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Onur KARATUNA CV Updated: February 2017

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CURRICULUM VITAE

ONUR KARATUNA, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medical Microbiology

Birth Date : 01 May 1976

Birth Place : Istanbul, TURKEY

Work Address : Acibadem University, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology Icerenkoy Mh. Kayisdagi Cd. No:32 Atasehir 34752 Istanbul / TURKEY

Phone: +90 216 5004777 Fax: +90 216 5898485 e-mail: [email protected]

Medical School : Istanbul University Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul (2000)

Specialty Training : Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul (2008)

Previous Marmara University School of Medicine, (2002 – 2008) Department of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul (Specialty Training) Golcuk Military Hospital, Kocaeli (Military Service) (2008 – 2009) Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, Batman (Obligatory State Service) (2009 – 2010) Luleburgaz State Hospital, Kirklareli (Obligatory State Service) (2010 – 2011)

Current Acibadem University School of Medicine, (October 2011 – ) Department of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul Acibadem Labmed Medical Laboratories, Istanbul (October 2011 – ) World Health Organization (WHO) Consultant on Antimicrobial Resistance (April 2014 – ) Central Asian and Eastern European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (CAESAR) (April 2016 – ) Network Coordination Group Member

EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


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1. European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)

2. American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

3. Turkish Society for Microbiology (TMC)

4. Society for Clinical Microbiology Specialty (KLIMUD)

5. Ankara Microbiology Society

6. Proteomics Society (Turkey)

7. Turkish Medical Association (TTB)

1. ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (ESGARS) (Executive Committee Member)

2. ESCMID Study Group for Antibiotic Policies (ESGAP)

3. TMC Study Group for Standardization of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests (ADTS) (Scientific Secretary)

4. KLIMUD Study Group for Determination and Monitorization of Antimicrobial Susceptibilities (ADSI)

5. KLIMUD Study Group for Labor Force in Medical Microbiology

Invited Lectures and Conferences (39)

A. International (13) B. National (26)

Book Chapters (8)

Reports (1)

Articles in English (8)

Presentations in English (29)

Articles in Turkish (7)

Presentations in Turkish (50)

Grants Received (5)

Honored Prizes (10)

MEMBERED SOCIETIES

STUDY GROUP MEMBERSHIPS

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES


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1. World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, Workshop in the WHO European Strategic Action Plan on Antibiotic Resistance and the Central Asian and Eastern European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance, 8 – 10 April 2014, Chisinau, Moldova.

2. World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, Laboratory Workshop on Antimicrobial Resistance, 2 – 3 July 2014, Tbilisi, Georgia.

3. World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, AMR Workshop on National AMR Surveillance and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) and Interpretation, 28 – 30 October 2014, Chisinau, Moldova.

4. World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, AMR Workshop on National AMR Surveillance and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) and Interpretation, 13 – 15 April 2015, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

5. World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, Training-of-Trainers (ToT) Module for the Implementation of CAESAR and the European Strategic Action Plan on Antibiotic Resistance, 3 – 5 June 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark.

6. ESCMID Summer School, Acibadem University School of Medicine, 7 – 11 July, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey.

7. Heralding Education on Antimicrobial Resistance (HEAR) Course, 9th Edition, 1 – 2 October, 2015, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy.

8. World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, Expert Mission to Tajikistan on Antimicrobial Resistance, 2 – 4 November 2015, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

9. World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, Training Course on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Stewardship, Acibadem University School of Medicine, 9 – 12 November 2015, Istanbul, Turkey.

10. 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 9 – 12 April 2016, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

11. Heralding Education on Antimicrobial Resistance (HEAR) Course, 10th Edition, 28 – 29 April, 2016, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy.

12. World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, Laboratory Workshop on Antimicrobial Resistance, International Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, 20 – 23 September, 2016, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

13. National Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network Meeting, Public Health Institute, Republic of Srpska, 15 – 16 December, 2016, Teslić, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

INVITED LECTURES AND CONFERENCES A. International


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1. 1st National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 12 – 16 November 2011, Antalya, Turkey.

2. KLIMUD Continuing Medical Education / Continuing Professional Development Event, 16 February 2012, Istanbul, Turkey.

3. 7th National Molecular and Diagnostic Microbiology Congress, 5 – 8 June 2012, Ankara, Turkey.

4. Course on Interpretative Reading and Selective Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Results-1, Marmara University School of Medicine, 30 – 31 March 2013, Istanbul, Turkey.

5. Course on Interpretative Reading and Selective Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Results-2, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, 20 – 21 April 2013, Izmir, Turkey.

6. Course on Interpretative Reading and Selective Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Results-3, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, 1 – 2 June 2013, Ankara, Turkey.

7. Course on Interpretative Reading and Selective Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Results-4, 2nd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 9 – 10 November 2013, Antalya, Turkey.

8. 2nd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 10 – 13 November 2013, Antalya, Turkey.

9. Course on Interpretative Reading and Selective Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Results-5, Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine, 17 – 18 April 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.

10. 11th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days, 18 – 20 April 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.

11. National Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System, Training in EUCAST Standards, 9 – 10 June 2014, Ankara, Turkey.

12. Course on Interpretative Reading and Selective Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Results-6, XXXVI. Turkish Microbiology Congress, 11 – 12 November 2014, Antalya, Turkey.

13. XXXVI. Turkish Microbiology Congress, 12 – 16 November 2014, Antalya, Turkey.

14. Course on Interpretative Reading and Selective Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Results: From CLSI to EUCAST-1, Ege University School of Medicine, 27 – 28 February 2015, Izmir, Turkey.

