Asst. Prof. MD. Didem Akal Taşcıoğlu

Education and Specialization

• Trakya University Faculty of Medicine

• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialization

Experience

• Biruni University, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology

• Medilife Hospital, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology

• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology

• Istanbul Koşuyolu Research Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Department

• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Department

International Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Gülistan Bahat,MD, Nilgün Erten,Assoc.Prof., Bülent Saka,MD, Didem Akal,MD, Ali Çakır,MD, Mehmet Akif Karan,Prof., Cemil Taşçıoğlu,Prof., Abdülkadir Kaysı,Prof. (Nobel medicus; cilt:2, sayı:2). THYROID ABSCESS IN A PATIENT WITH ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA DURING CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED NEUTROPENIA.

2. A.A. Cagatay, H. Ozsut, L. Gulec, S. Kucukoglu, H. Berk, N. Ince, B. Ertugrul, S. Aksoz, D. Akal, H. Eraksoy, S. Calangu (Int J Clin Pract, May 2004, 58, 5, 469–473). TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS IN ADULTS – EXPERIENCE FROM TURKEY.

3. Timur Akpinar, Oguz K. Bakkaloglu, Ince Burak, Tufan Fatih, Kose Murat, Poda Mehves, Tascioglu Didem, Koksalan O. Kaya, Saka Bulent, Erten Nilgun, Buyukbabani Nesimi, Kilicaslan Zeki, Tascioglu Cemil (Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, 02/2015; 21(7). DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2015.02.006). CASE REPORT OF FATAL MYCOBACTERIUM TILBURGII INFECTION.

4. Tufan A, Bahat G, Ozkaya H, Taşcıoğlu D, Tufan F, Saka B, Akin S, Karan MA (Aging Male. 2016 May 25:1-5 PMID: 27223484, DOI:10.1080/13685538.2016.1188069). LOW SKELETAL MUSCLE MASS İNDEX İS ASSOCİATED WİTH FUNCTİON AND NUTRİTİONAL STATUS İN RESİDENTS İN A TURKİSH NURSİNG HOME.

National Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

5. M. Bülent Ertuğrul, Leyla Atila-Güleç, Didem Akal, A. Atahan Çağatay, Halit Özsüt, Haluk Eraksoy, Semra Çalangu (Klimik Dergisi; Cilt 17, Sayı:2, 2004, s:132-136). Susceptibility of Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli Strains to Commonly Used Antibiotics in Treatment.

6. Zehra Çağla Karakoç, Didem Taşçıoğlu, Süda Tekin Koruk, Binnur Şimşek (Klimik Dergisi, 2016). Acute Cytomegalovirus Disease in Immunocompetent Patient.

7. Özlem Güler, Seniha Başaran, Didem Taşçıoğlu, Atahan Çağatay, Halit Özsüt, Haluk Eraksoy (Klimik Dergisi 2016; 29: 25-28). Comparison of In Vitro Effects of Different Antibiotic-Heparin Catheter Lock Solutions on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Isolates in Biofilm.

Presentations Published in Proceedings of National Scientific Meetings

8. Akal D, Çağatay A, Berk H, Özsüt H, Eraksoy H, Çalangu S. (X. Türk Klinik Mikrobiyoloji ve İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları Kongresi 15-19 Ekim 2001, Adana). Bacteria that May Cause Infection in Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic and Their Antibiotic Susceptibilities.

9. Berk H, Akal D, Çağatay A, Özsüt H, Eraksoy H, Çalangu S (Klimik Kongresi 30 Mart-03 Nisan 2003). A Case of Periorbital Cellulitis.

10. Akal D, Büyükbaba Boral Ö, KIrkoyun Uysal H, Eraksoy H, Nalçacı M, Dinçol G, Büget E (Klimik Kongresi 30 Mart-03 Nisan 2003). A Case of Strongyloidiasis Detected in a Patient with Acute Leukemia.

11. Didem Akal, Sanem Pişkin, Ayper Somer, Taner Kara, Nuran Salman, Işık Yalçın, Can Baykal, Sinem Keleş, Rukiye Eker Ömeroğlu (26. Pediatri Günleri 20-22 Nisan 2004, İstanbul). Kawasaki Disease with Parvovirus B19 IgM Positivity: A Case Report.

12. Sanem Pişkin, Didem Akal, Gülsen Sönmezer, Ayper Somer, Işık Yalçın, Nuran Salman, Burak Tatlı, Nur Aydınlı, Selim Badur (26. Pediatri Günleri 20-22 Nisan 2004, İstanbul). AIDS Dementia Complex and Cerebral Mass Case Report.

13. Didem Taşçıoğlu, Halit Özsüt, Zeynep Memiş, Atahan Çağatay, Haluk Eraksoy (Klimik Kongresi 23-27 Mart 2011). Distribution of Microorganisms Isolated from Urine Samples of Patients Hospitalized in Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Services.

14. Zeynep Memiş, Didem Taşçıoğlu, Seniha Başaran, Atahan Çağatay, Halit Özsüt, Haluk Eraksoy (Klimik Kongresi 23-27 Mart 2011). Daptomycin Susceptibility in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Strains.

15. Didem Taşçıoğlu, Halit Özsüt, Zeynep Memiş, Atahan Çağatay, Haluk Eraksoy (Klimik Kongresi 23-27 Mart 2011). Follow-up of Orthopedic Infection Patients in the Infectious Diseases Outpatient Clinic.

16. Özlem Güler, Seniha Başaran, Didem Taşçıoğlu, Arif Atahan Çağatay, Halit Özsüt, Haluk Eraksoy (Klimik Kongresi 13-17 mart 2013). Comparison of the In Vitro Effect of Different Antibiotic–Heparin Catheter Lock Solutions on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Isolates in Biofilm.

17. Asiye Yir, Seniha Başaran, Didem Taşçıoğlu, Atahan Çağatay, Haluk Eraksoy (Klimik Kongresi 13-17 mart 2013). Evaluation of the Antibiotic Resistance of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Strains in the Last Year and Comparison with Five-Year Data in Our Previous Study.

18. Vasif Aliyev, Lokman Hizmali, Amir Doulatabadi, Seniha Başaran, Didem Taşçıoğlu, Atahan Çağatay, Haluk Eraksoy (Klimik Kongresi 13-17 mart 2013). Microbiological Evaluation of Bile Samples.

19. Didem Akal Taşçıoğlu, Sema Genç, Müge Kanmaz Özer, Ahmet Dirican, Beyhan Ömer, Haluk Eraksoy (Klimik Kongresi 13-17 mart 2013). Comparison of Automated Urine Analyzer (IRICELL®) and Urine Culture Results.

20. Betül Sadıç, Cumhur Özmen, Didem Taşçıoğlu, Seniha Başaran, Atahan Çağatay, Haluk Eraksoy (Klimik Kongresi 13-17 mart 2013). Review of Risk Factors and Mortality in Staphylococcal Bacteremia.

Other Publications

• Selma Karabey, Haluk Eraksoy, Hatice Kaptı, Semra Çalangu, Nihan Ziyade, Rian Diflci, Şengül Derbentli, Sürveyans Ekibi (Hastane infeksiyonları dergisi 2004; 8;Ek 2). Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Hospital Infection Prevalence Study 2003 Results.

Projects

• Didem Taşcıoğlu Akal, Sema Genç, Müge Kanmaz-Özer, Ahmet Dirican, Beyhan Ömer, Haluk Eraksoy. THE EVALUATION OF AUTOMATED URINE ANALYZER -IRİSCELL IQ200- AND URINE CULTURE RESULT.