Asst. Prof. MD. Serkan Sürme

Education

• 2012 – Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
• 2019 – Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Specialization
• 2021 – Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Institute of Graduate Studies, Department of Medical Microbiology, PhD

Expreience

• 2024 – Giessen Justus Liebig University, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Giessen, Germany
• 2019–2023 – Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
• 2018 – Hamburg Eppendorf University, Department of Medical Microbiology, Hamburg, Germany
• 2017–2018 – Klinikum Lüneburg, Department of Internal Medicine, Lüneburg, Germany
• 2012–2013 – Gaziantep Dr. Ersin Arslan State Hospital, General Practitioner

Professional Memberships

• Member, Istanbul Medical Chamber
• Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (KLİMİK)
• Turkish Association of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialists (EKMUD)
• Turkish Microbiology Society

1. Vatan A, Saltoglu N, Yemisen M, Balkan II, Surme S, Demiray T, Mete B, Tabak F; Cerrahpasa Diabetic Foot Study Group. Association between biofilm and multi/extensive drug resistance in diabetic foot infection. Int J Clin Pract. 2018;72(3):e13060.
2. Saltoglu N, Ergonul O, Tulek N, Yemisen M, Kadanali A, Karagoz G, Batirel A, Ak O, Sonmezer C, Eraksoy H, Cagatay A, Surme S, et al. Influence of multidrug resistant organisms on the outcome of diabetic foot infection. Int J Infect Dis. 2018;70:10-14.
3. Kara Ali R, Surme S, Balkan II, et al. An eleven-year cohort of bloodstream infections in febrile neutropenic patients: resistance profiles of Gram-negative bacteria as predictors of mortality. Ann Hematol. 2020;99(8):1925-1932.
4. Surme S, Balkan II, Bayramlar OF, et al. Independent prognostic indicators in the elderly with pneumonia: A single-centre prospective observational study. Turkish J Geriatrics. 2020;23(3).
5. Saltoglu N, Surme S, et al. The effects of antimicrobial resistance and initial antibiotic compatibility on outcomes in diabetic foot infections. Int J Low Extrem Wounds. 2021 Apr 15.
6. Tuncer G, Surme S, et al. National Early Warning Score 2 and laboratory predictors correlate with clinical deterioration in COVID-19 patients. Biomark Med. 2021;15(11):807-820.
7. Zerdali E, Nakir İY, Sürme S, Sayılı U, Yıldırım M. Predictors for tuberculosis co-infection in people living with HIV/AIDS. Afr Health Sci. 2021;21(3):995-1002.
8. Surme S, et al. Predictors of ICU admission or mortality in COVID-19 pneumonia in Istanbul. Jpn J Infect Dis. 2021;74(5):458-464.
9. Copur B, Surme S, et al. Comparison of prophylactic and preemptive LMWH treatments in COVID-19 patients. Bratisl Lek Listy. 2021;122(9):626-630.
10. Surme S, et al. Comparison of clinical, laboratory and radiological features in confirmed and unconfirmed COVID-19 patients. Future Microbiol. 2021;16:1389-1400.
11. Zerdali E, Nakir IY, Surme S, Yildirim M. Hepatitis B virus prevalence and immune response in people living with HIV/AIDS in Istanbul. Afr Health Sci. 2021;21(4):1621-1628.
12. Surme S, et al. Predictors of long-term outcomes in older adults with community-acquired pneumonia. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2021;15(12):1910-1916.
13. Surme S, et al. Novel biomarker-based score (SAD-60) for predicting mortality in COVID-19 pneumonia. Biomark Med. 2022;16(8):577-588.
14. Cag Y, … Surme S, et al. Vaccine hesitancy and refusal among parents: An international ID-IRI survey. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2022;16(6):1081-1088.
15. Ozdemir YE, … Surme S, et al. Long-term follow-up of treatment-naïve HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients. Ir J Med Sci. 2022.
16. Copur B, Surme S, et al. Blood types (ABO/Rhesus) and SARS-CoV-2 infection: a retrospective study in healthcare workers. Future Virol. 2022.
17. Copur B, Surme S, et al. Effectiveness of CoronaVac vaccination in healthcare workers. Future Microbiol. 2022;17:1381-1391.
18. Surme S, … Saltoglu N. Changing bacterial etiology and antimicrobial resistance profiles as prognostic determinants in diabetic foot infections: A ten-year cohort. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2022;23(7):667-674.
19. Copur B, Surme S. Water-borne oculoglandular tularemia: Two complicated cases and literature review. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2023;51:102489.
20. Bayramlar OF, … Surme S, et al. Smoking prevalence and attitudes of medical students in Istanbul. J Subst Use. 2023.
21. Zerdali E, Nakir IY, Sürme S, et al. Epidemiological and clinical profile of newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS patients: 16-year trend analysis. Curr HIV Res. 2023;21(1):35-42.
22. Şencan İ, … Sürme S, et al. Multidrug resistance in pathogens of community-acquired urinary tract infections in Turkey. Turk J Med Sci. 2023;53(3):780-790.
23. Tanoglu A, … Sürme S, et al. Clinicopathological profile of peritoneal tuberculosis and a new mortality-prediction scoring model: ID-IRI study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2023;42(8):981-992.
24. Ozdemir YE, … Surme S, et al. Real-life evaluation of COVID-19 among healthcare workers pre- and post-vaccination. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2023;17(3):286-292.
25. Tuncer G, … Surme S, et al. Long-term pulmonary effects of COVID-19: a 6-month prospective cohort study. Future Microbiol. 2023;18:185-198.
26. Iskender S, … Surme S, et al. Rapid determination of colistin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae using MALDI-TOF peak-based machine learning. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2023;107(4):116052.
27. Tunçer G, … Sürme S, et al. Predictors of significant hepatic abnormality in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients. Infect Dis Clin Microbiol. 2024;6(1):22-31.
28. Alkan S, … Surme S, et al. Urinary tract infections in older adults: factors associated with ESBL production. Front Microbiol. 2024;15:1384392.