Efficacies of the original and modified World Health Organization-recommended hand-rub formulations
M. Suchomel^*, J. Steinmann, G. Kampf
^*Medical University, Austria
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 264-270

Decontamination interventions for the reuse of surgical mask personal protective equipment: a systematic review
D.J. Zorko^*, S. Gertsman, K. OHearn, N. Timmerman, N. Ambu-Ali, T. Dinh, M. Sampson, L. Sikora, J.D. McNally, K. Choong
^*McMaster University, Canada
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 283-294

The Hawthorne effect on adherence to hand hygiene in patient care
E. Purssell^*, N. Drey, J. Chudleigh, S. Creedon, D.J. Gould
^*University of London, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 311-317

Consensus demonstrates four indicators needed to standardize burn wound infection reporting across trials in a single-country study (ICon-B study)
A. Davies^*, L. Teare, S. Falder, J. Dumville, M. Shah, A.T.A. Jenkins, D. Collins, B. Dheansa, K. Coy, S. Booth, L. Moore, K. Marlow, R. Agha, A. Young
^*University of Bristol, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 217-225

Factors affecting stability and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2
K-H. Chan^*, S. Sridhar, R.R. Zhang, H. Chu, A.Y-F. Fung, G. Chan, J.F-W. Chan, K.K-W. To, I.F-N. Hung, V.C-C. Cheng, K-Y. Yuen
^*University of Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 226-231

Toilet drain water as a potential source of hospital room-to-room transmission of carbapenemas-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
L. Heireman^*, H. Hamerlinck, S. Vandendriessche, J. Boelens, L. Coorevits, E. De Brabandere, P. De Waegemaeker, S. Verhofstede, K. Claus, M.A. Chlebowicz-Flissikowska, J.W.A. Rossen, B. Verhasselt, I. Leroux-Roels
^*Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 232-239

Successful management of a Clostridioides difficile ribotype 027 outbreak with a lean intervention bundle
A.B. Kuenzli^*, S. Burri, C. Casanova, R. Sommerstein, N. Buetti, H.M.B. Seth-Smith, T. Bodmer, A. Egli, J. Marschall
^*Bern University Hospital, Switzerland
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 240-245

Is there an adequate alternative to commercially manufactured face masks? A comparison of various materials and forms
G.R. Teesing^*, B. van Straten, P. de Man, T. Horeman-Franse
*University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 246-253

Stockpiled N95 respirator/surgical mask release beyond manufacturer-designated shelf-life: a French experience

D. Brun*, C. Curti, T. Mekideche, A. Benech, I. Hounliasso, E. Lamy, C. Castera, P. Rathelot, P. Vanelle
*Service Central de la Qualité et de I’Information Pharmaceutiques (SCQIP), France

Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 258-263
 

Bathroom contamination by antibiotic-resistant Enterobacterales (ESBLPE and CPE): an experimental study
T. Sevin^*, V. Goldstein, I. Lolom, F. Lenne, Y. Gaudonnet, A.L. Baptiste, G. Bendjelloul, L. Armand-Lefevre, J.C. Lucet
^*Bichat-Claude Bernard Teaching Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, France
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 271-276