Emine Manolya Kara, M.D.

Associate Professor Emine Manolya Kara, M.D.

PediatricsPediatric Infectious Diseases

Yeditepe University Kozyatağı HospitalYeditepe University Koşuyolu Hospital

Faculty and Graduation Year

Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Uğur Derman English Programme-2008

E-Mail

emine.kara@yeditepe.edu.tr

Fields of Study:

  • Respiratory tract infections in children
  • Common viral infections
  • Tuberculosis,
  • HIV infection
  • Congenital infections
  • Infections in immunocompromised children

Career Summary:

  • 2008-2013 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Pediatrics  / Resident
  • 2014-2015 Mus Haskoy Hospital  / Pediatric Specialist
  • 2015-2019 Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Pediatric Infectious Diseases / Fellow
  • Şubat 2019- Eylül 2020 Kahramanmaras Necip Fazıl City Hospital / Pediatric Infectious Disease Specalist
  • 2021-2023 Istinye University Medical Faculty / Assoc. Prof.

Book Chapters:

1.  Evliyaoğlu O, Acar M, Özcabı B, et al. Vitamin D Deficiency and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis in Children and Adolescents: a Critical Vitamin D Level for This Association?. J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol. 2015;7(2):128-133. doi:10.4274/jcrpe.2011
2. Sütçü M, Aktürk H, Salman N, Özçeker D, Gülümser-Şişko S, Acar M, Somer A. Transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy: predictive factors for late recovery. Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2015; 57(6), 592-598.
3. Sutcu M, Akturk H, Acar M, Salman N, Aydın D, Akgun Karapınar B, Ozdemir A, Cihan R, Citak A, Somer A. Impact of vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization in critically ill pediatric patients. American Journal of Infection Control, 2016; 44(5): 515-519. 
4. Aktürk H, Sütçü M, Somer A, Karaman S, Acar M, Ünüvar A, Anak S, Karakaş Z, Özdemir A, Sarsar K, Aydın D, Salman N. Results of Four-Year Rectal Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Surveillance in a Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Ward: From Colonization to Infection. Turk J Haematol. 2016; 33(3): 244-7.
5. Sütçü M, Acar M, Aktürk H, Hançerli-Törün S, Salman N, Somer A. Recognizing immunodeficiency in children with recurrent infections: What are the predictive factors? Turk J Pediatr. 2016; 58(6): 609-615.
6. Akturk H, Sutcu M, Somer A, Acar M, Akgun Karapınar B, Aydin D, Cihan R, Ince Z, Çoban A, Salman N. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization in a neonatal intensive care unit: who will be infected? J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016; 29(21): 3478-82.
7. Acar M, Sutcu M, Akturk HG, Topyildiz E, Somer A, Erol OB, Erkose Genc G, Salman N. A Case of Empyema Necessitatis in a Child With Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2016;55(12):1165-7.
8. Acar M, Sütçü M, Aktürk H, Hançerli Törün S, Karagöz N, Beka H, Yekeler E, Ağaçfidan A, Salman N, Somer A. A pediatric case of HIV who diagnosed by virtue of disseminated cryptococcus infection. Mikrobiyol Bul. 2016; 50(3): 471-7.
9. Acar M, Sütçü M, Aktürk H, et al. Clinical differences of influenza subspecies among hospitalized children [published correction appears in Turk Pediatri Ars. 2017 Jun 1;52(2):111]. Turk Pediatri Ars. 2017;52(1):15-22. Published 2017 Mar 1. doi:10.5152/TurkPediatriArs.2017.4695
