Name : İhsan Hakkı
Surname / Last Name : ÇİFTÇİ
Title : Asc. Prof
Language : English
Education:
• ... University Medicine Faculty, (Medicine)
• ... University Medicine Faculty, Mikrobiyoloji ve Kl. Mikrobiyoloji (Specialist)
Work Experience (Organization Name, Start and End Dates of Employment) :
• Sakarya University Medicine Faculty Training and Research Hospital (2011 - ....)
• Afyon Kocatepe University Medicine Faculty (2003 - 2011)
• Yüzüncü Yıl University Medicine Faculty (1993 - 2003)
Areas of Expertise:
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• ...
• ...
Specialized Services and Scientific Publications :
1: Kahraman Kilbas EP, Ciftci IH, Kilbas I, Toptan H. Seroprevalence of TORCH Viral Agents in Pregnant Women in Turkey: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Pathogens. 2025 Jan 6;14(1):37. doi: 10.3390/pathogens14010037. PMID: 39860998;
PMCID: PMC11768261.
2: Kilbas EPK, Kilbas I, Ciftci IH. Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in Turkiye: Systematic review. North Clin Istanb. 2023 Aug 4;10(4):531-539. doi: 10.14744/nci.2022.17003. PMID: 37719251; PMCID: PMC10500232.
3: Ciftci IH, Kahraman Kilbas EP, Kilbas I. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Molecular Characteristics on Colistin Resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Nov 19;14(22):2599. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14222599. PMID: 39594265; PMCID: PMC11592941.
4: Kilbas I, Ciftci IH. Antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus isolates in Turkey: A meta-analysis of current studies. J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2018 Mar;12:26-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2017.08.012. Epub 2017 Sep 4. PMID: 28882763.
5: Ciftci IH, Koroglu M, Demiray T, Terzi HA, Kahraman Kilbas EP. Age-Specific Seroprevalence of Hepatitis A Virus in Turkey Between 2000 and 2023: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Nov 5;14(22):2464. doi:10.3390/diagnostics14222464. PMID: 39594130; PMCID: PMC11592513.
6: Altintoprak F, Karakece E, Kivilcim T, Dikicier E, Cakmak G, Celebi F, Ciftci IH. Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: an autoimmune disease? Scientific World Journal. 2013 Sep 4;2013:148727. doi: 10.1155/2013/148727. PMID: 24082849; PMCID: PMC3777118.
7: Aykan SB, Ciftci IH. Türkiye'de İdrar Kültürlerinden İzole Edilen Escherichia coli Suşlarının Antibiyotiklere Direnç Durumu: Bir Meta-Analiz [Antibiotic resistance patterns of Escherichia coli strains isolated from urine cultures in Turkey: a meta-analysis]. Mikrobiyol Bul. 2013 Oct;47(4):603-18. Turkish. doi: 10.5578/mb.6383. PMID: 24237429.
8: Kilbas I, Kahraman Kilbas EP, Horhat FG, Ciftci IH. Twenty-Year Course of Antifungal Resistance in Candida albicans in Türkiye: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Fungi (Basel). 2025 Aug 19;11(8):603. doi: 10.3390/jof11080603. PMID: 40863554; PMCID: PMC12387985.
9: Kahraman Kilbas EP, Kilbas I, Ciftci IH. Prevalence of Colistin-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates in Turkey over a 20-Year Period: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Microorganisms. 2025 Apr 24;13(5):974. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms13050974. PMID: 40431147; PMCID: PMC12113747.
10: Kıvılcım T, Altıntoprak F, Memiş B, Ferhatoğlu MF, Kartal A, Dikicier E, Ciftci İH, Dilek FH. Role of Bacteriological Agents in Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: Real or Not? Eur J Breast Health. 2018 Nov 5;15(1):32-36. doi: 10.5152/ejbh.2018.4249. PMID: 30816358; PMCID: PMC6385714.
