M.D. Şirin Efe is an infectious diseases and clinical microbiology specialist, graduating from Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine in 2007. Since 2020, M.D. Efe has been affiliated with Acıbadem Health Group, where they contribute clinical expertise in diagnosis, treatment, and infection control. Active in the professional community, M.D. Efe is a member of the Turkish Society of Microbiology, the Association for Hospital Infection and Control, the Viral Hepatitis Control Association, and the Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Their work focuses on improving patient outcomes through evidence-based practice, infection prevention, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Education
- 2007 Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
- 1993 Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2020 Acibadem Health Group
- 2008 – 2010 Private Bahar Hospital / Specialist Physician
- 2007 – 2008 Van Gynecology and Pediatrics Hospital / Specialist Physician
- 1999 – 2002 Orhaneli Merkez Health Center / General Practitioner
- 1996 – 1999 Yenidoğan Health Center / General Practitioner
- 1994 – 1996 Çamardı Merkez Health Center / General Practitioner
Memberships
- Turkish Society of Microbiology
- Association for Hospital Infection and Control
- Viral Hepatitis Control Association
- Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Publications
- Prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women in Van region.
Türkiye Klinikleri J Gynecol Obst 2010;20(4):224-27. - Gram negative bacteria isolated from urine cultures and their antibiotic susceptibilities.
XXXIVth Turkish Microbiology Congress, 2010. (poster presentation) - Frequency of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Gram-negative rods isolated from clinical specimens.
XXXIVth Turkish Microbiology Congress, 2010. (poster presentation) - In vitro linezolid susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci strains.
Bulletin of Microbiology, 2009;43:639-643. - Seroprevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV in women in Van province.
Van Medical Journal 2009; 16(4): 128-30. - Prevalence of genital Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum in women of reproductive age.
7th National Gynecology and Obstetrics Congress, 2009. (oral presentation) - Nosocomial infections in the neonatal intensive care unit of Van Hospital for Women and Children.
XIVth Turkish Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2009. (poster presentation) - Investigation of in vitro antifungal susceptibility of Aspergillus species from lower respiratory tract samples by microdilution and E test methods
5th National Congress of Fungal Diseases and Clinical Mycology, 2007. (oral presentation) - Round pneumonia in children: A report of four cases.
4th National Congress of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2005. (poster presentation) - HbsAg clearance after acute viral hepatitis A infection in a patient with inactive HbsAg carrier.
XIIth Turkish Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2005. (oral presentation) - The Susceptibility of vancomycin resistant enterococcus isolates to various antibiotics at Uludag University Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
Microbiologia Balkanica 2003, 3rd Balkan Conference of Microbiology. (poster presentation) - Use of E test method for the detection of metallo-beta lactamase in multidrug resistant Gram negative pathogens.
Microbiologia Balkanica 2003, 3rd Balkan Conference of Microbiology. (poster presentation)
