A patient has a urinary tract infection (UTI) and is not on isolation precautions. Should you wear any special PPE?

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No special precautions are needed beyond standard precautions. UTIs do not require special precautions beyond standard precautions. UTIs are not communicable in the way that contact or airborne diseases are. Standard precautions with hand hygiene and appropriate handling of urine are sufficient. Fever alone doesn't indicate airborne transmission for a UTI.