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The Early Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On The Global And Turkish Economy, Ömer Açikgöz, Asli Günay
The Early Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On The Global And Turkish Economy, Ömer Açikgöz, Asli Günay
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: Individuals infected by the Covid-19 potentially are at risk of health and economic well-being. Today, the Covid-19 is a global issue, and the world economy can be interpreted as almost at the standstill. In this context, this study aims to discuss the potential first reactions of short and long term global economic impacts of the pandemic through sectors by assessing its costs according to the data announced for both the world and Turkey. In addition, this study tries to put forth possible economic and political scenarios for the post-pandemic world. Materials and methods: This is a review article that …
Antiviral Treatment Of Covid-19, Serap Yavuz, Serhat Ünal
Antiviral Treatment Of Covid-19, Serap Yavuz, Serhat Ünal
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Currently, there is not any specific effective antiviral treatment for COVID-19. Although most of the COVID-19 patients have mild or moderate courses, up to 5%-10% can have severe, potentially life threatening course, there is an urgent need for effective drugs. Optimized supportive care remains the mainstay of therapy. There have been more than 300 clinical trials going on, various antiviral and immunomodulating agents are in various stages of evaluation for COVID-19 in those trials and some of them will be published in the next couple of months. Despite the urgent need to find an effective antiviral treatment for COVID-19 through …
Emerging And Reemerging Respiratory Viral Infections Up To Covid-19, İlhami̇ Çeli̇k, Esma Saatçi̇, Ayşegül Füsun Eyüboğlu
Emerging And Reemerging Respiratory Viral Infections Up To Covid-19, İlhami̇ Çeli̇k, Esma Saatçi̇, Ayşegül Füsun Eyüboğlu
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Infectious diseases remain as the significant causes of human and animal morbidity and mortality, leading to extensive outbreaks and epidemics. Acute respiratory viral diseases claim over 4 million deaths and cause millions of hospitalizations in developing countries every year. Emerging viruses, especially the RNA viruses, are more pathogenic since most people have no herd immunity. The RNA viruses can adapt to the rapidly changing global and local environment due to the high error rate of their polymerases that replicate their genomes. Currently, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is determined as an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …
The Importance Of Quality And Accreditation In Health Care Services In The Process Ofstruggle Against Covid-19, Demet Gökmen Kavak, Ayşe Si̇bel Öksüz, Canan Cengi̇z, İbrahi̇m Hali̇l Kayral, Fi̇gen Çi̇zmeci̇ Şenel
The Importance Of Quality And Accreditation In Health Care Services In The Process Ofstruggle Against Covid-19, Demet Gökmen Kavak, Ayşe Si̇bel Öksüz, Canan Cengi̇z, İbrahi̇m Hali̇l Kayral, Fi̇gen Çi̇zmeci̇ Şenel
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: The aim of this research is to evaluate the relationship between the quality of health and accreditation standards with the Covid-19 process and to reveal the importance of quality and accreditation in health care in the process of combating coronavirus. Materials and methods: The relationship between hospital accreditation standards of Turkish Healthcare Quality and Accreditation Institute and the Covid-19 process was evaluated. The standards were analyzed within the framework of the technical guidance areas provided by the World Health Organization for countries for the Covid-19 process. Results: The standards were found to be 79,6% related to the Covid-19 process. …