15. From CLSI to EUCAST in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, Sakarya University School of Medicine, 3 March 2015, Sakarya, Turkey.

16. Course on Interpretative Reading and Selective Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Results: From CLSI to EUCAST-3, Acibadem University School of Medicine, 1 – 2 May 2015, Istanbul, Turkey.

17. Course on Interpretative Reading and Selective Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Results: From CLSI to EUCAST-4, Ankara University School of Medicine, 12 – 13 June 2015, Ankara, Turkey.

18. Course on Interpretative Reading and Selective Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Results: From CLSI to EUCAST-5, 3rd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 18 – 22 November 2015, Antalya, Turkey.

INVITED LECTURES AND CONFERENCES B. National


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19. Course on Interpretative Reading and Selective Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Results: From CLSI to EUCAST-6, Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine, 15 – 16 January 2016, Istanbul, Turkey.

20. Course on Interpretative Reading and Selective Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Results: From CLSI to EUCAST-7, Ege University School of Medicine, 19 – 20 February 2016, Izmir, Turkey.

21. KLIMUD Istanbul Regional Meeting, From Clinical Specimen to Final Report - Practice Guideline for Urinary System Specimens, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, 25 March 2016, Istanbul, Turkey.

22. 12th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days, 1 – 3 April 2016, Istanbul, Turkey.

23. KLIMUD Elazig Regional Meeting, From Clinical Specimen to Final Report - Practice Guideline for Urinary System Specimens, Firat University School of Medicine, 7 May 2016, Elazig, Turkey.

24. 6th Turkey EKMUD Congress, 11 – 15 May 2016, Antalya, Turkey.

25. National Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System Training, 2 – 3 June 2016, Ankara, Turkey.

26. XXXVII. Turkish Microbiology Congress, 16 – 20 November 2016, Antalya, Turkey.

1. Karatuna O. (2012) Quality Assurance in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing. In: Akyar I. (Ed.) Latest Research into Quality Control. Rijeka, Croatia: InTech 413-433.

2. Karatuna O. (2013) Time-Kill Assay for Determining Synergy. In: Garcia L.S. (Ed.) Basustaoglu A, Yildiran

S.T. (Translation Ed.) Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook. Ankara, Turkey: Atlas Kitapcilik 5.10.3.1-5.10.3.6. (Published in Turkish)

3. Karatuna O. (2013) Serum Inhibitory and Bactericidal Titers. In: Garcia L.S. (Ed.) Basustaoglu A, Yildiran

S.T. (Translation Ed.) Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook. Ankara, Turkey: Atlas Kitapcilik 5.11.1-5.11.16. (Published in Turkish)

4. Karatuna O. (2014) EUCAST Standards Translations. In: T.C. Ministry of Health, Public Health Institute

of Turkey, Head of the Division of Microbiology Reference Laboratories “National Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System, Identification of Bacteria and AST Standard Operating Procedures”. Public Health Institute of Turkey, Ministry of Health Issue No: 936, Ankara, Turkey: Aydogdu Ofset Matbaacilik Ambalaj San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. (Published in Turkish)

5. Karatuna O, Gur D. (2014) Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests (AST): Standards in Use and Their

Differences (CLSI, EUCAST). In: National Microbiology Standards: Guideline for Laboratory Diagnosis of Communicable Diseases, Vol. II. Public Health Institute of Turkey, Ministry of Health Issue No: 934, Ankara, Turkey: Aydogdu Ofset Matbaacilik Ambalaj San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. (Published in Turkish)

6. Karatuna O, Coplu N. (2014) Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests (AST): Antibiogram Interpretative

Criteria and Rules for Selective Reporting. In: National Microbiology Standards: Guideline for Laboratory Diagnosis of Communicable Diseases, Vol. II. Public Health Institute of Turkey, Ministry of

BOOK CHAPTERS


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Health Issue No: 934, Ankara, Turkey: Aydogdu Ofset Matbaacilik Ambalaj San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. (Published in Turkish)

7. Aslan U, Dogan B, Celikbilek N, Gocmen S, Gozalan A, Karatuna O, Pinar A, Suzuk S. (2015) From Clinical

Specimen to Final Report - Practice Guideline for Urinary System Specimens for Medical Microbiology Specialists. Zarakolu Kosker P. (Ed.) KLIMUD Resource No: 6, Ankara, Turkey: Caghan Ofset Matbaacilik Ltd. Sti. (Published in Turkish)

8. Can F, Karatuna O. (2017) The Role of the Microbiology Laboratory in Promoting Antimicrobial Stewardship. In: Ergönül Ö, Can F, Pulcini C, Beovic B (Eds.) Antimicrobial Stewardship. Elsevier, 2017 (In publication)

1. Central Asian and Eastern European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance - Annual Report 2016.

Tjalling Leenstra, Jos Monen, Inge Wagenaar, Sjoukje Woudt, Nienke van de Sande-Bruinsma, Danilo Lo Fo Wong, Onur Karatuna, Arjana Tambic. World Health Organization, 2016.

1. Onur Karatuna, Aysegul Yagci. Analysis of the Quorum Sensing-Dependent Virulence Factor Production and its Relationship with Antimicrobial Susceptibility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Respiratory Isolates. Clin Microbiol Infect 2010 Dec; 16(12): 1770-1775. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03177.x.

2. Nilufer Cakir Aktas, Zayre Erturan, Onur Karatuna, Aysegul Karahasan Yagci. Panton-Valentine Leukocidin and Biofilm Production of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Respiratory Tract. J Infect Dev Ctries 2013 Nov 15; 7(11): 888-891. doi: 10.3855/jidc.4135.

