Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) reduces healthcare facilities' morbidity, mortality, and cost. Being a major academic medical center, we are challenged with excessive urine culture orders without a precise medical
Health care associated infections (HAI) cause significant mortality, morbidity, and excess health care expenses worldwide.1 The estimated pooled prevalence of HAIs in developing countries is over 10%.2 In Turkey, the burden of HAIs is around 13%. HAI
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has emerged as a serious threat to human health worldwide.1,2 SARS-CoV-2 is mainly transmitted through infected respiratory droplets and
Candida auris (CA) is an organism that has spread globally over the last decade. We conducted a quality improvement project with the aim of decreasing or eliminating skin colonization of patients with CA through a modified bathing protocol.