hakansabunis/tr-academic-research-agent-index huggingface dataset:
Ektopik gebelik nedeniyle tedavi edilen 60 olgunun retrospektif analizi
Retrospective analysis of 60 patients treated with ectopic pregnancy
Yazar: Somunkıran, Asli; Sarohan, Aziz Rodan; Demırcı, Fuat; Yücel, Oguz
Dergi: Duzce Medical Journal, Vol. 9 No. 1, 0
Anahtar kelimeler: Ectopic pregnancy,methotrexate,expectant management,surgical management ; Ektopik gebelik,metotreksat,bekleme tedavisi,cerrahi tedavi

Amaç: Klinigimizde ektopik gebelik tanisiyla tedavi ettigimiz olgularda tedavi yaklasimlarimizin degerlendirilmesidir. Yöntem: Ocak 2002-Aralik 2006 tarihleri arasinda ektopik gebelik nedeniyle tedavi edilen 60 olgu demografik özellikleri ve tedavi yaklasimlarimiz açisindan retrospektif olarak degerlendirildi. Bulgular: Hastalardan % 41,7’sinde bir ya da fazla spontan düsük, % 20’sinde en az bir kez yasal tahliye öyküsü mevcuttu. Rüptür bulgulari olmayan 14 hasta sadece izlenirken 13 hastaya medikal tedavi uygulandi. Tek doz metotreksat tedavisinin basari orani % 77 bulundu. Metotreksat tedavisi alan bir hastaya (% 7,6) ikinci dozla da basarili elde edilemeyince cerrahi yapildi. Sonuç: Rüptür bulgulari olmayan, genel durumu stabil hastalarda metotreksat tedavisi ilk seçenek olarak önerilebilir. Ancak hastalar tedavinin uzayabilecegi ve sonrasinda cerrahi de gerekebilecegi konusunda önceden bilgilendirilmelidir

Purpose: The aim of this study was to review the management strategies of our clinic for ectopic pregnancies. Methods: Demographical features and treatment modalities of sixty patients diagnosed with ectopic pregnancy between January 2002 and December 2006 were reviewed retrospectively. Results: Forty-one percent of the patients had one or more spontaneous abortions, and 20 % had at least one induced abortion. Fourteen patients that did not have signs of rupture were treated with expectant management while 13 patients were treated medically single dose methotrexate treatment had a success rate of 77%. One (7,6%) of the patients treated with methotrexate underwent surgery after the failure of two doses. Conclusion: Methotrexate may be the first line treatment in hemodynamically stable patients with no signs of rupture. But the patients should be informed about the fact that repeated doses or even surgery may be required
Sindaktili Hastalarinda Psikolojik Durum ve Iliskili Faktörler
Psychological Status and Related Factors in Syndactyl Patients
Yazar: Emul, Murat; Altınel, Levent; Ildık, Gurbet Zehra B; Geçıcı, Ömer; Solak, Mustafa
Dergi: Duzce Medical Journal, Vol. 9 No. 1, 0
Anahtar kelimeler: Syndactyl,psychological condition,anxiety,depression ; Sindaktili,psikolojik durum,anksiyete,depresyon

Amaç: Sindaktili (SD) olan bireylerde islevsellik kaybi kadar ikincil gelisen psikolojik problemler de olabilir. Arastirmamizda SD tanisi alan bireylerde ruhsal rahatsizlik düzeyle rini saglikli kontrol grubuyla karsilastirarak belirlemeyi amaçladik. Yöntem: Otuzsekiz hasta (22 erkek, 16 kadin) ve hasta grubu ile yas ve cinsiyet bakimindan eslestirilmis ayni bölgelerde yasayan 32 saglikli birey (18 erkek, 14 kadin) kontrol grubu olarak çalismaya alindi. Bireylere Psikiyatrik Belirti Tarama Listesi (SCL– 90; Symptom Check List–90), Beck Depresyon Envanteri (BDE) ve Beck Anksiyete Envanteri (BAE) uygulandi. Bulgular: SD grubunda kontrol gurubuna göre, somatik belirtiler (p= 0.05), depresif belirtiler (p=0.03), kisiler arasi iliskilerde duyarlilik (P=0.002) ve psikotik belirtiler (P=0.01) alt skorlari degerleri istatistiksel anlamlilik olusturacak sekilde yüksekti. Yine hasta grubunda BDE (p=0.014) ve BAE (p=0.018) de kontrol grubuna göre istatistiksel olarak daha yüksek bulundu. Cinsiyet (erkek olma) ile anksiyete, depresyon, obsesyon, kisiler arasi duyarlilik, öfke, paranoid, psikoz, ek ortalama alt skorlari ve genel belirti indeksi arasinda negatif bir korelasyon saptandi. Sonuç: SD’nin kisilerde psikiyatrik problemlere neden oldugu, bunun özellikle kadinlarda daha belirgin oldugu göze çarpmaktadir. Bu hastalarin yasam kalitesini arttirabilmek amaciyla cerrahi tedavinin yani sira psikiyatrik destegin önemli oldugu görülmüstür