10. Sutcu M, Acar M, Aktürk H, Hançerli Torun S, Beka H, Ağaçfidan A, Salman N, Somer A. Clinical Findings of Pediatric HIV Infection in a Tertiary Center in Turkey. Balkan Med J. 2017; 34(3): 239-245
11. Akturk H, Sutcu M, Somer A, Piskin S, Acar M, Ozmen M, Altinoglu U, Tatli B, Salman N. Ataxia telangiectasia in Turkey: multisystem involvement of 91 patients. World J Pediatr. 2017;13(5):465-471.
12. Acar M, Sutcu M, Akturk H, Muradova A, Torun SH, Salman N, Caliskan M, Izgi N, Somer A. Evaluation of Short-Term Neurological Outcomes in Children with Brain Abscesses. Turk Neurosurg. 2018;28(1):79-87
13. Acar M, Sütçü M, Aktürk H, Hançerli-Torun S, Erol OB, Salman N, Somer A. Tuberculosis screening in pediatric patients receiving TNF-alpha inhibitor therapy. Turk J Pediatr. 2017;59(5):503-510. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2017.05.001.
14. Acar M, Sutcu M, Umur O, Akturk H, Torun SH, Tamay Z, Salman N, Somer A. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Differential Diagnosis of Hyper-IgE-Immunoglobulinemia: Pediatric Case Report. J Trop Pediatr. 2017 Feb;63(1):82-84.
15. Sütçü M, Acar M, Genç GE, et al. Evaluation of Candida species and antifungal susceptibilities among children with invasive candidiasis. Turk Pediatri Ars. 2017;52(3):145-153. 
16. Bayramoglu Z, Caliskan E, Karakas Z, Tugcu D, Karaman S, Somer A, Kara M, Akıcı F, Adaletli I. Diagnostic performances of superb microvascular imaging, shear wave elastography and shape index in pediatric lymph nodes categorisation: a comparative study. Br J Radiol. 2018 Apr 16:20180129. 
17. A. Çağlar İ, Devrim İ, Özdemir H, Şahbudak Z, Sönmez G, Buyukcam A, Gulhan B, Kara A, Aygun DF, Bayram N, Celebi S, Çetin B, Nepesov MI, Yilmaz AT, Kepenekli E, Çiftdogan DY, Acar MK, Yayla BC, Okumuş C, Ecevit Z, Hatipoglu N, Kuyucu N, Kosker M, Sen S, Karbuz A, Sutcu M, Duramaz BB, Özen M, Çiftçi E, Alabaz D, Kurugol Z, Kara A, Kanik S, Kilic O, Oncel S, Somer A, Tapisiz A, Belet N, Akcan ÖM, Türel Ö, Ozkaya A, Tezer H, Cengiz AB, İnce E, Camcioglu Y, Kocabas E, Arisoy ES, Salman N. Antifungal consumption, indications and selection of antifungal drugs in paediatric tertiary hospitals in Turkey: Results from the first national point prevalence survey. J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2018 Dec;15:232-238. 
18. Kara M,Caliskan E,Atay G,Sutcu M,Kaba O,Adaletli ,Hancerli Torun S,Somer A.Shear wave elastography of parotid glands in pediatric patients with HIV infection. Radiol Med.2018 Sep 26. doi: 10.1007/s11547-018-0945-9.
19. Hançerli Törün S, Acar EM, Somer A, Erköse G, Şatana D, Bayramoğlu Z, Çalışkan E, Kılıçaslan Z. Management and treatment difficulties of multi-drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in a pediatric case. Mikrobiyol Bul. 2018 Jan;52(1):89-95. doi: 10.5578/mb.61937.
20. Bayramoglu Z, Adaletli I, Caliskan E, Acar M, Hancerli Torun S, Somer A. Severe Multisystem Involvement of Chronic Granulomatous Disease in a Pediatric Patient. J Trop Pediatr. 2018 May 7. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmy022. [Epub ahead of print].
21. Sütçü M, Aktürk H, Gülümser-Şişko S, Acar M, Erol OB, Somer A, Bilgiç B, Salman N. Granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba in an immuncompetent child. Turk J Pediatr. 2018;60(3):340-343. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2018.03.019. 
