinar Karagoz-Ergen; Aynur Atilla; Edmond Puca; Mustafa Dogan; Francesca Mangani; Suzan Sahin; Svjetlana Grgić; Krsto Grozdanovski; G. Ruhsar Yilmaz, Rosa Fontana Del-Vecchio; Aslihan Demirel; Fatma Sirmatel Alper Şener; Suzan Sacar; Emsal Aydin; Ayşe Batirel; Gorana Dragovac; Rehab El-Sokkary; Crişan Alexandru; Selcan Arslan-Ozel; Sibel Bolukcu; H. Deniz Ozkaya;  Saygin Nayman-Alpat; Asuman Inan; Fahad Al-majid; Berna Kaya-Ugur; Jordi Rello.