Purpose: Syndactyl (SD) can cause secondary psychiatric problems as well as functional impairment. We aimed to determine the psychiatric problems of SD patients in comparison to a healthy control group. Methods: There were 38 SD (22 male, 16 female) patients in the study and 32 (18 male, 14 female) people in the control group. The control and study groups were age and sex matched and comprised of people living in the same region. All participants filled out Symptom Check List–90, Beck Depression Inventory and Beck Anxiety Inventory. Results: The baseline scores regarding somatic symptoms (p= 0.05), depressive symptoms (p=0. 03), interpersonal relationship sensitivity (P=0.002) and psychotic symptoms (P=0.01) were significantly higher in the SD group when compared to the control group. The SD group BDE (p=0.014) and BAE (p=0.018) scores were also higher than the control group. There was a negative correlation between male sex and anxiety, depression, obsession, interpersonal relations, anger, paranoid psychosis, additional mean baseline scores and general symptoms index. Conclusion: SD causes psychiatric problems especially in females. Psychiatric support should be given to the patients in addition to surgical treatment to improve life quality
Deltoid Kasin Intramusküler Miksomasi
Intramuscular Myxoma Of Deltoid Muscle
Yazar: Ekıcı, İsin Dogan; Özkan, Ferda; Çomunoglu, Nil; Bekler, Halil İbrahim; Parmaksızoglu, Fatih; Kabakçı, Neslihan; Çöloglu, Sedat; Bılgı, Selçuk
Dergi: Duzce Medical Journal, Vol. 9 No. 2, 0
Anahtar kelimeler: Intramuscular myxoma ; Intramusküler miksoma

Miksomalar en sik kalpte izlenir ancak, daha az oranda ciltalti, aponörotik doku, kemik, genitoüriner sistem ve deri gibi diger dokularda da görülebilir. Kalp disi yumusak dokulardan kökenli miksomalardan olan “çizgili kaslarin miksomasi” görece enderdir. Olgumuz, sag üst kolda zamanla olusan sislik ve hareket kisitliligi yakinmasiyla basvuran 59 yasinda kadin hastadir. Fizik muayenesinde deltoid kas bölgesinde siskinlik ve palpasyonda ele gelen yumusak kitle izlenmistir. Magnetik rezonans anjiografisinde deltoid kas içinde hiperintens, düzgün sinirli; içerisinde hipointens septalarin izlendigi kitle saptanmistir. Makroskopik incelemesinde, 5.5x4x3 cm ölçülerinde, çevresinde kirmizi kas seçilebilen yumusak doku parçasina kesit yapildiginda çevre kas dokusundan düzgün sinirla ayrilan 3.2x3x2.5 cm boyutlarda parlak beyaz renkte, jelatinöz alanlar içeren lezyon izlenmistir. Mikroskopik incelemede, tümörün genis mukoid alanlar içinde dar sitoplazmali, hiperkromatik piknotik görünümlü çekirdekleri bulunan hücreler ve az sayida histiyositi animsatan hücrelerden olustugu gözlenmistir. Ender olarak görülen, pek çok benign ve malign miksoid neoplazmdan histopatolojik olarak ayirt edilmesi bazen çok güç olabilen, yumusak dokunun ilginç benign tümörlerinden biri olan intramusküler miksoma olgusuna ait klinik, radyolojik, patolojik özellikler sunulmus ve literatür esliginde tartisilmistir