22. Kiykim A, Ogulur I, Dursun E, et al. Abatacept as a Long-Term Targeted Therapy for LRBA Deficiency. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019;7(8):2790-2800.e15. doi:10.1016/j.jaip.2019.06.011.
23. Kaba Ö, Kara M, Odacılar CA, et al. Evaluation of cases of pediatric extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a single center experience. Turk Pediatri Ars. 2019;54(2):86-92. Published 2019 Jul 11. doi:10.14744/TurkPediatriArs.2019.33239.
24. Atay G, Kara M, Sütçü M, et al. Resistant gram-negative infections in a pediatric intensive care unit: a retrospective study in a tertiary care center. Turk Pediatri Ars. 2019;54(2):105-112. Published 2019 Jul 11. doi:10.14744/TurkPediatriArs.2019.00086.
25. Çalışkan E, Atay G, Kara M, et al. Comparative evaluation of liver, spleen, and kidney stiffness in HIV-monoinfected pediatric patients via shear wave elastography. Turk J Med Sci. 2019;49(3):899-906. Published 2019 Jun 18. doi:10.3906/sag-1811-87.
26. Yildiz M, Kara M, Sutcu M, et al. Evaluation of respiratory syncytial virus IgG antibody dynamics in mother-infant pairs cohort. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020;39(7):1279-1286. doi:10.1007/s10096-020-03841-8.
27. M. Kara, O.F. Beser, D. Konukoglu, et al. The utility of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10 in the diagnosis and/or follow-up food allergy. Allergol Immunopathol 2020;48(1):48-55.
28. Manolya Kara, Selda Hancerli, Zuhal Bayramoglu , Ozge Kaba , Behruz Aliyev, Fulya Ozdemircioglu, Elif Ezgi Haccacoglu, Bulent Acunas, Kemal Nisli, Ayper Somer. The report of cardiomyopathy and mid aortic syndrome in a HIV infected child. Malawi Medical Journal 32 (2); 101-103 June 2020.
29. Kardelen AD, Kara M, Güller D, Ozturan EK, Abalı ZY, Ceylaner S, Kıykım A, Cantez S, Torun SH, Poyrazoglu S, Bas F, Darendelıler F. LRBA deficiency: a rare cause of type 1 diabetes, colitis, and severe immunodeficiency. Hormones (Athens). 2020 Nov 5. doi: 10.1007/s42000-020-00257-z.
30. Kaba Ö, Kara M, Bayramoğlu Z, Çalışkan E, Çetin B, Karimov E, Özkuvancı Ü, Özlük Y, Hançerli Torun S, Yürük Yıldırım ZN, Ziylan HO, Somer A. An adolescent girl with obstructive uropathy requiring nephro-ureterectomy was subsequently diagnosed with renal tuberculosis: case report. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2020 Sep 29:1-4. doi: 10.1080/20469047.2020.1822633.
31. Törün SH, Kaba Ö, Yakut N, Kadayıfçı EK, Kara M, Yanartaş MS, Somer A, Duramaz BB, Türel Ö, Dalgıç N, Alp EE, Salı E, Çakır D, Önal P, Çokuğraş H, Aygün FD, Karbuz A, Önel M, Meşe S, Ağaçfidan A. Multicenter prospective surveillance study of viral agents causing meningoencephalitis. Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 30;11(1):7216. 
32. Firtina S, Ng YY, Ng OH, Kiykim A, Ozek EY, Kara M, Aydiner E, Nepesov S, Camcioglu Y, Sayar EH, Gungoren EY, Reisli I, Torun SH, Haskologlu S, Cogurlu T, Kaya A, Cekic S, Baris S, Ozbek U, Ozen A, Sayitoglu M. Primary antibody deficiencies in Turkey: molecular and clinical aspects. Immunol Res. 2021 Oct 7. doi: 10.1007/s12026-021-09242-z. Epub ahead of print. Erratum in: Immunol Res. 2021 Oct 19;: PMID: 34618307.
