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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2025
Elif Mukime Sarıcaoğlu and others
Aerobic, non-spore-forming, Gram-positive bacilli of the Corynebacterium genus are frequently regarded as contaminants when isolated from blood cultures, as they are part of the normal skin and mucosal flora. Among these, Corynebacterium striatum, a coryneform bacterium commonly isolated in clinical microbiology laboratories, has recently been identified as a potential pathogen in both (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2025
Özge Özgen-Top and others
Bloodstream infections remain a common and life-threatening complication among patients with hematological malignancies. These individuals are prone to bacteremia due to cytotoxic chemotherapy, prolonged and severe neutropenia, and mucosal barrier injury (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2025
Sadhna Sodani and others
Chikungunya fever, caused by chikungunya virus, is characterized by acute high-grade fever, rash, myalgia, joint pain, and polyarthralgia. Although its symptoms resemble those of dengue infection, the two diseases differ in prognosis and clinical manifestation. Chikungunya fever is typically self-limiting, lasting for 2–6 days; however, joint pain may persist for more than two years (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2025
Rukiye Aslan and Abdulhamit Çalı
Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is a rare zoonotic infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV), an enveloped DNA virus belonging to the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family. MPXV is closely (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2025
Yasemin Çakır-Kıymaz and Seyit Ali Büyüktuna
Despite revolutionary advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains a global public health issue. Effective ART regimens have transformed the infection from a fatal disease into a manageable chronic condition, significantly reducing AIDS-related opportunistic infections (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2025
Zeynep Tekin-Taş and others
Respiratory tract infections are among the most common causes of hospitalizations worldwide. An important part of respiratory tract infections is caused by viral pathogens. Respiratory viruses are associated with 22% to 26.2% of community-acquired pneumonia. However, clinical signs and symptoms, physical examination, routine laboratory tests, and routine microbiological (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2025
Nazlım Aktuğ-Demir and others
Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria cause infections that are difficult to treat and associated with high mortality rates. Such infections are a major problem in Türkiye and worldwide. The carbapenem group of antibiotics is commonly used in infections caused by resistant Gram-negative microorganisms. However, the frequent use of carbapenems has caused more serious issues, including (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2025
Fatma Merve Koçak and Berru Yargı-Özkoçak
Patient care strategies in modern medicine have become increasingly complex. Global population aging, the expanding use of immunosuppressive therapy, and the rise in invasive procedures have further underscored the pivotal role of infectious diseases specialists in clinical (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2025
Faruk Dişli and others
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for COVID-19, has had a profound global impact, infecting approximately 800 million people and causing more than 7 million deaths. In infected individuals, the immune system plays a central role in (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2025
Ahmet Şahin and others
Measles is a highly contagious, airborne, acute febrile disease caused by an enveloped, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Morbillivirus genus of the Paramyxoviridae family. It typically presents [...] Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2025
Ayşe Gülden Bekgöz and others
Immunosuppressive drugs are increasingly used in the treatment of rheumatologic diseases to achieve disease remission, reduce the frequency of attacks, and prevent relapses. Since the late 1990s, advancements in molecular biology, immunology, and pharmaceutical technologies have led to various new treatment approaches for autoimmune-associated inflammatory diseases. Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2025
Wasan Katip and others
Colistin is an effective drug against aerobic Gram-negative organisms, which are often the primary cause of potentially fatal infections. These pathogens include Klebsiella pneumonia, Escherichia coli, and other Enterobacteriaceae, as well as carbapenem-resistant [...] Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2025
Muammer Çelik and others
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represent major threats to global health. The global increase in AMR is primarily attributed to unnecessary or inappropriate use of antibiotics in humans and animals. Antibiotics, unlike other drugs, are a valuable resource that requires [...] Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2025
Elif Sargın-Altunok and others
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are common yet largely preventable through adherence to evidence-based guidelines. In 2005, Türkiye implemented a national infection control program, which led to significant reductions in HAI rates, including a 50% decrease in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) between 2008 and 2017. This result was in parallel with data from [...] Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2025
Sana Baghban and others
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound negative impact on global human health, due to both direct harmful effects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the associated superinfections. Notably, two mold infections—aspergillosis and mucormycosis—have been observed in affected patients. Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2025
Mehmet Samet Demirel and others
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a disease that causes serious morbidity and mortality and can affect multiple organ systems. The Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) belongs to the Nairoviridae family within the order Bunyavirales, which comprises enveloped, negatively [...] Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2025
İsmail Selçuk Aygar and Mehmet Tevfik Yavuz
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA virus that infects humans exclusively. It is classified within the Papillomaviridae family and replicates in skin and mucosal epithelial cells. Human papillomavirus is regarded as one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted viral infections, having the capacity [...] Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2025
Elif Özeller and others
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide. Epidemiologically and molecularly, the human papillomavirus (HPV) is a circular, double-stranded DNA virus known to cause chronic infections and is the primary cause of cervical cancer. Other cancers associated with HPV include vulvar[...] Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2025
Armina Khalilzadegan and others
In recent decades, fungal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) have increased significantly. Of more than 100,000 identified fungal species, approximately 10 to 15% are responsible for implicated fungal-related neurological diseases. A significant clinical manifestation of fungal infections of the CNS is meningitis, a serious condition marked [...] Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2025
Hasan Memiş and others
Antibiotic resistance has become a significant public health concern, primarily due to irrational antibiotic use. Healthcare and antimicrobial stewardship depend on using antibiotics correctly for several reasons. In the first place, adhering to the prescribed dosage ensures that the body receives the right amount of antibiotics to treat [...] Read More