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    Epidemiology of blood-borne viral infections in Afghanistan
    (Springer Wien, 2019) Husseini, Abbas Ali; Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; Yurdcu, Esra; Sertoz, Ruechan; Bozdayi, A. Mithat
    Although a few studies have been done on transmissible blood-borne viral infections in high-risk groups, little attention has been given to assessing the infection status of the general population in Afghanistan. To investigate the epidemiological status in the general population, we tested the serological markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis delta virus (HDV), human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) and human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV) infections. In total, 492 samples were selected randomly from Nangarhar, Herat, Mazar-e Sharif, Kandahar, and Kabul from subjects between 25 and 70years old. The samples were tested for the presence of HBsAg, anti-HBs, anti-HBc, anti-HDV, anti-HCV, anti-HIV-1 and anti-HTLV I/II antibodies using chemiluminescent immunoassays on Abbott Architect automated platforms. In addition, 220 HBsAg-positive samples identified among 5897 samples from the general population of the same regions of Afghanistan were included in the study and tested for both HBsAg and anti-HDV to investigate HDV prevalence in the country. Viral loads of HBV, HCV and HDV were determined in all seropositive samples using Ampliprep/Cobas TaqMan HBV, HCV, Test Roche (CA, USA), and an in-house method, respectively. Out of 492 samples, 31 (6.3%), 136 (27.6%) and 149 (30.3%) were found to be positive for HBsAg, anti-HBs and anti-HBc, respectively. Anti-HDV positivity was detected in five (2.1%) out of 234 HBsAg-positive samples (including 14 of the randomly selected samples that were not among the 220 previously identified as HBsAg positive). Only eight out of 492 (1.6%) subjects were positive for anti-HCV antibodies. Seven out of 489 (1.4%) were positive for anti-HIV-1 antibodies, and three out of 466 cases (0.6%) were positive for anti-HTLV I/II antibodies. These results suggest that Afghanistan is an intermediate endemic region for HBV, HDV and HCV infection. The prevalence of HIV-1 seems to be significantly higher than the global prevalence and that of the eastern Mediterranean region. In addition, the HTLV I/II screening results suggest that these viruses should be monitored in Afghanistan to confirm the trend observed in the current study.
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    Evaluation of 2015-2016 MOTAKK HBV DNA and HCV RNA External Quality Assessment National Program Results
    (Ankara Microbiology Soc, 2018) Karatayli, Ersin; Soydemir, Ege; Aksoy, Zeynep Busra; Kizilpinar, Mehtap; Altay Kocak, Aylin; Karatayli, Senem Ceren; Yurdcu, Esra; Yildirim, Umut; Guriz, Haluk; Bozdayi, Gulendam; Yurdaydin, Cihan; Ilhan, Osman; Yildirim, Yasin; Bozdayi, A. Mithat; Oguz, Acelya Yalcintas; Baris, Ahmet; Alp, Alpaslan; Aksozek, Alper; Sayiner, Arzu; Karagul, Aydan; Ordu, Aylin; Istanbullu, Aye; Otlu, Baris; Aridogan, Buket; Aksu, Burak; Buruk, C. Kurtulus; Karahan, Ceren; Guney, Cakir; Toksoz, Devrim; Yildirim, Dilara; Colak, Dilek; Daglar, Duygu Eren; Findik, Duygu; Kas, Elif; Caliskan, Emel; Zeyrek, Fadile Yildiz; Arslan, Fatma; Demir, Feyza; Milletli, Fikriye; Kibar, Filiz; Ozdincer, Furkan; Dundar, Gulnur; Arslan, Hande; Agca, Harun; Aliskan, Hikmet Eda; Guducuoglu, Huseyin; Fidan, Isil; Akyar, Isin; Afsar, Ilhan; Kaleli, Ilknur; Donmez, Ismail; Yanik, Kemalettin; Midilli, Kenan; Cubukcu, Kivanc; Ozdemir, Mehmet; Acar, Melek; Yalinay, Meltem; Kuskucu, Mert Ahmet; Bakici, Mustafa Zahir; Aydin, Neriman; Yilmaz, Neziha; Ceken, Nihan; Ziyade, Nihan; Yilmaz, Nisel; Ozgumus, Osman Birol; Gitmisoglu, Ozlem; Demirgan, Recep; Kesli, Recep; Guckan, Ridvan; Sertoz, Ruchan; Akgun, Sadik; Aksaray, Sebahat; Tezcan, Seda; Kaygusuz, Sedat; Gokahmetoglu, Selma; Mese, Sevim; Bayik, Seyit Ahmet; Akcali, Sinem; Gurcan, Saban; Karsligil, Tekin; Us, Tercan; Ozekinci, Tuncer; Pilgir, Tulin; Aslan, Ugur; Dinc, Ugur; Coskun, Umut Safiye Say; Cetinkol, Yeliz; Keskin, Yusuf; Ayaydin, Zeynep; Toraman, Zulal Asci
    MOTAKK, as a national external quality control program has been launched to evaluate the molecular detection of viral infections including HBV DNA and HCV RNA in molecular microbiology diagnostic laboratories in Turkey. This program is prepared in compliance with ISO 17043:2010 (Conformity assessment general requirements for proficiency testing) standards, and aims to take the place of external quality control programs from abroad, contributing to standardization and accuracy of molecular diagnostic tests in our country. The aim of this study was to evaluate 2015 and 2016 results of the MOTAKK External Quality Control Program for HBV DNA and HCV RNA viral load. The calls were announced on the web page of MOTAKK (www.motakk.org). The quality control samples were sent to participating laboratories in 2015 and 2016. Main stocks were prepared from patients with chronic hepatitis B and C who had viral load detection