Investigation of hospital discharge cases and SARS-CoV-2 introduction into Lothian care homes

S. Cotton*, M.P. McHugh, R. Dewar, J.G. Haas, K. Templeton, The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium
*Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 135, 28-36

Clinical prediction tools for identifying antimicrobial-resistant organism (ARO) carriage on hospital admissions: a systematic review

D. Jeon*, S. Chavda, E. Rennert-May, J. Leal
*University of Calgary, Canada

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 134, 11-26

Overview of tight fit and infection prevention benefits of respirators (filtering face pieces)

J.K. Knobloch*, G. Franke, M.J. Knobloch, B. Knobling, G. Kampf
*University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 134, 89-96

Interlaboratory reproducibility of a touch-transfer assay for the assessment of antimicrobial surfaces

A. Mayr, J.K. Knobloch, G. Hinterberger, V. Seewald, I. Wille, J. Kaltseis, B. Knobling, E.-M.T. Klupp, E. Samardzic, C. Lass-Flörl
*Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 134, 1-6

Assessment of COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities

C.C. Bennett*, M. Welton, J. Bos, G. Moon, A. Berkley, L. Kavlak, J. Pearson, G. Turabelidze, J. Frazier, N. Fehrenbach, C.K. Brown
*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 134, 7-10

Impact of human coronavirus infections on paediatric patients at a tertiary paediatric hospital: a retrospective study of the prepandemic era

A.O. Alsulami*, R. Chahine, M. Kong, D.W. Kimberlin, R.J. Whitley, S.H. James
*University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 134, 27-34

Effectiveness of patient and staff cohorting to reduce the risk of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) acquisition: a retrospective cohort study during a VRE outbreak in Japan

K. Kakimoto*, S. Nishiki, Y. Kaga, T. Harada, R. Kawahara, H. Takahashi, E. Ueda, N. Koshimo, H. Ito, T. Matsui, K. Oishi, T. Yamagishi
*National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 134, 35-42

Invasive fungal infection is associated with antibiotic exposure in preterm infants: a multi-centre prospective case-control study

S. Hou*, X. Wang, Y. Yu, H. Ji, X. Dong, J. Li, H. Li, H. He, Z. Li, Z. Yang, W. Chen, G. Yao, Y. Zhang, J. Zhang, M. Bi, S. Niu, G. Zhao, R. Zhu, G. Liu, Y. Jia, Y. Gao
*Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 134, 43-49

Antimicrobial and cytotoxic synergism of biocides and quorum-sensing inhibitors against uropathogenic Escherichia coli

K.L. Capper-Parkin*, T. Nichol, T.J. Smith, M.M. Lacey, S. Forbes
*Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 134, 138-146

Patients with multi-drug-resistant organisms feel inadequately informed about their status: adverse effects of contact isolation

S. Gaube*, S. Däumling, I. Biebl, A. Rath, A. Caplunik-Pratsch, W. Schneider-Brachert
*University Hospital Regensburg, Germany

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 133, 89-94