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

Tuberculosis

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Original Article / VOLUME 6, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2024

Isolation and Antibiotic Resistance Rates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in Mycolor TK® System

Dilara Yıldırım and others

Tuberculosis (TB) is a common disease with high mortality and morbidity worldwide. Globally, an estimated 10.6 million people (95% uncertainty interval [UI]=9.9-11.4 million) developed TB in 2022, compared with 10.3 million in 2021 and 10.0 million in 2020. TB caused an estimated 1.30 million deaths worldwide in 2022 (95% UI=1.18-1.43 million). This was […] Read More

Case Report / VOLUME 6, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2024

Primary Tuberculous Pyomyositis of the Left Forearm Muscles

Ali Mert and others

Pyomyositis is a primary infection of skeletal muscle that does not result from a contiguous disease, is hematogenous in origin, and often results in abscess formation. Although pyomyositis is classically an infection in tropical regions, it is an emerging infection in temperate climates. Pyomyositis is frequently caused by aerobic Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Read More

Visual Case Presentation / VOLUME 6, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2024

Thoracic Tuberculous Spondylodiscitis with Abscess Formation

Handan Alay and others

A 78-year-old male patient with diagnoses of diabetes, hypertension, and gout presented with fever, night sweats, weight loss, and back pain for the past two months. On physical examination, he had a body temperature of 37.5°C and tenderness on palpation in the thoracolumbar region. His white blood cell (WBC) count was [...] Read More