The Official Journal of the Turkish Society Of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (KLİMİK)
Granulomatous mastitis (GM) is a rare inflammatory disease of the breast. Lactation disorders resulting in milk stasis, hyperprolactinemia, and blunt trauma to the breast are recognized predisposing factors for GM. Radiological imaging, core [...] Read More
Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are common causes of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), which result in adverse patient outcomes, substantial morbidity and mortality, and increased healthcare-related costs. A growing body of literature [...] Read More
Surgical site infections (SSIs) remain one of the most common and serious hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), despite continuous technological advancements in modern medicine. Depending on the type of surgery, the incidence [...] Read More
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global infectious disease and an important cause of preventable mortality. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report 2025, an estimated 10.7 million people [...] Read More
Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is a rapidly progressive disease with outbreak potential and remains associated with substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although vaccination programs have significantly reduced the incidence of several major pathogens, ABM [...] Read More
Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis. The life cycle of E. granulosus involves two main hosts: an intermediate host and a definitive host. Dogs are the most common [...] Read More
Earthquakes are natural disasters that impact thousands of individuals. The mass destruction caused by earthquakes leads to a surge in admissions to healthcare facilities. In addition to direct structural damage, earthquake-related secondary [...] Read More
Enterobacterales are among the most important causative agents of both community-acquired and hospital-acquired infections. They are major causes of urinary tract infections and bloodstream infections, which are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In particular, the development of carbapenem resistance [...] Read More
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are environmental mycobacterial species that exclude members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and Mycobacterium leprae. The incidence of NTM infections has increased worldwide [...] Read More
Hepatitis B infection remains a major global public health burden. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a leading cause of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma, and contributes substantially to liver-related morbidit [...] Read More
Solid organ transplantation (SOT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are treatments that prolong survival and improve quality of life in patients with end-stage organ failure and hematologic malignancies respectively. Read More
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s 2024 report, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur in 1 in 31 hospitalized patients and in 1 in 43 residents in long-term care facilities. HAIs represent [...] Read More
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most serious infectious diseases worldwide and continues to represent a major public health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 10.6 million people developed TB globally in 2022, with an estimated 1.3 million deaths, making TB one of the leading causes [...] Read More
The uncontrolled and unmonitored overuse of antimicrobials in healthcare, agriculture, and animal husbandry has led to a global health crisis, resulting in resistance to both commonly used and reserve antibiotics. Gram-negative bacteria have developed resistance to higher-tier agents, posing [...] Read More
Although case numbers of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have declined since the virus first emerged on December 29, 2019, in Wuhan, China, it has caused significant morbidity and mortality world-wide. As of June 11, 2025, more than 7 [...] Read More
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most pressing global public health challenges, and has been classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) among the top ten threats facing humanity. Recent global [...] Read More
A virus must survive in the environment outside its host to spread. Its persistence, and thus the extent and speed of transmission, depends on three key factors: viral characteristics, the nature of the surface it contaminates [...] Read More
T he global rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has emerged as a major public health concern. To address this issue, the World Health Organization (WHO) published its bacterial priority pathogens list in [...] Read More
Brucellosis, also known as “Mediterranean fever,” “Malta fever,” and “undulant fever,” is one of the most important zoonotic infections worldwide (1). The disease is caused by Brucella spp., which are small, non-motile, non-spore-forming slow-growing, facultatively intracellular Gram-negative [...] Read More
Bloodstream infections (BSIs) occur when microorganisms overcome the host's normal defense mechanisms and spread through the bloodstream. These infections can lead to serious outcomes, such a [...] Read More