Myxomas are most commonly seen in heart. However, it may occur less frequently in other tissues such as subcutaneous and aponeurotic tissues, bone, genitourinary tract and skin. Extracardiac myxomas such as intramuscular myxomas are very rare. A 59 year old female patient complained of swelling and pain in the right upper extremity was admitted. On physical examination a palpable, soft mass was detected in the right deltoid muscle. On magnetic resonance angiography a hyper-intense, nodular, well circumscribed mass with hypointense septa was detected. The lesion was removed completely. On gross examination the specimen was measured 5.5x4x3 cm with surrounding striated muscle tissue. On cut section of the specimen a well circumscribed, gelatinous, glittering, white colored mass measuring 3.2x3x2.5 cm was found. On histological examination, the tumor was composed of small cells with scant cytoplasm and hyperchromatic, pycnotic nuclei and small number of histiocytic cells within wide myxoid areas. In this report a rare case of intramuscular myxoma which should be differentiated from many benign and malignant myxoid neoplasms of soft tissues was presented and discussed in clinical, radiological and pathological aspects
Spontan Pnömotoraksli Olgulara Yaklasim: Bes Yillik Deneyim
Aproaches To Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Five Year Survival
Yazar: Topdag, Sabri; Ilçe, Zekeriya; Aslaner, Arif; Özaydin, İsmet
Dergi: Duzce Medical Journal, Vol. 9 No. 2, 0
Anahtar kelimeler: Spontaneous pneumothorax,tube thoracostomy,pleuredezis ; Spontan pnömotoraks,tüp torakostomi,plöridezis

Amaç: Spontan pnömotoraks genelde genç eriskin erkeklerin hastaligidir. Olgular genellikle solunum sikintisi ve gögüs agrisi sikayetiyle basvururlar. Çalismamizda hastanemizde 5 yil içinde teshis ve tedavisi yapilan spontan pnömotoraksli olgular degerlendirildi. Gereç ve Yöntem: Olgular yas, cinsiyet, basvuru sikayeti, pnömotoraks tarafi, tani yöntemi, pnömotoraks yüzdesi, tedavi yaklasimi ve sonuçlari açisindan degerlendirildi. Tanida klinik bulgular ve akciger grafisi esas alindi. Pnömotoraks yüzdesinin hesaplanmasinda Light ve arkadaslarinin tanimladigi formül kullanildi.Bulgular: Çalismamizda 20 spontan pnömotoraksli olgu degerlendirildi. Olgularin 17’si (%85) erkek, 3’ü (%15) bayan idi. Ortalama yaslari 38 idi. Baslica klinik sikayetleri; solunum sikintisi ve gögüs agrisi idi. Pnömotoraksin 7’si (%35) sol, 13’ü (%65) ise sag hemitoraks yerlesimliydi. 17 erkek olgunun 14’nün sigara içme aliskanligi vardi. Ortalama pnömotoraks yüzdesi %71 olarak hesaplandi. Tüm olgulara tedavi amaçli tüp torakostomi uygulandi. Tüp ortalama 4,6 gün kaldi. Spontan pnömotoraksi tekrarlayan üç olguya tetrasiklin ile plöridezis uygulandi. Sonuç: Spontan pnömotoraks zamaninda teshis ve tedavi edildiginde sonuçlari oldukça iyi mortalitesi olmayan bir patolojidir. Spontan pnömotoraksin tekrarladiginda plöridezis alternatif bir tedavi yöntemi olarak denenebilir

Purpose: Spontaneous pneumothorax is usually seen in young male adults. Patients usually present with dyspnea and chest pain. In this study, patients diagnosed as spontaneous pneumothorax and treated in our clinic were evaluated in accord with the published literature. Methods: Subjects were evaluated with regard to age at presentation, sex, presenting complaint, side of spontaneous pneumothorax. Results: Of patients, 17 (85 %) were male and 3 (15 %) female. Mean age was thirty eight years. Major complaints were dyspnea and chest pain. Thirteen (65 %) were on the right and seven (35 %) were on the left site. Of 17 male subjects, 14 were current smoker. Mean pneumothorax percentage was calculated as 71%. Three (15%) patients had history of underlying lung disease (tuberculosis, pnomoconiosis, ampyema). Therapeutic tube thoracostomy was placed to all subjects. It remained in place 4.6 days on average. Conclusion: spontaneous pneumothorax is non-fatal and curable disease when diagnosed and treated in time. Pleurodesis can be tried to perform as an alternative method when spontaneous pneumothorax recurs
Infantil fibröz hamartom: Immunohistopatolojik bir çalisma
Fibrous hamartoma of infancy: An immunohistopatologyc study
Yazar: Öztürk, Hayrettin; Karaarslan, Kazim; Yılmaz, Fahri; Öztürk, Hülya
Dergi: Duzce Medical Journal, Vol. 9 No. 2, 0
Anahtar kelimeler: Fibrous hamartoma of infancy,soft tissue tumor,myofibroblasts,primitive mesenchymal cells,desmin,actin ; Infantil fibröz hamartom,yumusak doku tümörü,miyofibroblast,pirimitif mezenkimal hücreler,desmin,aktin