33. Karbuz A, Akkoc G, Bedir Demirdag T, Yilmaz Ciftdogan D, Ozer A, Cakir D, Hancerli Torun S, Kepenekli E, Erat T, Dalgic N, Ilbay S, Karaaslan A, Erdeniz EH, Aygun FD, Bozdemir SE, Hatipoglu N, Emiroglu M, Sahbudak Bal Z, Ciftci E, Bayhan GI, Gayretli Aydin ZG, Ocal Demir S, Kilic O, Hacimustafaoglu M, Sener Okur D, Sen S, Yahsi A, Akturk H, Cetin B, Sutcu M, Kara M, Uygun H, Tural Kara T, Korukluoglu G, Akgun O, Üstündağ G, Demir Mis M, Sali E, Kaba O, Yakut N, Kılıc O, Kanik MK, Cetin C, Dursun A, Cicek M, Kockuzu E, Sevketoglu E, Alkan G, Guner Ozenen G, İnce E, Baydar Z, Ozkaya AK, Ovali HF, Tekeli S, Celebi S, Cubukcu B, Bal A, Khalilova F, Kose M, Hatipoglu HU, Dalkiran T, Turgut M, Basak Altas A, Selcuk Duru HN, Aksay A, Saglam S, Sari Yanartas M, Ergenc Z, Akin Y, Duzenli Kar Y, Sahin S, Tuteroz SK, Bilen NM, Ozdemir H, Senoglu MC, Pariltan Kucukalioglu B, Besli GE, Kara Y, Turan C, Selbest Demirtas B, Celikyurt A, Cosgun Y, Elevli M, Sahin A, Bahtiyar Oguz S, Somer A, Karadag B, Demirhan R, Turk Dagi H, Kurugol Z, Taskin EC, Sahiner A, Yesil E, Ekemen Keles Y, Sarikaya R, Erdem Eralp E, Ozkinay F, Konca HK, Yilmaz S, Gokdemir Y, Arga G, Ozen S, Coksuer F, Vatansever G, Tezer H, Kara A. Epidemiological, Clinical, and Laboratory Features of Children With COVID-19 in Turkey. Front Pediatr. 2021 May 7;9:631547. 
34. AB, Uygun H, Kilic O, Hancerli Torun S, Umit Z, Sutcu M, Ozgokce Ozmen B, Karaoglu Asrak H, Alkan G, Kara Aksay A, Ugur C, Birbilen AZ, Bursal Duramaz B, Akyuz Ozkan E, Burakay O, Yildirim Arslan S, Karadag Oncel E, Celik SF, Kilic AO, Ozen S, Sarikaya R, Demirkol D, Arslan G, Turel O, Sert A, Sari E, Orbak Z, Sahin IO, Varan C, Akturk H, Tuter Oz SK, Durak F, Oflaz MB, Kara M, Karpuz D, Talip Petmezci M, Hatipoglu N, Oncel S, Turgut M, Elmali F, Somer A, Kuyucu N, Dinleyici EC, Kurugöl Z, Ciftci E, Kara A. COVID-19 associated multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in 614 children with and without overlap with Kawasaki disease-Turk MIS-C study group. Eur J Pediatr. 2022 May;181(5):2031-2043.
35. Dalkıran T, Kandur Y, Kara EM, Dağoğlu B, Taner S, Öncü D. Thrombotic Microangiopathy in a Severe Pediatric Case of COVID-19. Clin Med Insights Pediatr. 2021 Oct 21;15:11795565211049897. 
36. DALGIÇ NAZAN, ŞAHİN AYŞE, HANÇERLİ TÖRÜN SELDA, KABA ÖZGE, ÖNAL PINAR, TEKİN YILMAZ AYŞE, TÜREL ÖZDEN, YAŞAR BELMA, KARA EMİNE MANOLYA, AYGÜN FATMA DENİZ, KILINÇ AYŞE, ÖNCEL SELİM, BURSAL DURAMAZ BURCU, URGANCI NAFİYE, SOMER AYPER, ÇOKUĞRAŞ HALUK, ARISOY EMİN SAMİ. Active and Latent Tuberculosis in Children Treated with Anti-TNF-α: A Retrospective Multicenter Study. J Pediatr Infect Dis.2022.
37.      Sutcu M, Gul D, Atik F, Kara M. Rhabdomyolysis after BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 vaccine in an adolescent male. Malawi Med J. 2022 Jun;34(2):154-156.
38. Varol F, Yusuf Can Y, Sahin E, Sahin SB, Akyuz G, Aydin A, Kara M, Cam H. Successful treatment with therapeutic plasmapheresis of a pediatric patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with neurobrucellosis. J Clin Apher. 2022 Oct;37(5):522-526.
39. Elvan-Tuz A, Karadag-Oncel E, Kiran S, Kanik-Yuksek S, Gulhan B, Hacimustafaoglu M, Ozdem-Alatas S, Kuyucu N, Ozdemir H, Egil O, Elmas-Bozdemir S, Polat M, Bursal-Duramaz B, Cem E, Apaydin G, Teksam O; TURK-COVID-19-Anosmia Study Group; LAS VEGAS study investigators, PROVE Network and the Clinical Trial Network of the European Society of Anaesthesiology. Prevalence of Anosmia in 10.157 Pediatric COVID-19 Cases: Multicenter Study from Turkey. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022.