3. Nilgun Karabicak, Onur Karatuna, Macit Ilkit, Isin Akyar. Evaluation of the Bruker Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption–Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) System for the Identification of Clinically Important Dermatophyte Species. Mycopathologia 2015 Oct; 180(3-4): 165-171. doi: 10.1007/s11046-015-9898-x.

4. Mustafa Altindis, Tuba Dal, Isin Akyar, Onur Karatuna, Selma Gokahmetoglu, Seda Tezcan Ulger, Canan Kulah, Berrin Uzun, Aslı Gamze Sener, Mehmet Ozdemir, Sibel Aydogan, Mert Ahmet Kuskucu, Kenan Midilli, Baris Otlu, Mustafa Kemal Celen, Kurtulus Buruk, Huseyin Guducuoglu. Six-year distribution pattern of hepatitis C virus in Turkey: a multicentre study. Biotechnol Biotechnol Equip 2016; 30(2): 335–340. doi: 10.1080/13102818.2015.1093430.

5. Onur Karatuna, Bekir Celebi, Simge Can, Isin Akyar, Selcuk Kilic. The use of MALDI-TOF MS in the identification of Francisella tularensis. Bosn J Basic Med Sci 2016; 6(2): 132–138. doi: 10.17305/bjbms.2016.894.

6. Oguz Karabay, Mustafa Altindis, Mehmet Koroglu, Onur Karatuna, Ozlem Akkaya Aydemir, Ali Fuat Erdem. The Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Threat is Growing: NDM-1 Epidemic at a Training Hospital in Turkey. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2016; 15(1): 6. doi: 10.1186/s12941-016-0118-4.

REPORTS

ARTICLES IN ENGLISH


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7. Nilgun Karabicak, Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar. Evaluation of the viabilities and stabilities of pathogenic mold and yeast species using three different preservation methods over a 12-year period along with a review of published reports. Mycopathologia 2016; 181(5-6): 415–424. doi: 10.1007/s11046-016-9985-7.

8. Yesim Besli, Onur Karatuna, Firdevs Aksoy, Isin Akyar. Isolation of Brucella melitensis from Breast Tissue: A Case Report. West Indian Med J 2016 June 30 [Epub ahead of print] doi: 10.7727/wimj.2016.128

1. Onur Karatuna, Guner Soyletir. Reliability of Carbapenem Resistance in Pseudomonas spp. Detected by Automated Systems. 16th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1 – 4 April, 2006, Nice, France.

2. Onur Karatuna, Salim Karavelioglu, Guner Soyletir. Penicillin Susceptibility of Beta Hemolytic Streptococci: A Six Years Surveillance. 16th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 1 – 4 April, 2006, Nice, France.

3. Fatih Eren, Melike Avsar, Filiz Ture Ozdemir, Defne Tamar, Veysel Tahan, Onur Karatuna, Guner Soyletir, Osman Ozdogan, Nese Imeryuz, Erol Avsar, Nurdan Tozun. Occult HBV Infection in Turkish IV Drug Users. 17th Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) Conference, 27 – 30 March, 2007, Kyoto, Japan.

4. Volkan Korten, Guner Soyletir, Hakan Leblebicioglu, Gaye Usluer, Devrim Dundar, Dilara Ogunc, on behalf of Turkish TEST Study Group (Volkan Korten, Guner Soyletir, Onur Karatuna, Ayse Willke, Devrim Dundar, Bilgehan Aygen, Bulent Sumerkan, Aygul Dogan Celik, Hakan Kunduracilar, Hakan Leblebicioglu, Asuman Birinci, Sercan Ulusoy, Alper Tunger, Nevzat Ata Yalcin, Dilara Ogunc, Murat Akova, Deniz Gur, Gaye Usluer, Filiz Aksit, Halis Akalin, Cuneyt Ozakin). In Vitro Activity of Tigecycline against Pathogens from Turkey – T.E.S.T. Program 2006. 17th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 31 March –3 April, 2007, Munich, Germany.

5. Onur Karatuna, Aysegul Yagci. Quorum Sensing Deficient Respiratory Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 18th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 19 – 22 April, 2008, Barcelona, Spain.

6. Onur Karatuna, Ahmet Soysal, Aissa Sylla, Volkan Korten, Guner Soyletir, Mustafa Bakir. Clinical VRE Isolates in Pediatrics Ward: Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Molecular Epidemiology. 26th Annual Meeting of The European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), 13 – 16 May, 2008, Graz, Austria.

7. Onur Karatuna, Aysegul Yagci. Phenotypic Detection of AmpC Beta-Lactamase Production in Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 3rd Eurasia Congress of Infectious Diseases (EACID), 1 – 4 October, 2009, Baku, Azerbaijan.

8. Nilufer Aktas, Onur Karatuna, Zayre Erturan, Aysegul Yagci. Detection of Virulence Factors of Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from CF and non-CF Patients. 3rd Eurasia Congress of Infectious Diseases (EACID), 1 – 4 October, 2009, Baku, Azerbaijan.

9. Onur Karatuna, Gulsen Altinkanat, Guner Soyletir. Performance of VITEK 2 for the Detection of Carbapenemase and Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Activity in Selected Klebsiella pneumoniae

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Isolates and Evaluation of Different Methods. 20th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 10 – 13 April, 2010, Vienna, Austria.

