The CArbapenem sparing antimicrobial stewardship project: an innovative approach to reduce carbapenem consumption in low-users hospital settings

M. Bongiovanni*, B. Barda, G. Barilaro, L. Elzi, C. di Benedetto, M. Mombelli, P. Bellini, N. Ramponi, G. Turicchi, P. Farè, N. Centemero, D. Destefani, A. Colombo, M. Bissig, E. Bernasconi
*Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Switzerland	

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 72-80

A validation study of the first nationwide point prevalence survey for healthcare-associated infections in South Korea: overcoming methodological challenges

S.E. Lee*, J.H. Choi, J.S. Choi
*Korea University Anam Hospital, South Korea

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 81-88

Disease burden of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales infections in Korea

C.M. Lee*, J. Jung, E. Lee, S. Lee, S.Y. Cho, P.G. Choe, R. Lee, Y.K. Kim, H.J. Choi, J-H. Kim, C-J. Kim, Y.G. Kwak, K-H. Park, Y.S. Kim, S. Cheon, S.Y. Park, H.B. Kim, N.S. Ku, J. Ahn, K-H. Song, the Korea INfectious Diseases (KIND) Study Group
*Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 89-96

Understanding the epidemiology of Candidozyma auris: a case—control study at an acute hospital in London, UK

N.C. Okeke*, A. Ilawole, A. Hussein, W. Newsholme, J.A. Otter
*Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas’ Hospital, United Kingdom

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 97-101

Admission status is not destiny: serial surveillance reveals ecologic and in-hospital drivers of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales colonization in critical care

B. de Almeida Lessa Castro*, C.L. Pereira Alves Madeira Bezerra, E. Lino dos Santos Júnior, M.P. Freire, A.S. Levin, A.P. Cury, F. Rossi, S. Bollinger, F.C. Lessa, G. Mahon, M. Westercamp, M.C. Salomão, on Behalf of ICTeam
*Universidade de São Paulo,  Brazil

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 102-109

Candida parapsilosis dominates the surface-colonizing yeast community in the hospital environment
as revealed by a combined culture and environmental DNA approach

L. García-Gutiérrez*, A.C. Ruiz-Gaitán, M. Ruiz, S. Hernández Egido, P.M. Martin-Sanchez
*Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), Consejo Superior de
Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 110-114

Hand Deserve Better: global clinical consensus recommendations on surgical gloving practice

A. Enz*, M.A. Boermeester, A. Chatterjee, N. Coombs, L. Dye, P. Johnson, E. Lingaas, W. Mittelmeier, K. Munakata, R.G. Sawyer, D.L. Spratt, K.L. Stearns, K.R. Wharton, C.T. Brindle
*Helios Kliniken Schwerin & Medical School Hamburg (MSH), Germany

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 115-128

Molecular ambiguities in hospital surveillance: Hyphopichia burtonii mislabelled as Candida auris by polymerase chain reaction and selective media

R.L. de Lima Bastos*, P.O. Barth, A.L. Barth, M.P. Mott, K.A. Bar, G.F. de Brum, B.S. Vizzotto
*Universidade Franciscana - UFN, Brazil

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 129-133

Surface sampling pre- and post-decontamination in UK hospital rooms occupied by a 2021 household cluster of clade IIb mpox cases

S. Gould*, B. Atkinson, O. Onianwa, A. Spencer, J. Furneaux, M-C. Hoyle, A. Bennett, H. Adler, T. Wingfield, S. Marshall, W. Wong, D. Porter, M. Beadsworth, J. Dunning, T.E. Fletcher, NHS England HCID Airborne Network
*Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 134-142

Impact of catheter dwell time on peripheral-venous-catheter-associated bloodstream infections

M. Ala-Houhala*, M. Lääperi, K. Kainulainen, K. Huotari
*Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 143-149