40. Kara A, Büyükcam A, Sütçü M, Sali E, Bozdemir ŞE, Kara M, İlarslan EÇ, Kaya C, Karakaşlılar S, Sönmez G, Kara SS, Bedir T, Albayrak E, Kara TT, Çelebi S, Öz FN, Karbuz A, Somer A, Alabaz D, Tezer H, Özdemir H, Çiftçi E. The effectiveness of topical 1% lidocaine with systemic oral analgesics for ear pain with acute otitis media. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 May;156:111116. 
41.Kara M, Ozdemir GN, Tasdemir M, Ata S, Karini B, Valiyev E, Tutkun IT, Kose G, Ozkaya O. A case of Bartonellosis mimicking systemic lupus erythematosus. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2022 Nov 7:11206721221137163.
42. Kardelen AD, Kara M, Güller D, Ozturan EK, Abalı ZY, Ceylaner S, Kıykım A, Cantez S, Torun SH, Poyrazoglu S, Bas F, Darendelıler F. LRBA deficiency: a rare cause of type 1 diabetes, colitis, and severe immunodeficiency. Hormones (Athens). 2021 Jun;20(2):389-394.
43. Sutcu M, Gul D, Atik F, Kara M. Rhabdomyolysis after BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 vaccine in an adolescent male. Malawi Med J. 2022 Jun;34(2):154-156. 
44. Tanır Basaranoğlu S, Karaaslan A, Salı E, Çiftçi E, Gayretli Aydın ZG, Aldemir Kocabaş B, Kaya C, Şen Bayturan S, Kara SS, Yılmaz Çiftdoğan D, Çay Ü, Gundogdu Aktürk H, Çelik M, Ozdemir H, Somer A, Diri T, Yazar AS, Sütçü M, Tezer H, Karadag Oncel E, Kara M, Çelebi S, Özkaya Parlakay A, Karakaşlılar S, Arısoy ES, Tanır G, Tural Kara T, Devrim İ, Erat T, Aykaç K, Kaba Ö, Güven Ş, Yeşil E, Tekin Yılmaz A, Yaşar Durmuş S, Çağlar İ, Günay F, Özen M, Dinleyici EÇ, Kara A. Antibiotic associated diarrhea in outpatient pediatric antibiotic therapy. BMC Pediatr. 2023 Mar 18;23(1):121. 
45. Yilmaz Ciftdogan D, Ekemen Keles Y, Karbuz A, Cetin BS, Elmas Bozdemir S, Kepenekli Kadayifci E, Metin Akcan O, Ozer A, Erat T, Sutcu M, Buyukcam A, Belet N, Erdeniz EH, Dalgic Karabulut N, Hancerli Torun S, Oncel S, Orbak Z, Turel O, Gayretli Aydin ZG, Kilic O, Yahsi A, Kara Aksay A, Ergenc Z, Petmezci MT, Oflaz MB, Sarikaya R, Otar Yener G, Ozen S, Gul D, Arslan G, Kara SS, Demirkol D, Yazici Ozkaya P, Yozgat Y, Varan C, Kara M, Arga G, Yakut N, Kilic AO, Cakici O, Kucuk M, Kaba O, Karaoglu Asrak H, Bursal Duramaz B, Dalkiran T, Berna Anil A, Turgut M, Karapinar B, Somer A, Elmali F, Dinleyici EC, Ciftci E, Kara A. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19 in 101 cases from Turkey (Turk-MISC study). J Paediatr Child Health. 2022 Jun;58(6):1069-1078.

Certificates:

  • Aşı Öncüleri için Aşı Kursu, “Temel Aşı Eğitimi”, Artvin, 2018.
  • Santral Kateter İlişkili Kan Dolaşım Enfeksiyonu ve Önlenmesi Kursu, “Hastane Enfeksiyonları”, Antalya, 2017.
  • Çocuk Acil Kursu, “Acil Çocuk Hastaya Yaklaşım”, Antalya, 2012.
  • Çocuk Yoğun Bakım Kursu, “İleri Yaşam Desteği”, İstanbul, 2010.

Memberships:

  • Turkish Medical Association
  • Turkish Pediatric Association
  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases Association

 


 

Side Branch Specialization

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Place and Year of Specialization

Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty-2013

Place and Year of PhD Associate Professorship

Kahramanmaras Necip Fazıl City Hospital -2020

Foreign Languages

English

Number of Foreign Publications

45

Number of Publications in Turkish

20

Number of International Papers

20

Number of National Papers

31

Attribution Number

442