The Official Journal of the Turkish Society Of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (KLİMİK)
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
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
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
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
Infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria have become a significant global public health problem due to the growing burden of antimicrobial resistance. According to predictive analyses, approximately 4.95 million (...) Read More
Salmonella infections are among the most common infectious diseases worldwide, with an estimated 550 million cases annually, particularly affecting children under five years of age (1). Although these infections are often mild (...) Read More
Brucella melitensis is the most common causative agent of human brucellosis worldwide and in Türkiye (1,2). Genomic evidence obtained from an approximately 8000-year-old sheep specimen in Menteşe Höyük in northwestern Türkiye (...) Read More
Mucormycosis is a fungal infection caused by members of the order Mucorales, including Rhizopus, Mucor, Rhizomucor, Actinomucor, Apophysomyces, Cunninghamella, Lichtheimia, Saksenaea, and Syncephalastrum (...) Read More
Natural disasters are catastrophic events that occur as part of the natural ecological system and may result in fatalities, traumatic injuries, secondary morbidity, and substantial economic losses. Among natural disasters causing human (...) Read More
Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly among vulnerable populations such as young children, older adults, and immunocompromised individuals. Read More
Childhood vaccination is a cornerstone of public health, substantially reducing morbidity and mortality from vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. Nevertheless, vaccine hesitancy and refusal have emerged as growing global challenges (...) Read More