Infantil fibröz hamartom (IFH) yüzeyel bir kitle olarak olusan nadir bir lezyondur. Burada inguinal bölgede fibröz hamartomlu bir olgu sunuldu. IFH’li çocugun klinik ve histopatolojik özellikleri ve tedavi sonuçlari tanimlandi ve literatürle degerlendirildi. Histopatolojik özellikleri miyofibroblast demetlerinin varligi, disorganize matür adipozitler ve küçük yuvarlak yassi primitif mezenkimal hücrelerin varligini içerdi. Immunohistokimyasal olarak miyofibroblastik komponent aktin ile vimentin, primitif komponentin ise sadece vimentin içermekteydi. Çocuklarda nadir olarak görülen bu patolojinin tedavisi komplet eksizyondur

Fibrous hamartoma of infancy (FHI) is an uncommon lesion, occurring as a superficial mass. We present one case of fibrous hamartoma in the ingunal region. The clinical and histopathologic features, and treatment results of child with (FHI) were described and the literature was reviewed. Criteria for histologic diagnosis include the presence of fasicles of myof ibroblasts, disorganized mature adipocytes and small rounded primitive mesenchymal cells. Immunohistochemically, muscle specific actin and vimentin were expressed in the myofibroblastic component, and vimentin was only expressed in the primitive component. The treatment of this uncommonly seen pathology is completely excision
Belirtisiz Bir Hepatit A Enfeksiyonu Olgusu
A Case of Asymptomatic Hepatitis A virus infection
Yazar: Kara, İsmail Hamdi; Üstün, Cemal; Geyık, Mehmet Faruk; Dıkıcı, Bünyamin
Dergi: Duzce Medical Journal, Vol. 9 No. 2, 0
Anahtar kelimeler: Asymptomatic hepatitis A,oral-fecal contamination ; Belirtisiz hepatit A,oral-fekal yolla bulas

Hepatit A virüs infeksiyonu gelismekte olan ülkelerde özellikle çocuklarda sik görülen bir infeksiyondur. Oral-fekal yolla bulasan hastalikta kisisel temas çok önemlidir. Aile hekimligi poliklinigine basvuran 11 yasinda bir kiz çocugunda, 25 gün önce hepatit A geçiren bir arkadasiyla temas öyküsü mevcuttu. Temastan 15 gün sonra hastada soguk alginligini animsatan sikayetler gelismisti. Yapilan laboratuvar incelemelerinde anti-HAV IgM pozitifligi disinda anormal bir deger bulunamadi. Bir yil boyunca düzenli araliklarla rutin takibe alinan hastanin biyokimyasal tetkikleri sürekli olarak normal bulundu. Hastaligin baslangicindan itibaren pozitif olan anti-HAV IgM’in 12. ayda negatiflestigi saptandi. Literatür incelemesinde temas sonrasi gelisen hepatit A olgusu saptanamadigi için mevcut olgu sunulmaya deger bulundu

Hepatitis A infection is a common infectious disease seen especially in children of developing countries. Personal contact is very considerable among the fecal-oral contagious diseases. A 11-yearsold girl, referring to outpatient clinics of department of family medicine, has the history of contact with her hepatitis A infected friend. Flu-like symptoms arose in 15 days after the contact. Any abnormal parameter except anti-HAV Ig M positiveness wasn’t detected in the laboratory studies. Biochemical parameters were reported as normal during the one-year period of routine control. It was assigned that anti-HAV Ig M, being positive since the beginning of the disease, turned to negative in the 12th month. Because no hepatitis A case after a contact history was established in the literature, existing case was distinguished to present
Hipopotasemi ile Seyreden Kronik Tofuslu Gut Nefropatisi (Olgu Sunumu)
Chronic tophaceus gout nephropathy with hipopotasemia (a case report)
Yazar: Erdem, Özgür; Göral, Vedat; Kara, İsmail Hamdi
Dergi: Duzce Medical Journal, Vol. 9 No. 2, 0
Anahtar kelimeler: Chronic tophaceus gout,Chronic renal failure,Hypopotasemia,Nephropathy ; Kronik tofüslü gut,Kronik böbrek yetmezligi,Hipopotasemi,Nefropati