10. Onur Karatuna, Gulsen Altinkanat, Guner Soyletir. Antimicrobial Susceptibility in Group A and B Streptococci: Results of a 10-Year Surveillance Study. 23rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 27 – 30 April, 2013, Berlin, Germany. (Oral Presentation)

11. Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar, Melike Kar, Sesin Kocagoz, Tanil Kocagoz. Performance of Oxacillin and Cefoxitin for Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: Say Farewell to Oxacillin Discs. 23rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 27 – 30 April, 2013, Berlin, Germany.

12. Selcuk Kilic, Isin Akyar, Onur Karatuna, Bekir Celebi, Simge Can. The use of MALDI-TOF MS in identification of Francisella tularensis. International Symposium on Francisella tularensis and Tularemia, 19 – 22 June, 2013, Nevsehir, Turkey.

13. Onur Karatuna, Aysel Karatas, Isin Akyar. Comparative evaluation of VITEK 2 antimicrobial susceptibility test system results for Enterobacteriaceae according to CLSI, EUCAST and VITEK 2 Advanced Expert System (AES) interpretive criteria. 24th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 10 – 13 May, 2014, Barcelona, Spain.

14. Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar, Sinem Oktem Okullu, Nihan Unubol, Deniz Ece Kaya, Sesin Kocagoz, Tanil Kocagoz. Characterization of Carbapenem Resistance Mechanisms among Turkish Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates: The Silent Dissemination of NDM-1. 24th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 10 – 13 May, 2014, Barcelona, Spain.

15. Nilgun Karabicak, Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar. Evaluation of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for accurate and fast identification of yeasts isolated from bloodstream infections. 24th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 10 – 13 May, 2014, Barcelona, Spain.

16. Mustafa Altındis, Tuba Dal, Isin Akyar, Onur Karatuna, Selma Gokahmetoglu, Seda Tezcan Ulger, Canan Kulah, Berrin Uzun, Mehmet Ozdemir, Sibel Aydogan, Huseyin Guducuoglu. Six Year Distribution Pattern of Hepatitis C Virus in Turkey: a Multicenter Study. 24th Conference of Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL), 12 – 15 March, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey.

17. Isin Akyar, Aysel Karatas, Onur Karatuna. Evaluation of various quinolone antimicrobial disks to screen for fluoroquinolone resistance in Salmonella spp. 25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 25 – 28 April, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark.

18. Onur Karatuna, Hulya Kusoglu, Isin Akyar, Tanil Kocagoz, A. Sesin Kocagoz. Evaluation and characterization of viral respiratory tract infection etiologies in Turkey between March 2009 and September 2014. 25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 25 – 28 April, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark.

19. Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar. Evaluation of disk diffusion test results obtained by the new Mueller Hinton E Agar for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates for selected antimicrobials. 25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 25 – 28 April, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark.

20. Nilgun Karabicak, Onur Karatuna, Hasan Kilic, Gulsen Hazirolan, Ali Adiloglu, Isin Akyar. Azole and echinocandin antifungal susceptibility profiles of bloodstream Candida isolates tested at the Mycology


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Laboratory, Public Health Institution of Turkey. 25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 25 – 28 April, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark.

21. Onur Karatuna, Deniz Ece Kaya, Sesin Kocagoz, Sinem Oktem Okullu, Nihan Unubol, Isin Akyar, Tanil Kocagoz. Epidemiological Characterization of NDM-1-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates in Turkish Hospitals. Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) 6th Congress of European Microbiologists, 7 – 11 June, 2015, Maastricht, the Netherlands.

22. Isin Akyar, Meltem Kaya, Onur Karatuna. Evaluation of cfiA gene positive and negative Bacteroides species with Carba NP test. 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 9 – 12 April, 2016, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

23. Nilgun Karabicak, Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar. Evaluation of viability and stability of pathogenic mould and yeast species by using three different maintenance methods over a 12-year period. 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 9 – 12 April, 2016, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

24. Nilgun Karabicak, Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar. Evaluation of the Sensititre YeastOne colorimetric antifungal panel for susceptibility testing of Candida species to anidulafungin, caspofungin, and micafungin, adopting the new CLSI clinical breakpoints and epidemiological cutoff values. 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 9 – 12 April, 2016, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

25. Onur Karatuna, Meltem Kaya, Deniz Ece Kaya, Isin Akyar. Evaluation of the performances of Carba NP

test and Carbapenem Inactivation Method for the investigation of carbapenemase activity in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. isolates. 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 9 – 12 April, 2016, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

26. Onur Karatuna, Meltem Kaya, Deniz Ece Kaya, Isin Akyar. Confirmation of colistin resistance in

Klebsiella pneumoniae as detected by VITEK 2 with gradient strip tests and broth microdilution method. 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 9 – 12 April, 2016, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

27. Onur Karatuna, Meltem Kaya, Isin Akyar. Evaluation of the performance of OXA-48 K-SeT

immunochromatographic test for rapid identification of OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 9 – 12 April, 2016, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

28. Onur Karatuna, Meltem Kaya, Deniz Ece Kaya, Isin Akyar. Evaluation of the performances of Mast and

Rosco phenotypic carbapenemase detection kits for Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates carrying carbapenemase genes. 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 9 – 12 April, 2016, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

29. Onur Karatuna, Deniz Ece Kaya, Sesin Kocagoz, Meltem Kaya, Isin Akyar, Tanil Kocagoz. Clonal

relationship between NDM-1-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates collected from 14 Turkish hospitals. 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 9 – 12 April, 2016, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.


