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

Healthcare Associated Infections

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Original Article / VOLUME 7, ISSUE 1, MARCH 2025

Healthcare-Associated Infection Rates in Türkiye (2014-2023): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Bahar Madran and others

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are accepted as one of the most important challenges in hospital settings. They cause extended lengths of stay -at the hospital, threatening patient safety, increasing the rate of morbidity and mortality, raising the workforce of healthcare workers and accelerating antimicrobial resistance. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), [...] Read More
Case Report / VOLUME 6, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2024

Intraventricular Tigecycline
Therapy for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt-Related Septic Shock Caused by Colistin-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: A Case Report

Tuğba Yanık-Yalçın and others

Ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPSs) have been shown to be effective life-saving treatments for hydrocephalus. Nonetheless, the occurrence of VPS-related complications and infections necessitates close monitoring and care. Due to blood-brain and blood-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barriers, many anti-infective therapeutics have difficulty […] Read More