Gut, akut artritin sik görülen bir nedenidir. Farkli klinik sekillerde karsimiza çikabilir. Tekrarlayan akut artrit ataklari, eklem çevresi ile diger bag dokularda tofüs olusumu (özellikle birinci metatarsofalangial eklem ile kulak kepçesinde görülür), ürik asit taslari ve gut nefropatisi bunla rdan en sik görülenleridir. Ileri yaslarda ve %95 erkeklerde görülmekle beraber, kadinlarda ise %90 postmenopozal kadinlarda saptanir. Gut böbrek hastaligina neden olmakla beraber, kronik böbrek yetmezligi (KBY) gelisimine de katkida bulunabilecegi daha az siklikla bildirilmistir. Bununla beraber literatür çalismalarinda gut’un KBY’ye bagli gelistigi veya gut sonrasi nefropati gelistigi ile ilgili kesin bir ayirim yapilmamistir. Burada kronik tofüslü gut ile beraber KBY’i bulunan postmenopozal bir kadinda nefropatinin hipopotasemi ile seyretmesi tartisilmaya deger bulundu

Gout disease is a common reason for acute arthritis cases. It can appear in different clinical versions. Recurring acute arthritis attacks, formation of tophaceus around the joint and other connective tissue (especially seen at the first metatarsophalangeal joint and earlobe), uric acid stones and gout nephropathy are the most commonly encountered. Besides it has been seen in elder ages and on men with 95% rates, when it is identified on women, the 90% of them are post-menopausal women. As well as causing the renal disease, it has been told that the gout could contribute the development of the chronic renal failure. However, it has not done a certain distinction regarding the facts that the gout has expanded related to chronic renal failure and the nephropathy growth after the gout in literature works. In this case, the progress of nephropathy with hipopotasemia on a post-menopause woman who has got chronic tophaceus gout and chronic renal failure has been found important to be discussed
Enterokoklar ve Enterokoklarla Gelisen Infeksiyonlar
Enterococci and Infections caused by Enterococci
Yazar: Yıldırım, Mustafa
Dergi: Duzce Medical Journal, Vol. 9 No. 2, 0
Anahtar kelimeler: Enterococci,clinical infections,antibiotic resistance,therapy ; Enterokoklar,klinik infeksiyonlari,antibiyotik direnci,tedavi

Enterokoklar tekli, ikili veya kisa zincirler olusturan gram pozitif koklardir. Bu mikroorganizmalar insan ve hayvanlarda normal barsak florasinin önemli bir kismini olustururlar. Enterokoklar hastane içi ve hastane disi infeksiyonlara sebep olabilirler. Bu bakteriler kalp kapakçiklarina ve böbrek epitel hücrelerine tutunma yetenegine sahiptirler. Enterokoklarin üriner sistem infeksiyonlarina, bakteriyemiye, endokardite, intraabdominal infeksiyonlara, yumusak doku infeksiyonlarina ve neonatal sepsise neden olduklari gösterilmistir. Bu mikroorganizmalar çok sayida antimikrobiyal ajana (özellikle, sefalosporinler, klindamisin, kotrimoksazol) intrensek olarak dirençli oldugu gibi; plasmid ve transpozonlar yoluyla yeni direnç mekanizmalari gelistirebilecek yetenege sahiptirler. Üriner sistem infeksiyonlari, peritonit ve yara infeksiyonlari gibi enterokok infeksiyonlarinin tedavisinde öncelikle penisilin G veya ampisilin tercih edilmelidir. Penisiline allerjisi olan hastalarda veya penisiline yüksek düzey dirençli mikroorganizmalar için vankomisin (veya teikoplanin) alternatif tedavi seçenekleridir. Vankomisin dirençli enterokok (VRE)’larin neden oldugu enterokok infeksiyonlarinin tedavisinde quinupristin-dalfopristin veya linezolid en uygun tedavi rejimidir. Enterokokkal endokardit yada menenjit için kombinasyon tedavisi uygulanmalidir

