Prevalence and risk factors of inappropriate use of intravenous and urinary catheters in surgical and medical patients
B.J. Laan^*, M.C. Vos, J.M. Maaskant, M.I. van Berge Henegouwen, S.E. Geerlings
^*University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 698-704

Quality improvement tool for rapid identification of risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers
M. Marmor^*, C. DiMaggio, G. Friedman-Jimenez, Y. Shao
^*NYU Grossman School of Medicine, USA
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 710-716

Hospital outbreak of linezolid-resistant and vancomycin-resistant ST80 Enterococcus faecium harbouring an optrA-encoding conjugative plasmid investigated by whole-genome sequencing
S.A. Egan^*, S. Corcoran, H. McDermott, M. Fitzpatrick, A. Hoyne, O. McCormack, A. Cullen, G.I. Brennan, B. O’Connell, D.C. Coleman
^*University of Dublin, Trinity College, Ireland
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 726-735

Rapid detection of OXA-23-like, OXA-24-like, and OXA- 58-like carbapenemases from Acinetobacter species by real-time PCR
M. Mentasti^*, K. Prime, K. Sands, S. Khan, M. Wootton
^*University Hospital of Wales, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 741-746

Management of an outbreak of postpartum Streptococcus pyogenes emm75 infections
K. Trell^*, J. Jörgense, M. Rasmuss , E. Senneby
^*Lund University, Sweden
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 752-756

The influence of hospital antimicrobial use on carbapenem-non-susceptible Enterobacterales incidence rates according to their mechanism of resistance: a time-series analysis
E. Ortiz-Brizuela^*, Y. Caro-Vega, M. Bobadilla-del-Valle, F. Leal-Vega, E. Criollo-Mora, B.A. López Luis, V. Esteban-Kenel, E. Torres-Veintimilla, A. Galindo-Fraga, A. Olivas-Martínez, E. Tovar-Calderón, P. Torres- González, J. Sifuentes-Osornio, A. Ponce-de-León
^*Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 757-765

Prevention of nosocomial legionellosis by best water management: comparison of three decontamination methods
A. Muzzi^*, S. Cutti, E. Bonadeo, L. Lodola, V. Monzillo, M. Corbella, L. Scudeller, V. Novelli, C. Marena
^*Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Italy
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 766-772

Do established infection prevention and control measures prevent spread of SARS-CoV-2 to the hospital environment beyond the patient room?
J. Jerry^*, E. O’Regan, L. O’Sullivan, M. Lynch, D. Brady
^*Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Ireland
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 589-592

Enhancing departmental preparedness for COVID-19 using rapid-cycle in-situ simulation
A. Dharamsi^*, K. Hayman, S. Yi , R. Chow, C. Yee, E. Gaylord, D. Tawadrous, L.B. Chartier, M. Landes
^*University Health Network, Canada
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 604-607

Evaluation of a high-speed but low-throughput RT-qPCR system for detection of SARS-CoV-2
J. Sakai^*, N. Tarumoto, Y. Orihara, R. Kawamura, M. Kodana, N. Matsuzaki, R. Matsumura, K. Ogane, T. Kawamura, S. Takeuchi, K. Imai, T. Murakami, S. Maesaki, T. Maeda
^*Saitama Medical University, Japan
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 615-618