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

Clinical and economic burden of hospital-wide central line—associated bloodstream infections: a propensity score—matched case—control study

S.Y. Tao*, L.Z. Cheng, J.W. Li, L.W. Guo, W.Z. Huang, B. Zhou, J. Huang, C.X. Yang, F. Qiao
*West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 173, 76-84

Are your endoscope channels dry? Development of a novel liquid detection method using humidity readings in an enclosed vessel

S.B. Linden*, A.M. Sanchez, D.A. Lucia, S.B. Lum, J.W. Week, M.J. Eppihimer, B. Williams, J. Stebner, J.-L. Lemyre, M. Nerandzic
*US Food and Drug Administration, USA

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 173, 85-92

Elephant Rounds：a structured multi-disciplinary huddle to operationalise systems thinking in infection prevention and control

J.A. Al-Tawfiq*
*Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 173, 111-114

Targeted MRSA decolonisation reduces the risk of subsequent MRSA infection — a quasi-experimental study

A.L.H. Lee*, G.C.S. Chiu, P.Y. Wong, T.K. Leung, E.L.C. Man, M.K. Mung, T.H.Y. Ho, G.C.Y. Lui, A.L.P. Yiu, V.C.Y. Chow
*Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 173, 123-129