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196 Medicinski Glasnik, Volumen 6, Number 2, August 2009 Diagnostic value of Interleukin 6 and C-reactive protein from umbilical cord blood in recognition of early infection in full-term newborns with low birth weight Almira Ćosićkić 1 , Fahrija Skokić 2 , Selmira Brkić 3 1 Clinic for children’s diseases, 2 Clinic for gynecology and obstetrics, Department for neonates; University Clinical Center in Tuzla, 3 Depatment of Pathophysiology; Medical Faculty inTuzla, ABSTRACT Aim Diagnostic value evaluation of Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) from the umbilical cord blood in diagnosis of early newborn infection (ENI) on the basis of clinical picture, hematological parameters and microbiological tests. Methods A retrospective-prospective study conducted in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. One hundred and twenty newborns were included in the study. Inclusion criteria were: newborns with birth weight less than 2500 grams, gestational age from 37 to 42 weeks, both genders, no visible anomalies at birth, from a single pregnancy. Newborns were divided into two groups: the examined group, newborns with ENI (n=28), and second, control group of newborns without ENI (n=92). IL-6 and CRP were determined from the umbilical cord blood and clinical picture, hematological parameters and microbiological test results. Results IL-6 values of from 0 to 10 pg/ml were considered normal. Median IL-6 value of in the first group was 49 pg/ml and in the second group 9,7 pg/ml with significant difference between these two groups (P
ORIGINAL ARTICLE Alterations in body weight and biochemistry in patient treated with different psychotropic drugs in a clinic in Istanbul Aliye Ozenoglu 1 , Serdal Ugurlu 2 , Huriye Balci 3 , Gunay Can 4 , Funda Elmacıoglu 1 , Yeltekin Demirel 5 , Engin Eker 6 1 2 Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun Health School, Samsun; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Fatih sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul; 3Central Laboratory, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul; 4Department of Public Health, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul,Department of Family Medicine, Medical faculty, University of Cumhuriyet, Sivas; 6Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul; Turkey. Corresponding author: Aliye Özenoğlu, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun Health School Samsun, Turkey Phone: +90 362 231 77 20 Fax: +90 362 231 77 21 E-mail: aozenoglu@omu.edu.tr; Original submission: 17 November 2008; Revised submission: 30 April 2009; Accepted: 18 May 2009. Med Glas 2009; 6(2): 197-202 ABSTRACT Aim Was to compare adult female patients receiving psychiatric drugs with obese adult females who didn’t receive any drug treatment with respect to the alterations in body weight and biochemistry, and find out the contrubution of a team approach for the management of these alterations. Methods A total of 102 female patients aged mean 40.9±12.4 years who had been followed up and treated in the Psychiatry Outpatient Clinics in Istanbul University for their psychiatric disorders and were complaining about increased body weight in the treatment period were included. The controls were composed of 261 females aged mean 39.8±13.0 years who had been referred by various departments to dietitians due to exogenous obesity but had no endocrine-metabolic or psychiatric disorders or history of drug use. Initially, antropometric measurements and biochemical tests were performed for all patients. Results In the group receiving psychiatric treatment, the mean body weight, BMI, waist and hip circumferences, body fat percentage (p
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