Risk prediction model of urinary tract infection in hospitalized patients based on evidence-based medicine: systematic review and meta-analysis

J. Qing-yun*, L. Rong, W. Lin, Z. Qin, L. Yan, P. Zai-chun, X. Yun-juan, G. Dan-yang, L. Lele, J. Ping, Z. Xia, X. Tang
*University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 173, 279-293

Clinical prediction models for hospital-acquired infection of multi-drug-resistant organism in intensive care units: a systematic review

P. Li*, Y. Bai, X. Yuan, H. Zhang, F. Li, J. Liu, J. Du, Y. Xing
*Peking University Third Hospital, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 173, 294-306

Incisional negative pressure wound therapy after inguinal vascular surgery is associated with reduction in SSI and mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis

I. Moqbel*, Y.Z. Farhat, A.R. Al-Ihribat, A. Oun, M.F. Srour, Y.A. Mahmoud, M. D’Oria
*Cairo University, Egypt

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 173, 307-331

Effects of water hardness and cleaning agent ratio on the cleaning efficiency in medical device cleaning processes and their interaction

S. Zeng*
*Sichuan University, Sichuan University affiliated Chengdu Second People’s Hospital, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 173, 1-10

Quality assessment of flexible endoscope cleaning: a single-center retrospective study based on ATP bioluminescence assay with direct lumen inspection

Y. Wu*, Y. Lin, H. Chen, J. Zeng, Q. Huang
*Operating Room, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Licheng District, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, 362000, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 173, 11-20

Detection of airborne respiratory viruses in paediatric patient rooms in Guangzhou, China

Y. Xie*, E.Y.C. Shiu, D. Ye, W. Zhang, W. Huang, Z. Yang, B.J. Cowling, N.H.L. Leung
*The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 173, 21-29

Unmasking the failure: isolation and cohorting practice in low-resource healthcare settings

F.M. Akther*, S.A. Sumon, T. Tamanna, A.S. Priyanka, M.U. Anwar, S.A. Hassan Md Abdullah, A. Rahman, M.S. Islam, M.G.D. Harun
*The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 173, 30-37

Epidemiology and outcomes of nosocomial infections in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support: an eight-year retrospective cohort study

R.D. Lobo*, F.R.B.G. Galas, C.T. Sambo, L.R. de Oliveira, L. Pastore Jr., N.L. Matos, H.M. Fernandes, D.D. de Araujo, L.F. Cardoso, A.R. Guedes, E.L.V. Costa, M.S. Oliveira
*Hospital Sirio Libanes, Brazil

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 173, 49-56

Association between duration of neurosurgical craniotomy and surgical site infection: a prospective cohort study

Y. Deng*, C. Ma, B. Chen, Y. Wang, X. Liu, F. He
*The First Hospital of Quanzhou, Quanzhou, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 173, 57-68

Hidden in plain sight: OXA-244 can be missed by phenotypic screening for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales

B. Querin*, N. Arangia, A. Castanié, M. Bocquet, L. Dortet, D. Lecointe
*Service d’Hygiène, Prévention et Contrôle des Infections, Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien, France

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 173, 69-75