11: Olt S, Uslan I, Eminler AT, Ciftçi IH, Tamer A. Evaluation of patients with positive anti-mitochondrial antibody in laboratory conditions. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2014 Jun;25(3):333-4. doi: 10.5152/tjg.2014.5794. PMID: 25141326.
12: Atasoy AR, Ciftci IH, Petek M. Modifying enzymes related aminoglycoside: analyses of resistant Acinetobacter isolates. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2015 Feb 15;8(2):2874-80. PMID: 25932248; PMCID: PMC4402895.
13: Agah Terzi H, Kulah C, Riza Atasoy A, Hakki Ciftci I. Investigation of OprD Porin Protein Levels in Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates. Jundishapur J Microbiol. 2015 Dec 26;8(12):e25952. doi: 10.5812/jjm.25952. PMID: 26865937; PMCID: PMC474445.
14: Gürol G, Ciftci İH, Terizi HA, Atasoy AR, Ozbek A, Köroğlu M. Are there standardized cutoff values for neutrophil-lymphocyte ratios in bacteremia or sepsis? J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2015 Apr;25(4):521-5. doi:10.4014/jmb.1408.08060. PMID: 25341467.
15: Gurol G, Ciftci IH, Harman H, Karakece E, Kamanli A, Tekeoglu I. Roles of claudin-5 and von Willebrand factor in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2015 Feb 1;8(2):1979-84. PMID: 25973092; PMCID: PMC4396339.
16: Terzi HA, Kulah C, Ciftci IH. The effects of active efflux pumps on antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2014 Oct;30(10):2681-7. doi: 10.1007/s11274-014-1692-2. Epub 2014 Jun 26. PMID: 24964907.
17: Sönmez ÖU, Yalçın ZG, Karakeçe E, Çiftci İH, Erdem T. Associations between Demodex species infestation and various types of cancer. Acta Parasitol. 2013 Dec;58(4):551-5. doi: 10.2478/s11686-013-0178-y. Epub 2013 Dec 13. PMID: 24338318.
18: Kadılar Ö, Bozkurt B, Karakeçe E, Kaya T, Çiftçi İH, Tamer A. B12 Vitamin Eksikliği Olan Nadir Strongyloides stercoralis Vakası [Rare Case of Strongyloides stercoralis with Vitamin B12 Deficiency]. Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2015 Sep;39(3):238-40. Turkish. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2015.3712. PMID: 26470934.
19: Ciftci IH, Karaca S, Dogru O, Cetinkaya Z, Kulac M. Prevalence of pediculosis and scabies in preschool nursery children of Afyon, Turkey. Korean J Parasitol. 2006 Mar;44(1):95-8. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2006.44.1.95. PMID: 16514290; PMCID: PMC2532640.
20: Aktepe OC, Ciftci IH, Safak B, Uslan I, Dilek FH. Five methods for detection of Helicobacter pylori in the Turkish population. World J Gastroenterol. 2011 Dec 21;17(47):5172-6. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i47.5172. PMID: 22215941; PMCID: PMC3243883.
21: Kulac M, Ciftci IH, Karaca S, Cetinkaya Z. Clinical importance of Demodex folliculorum in patients receiving phototherapy. Int J Dermatol. 2008 Jan;47(1):72-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03336.x. PMID: 18173609.
22: Çiftci İH, Uğraş M, Acartürk G, Aşık G, Şafak B, Dilek FH. Comparison of FISH, RFLP and agar dilution methods for testing clarithromycin resistance of Helicobacter pylori. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2014 Dec;25 Suppl 1:75-80. doi:10.5152/tjg.2014.4688. PMID: 25910373.
23: Demirdal US, Ciftci IH, Kavuncu V. Markers of autoimmune liver diseases in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2010;65(10):971-4. doi: 10.1590/s1807-59322010001000008. PMID: 21120296; PMCID: PMC2972595.