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1. Ahmet Soysal, Demet Toprak, Burcu Yavuz, Ozden Turel, Gulcan Culha, Onur Karatuna, Guner Soyletir, Mustafa Bakir. Nosocomial Infections in Marmara University School of Medicine Pediatrics Ward in 2004. Turk J Hosp Infect 2006; 10: 143-148.

2. Onur Karatuna, Aysegul Yagci. Virulence Factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Quorum Sensing. J Turk Microbiol Soc 2008; 38: 42-51.

3. Nilgun Karabicak, Hatice Uludag Altun, Onur Karatuna, Gulsen Hazirolan, Neriman Aksu, Ali Adiloglu, Isin Akyar. Evaluation of Common Commercial Systems for the Identification of Yeast Isolates in Microbiology Laboratories: A Multicenter Study. Mikrobiyol Bul 2015 Apr; 49(2): 210-220. doi:10.5578/mb.9370.

4. Ozgur Kurt, Neslihan Aktas, Can Caliskan, Onur Karatuna, Hande Aygun, Isin Akyar. Amoebic Liver Abscess in a Patient Initially Diagnosed with Pneumonia: Case Report and Discussion of Relevant Literature. Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2015 Mar; 39(1): 70-74. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2015.3608.

5. Yesim Besli, Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar. Evaluation of Antimicrobial Susceptibility in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae Strains Isolated from Lower Respiratory Tract Samples Between 2012 and 2014 According to Years and Age Groups. ANKEM Derg 2015; 29(3): 114-21. doi: 10.5222/ankem.2015.0114.

6. Asli Cakar, Yakut Akyon Yilmaz, Deniz Gur, Onur Karatuna, Dilara Ogunc, Betil Ozhak Baysan, Nilay Coplu, Mustafa Cagatay, Abdullah Kilic, Mehmet Baysallar, Zahir Bakici, Cem Celik, Zeynep Gulay, Sohret Aydemir, Alper Tunger, Huseyin Kilic, Baris Derya Ercal, Zulal Asci Toraman, Yasemin Zer, Ayse Buyuktas, Selma Ay, Zerrin Aktas, Cigdem Kayacan, Gulcin Bayramoglu, Faruk Aydin, Devrim Dundar, Ufuk Hasdemir, Ramazan Ayas, Keramettin Yanik, Murat Gunaydin, Huseyin Guducuoglu, Mehmet Parlak). Investigation of Carbapenemases in Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Isolated in 2014 in Turkey. Mikrobiyol Bul 2016 Jan; 50(1): 21-33. doi: 10.5578/mb.10695.

7. Söhret Aydemir, Nilay Coplu, Zeynep Gulay, Deniz Gur, Ufuk Hasdemir, Zeynep Ceren Karahan, Onur Karatuna, Zeynep Cigdem Kayacan, Guner Soyletir. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, EUCAST: Practice, Interpretation and Expert Rules. J Turk Microbiol Soc 2016; 46 (Suppl): 1-206.

1. Salim Karavelioglu, Onur Karatuna, Guner Soyletir. Resistance to Frequently Used Antimicrobials among Urinary Isolates of ESBL Positive and Negative Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. 6th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days, 8 – 10 April, 2004, Istanbul, Turkey.

2. Salim Karavelioglu, Onur Karatuna, Guner Soyletir. ESBL Production Rate among Enterobacteriaceae Strains Isolated from Infections at Marmara University Hospital. 6th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days, 8 – 10 April, 2004, Istanbul, Turkey.

3. Fatif Eren, Melike Avsar, Filiz Ture Ozdemir, Defne Tamar, Veysel Tahan, Onur Karatuna, Guner Soyletir, Osman Ozdogan, Nese Imeryuz, Erol Avsar, Nurdan Tozun. Occult HBV Infection in IV Drug Users. 5th National Hepatology Congress, 5 – 7 June, 2005, Istanbul, Turkey.

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4. Onur Karatuna, Salim Karavelioglu, Guner Soyletir. Penicillin Susceptibility of Beta Hemolytic Streptococci: 6-Year Surveillance. 7th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days, 13 – 15 April, 2006, Istanbul, Turkey.

5. Onur Karatuna, Guner Soyletir. Reliability of Carbapenem Resistance in Pseudomonas spp. Detected by Automated Systems. 7th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days, 13 – 15 April, 2006, Istanbul, Turkey.

6. Onur Karatuna, Guner Soyletir. Carbapenem Resistant Klebsiella: New Threat at Marmara University Hospital. XXXII. Turkish Microbiology Congress, 12 – 16 September, 2006, Antalya, Turkey.

7. Ahmet Soysal, Demet Toprak, Burcu Yavuz, Ozden Turel, Onur Karatuna, Gulcan Culha, Guner Soyletir, Mustafa Bakir. Retrospective Investigation of Nosocomial Infections at Marmara University Pediatrics Ward between 2003 - 2005. 50th National Pediatrics Congress, Finnish-Turkish Pediatrics Days, 8 – 12 November, 2006, Antalya, Turkey.

8. Onur Karatuna, Guner Soyletir. Change of Antimicrobial Susceptibility among Group A and B Streptococci. 8th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days, 2 – 4 April, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey.

9. Onur Karatuna, Aysegul Yagci. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Respiratory Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 8th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days, 2 – 4 April, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey.

10. Onur Karatuna, Aysegul Yagci. Relationship between Virulence Factor Production and Antimicrobial Susceptibility in Respiratory Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 8th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days, 2 – 4 April, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey.

