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. 2011 Dec 16:10:38.
doi: 10.1186/1476-0711-10-38.

Assessment of the requisites of microbiology based infectious disease training under the pressure of consultation needs

Hakan Erdem  1 , Suda Tekin-Koruk, Ibrahim Koruk, Derya Tozlu-Keten, Aysegul Ulu-Kilic, Oral Oncul, Rahmet Guner, Serhat Birengel, Gurkan Mert, Saygin Nayman-Alpat, Necla Eren-Tulek, Tuna Demirdal, Nazif Elaldi, Cigdem Ataman-Hatipoglu, Emel Yilmaz, Bilgul Mete, Behice Kurtaran, Nurgul Ceran, Oguz Karabay, Dilara Inan, Melahat Cengiz, Suzan Sacar, Behiye Yucesoy-Dede, Sibel Yilmaz, Canan Agalar, Yasar Bayindir, Yesim Alpay, Selma Tosun, Hava Yilmaz, Hurrem Bodur, Huseyin A Erdem, Nebahat Dikici, Murat Dizbay, Serkan Oncu, Nurbanu Sezak, Tuba Sari, Oguz R Sipahi, Serhat Uysal, Esma Yeniiz, Selcuk Kaya, Asim Ulcay, Halil Kurt, Bulent A Besirbellioglu, Haluk Vahaboglu, Yesim Tasova, Gaye Usluer, Dilek Arman, Husrev Diktas, Sercan Ulusoy, Hakan Leblebicioglu
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Assessment of the requisites of microbiology based infectious disease training under the pressure of consultation needs

Hakan Erdem et al. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. .

Abstract

Background: Training of infectious disease (ID) specialists is structured on classical clinical microbiology training in Turkey and ID specialists work as clinical microbiologists at the same time. Hence, this study aimed to determine the clinical skills and knowledge required by clinical microbiologists.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out between June 1, 2010 and September 15, 2010 in 32 ID departments in Turkey. Only patients hospitalized and followed up in the ID departments between January-June 2010 who required consultation with other disciplines were included.

Results: A total of 605 patients undergoing 1343 consultations were included, with pulmonology, neurology, cardiology, gastroenterology, nephrology, dermatology, haematology, and endocrinology being the most frequent consultation specialties. The consultation patterns were quite similar and were not affected by either the nature of infections or the critical clinical status of ID patients.

Conclusions: The results of our study show that certain internal medicine subdisciplines such as pulmonology, neurology and dermatology appear to be the principal clinical requisites in the training of ID specialists, rather than internal medicine as a whole.

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