24: Cakirlar FK, Ciftci IH, Gonullu N. OXA-type Carbapenemases and Susceptibility of Colistin and Tigecycline Among Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Isolates from Patients with Bacteremia in Turkey. Clin Lab. 2015;61(7):741-7. doi: 10.7754/clin.lab.2014.141116. PMID: 26299073.
25: Harman H, Tekeoğlu İ, Gürol G, Sağ MS, Karakeçe E, Çİftçİ İH, Kamanlı A, Nas K. Comparison of fetuin-A and transforming growth factor beta 1 levels in patients with spondyloarthropathies and rheumatoid arthritis. Int J Rheum Dis. 2017 Dec;20(12):2020-2027. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12791. Epub 2016 Jan 22. PMID: 26799059.
26: Ciftci IH, Deveci Ozkan A, Erman G, Kahraman Kilbas EP, Koroglu M. In Vitro Investigation of the Effects of Octenidine Dihydrochloride on Nasal Septum Squamous Carcinoma Cells. Biomedicines. 2025 Oct 30;13(11):2668. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines13112668. PMID: 41301761; PMCID: PMC12650018.
27: Tekeoğlu İ, Gürol G, Harman H, Karakeçe E, Çiftçi İH. Overlooked hematological markers of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis. Int J Rheum Dis. 2016 Nov;19(11):1078-1082. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12805. Epub 2015 Dec 1. PMID: 26620362.
28: Arpaci D, Karakece E, Tocoglu AG, Ergenc H, Gurol G, Ciftci IH, Tamer A. Endocan, TGF-beta, and ADMA as Risk Factors for Endothelial Dysfunction and Possible Vascular Disease in Patients with Subclinical Hypothyroidism. Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2016 Dec;46(6):601-607. PMID: 27993872.
29: Terzi HA, Atasoy AR, Aykan SB, Karakece E, Asık G, Ciftci IH. Association of doripenem resistance with OXA-type carbapenemases in Acinetobacter baumannii isolates. Saudi Med J. 2016 Jan;37(1):43-7. doi: 10.15537/smj.2016.1.12529. PMID: 26739973; PMCID: PMC4724678.
30: Çiftci İH, Aşik G, Er H, Karakeçe E. Rapid detection of resistance in Staphylococcus aureus by using Quicolor ES. World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2014 Feb;30(2):715-8. doi: 10.1007/s11274-013-1474-2. Epub 2013 Sep 26. PMID:24072497.
31: Ciftci IH, Cetinkaya Z, Atambay M, Kiyildi N, Aycan OM, Daldal N. House dust mite fauna in western Anatolia, Turkey. Korean J Parasitol. 2006 Sep;44(3):259-64. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2006.44.3.259. PMID: 16969067; PMCID: PMC2532668.
32: Aykan ŞB, Çiftci İH. Meta-analiz: Türkiye'de Pseudomonas aeruginosa izolatlarının son 11 yıldaki antibiyotik direnç değişimi [Changes in antibiotic resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates over the past 11 years in Turkey: a meta-analysis]. Mikrobiyol Bul. 2015 Jul;49(3):352-65. Turkish. doi:10.5578/mb.9734. PMID: 26313277.
33: Olt S, Yalçın GG, Uysal OS, Karakeçe E, Ciftci IH. Demodex spp. Infestation in a breast-cancer patient: A case report. Niger Med J. 2013 Sep;54(5):349-50. doi: 10.4103/0300-1652.122371. PMID: 24403716; PMCID: PMC3883238.
34: Safak B, Ciftci IH, Ozdemir M, Kiyildi N, Cetinkaya Z, Aktepe OC, Altindis M, Asik G. In vitro anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of usnic acid. Phytother Res. 2009 Jul;23(7):955-7. doi: 10.1002/ptr.2690. Erratum in: Phytother Res.2009 Jul;23(7): i. Asik, Gulsah [added]. PMID: 19367654.