11. Neval Elgormus, Onur Karatuna, Guner Soyletir. A Solution for the Detection of ESBL in Problematic Isolates: Piperacillin/Piperacillin-Tazobactam Double Disc Test. 8th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days, 2 – 4 April, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey.

12. Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar, Sesin Kocagoz, Tanil Kocagoz. Should Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Be Performed for Urinary Isolates of Staphylococcus saprophyticus? 10th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days, 20 – 22 April, 2012, Istanbul, Turkey.

13. Onur Karatuna, Gulsen Altinkanat Gelmez, Guner Soyletir. Antimicrobial Susceptibility in Group A and B Streptococci: 10 Years Surveillance. XXXV. Turkish Microbiology Congress, 3 – 7 November, 2012, Aydin, Turkey.

14. Hulya Kusoglu, Sesin Kocagoz, Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar, Tanil Kocagoz. Assessment of viral causes of respiratory tract infections by polymerase chain reaction. 4th Turkey EKMUD Scientific Platform, 20 – 24 March 2013, Antalya, Turkey. (Oral Presentation)

15. Ozgur Kurt, Isin Akyar, Onur Karatuna, Sinem Oktem Okullu, Nihan Aytekin Unubol, Hacer Nur Cakiroglu, Serhan Gorgun, Tuba Oyur, Tanil Kocagoz. Diagnosis of Dientamoeba fragilis by Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR): Results of a preliminary study from Istanbul. 18th National Parasitology Congress, 29 September – 5 October 2013, Denizli, Turkey.

16. Onur Karatuna, Aysel Karatas, Isin Akyar. Comparative evaluation of VITEK 2 antimicrobial susceptibility test system results in Enterobacteriaceae according to CLSI, EUCAST and VITEK 2 Advanced Expert System (AES) interpretive criteria. 2nd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 9 – 13 November, 2013, Antalya, Turkey. (Oral Presentation)

17. Nilgun Karabicak, Hatice Uludag Altun, Onur Karatuna, Ali Adiloglu, Isin Akyar. Comparative Evaluation of Commercial Systems Commonly Used in Microbiology Laboratories for the Identification of Yeast


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Species: A Multicenter Study. 2nd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 9 – 13 November 2013, Antalya, Turkey.

18. Nilgun Karabicak, Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar. Evaluation of “Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry” (MALDI-TOF MS) in Identification of Clinically Important Yeast Species. 2nd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 9 – 13 November 2013, Antalya, Turkey.

19. Leman Budak, Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar, Tanil Kocagoz, Sesin Kocagoz. Rates of Nasal MRSA Carriage and Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Infections: Example of Acibadem Health Group Hospitals. Hospital Infections Congress, 11 – 15 April 2014, Antalya, Turkey.

20. Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar, Sinem Oktem Okullu, Nihan Unubol, Deniz Ece Kaya, Eda Gungorurler, Sesin Kocagoz, Tanil Kocagoz. Investigation of carbapenem resistance mechanisms in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella isolates: Silent dissemination of NDM-1. 11th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days, 18 – 20 April, 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.

21. Nilgun Karabicak, Onur Karatuna, Macit Ilkit, Isin Akyar. Comparative Evaluation of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) against standard identification methods in identification of dermatophyte species. 8th National Molecular and Diagnostic Microbiology Congress, 4 – 7 June 2014, Ankara, Turkey. (Oral Presentation)

22. Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar, Sinem Oktem Okullu, Nihan Unubol, Deniz Ece Kaya, Eda Gungorurler, Sesin Kocagoz, Tanil Kocagoz. Concordance of EUCAST phenotypic carbapenemase confirmation test results with genotypic test results in carbapenem resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella isolates. 8th National Molecular and Diagnostic Microbiology Congress, 4 – 7 June 2014, Ankara, Turkey.

23. Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar, Merve Sakarya Uyanik, Tanil Kocagoz. Comparison of diagnostic performances of Brucellacapt and ODAK Brucella Coombs Gel Test kits in the diagnosis of brucellosis. 8th National Molecular and Diagnostic Microbiology Congress, 4 – 7 June 2014, Ankara, Turkey.

24. Onur Karatuna, Aysel Karatas, Isin Akyar. Carbapenem and colistin resistance rates in bloodstream isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae: 2-year surveillance. Laboratory-based Surveillance of Communicable Diseases Symposium, 18 – 19 September 2014, Nevsehir, Turkey.

25. Aysel Karatas, Onur Karatuna, Serpil Kok Guney, Isin Akyar. Comparison of Bruker MALDI-TOF MS and VITEK 2 Compact systems in identification of anaerobic bacteria isolated from various clinical specimens. XXXVI. Turkish Microbiology Congress, 12 – 16 November 2014, Antalya, Turkey.

26. Nilgun Karabicak, Onur Karatuna, Hasan Kilic, Gulsen Hazirolan, Serap Yagci, Nihal Alem, Isin Akyar. Species distribution and antifungal susceptibility profiles of invasive fungal isolates submitted to Public Health Institute of Turkey, Mycology Reference Laboratory (THSK-MRL). XXXVI. Turkish Microbiology Congress, 12 – 16 November 2014, Antalya, Turkey. (Oral Presentation)

27. Asli Cakar, Yakut Akyon Yilmaz, Deniz Gur and EuSCAPE-Turkey Study Group (Onur Karatuna, Dilara Ogunc, Betil Ozhak Baysan, Nilay Coplu, Mustafa Cagatay, Abdullah Kilic, Mehmet Baysallar, Zahir Bakici, Cem Celik, Zeynep Gulay, Sohret Aydemir, Alper Tunger, Huseyin Kilic, Baris Derya Ercal, Zulal Asci Toraman, Rojda Aslan, Yasemin Zer, Ayse Buyuktas, Selma Ay, Zerrin Aktas, Cigdem Kayacan, Gulcin Bayramoglu, Faruk Aydin, Devrim Dundar, Ufuk Hasdemir, Ramazan Ayas, Keramettin Yanik, Murat Gunaydin, Huseyin Guducuoglu, Mehmet Parlak). Investigation of the presence of carbapenemases in carbapenem resistant E. coli and K. pneumoniae isolates collected from 18 centers in Turkey in 2014. XXXVI. Turkish Microbiology Congress, 12 – 16 November 2014, Antalya, Turkey.


