Mapping hospital antimicrobial stewardship programmes in the Gulf Cooperation Council states against international standards: a systematic review
N. Hashad^*, D. Perumal, D. Stewart, A.P. Tonna
^*Robert Gordon University, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 404-418

Acquisition of MDR-GNB in hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis focusing on ESBL-E
J. Vink^*, J. Edgeworth, S.L. Bailey
^*Kings College London and Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 419-428

Investigating alternative materials to EPDM for automatic taps in the context of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and biofilm control
C.F. Hutchins^*, G. Moore, J. Webb, J.T. Walker
^*Public Health England, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 429-435

Clinical impact of pharmacist-directed antimicrobial stewardship guidance following blood culture rapid diagnostic testing
A.J. Mahrous^*, A.K. Thabit, S. Elarabi, J. Fleisher
^*St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 436-446

Excess mortality due to pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections in hospitalized patients
S. Karakonstantis^*, A. Gikas, E. Astrinaki, E.I. Kritsotakis
^*University of Crete, Greece
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 447-453

Development of a tool to assess evidence for causality in studies implicating sink drains as a reservoir for hospital-acquired gammaproteobacterial infection
C. Volling^*, S. Thomas, J. Johnstone, H.C. Maltezou, D. Mertz, R. Stuart, A.J. Jamal, C. Kandel, N. Ahangari, B.L. Coleman, A. McGeer
^*Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 454-464

Impact of a dry inoculum deposition on the efficacy of copper-based antimicrobial surfaces
M. McDonald^*, R. Wesgate, M. Rubiano, J. Holah, S.P. Denyer, C. Jermann, J-Y. Maillard
^*Cardiff University, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 465-472

Empowerment of nurses in antibiotic stewardship: a social ecological qualitative analysis
L.H. Wong^*, M.A. Bin Ibrahim, H. Guo, A.L.H. Kwa, L.H.W. Lum, T.M. Ng, J.S. Chung, J. Somani, D.C.B. Lye, A. Chow
^*Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 473-482

Highly effective prophylaxis with ertapenem for transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: effects on overall antibiotic use and inpatient hospital exposure
M.G. Bloomfield^*, A.D. Wilson, R.C. Studd, T.K. Blackmore
^*Wellington Regional Hospital, New Zealand
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 483-489

Acanthamoeba castellanii interferes with adequate chlorine disinfection of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
M.J. Sarink^*, J. Pirzadian, W.A. van Cappellen, A.G.M. Tielens, A. Verbon, J.A. Severin, J.J. van Hellemond
^*Erasmus MC University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 490-494