35: Aydemir Ö, Misi BE, Erdal H, Arıcan M, Hıdır ŞA, Durna Ş, Çiftçi İH, Köroğlu M. Evaluation of VITEK 2 and three protocols for direct susceptibility testingon Gram-negative bacilli from positive blood culture bottles. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 15. doi:10.1007/s10096-025-05303-5. Epub aheadof print. PMID: 41091446.
36: Terzi HA, Demiray T, Koroglu M, Cakmak G, Hakki Ciftci I, Ozbek A, Altindis M. Intra-Abdominal Abscess and Primary Peritonitis Caused by Streptococcus anginosus. Jundishapur J Microbiol. 2016 May 17;9(6):e33863. doi: 10.5812/jjm.33863. PMID: 27630763; PMCID: PMC5011413.
37: Ciftci IH, Koroglu M, Karakece E. Comparison of novel and familiar commercial kits for detection of C-reactive protein levels. World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2014 Aug;30(8):2295-8. doi: 10.1007/s11274-014-1653-9. Epub 2014 May 10. PMID: 24817563.
38: Çiftci İH, Karakeçe E. Comparative evaluation of TK SLC-L, a rapid liquid mycobacterial culture medium, with the MGIT system. BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Mar 6;14:130. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-130. PMID: 24597726; PMCID: PMC3946173.
39: Karakeçe E, Terzi HA, Çiftci İH. Could a step in the isolation of mycobacteria from sputum samples be eliminated by new decontamination kits? Pol J Microbiol. 2014;63(3):369-71. PMID: 25546950.
40: Mengeloğlu FZ, Taş T, Koçoğlu E, Copur Çiçek A, Yanık K, Güneş H, Ciftci IH, Durmaz S, Bucak O, Güçkan R, Terzi HA, Yavuz MZ. Seftarolinin MRSA İzolatlarına İn Vitro Etkinliği: Çok Merkezli Bir Çalışma [In vitro activity of ceftaroline to MRSA isolates: a multicenter study]. Mikrobiyol Bul. 2013 Oct;47(4):677-83. Turkish. doi: 10.5578/mb.5479. PMID: 24237436.
41: Yavuz Y, Yurumez Y, Ciftci IH, Sahin O, Saglam H, Buyukokuroglu M. Effect of diphenhydramine on myocardial injury caused by organophosphate poisoning. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2008 Jan;46(1):67-70. doi: 10.1080/15563650701261470. PMID: 18167037.
42: Tamer SA, Gürol G, Tekeoğlu İ, Harman H, Çiftçi İH. A New Explanation of Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With Respect to Claudin-5, MatrixMetalloproteinase-9, and Neuroserpin. Arch Rheumatol. 2016 Aug 1;31(4):299-305. doi: 10.5606/ArchRheumatol.2016.5974. PMID: 30375560; PMCID: PMC6190976.
43: Aşik G, Özdemir M, Kurtoğlu MG, Yağci S, Öksüz L, Gül M, Koçoğlu ME, Sesli Çetin E, Seyrek A, Berktaş M, Ayyildiz A, Çiftci İH. Detection of the frequency of PER-1 type extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in Turkey: a multicenter study. Turk J Med Sci. 2014;44(6):1041-6. doi: 10.3906/sag-1309-126. PMID: 25552158.
44: Ciftci IH, Esme H, Sahin DA, Solak O, Sezer M, Dilek ON. Effect of octenidine dihydrochloride on viability of protoscoleces in hepatic and pulmonary hydatid diseases. J Natl Med Assoc. 2007 Jun;99(6):674-7. PMID: 17595938; PMCID: PMC2574372.
45: Ciftci IH, Koken R, Bukulmez A, Ozdemir M, Safak B, Cetinkaya Z. Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in 4-6 age groups in healthy children in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. Acta Paediatr. 2007 Jul;96(7):1043-6. doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00315.x. Epub 2007 May 10. PMID: 17498190.
