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

Bloodstream infections

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Original Article / VOLUME 6, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2024

Prospective Clinical Follow-Up Results of Infective Endocarditis

Merve Arslan and others

Infective endocarditis is a clinical condition that affects the endocardial surface of the heart, involving natural or prosthetic heart valves and intracardiac devices.  It is a high-cost and high-mortality infectious disease with an increasing incidence and is more frequently diagnosed with advancing diagnostic methods. Along with well-defined cardiac (previous endocarditis, presence of intracardiac prosthetic materials, (...) Read More
Original Article / VOLUME 6, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2024

Changes of Procalcitonin Kinetics According to Renal Clearance in Critically Ill Patients with Primary Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections

Hasan Selçuk Özger and others

Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker frequently used in the diagnosis and prognosis of infection. The lack of optimum cut-off values and the high serum PCT levels in some non-infectious conditions restrict its clinical use. Therefore, PCT use is not recommended regardless of clinical parameters. This limitation in clinical use has led to PCT kinetic evaluations rather than predictions [...] Read More