Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42544288›Full record

ArticleInfectious diseases & clinical microbiology2026

Infection Prevention and Control in Türkiye: A Consensus Report from the 7th National Healthcare-Associated Infections Symposium.

Tuğba Yanık-Yalçın, Elif Sargın-Altunok, Deniz Güven, Pakize Aygün, Mehtap Aydın, Özlem Azap, Gökhan Aygün, Halis Akalın, Önder Ergönül, Şiran Keske

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Infectious diseases & clinical microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Tuğba Yanık-YalçınDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Sincan Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5996-8639
Elif Sargın-AltunokDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3244-3768
Deniz GüvenDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0125-8102
Pakize AygünDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0725-7808
Mehtap AydınDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4044-9366
Özlem AzapDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3171-8926
Gökhan AygünDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6915-9843
Halis AkalınDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7530-1279
Önder ErgönülDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Koç University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1935-9235
Şiran KeskeDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Koç University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3823-4454

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance continues to threaten modern healthcare systems, increasing the importance of effective infection prevention and control (IPC). This study presents a thematic analysis of discussions from the 7th National Healthcare-Associated Infections Symposium (Ulusal Sağlık Bakımıyla İlişkili İnfeksiyonlar Simpozyumu, USBİS). Audio-recorded sessions involving IPC leaders and healthcare professionals across Türkiye were transcribed and analyzed to identify persistent barriers and potential solutions. Key barriers included reporting pressures affecting data reliability, behavioral and cultural barriers, limitations in education and workforce capacity, gaps in standardization, and difficulties implementing infection control committee decisions. Participants emphasized strengthening institutional IPC culture, improving leadership visibility, simplifying data systems, and prioritizing sustainable behavioral change strategies.

Indexed as

Healthcare-associated infectionsimplementation scienceinfection control committeesqualitative research

Identifiers

PMID42544288
PMCPMC13429226

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.