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Article History

Received: 16 February 2026

Accepted: 11 May 2026

First Online: 15 May 2026

Declarations

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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine Ethics Committee (Date: 02/05/2023; Approval No: E-71522473-050.01.04-241704-150). As this was a retrospective study, informed consent from participants was not required and therefore was not obtained. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.

: Not applicable.

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: Gülsüm Kaya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yalova University, Yalova, Turkey. Pınar Özkan Oskay works as a Specialist Nurse in the Infection Control Committee at Sakarya Yenikent State Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey. Kebapçı Mert works as a physician in the Infection Control Committee at Sakarya Yenikent State Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey. Şeyma Trabzon works as a faculty member in the Department of Medical Services and Techniques, School of Health Services, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey. Sebahat Aksaray is a Professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology, Hamidiye Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey. Zeynep Ergenç is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Yalova University, Yalova, Turkey. Hasan Ergenç is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Yalova University, Yalova, Turkey. Cengiz Karacaer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey.

: The authors declare no competing interests.