46: Ciftçi IH, Safak B, Cetinkaya Z, Aktepe OC, Unalan D. Tibbi sekreterlerin klinik örnekler hakkindaki bilgi düzeylerinin belirlenmesi [Evaluation of the level of knowledge of medical secretaries about clinical specimens]. Mikrobiyol Bul. 2006 Oct;40(4):347-53. Turkish. PMID: 17205692.
47: Ciftci IH, Aşık G, Karakeçe E, Oksüz L, Yağcı S, Sesli Çetin E, Ozdemir M, Atasoy AR, Koçoğlu E, Gül M, Kurtoğlu MG, Köksal Çakırlar F, Seyrek A, Berktaş M, Gültepe B, Ayyildiz A. Acinetobacter baumannii İzolatlarında blaOXA Genlerinin Dağılımı: Çok Merkezli Bir Çalışma [Distribution of blaOXA genes in Acinetobacter baumannii strains: a multicenter study]. Mikrobiyol Bul. 2013 Oct;47(4):592-602. Turkish. doi: 10.5578/mb.6388. PMID: 24237428.
48: Mıman Ö, Özkeçecı T, Okur N, Çıftcı İH, Polat C. Nadir bir tıkanma sarılığı sebebi: fascioliasis [A rare cause of obstructive jaundice: fascioliasis]. Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2010;34(4):190-92. Turkish. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2010.11. PMID: 21391191.
49: Safak B, Ciftci IH, Dilek FH, Uslan I, Cetinkaya Z, Asik G, Dilek ON. Prevalence of cagA and vacA genotypes of Helicobacter pylori isolated from Turkish patients with active or non-active chronic gastritis. Scand J Infect Dis. 2010 Jul;42(6-7):435-8. doi: 10.3109/00365540903563418. PMID: 20136573.
50: Aydemir O, Koc H, Hıdır SA, Ciftci IH, Toptan H, Tikveşli M, Koroglu M. Comparative assessment of the broth microdilution and VITEK 2 systems for antifungal susceptibility testing of Candida auris (Candidozyma auris) Isolates. BMC Microbiol. 2026 Jan 13. doi: 10.1186/s12866-026-04724-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41527038.
51: Esme H, Ciftçi IH, Solak O, Dilek ON. Akciğer hidatik kistlerinde usnik asit, betadine, savlosol ve desderman'in protoskoleksler üzerine germisid etkinliğinin araştirilmasi [Investigation of the germicidal effect of usnic acid, betadine, savlosol, and desderman on the protoscolexes of lung hydatid cysts]. Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2007;31(2):101-4. Turkish. PMID: 17594647.
52: Ciftci IH, Uslan I, Dilek FH, Aşık G, Ozgür MA, Dilek ON. Kronik Gastrit ve Gastrik Kanserli Hastalarda Helicobacter pylori iceA1 ve iceA2 Genlerinin Araştırılması [Investigation of Helicobacter pylori iceA1 and iceA2 genes in patients with chronic gastritis and gastric cancer]. Mikrobiyol Bul. 2011 Apr;45(2):228-33. Turkish. PMID: 21644065.
53: Ciftci IH, Aslan MH, Aşık G. Klinik Örneklerde Mycobacterium tuberculosis Varlığının Gösterilmesinde Xpert MTB/RIF Sonuçlarının Değerlendirilmesi [Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF results for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical samples]. Mikrobiyol Bul. 2011 Jan;45(1):43-7. Turkish. PMID: 21341158.
54: Altindiş M, Aktepe OC, Cetinkaya Z, Ciftçi IH. Kisa bildiri: hepatit C virus genotiplerinin INNO-LIPA ve sekans analizi yöntemleri ile belirlenmesi [Short communication: determination of hepatitis C virus genotypes by INNO-LIPA and sequence analysis methods]. Mikrobiyol Bul. 2007 Jan;41(1):121-6. Turkish. PMID: 17427561.