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28. Hulya Kusoglu, Sena Demir, Onur Karatuna, Deniz Ece Kaya, Hakan Cakir, Ayse Sesin Kocagoz. Investigation of an urinary system infection outbreak due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa following ureteroscopy. XVII. Turkish Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Congress (KLIMIK 2015), 25 – 29 March 2015, Antalya, Turkey.

29. Oguz Karabay, Mustafa Altindis, Mehmet Koroglu, Onur Karatuna, Ozlem Akkaya Aydemir, Ali Fuat Erdem. NDM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia outbreak in a Turkish Training and Research Hospital. 5th EKMUD Scientific Platform, 1 – 4 April 2015, Izmir, Turkey. (Oral Presentation)

30. Isin Akyar, Meltem Kaya, Onur Karatuna, Yesim Besli. Assessment of the use ascorbic acid supplemented and mineral oil overlaid media for the growth of anaerobic bacteria and comparison of results against standard anaerobic culture methods. 3rd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 18 – 22 November 2015, Antalya, Turkey. (Oral Presentation)

31. Sirin Efe, Fatma Erbay, Huseyin Husnu Gonencer, Bulent Orhan, Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar. Examination of three cases with growth of Clostridium perfringens in blood cultures. 3rd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 18 – 22 November 2015, Antalya, Turkey.

32. Sirin Efe, Fatma Apaydin, Ibrahim Cingoz, Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar. A meningitis case caused by Elizabethkingia meningoseptica. 3rd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 18 – 22 November 2015, Antalya, Turkey.

33. Yesim Besli, Onur Karatuna, Firdevs Aksoy, Isin Akyar. Isolation of Brucella spp. from breast tissue: A case report. 3rd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 18 – 22 November 2015, Antalya, Turkey.

34. Onur Karatuna, Meltem Kaya, Deniz Ece Kaya, Isin Akyar, Sesin Kocagoz, Tanil Kocagoz. Investigation of colistin minimum inhibitory concentration with Liofilchem MIC test strips in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates found to be resistant to colistin with VITEK 2 automated antimicrobial susceptibility test system. 3rd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 18 – 22 November 2015, Antalya, Turkey.

35. Onur Karatuna, Deniz Ece Kaya, Meltem Kaya, Isin Akyar, Sesin Kocagoz, Tanil Kocagoz. Epidemiological characterization of NDM-1 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates. 3rd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 18 – 22 November 2015, Antalya, Turkey.

36. Onur Karatuna, Meltem Kaya, Deniz Ece Kaya, Isin Akyar. Comparison of the performances of CARBA NP test and CIM test for the detection of carbapenemase activity in carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. isolates. 3rd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 18 – 22 November 2015, Antalya, Turkey.

37. Onur Karatuna, Meltem Kaya, Deniz Ece Kaya, Isin Akyar. Comparison of the performances of Mast and Rosco phenotypic carbapenemase detection kits in carbapenemase gene positive Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates. 3rd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 18 – 22 November 2015, Antalya, Turkey.

38. Onur Karatuna, Meltem Kaya, Isin Akyar. Investigation of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and AmpC beta-lactamase production in bloodstream isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae with VITEK 2 antimicrobial susceptibility test system and Mast detection kits. 3rd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 18 – 22 November 2015, Antalya, Turkey.

39. Yesim Besli, Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar. Evaluation of antimicrobial susceptibility in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae strains isolated from lower respiratory tract samples between 2012 and 2014 according to years and age groups. 3rd National Clinical Microbiology


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Congress, 18 – 22 November 2015, Antalya, Turkey.

40. Onur Karatuna, Meltem Kaya, Ozge Gungor, Yesim Besli, Isin Akyar. Species distribution of Candida strains isolated from blood cultures during a six-year period. 3rd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 18 – 22 November 2015, Antalya, Turkey.

41. Onur Karatuna, Meltem Kaya, Yesim Besli, Isin Akyar. Investigation of antifungal susceptibilities of Candida species isolated from various clinical specimens with Sensititre YeastOne antifungal susceptibility testing kit. 3rd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 18 – 22 November 2015, Antalya, Turkey.

42. Yesim Besli, Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar. Evaluation of antimicrobial susceptibilities of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis isolated from genitourinary tract specimens. 12th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days (AKG), 1 – 3 April 2016, Istanbul, Turkey.

43. Onur Karatuna, Meltem Kaya, Isin Akyar. Determination of ceftaroline, vancomycin and teicoplanin MIC values in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates. 12th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days (AKG), 1 – 3 April 2016, Istanbul, Turkey.

