The Official Journal of the Turkish Society Of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (KLİMİK)

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Original Article / VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2022

Risk Factors for Mortality in Patients with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Bloodstream Infections in Immunocompetent Patients

Şirin Menekşe and others

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a Gram-negative, non-fermentative aerobic bacterium that infects patients, especially with severe comorbidities such as hematological malignancies. It is commonly found in the environment and hospital settings. The most common clinical presentations are pneumonia and bloodstream infections (...) Read More

Case Report / VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2022

Fasciola hepatica in the Differential Diagnosis of a Patient with Obstructive Jaundice and Eosinophilia

Necati Mumcu and others

Although Fasciola hepatica infects sheep and cattle, it can sometimes be an accidental host in humans. Clinically, fever, abdominal pain, intermittent jaundice, intrahepatic cystic abscess, eosinophilic cholecystitis, and extrahepatic cholecystitis are seen most frequently. The diagnosis can be made by serology or by clinical improvement (...) Read More

Case Report / VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2022

A Rare Presentation of Leptospirosis: Dysarthria and Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Özlem Akdoğan and others

Leptospirosis is one of the zoonotic infections seen in Turkey. Most cases demonstrate a mild clinical course, and the disease is self-limiting. Complaints such as fever, headache, myalgia, nausea, and vomiting are the most common reasons for presentation. Severe cases can have polymyositis, liver involvement, icterus and (...) Read More

Case Report / VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2022

Recurrent Nocardial Brain Abscess Developing in an Immunocompetent Patient, A Case Report

Suzan Şahin and Şirin Menekşe

Central nervous system nocardiosis is rare but has high morbidity and mortality. Nocardia is found in soil, decomposing vegetation, and other organic matter, as well as in water as saprophytes. The infection usually occurs through direct inoculation of the microorganism from a skin injury or via inhalation.  The pulmonary form (...) Read More

Commentary / VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1, MARCH 2023

An Update on the Imported Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Europe

Özgür Kurt and others

The refugee crisis is one of the leading problems of the world today. Factors such as political unrest and wars, drought and famine associated with global warming, and overcrowded neighborhoods after the influx of refugees may seriously aggravate this problem. According to the United Nations Refugee Committee, there are almost 27 million refugees in the world today; Syria, Venezuela, and (...) Read More

Case Report / VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1, MARCH 2023

Four Human Mpox Cases from Turkey

Emine Coşkun and others

With the reports of patients with mpox (formerly monkeypox) outside Africa in April 2022, a second epidemic fear emerged around the world following the coronavirus disease 2019. From the onset of the mpox outbreak as of December 25, 2022, (...) Read More

Case Report / VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1, MARCH 2023

Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment of Fasciola hepatica Infection

Fatihan Pınarlık and others

Fascioliasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by liver flukes, Fasciola hepatica or Fasciola gigantica, and affects at least 2.4 million people worldwide, according to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates (1). Sheep and cattle are the natural definitive hosts of F. hepatica infection; therefore, fascioliasis is common in sheep-raising (...) Read More

Original Article / VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1, MARCH 2023

Ophthalmologic Examination and Echocardiography Should be the Essential Components of Candidemia Bundle

Çiğdem Erol and others

Candida species are major sources of morbidity and mortality in healthcare settings. These infections are predominantly connected with medical procedures. The five most prevalent pathogens- Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida tropicalis, Candida parapsilosis, and Candida krusei – are responsible for (...) Read More

Original Article / VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1, MARCH 2023

Fournier’s Gangrene: Microbiological Profile and Risk Factors for Mortality: Review of 97 Cases

Aynur Atilla and others

Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is necrotizing fasciitis of genital or perianal areas. Typically, FG is an infection of polymicrobial origin and has higher mortality rates if treatment is not initiated earlier. The main etiological factors are colorectal (30%-50%) and genitourinary origins (20%-40%), including anorectal infections, (...) Read More

Original Article / VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1, MARCH 2023

Evaluation of Inflammation-Based Prognostic Risk Scores in Predicting in-Hospital Mortality Risk in COVID-19 Patients: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study

Çaşıt Olgun Çelik and others

An acute respiratory syndrome (COVID-19), caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), has spread from China worldwide and caused a pandemic that brought severe medical, social, and economic problems. The COVID-19 infection results in various clinical presentations ranging from an asymptomatic (...) Read More

Original Article / VOLUME 5, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2023

Bibliometric Analysis of the Publications on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Published Between 2012-2022

Sevil Alkan and Esra Gürbüz

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory infection caused by the MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from the Coronaviridae family. MERS coronavirus was first identified as the etiologic agent from a patient living in Saudi Arabia in 2012, and it is the sixth human coronavirus . After the first case, the infection was detected in Bahrain, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. So far, all MERS-CoV cases worldwide have been associated with a travel history (...) Read More