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

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Original Article / VOLUME 6, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2024

Comparison of a Commercial SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test with Real-Time PCR

Muhammet Çağrı Yıldız and others

Real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is widely used to diagnose SARS-CoV-2. However, PCR tests need expensive equipment and qualified personnel, which makes them only used in high throughput and advanced laboratory settings. Improvements in SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis with easy, rapid, and cost-effective approaches […] Read More

Brief Report / VOLUME 6, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2024

Rapid Bacterial Identification from Positive Blood Cultures by MALDI-TOF MS Following Short-Term Incubation on Solid Media

Mervenur Demir and Gülşen Hazırolan

Sepsis is a life-threatening infection with a mortality rate above 25%. Rapid identification of the microorganisms that cause bloodstream infections is important for choosing targeted and timely antimicrobial treatment. The implementation of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (...) Read More

Brief Report / VOLUME 6, ISSUE 1, MARCH 2024

Comparison of the i-test COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test with Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR

Muhammet Çağrı Yıldız and others

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test is used in high-capacity laboratories in the diagnosis of COVID-19. On the other hand, rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen tests require less technical expertise and laboratory capacity. Antigen tests, which are faster and cost-effective, are increasingly used in COVID-19 screening and diagnosis. This study aimed to compare the i-test (...) Read More

Original Article / VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3, DECEMBER 2019

Rapid Detection of Difficult-to-Culture Bacterial Pathogens Using Real-time Nanopore Sequencing

Aycan Gündoğdu and others

Infectious diseases are the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Current diagnosis of clinically significant infectious agents is based on a variety of laboratory-based tests including microscopy, culture, immunoassays and nucleic acid amplification. The majority of these techniques relies on conventional culture-based profiling […] Read More