Özlem Bayraktar Saral, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at the Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon University, Türkiye. Her research interests include infectious diseases, clinical microbiology, infection prevention and control, healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance, tuberculosis, respiratory infections, and emerging infectious diseases. Her academic work includes clinical and epidemiological studies focusing on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of infectious diseases.