Utility of healthcare-worker-targeted antimicrobial stewardship interventions in hospitals of low- and lower-middle-income countries: a scoping review of systematic reviews

T. Wade*, N. Roberts, J-W. Ban, W. Waweru-Siika, H. Winston, V. Williams, C.J. Heneghan, I.J. Onakpoya
*University of Oxford, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 131, 43-53

Role of antiseptics in the prevention and treatment of infections in nursing homes

P.J. Alves*, L. Gryson, J. Hajjar, D. Lepelletier, M. Reners, J. Rodríguez Salazar, A. Simon
*Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 131, 58-69

Antibiotic use for respiratory tract infections among older adults living in long-term care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y. Huang*, W.I. Wei, D.F. Correia, B.H.M. Ma, A. Tang, E.K. Yeoh, S.Y.S. Wong, M. Ip, K.O. Kwok
*The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 131, 107-121

Healthcare workers’ experiences of caring for patients colonized with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) in an acute hospital setting – scoping review

M. O’Connor*, C. McNamara, O. Doody
* University Hospital, Ireland

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 131, 181-189

A two-ward acute care hospital outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant including a point-source outbreak associated with the use of a mobile vital signs cart and sub-optimal doffing of personal protective equipment

H.M. O’Grady*, R. Harrison, K. Snedeker, L. Trufen, P. Yue, L. Wrd, A. Fifen, P. Jamieson, A. Weiss, J. Coulthard, T. Lynch, M.A. Croxen, V. Li, K. Pabbaraju, A. Wong, H.Y. Zhou, T.C. Dingle, K. Hellmer, B.M. Berenger, K. Fonseca, Y-C. Lin, D. Evans, J.M. Conly
*Alberta Health Services, Canada

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 131, 1-11

Comparative efficacy evaluation of disinfectants against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2

G-H. Lee*, S-H. Park, B-M. Song, D-M. Kim, H-J. Han, J-Y. Park, Y-W. Jo, M-Y. Hwang, K-T. Sim, S-M. Kang, D. Tark
*Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 131, 12-22

Detailed analysis of in-hospital transmission of SARS-CoV-2 using whole genome sequencing

L. O’Connell*, H. Asad, G. Hall, T. Jones, J. Walters, L. Manchipp-Taylor, J. Barry, D. Keighan, H. Jones, C. Williams, M. Cronin, H. Hughes, M. Morgan, T.R. Connor, B. Healy
*Public Health Wales and Swansea Bay University Health Board, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 131, 23-33

Factors affecting turnaround time of SARS-CoV-2 sequencing for inpatient infection prevention and control decision making: analysis of data from the COG-UK HOCI study

H. Colton*, M.D. Parker, O. Stirrup, J. Blackstone, M. Loose, C.P. McClure, S. Roy, C. Williams, J. McLeod, D. Smith, Y. Taha, P. Zhang, S.N. Hsu, B. Kele, K. Harris, F. Mapp, R. Williams, COG-UK HOCI Investigators, COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium, P. Flowers, J. Breuer, D.G. Partridge, T.I. de Silva
*University of Sheffield, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 131, 34-42

Portable HEPA filtration successfully augments natural-ventilation-mediated airborne particle clearance in a legacy design hospital ward

M. Fennelly*, S. Hellebust, J. Wendger, D. O’Connor, G.W. Griffith, B.J. Plant, M.B. Prentice
*University College Cork, Irelan

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 131, 54-57

Detection of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11-K64 co-producing NDM-1 and KPC-2 in a tertiary hospital in Wuhan

Y. Huang*, J. Li, Q. Wang, K. Tang, X. Cai, C. Li
*Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 131, 70-80