44. Pinar Ciragil, Onur Karatuna, Murat Telli, Dilara Ogunc, Ayşe Esra Karakoc, Fusun Comert, Filiz Kibar, Sohret Aydemir, Elife Berk, Banu Sancak, Bahar Akgun Karapinar, Murat Aral, Gulcin Bayramoglu, Arzu Ilki, Nuran Delialioglu, Aynur Eren Topkaya, Hadiye Demirbakan, Nisel Yilmaz, Zeynep Gulay. What is the current situation in empirical treatment of urinary tract infections? A multicenter study. 12th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days (AKG), 1 – 3 April 2016, Istanbul, Turkey.

45. Ayse Nur Sari, Serap Suzuk, Onur Karatuna, Dilara Ogunc, Ayse Esra Karakoc, Zeynep Cizmeci, Hikmet Eda Aliskan, Fusun Comert, Mustafa Zahir Bakici, Nezahat Akpolat, Fatma Feriha Cilli, Yasemin Zer, Abdullah Kilic, Aysel Karatas, Bahar Akgun Karapinar, Gulcin Bayramoglu, Melda Ozdamar, Fatma Kalem, Nuran Delialioglu, Elif Aktas, Nisel Yilmaz, Saban Gurcan, Zeynep Gulay. Investigation of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mechanism (MCR-1) in members of Enterobacteriaceae isolated in various centers in Turkey. 12th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days (AKG), 1 – 3 April 2016, Istanbul, Turkey.

46. Onur Karatuna, Meltem Kaya, Isin Akyar. Evaluation of OXA-48 K-SeT immunochromatographic test for the rapid detection of OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates. 12th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days (AKG), 1 – 3 April 2016, Istanbul, Turkey.

47. Onur Karatuna, Meltem Kaya, Isin Akyar. Evaluation of the performance of MBT STAR-BL test for the rapid detection of carbapenemase activity. 12th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days (AKG), 1 – 3 April 2016, Istanbul, Turkey.

48. Yesim Besli, Meltem Kaya, Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar. Comparison of MALDI-TOF MS and VITEK 2 GP Identification Systems in Identification of Beta-hemolytic Streptococci. XXXVII. Turkish Microbiology Congress, 16 – 20 November 2016, Antalya, Turkey.

49. Elif Arik Sever, Onur Karatuna, Deniz Ece Kaya, Tanil Kocagoz. Bioluminescence-Based Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test. XXXVII. Turkish Microbiology Congress, 16 – 20 November 2016, Antalya, Turkey.

50. Onur Karatuna, Meltem Kaya, Isin Akyar. Evaluation of rapid polymyxin NP test for the detection of colistin resistance in Enterobacteriaceae. XXXVII. Turkish Microbiology Congress, 16 – 20 November 2016, Antalya, Turkey.


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1. ESCMID Attendance Grant for ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course organised by ESGARS and CSMMP – Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Surveillance of Resistance in Gram-positive Cocci: Laboratory to Clinic, 17 – 20 June, 2012, Zagreb, Croatia.

2. ECCMID Travel Grant 2013 for Abstract no 3434, “Performance of oxacillin and cefoxitin for detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: say farewell to oxacillin discs.” by Onur Karatuna, Isin Akyar, Melike Kar, Sesin Kocagoz, Tanil Kocagoz. 23rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 27 – 30 April, 2013, Berlin, Germany.

3. ESCMID Observership Grant for an Observership Visit at the ESCMID Collaborative Centre: Central Hospital, Clinical Microbiology and EUCAST Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Methodology, Mr. Prof. Dr. Gunnar Kahlmeter, 30 September – 4 October, 2013, Växjö, Sweden.

4. ESCMID Observership Grant for an Observership Visit at the ESCMID Collaborative Centre: Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections Reference Unit (AMRHAI), Public Health England, Mr. Prof. Dr. Neil Woodford, 9 – 13 February, 2015, London, United Kingdom.

5. ESCMID EUCAST Observership Grant for an Observership Visit at the ESCMID Collaborative Centre: Central Hospital, Clinical Microbiology and EUCAST Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Methodology, Mr. Prof. Dr. Gunnar Kahlmeter, 5 – 9 December, 2016, Växjö, Sweden.

1. Marmara University Department of Basic Medical Sciences Best Presentation Award, "An epidemiological approach to vancomycin resistant enterococci cases detected at Marmara University Hospital Pediatrics Ward", 24 March 2004, Istanbul, Turkey.

2. Roche Viral Hepatitis 2nd Best Presentation Award: 5th National Hepatology Congress, 5 – 7 July 2005, Istanbul, Turkey.

3. 2nd Best Presentation Award: 7th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days, 13 – 15 April 2006, Istanbul, Turkey.

4. 2nd Best Presentation Award: EKMUD 2013 Scientific Platform, 20 – 24 March 2013, Antalya, Turkey.

5. 2nd Best Presentation Award: 18th National Parasitology Congress, 29 September – 5 October 2013, Denizli, Turkey.

6. Oral Presentations Honorable Mention Award: 2nd National Clinical Microbiology Congress, 10 – 13 November 2013, Antalya, Turkey.

7. Presentations Honorable Mention Award: Hospital Infections Congress, 11 – 15 April 2014, Antalya, Turkey.

8. Best Presentation Award: 11th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days, 18 – 20 April 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.

9. 2nd Best Presentation Award: 5th EKMUD Scientific Platform, 1 – 4 April 2015, Izmir, Turkey.

10. 2nd Best Presentation Award: 12th Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Days, 1 – 3 April 2016, Istanbul, Turkey.

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CURRICULUM VITAE - Acıbadem Üniversitesi · Stewardship. In: Ergönül Ö, an F, Pulcini , eovic (Eds.) Antimicrobial Stewardship. Elsevier, 2017 (In publication) 1. Central Asian