with reference methods according to WHO reference materials for viral load studies to improve quality control sera. From these main stocks, samples with different viral loads were prepared from dilutions of plasma with HBV, HCV, HAV, HIV, Parvovirus B19 and CMV negative serologic markers. Quality control samples were sent to the participating laboratories along with the negative samples in the cold chain. The laboratories accomplished the related tests within 2-3 weeks and entered their results on the MOTAKK web page. These results were analysed according to ISO 13528 (Statistical methods for use in proficiency testing by interlaboratory comparison) and scoring reports were created by a software developed by MOTAKK and sent to participating labs. Each laboratory evaluated their own results in comparison with the other laboratory results, reassessed the tests via observing the distance from the mean result and the reference values. The number of laboratories participating in the HBV DNA and HCV RNA external quality control program was 70-73 in 2015-2016. Participants were able to comply with the program tools, registering, entering results and receiving the results reports problem. In HBV panel, 72.6-89.1% and 84.7-90.3% of the participant laboratories were in 1 standard deviation (SD) in 2015-2016, respectively. In HCV panel, 70.8-89.1% and 84.7-90.3% of the participant laboratories were in 1 SD in 2015-2016, respectively. A national external quality control program for HBV DNA and HCV RNA in Turkey has been prepared for the first time with this project and implemented successfully. All the data provided in the MOTAKK external quality control program final report, compensate all the data provided by the quality control program final reports from abroad; additionally, the report allows comparison of used technologies and commercial products.
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    Frequency, severity and impact of Peg-IFNa-associated flares in HDV infection: Results from the HIDIT-II study
    (Elsevier Science Bv, 2019) Hardtke, Svenja; Wedemeyer, Heiner; Caruntu, Florin Alexandru; Curescu, Manuela; Kendal, Yalcin; Akarca, Ulus; Yurdcu, Esra; Gurel, Selim; Zeuzem, Stefan; Erhardt, Andreas; Lueth, Stefan; Papatheodoridis, George; Keskin, Onur; Port, Kerstin; Radu, Monica; Tabak, Fehmi; Idilman, Ramazan; Bozdayi, Mithat; Koch, Armin; Manns, Michael P.; Cornberg, Markus; Yurdaydin, Cihan
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    HEV seroprevalence in blood donors in Turkey by two commercial total anti-HEV Ab ELISA kits
    (Wiley, 2019) Yasar, Osman; Karatayli, Ersin; Cengiz, Guniz; Kizilpinar, Mehtap; Yurdcu, Esra; Albayrak, Rabia; Guven, Aysel; Arslan, Onder; Karahan, Ceren; Otlu, Baris; Guducuoglu, Huseyin; Gokahmetoglu, Selma; Berk, Elife; Gitmisoglu, Ozlem; Sertoz, Ruchan; Yurdaydin, Cihan; Bozdayi, A. Mithat; Karatayli, Senem Ceren
    Previous hepatitis E virus (HEV) seroprevalence studies in Turkey have shown high variabilities, leading to conflicting results. We aimed to re-evaluate HEV seroprevalence among blood donors in Turkey using the Wantai (Beijing, China) and the Dia.Pro (Milan, Italy) total anti-HEV antibody (Ab) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits and compare their performances and to investigate the presence of HEV RNA in blood donors. Serum total anti-HEV antibodies were determined in a total of 2011 volunteer blood donor samples collected from different regions of Turkey (807 from Ankara, 243 from Kayseri, 284 from Izmir, 200 from Malatya, 200 from Kahramanmaras, and 277 from Van). HEV RNA was evaluated by a real-time polymerase chain reaction in a total of 272 anti-HEV seropositive samples. The country-wide HEV seroprevalence was calculated as 11.5% (Dia.Pro) and 12.2% (Wantai) with seropositivity rates of 12.0%-12.5% in Ankara, 7.4%-8.2% in Kayseri, 14.5%-15.5% in Malatya, 8.1%-8.8% in Izmir, 15.0%-16.0% in Kahramanmaras, and 12.6%-13.4% in Van by Dia.Pro and Wantai kits, respectively. The lowest detectable Ab concentrations were 0.16 and 0.14 units/mL WHO, for the Dia.Pro and the Wantai assays, respectively, showing no significant difference between assays. HEV RNA was not detected in any of the anti-HEV seropositive samples. Compared with previous studies, HEV was shown to have a higher overall seroprevalence in Turkey. Despite its limitation, the current study represents the most comprehensive HEV seroprevalence study in Turkey performed with two different commercial ELISA assays with high sensitivities so far. Further investigation is required to determine HEV genotypes in Turkey.
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    HEV seroprevalence in blood donors in Turkey: Comparison of two commercial anti-HEV total Ab ELISA kit
    (Elsevier Science Bv, 2019) Yasar, Osman; Cengiz, Guniz; Karatayli, Ersin; Kizilpinar, Mehtap; Yurdcu, Esra; Albayrak, Rabia; Guven, Aysel; Arslan, Onder; Karahan, Zeynep Ceren; Otlu, Baris; Guducuoglu, Huseyin; Gokahmetoglu, Selma; Berk, Elife; Gitmisoglu, Ozlem; Sertoz, Ruchan; Yurdaydin, Cihan; Mithat, Bozdayi; Karatayli, Senem Ceren