Enterococci are gram-positive cocci that occur in singles, pairs, and short chains. The major habitat of these microorganisms appears to be the gastrointestinal tract of humans and of other animals, Where they make up a significant portion of the normal gut flora. Enterococci are capable of causing infections both in and out of the hospital setting. These microorganisms are able to adhere to heart valves and renal epithelial cells. Enterococci have been shown to cause urinary tract infections, bacteremia, endocarditis, intraabdominal infections, soft tissue infections, and neonatal sepsis. Not only are these microorganisms intrinsically resistant to a large number of antimicrobial agents (especially, cephalosporins, clindamycin, and co-trimoksazole), but they also show a remarkable ability to acquire new mechanisms of resistance via plasmid and transposones . As noted previously, penicilin G or ampicillin remain the antibiotics of choice for treating enterococcal infections such as urinary tract infections, peritonitis, and wound infections. Vancomycin (or teicoplanin) is the alternative agent in patients who are allergic to penicillin or for organisms with high-level penicillin resistance. Quinupristindalfopristin or linezolid are the most relevant treatment regimens for the treatment of vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE) infections. Combination therapy is optimal for enterococcal endocarditis and enterococcal meningitis
Hastane Personelinde Fekal Vankomisin Dirençli Enterokok Kolonizasyonunun Arastirilmasi
The Investigation Of Fecal Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus Colonization In Hospital Personnel
Yazar: Yıldırım, Mustafa; Sencan, İrfan; Öksüz, Sükrü
Dergi: Duzce Medical Journal, Vol. 9 No. 3, 0
Anahtar kelimeler: Enterococcus,hospital personnel,stool colonization ; Enterokok,hastane personeli,diski kolonizasyonu

Bu çalismada, Düzce Tip Fakültesinde hastane personelinde fekal vankomisin dirençli enterokok (VRE) kolonizasyonu arastirilmistir. Diski kültürlerinden enterokok izole edilen 62 hastane personeli ve 37 gönüllü bu çalismaya alindi. Diski örneklerinden enterokok kökenlerinin identifikasyonunda klasik mikrobiyolojik yöntemler ve API 20 Strep testi kullanildi. Antimikrobiyal duyarlilik testleri disk difüzyon yöntemiyle yapildi. Betalaktamaz aktivitesi nitrosefin diskleriyle çalisildi. Izole edilen toplam enterokok kökenlerinin türlere göre dagilimi: 56 (%56.6) E.faecium, 24 (%24.2) E.gallinarum, 13 (%13.1) E.faecalis, 5 (%5.1) E.durans, 1 (%1.0) E.casseliflavus olarak belirlenmistir. Hastane personelinden izole edilen tüm enterokok kökenleri arasinda ampisilin direnci %12.9, Yüksek düzey streptomisin (YDS) direnci %19.4 ve Yüksek düzey gentamisin (YDG) direnci %1.6 olarak saptanmistir. YDS direnci hastane personelinde kontrol grubuna göre anlamli sekilde yüksek bulundu (x2:8.149, p=0.002). Hiçbir enterokok susunda vankomisin direnci ve betalaktamaz aktivitesi saptanma mistir. Sonuç olarak, hastane personelinde fekal VRE tasiyiciligi saptanmadi. Ancak periyodik tarama çalismalarinin sürdürülmesinin dirençli kökenlerin erken saptanmasi açisindan gerekli olduguna inaniyoruz

In this study, the prevalence of fecal vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE) colonization was investigated in hospital personnel in Duzce Medical Faculty. Sixty two hospital personnel and 37 volunteer whom enterococcus species had isolated from stool samples were included in the study. The classical microbiological methods and API 20 Strep was used for the identification of enterococcus species from stool samples. Susceptibility was determined by the disk diffusion method. The beta lactamase activitywas tested with nitrocephin disk. According to our results 56 (56.6%) of the isolated enterococcus species was identified as E.faecium, 24 (24.2) % as E.gallinarum, 13 (13.1%) as E.faecalis, 5 (%5.1) as E.durans, and 1 (%1.0) E.casseliflavus. Resistance to ampicillin was found in 12.9% of samples. High-level resistance to gentamicin was found in 9.9% of samples. 19.8% of samples were found to be highly resistant to streptomycin. High-level resistance to streptomycin was higher in hospital personnel than control group (x2:8.149, p=0.002). No vancomycin resistance was noted. It was found that none of the enterococci had beta-lactamase enzyme activity. Our results demonstrated that there is no fecal carriage of VRE in hospital personnel. However we suggest that the screening tests should be done periodically to reveal resistant strains early