Family Name, First Name: Devrim İlker
Title: Professor of Pediatric
Infectious Disease, MD, Born: December 1975
Position and
Affiliation
Chair,
Pediatric
Infectious Diseases Department,Dr. BehçetUz Children's HospitalSaglikBilimleriUniversity,
İzmir, Turkey.
Education
1993-1999
MD, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
1999-2003
Pediatrics residency at Hacettepe University
2003-2007 Pediatric Infectious Disease
fellowship at Hacettepe University
Professional Experience
2011-2017
Chief of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Department, Dr. BehçetUz
Children's HospitalSaglikBilimleriUniversity,
İzmir, Turkey.
2011-2017 President of
the Infection Control Committee
2008-2011 Specialist
at the Pediatric Infectious Disease Department, Dr. BehçetUz
Children's Hospital
Memberships:
1.
ESCMID
2.
National
Pediatric Association
Editorial
Boards:
Scientific
board of Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Associate
editor of Journal of
Dr.BehcetUzChildrens Hospital
Publications: 90
scientific papers published in SCI and SCI-expanded indexed journals.
Research
Interests:
Healthcare
associated infections and prevention strategies.
Tuberculosis
Emerging antibiotic
resistance in healthcare settings.
Antimicrobial
and antifungal stewardship programs.
The economical
impact of infections in children
Infections in
immunocompromised children including pediatric hematology/oncology patients and
BMT
Languages spoken:
English and Turkish
Research papers(selected from 2018-2016):
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Kulali F, Çalkavur Ş, Oruç
Y, Demiray N, Devrim İ. Impact
of central line bundle for prevention of umbilical catheter-related bloodstream
infections in a neonatal intensive care unit: A pre-post intervention study.Am J Infect Control.
2018 Nov 27. pii: S0196-6553(18)30989-1.
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Devrim F, Serdaroğlu E, Çağlar İ, Oruç Y, Demiray
N, Bayram N, Ağın H, Çalkavur S, Sorguç Y, Dinçel N, Ayhan Y, Yılmaz E, Devrim
I.The Emerging Resistance in Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infections:
From the Pediatrics Perspective.Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis. 2018
Sep 1;10(1):e2018055.
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Devrim İ, Oruç Y, Demirağ B, Kara A, Düzgöl M,
Uslu S, Yaşar N, Aydın Köker S, Töret E, Bayram N, Vergin C.Central line bundle for prevention of central line-associated
bloodstream infection for totally implantable venous access devices (ports) in
pediatric cancer patients.J
Vasc Access. 2018 Jul;19(4):358-365. doi:
10.1177/1129729818757955. Epub 2018 Mar 15.
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Çağlar İ, Kafes C, Korcum M, Düzgöl M, Kara A,
Bayram SN, Apa H, Devrim İ.I“Hospital Cost Analysis of Children with
Preseptal Cellulitis” nt J
PediatrOtorhinolaryngol. 2018 Mar;106:96-99
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Alkan F, Gözmen S, Bayram N, Gülfidan G, Apa H,
Ünal N, Devrim İ.Risk
factors for bacteremia with extended-spectrum β-lactamase production in
positive Escherichia coli bacteremia in a pediatric setting.Am J Infect Control.
2017 Dec 1;45(12):1414-1415.
·
Devrim
İ, Yaşar N, İşgüder R, Ceylan G, Bayram N, Özdamar N, Turgut N, Oruç Y, Gülfidan
G, Ağırbaş İ, Ağın H.Clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of a central line bundle including
split-septum and single-use prefilled flushing devices on central
line-associated bloodstream infection rates in a pediatric intensive care unit.Am J Infect
Control. 2016 Aug 1;44(8):e125-8. doi:
10.1016/j.ajic.2016.01.038. Epub 2016 Apr 6.
·
Alkan
F, Gözmen S, Bayram N, Gülfidan G, Apa H, Ünal N, Devrim İ.Risk factors for bacteremia with extended-spectrum
β-lactamase production in positive Escherichia coli bacteremia in a pediatric
setting.Am J Infect Control. 2017 Dec 1;45(12):1414-1415. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.08.023.
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Devrim
İ, İşgüder R, Ağın H, Ceylan G, Ayhan Y, Sandal ÖS, Sarı F, Kara A, Düzgöl M,
Gülfidan G, Bayram N.Outcome of Candida Parapsilosis Complex Infections Treated with
Caspofungin in Children.Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis. 2016 Sep 1;8(1):e2016042. doi:
10.4084/MJHID.2016.042. eCollection 2016.
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Devrim
İ, Kara A, Düzgöl M, Karkıner A, Bayram N, Temir G, Şencan A, Sorguç Y,
Gülfidan G, Hoşgör M. Burn-associated bloodstream infections in
pediatric burn patients: Time distribution of etiologic agents. Burns. 2017
Feb;43(1):144-148. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2016.07.030. Epub 2016 Sep 9
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İşgüder
R, Ceylan G, Ağın H, Gülfidan G, Ayhan Y, Devrim İ.New parameters for childhood ventilator associated pneumonia diagnosis.PediatrPulmonol. 2017 Jan;52(1):119-128. doi: 10.1002/ppul.23504.
Epub 2016 Jun 9.
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İşgüder
R, Ağın H, Ceylan G, Bayram N, Devrim İ.Safety and efficacy of intravenous colistin use for the treatment of
nosocomial multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections in a pediatric
intensive care unit.Am J Infect Control. 2016 Jun 1;44(6):734-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.12.028. Epub 2016 Feb
23. No abstract available