Integral risk assessment associated to aerobiome dynamics and environmental parameters during septic surgical procedures

María Fernanda González-Ruíz*, Jesús Alberto Meléndez-Ordoñez, Marianela Paredes-Mendoza, Rocío Bernal-Ramírez, Clemente Cruz-Cruz, Eréndira Jocelin Domínguez-Ávila, Miguel Ángel Loyola-Cruz, Claudia Erika Cruz-Chávez, Emilio Mariano Durán-Manuel, Ana Lilia Duran-Moya, María Teresa Cortés-Vega, Juan Jiménez-Huerta, Elvia García-Jiménez, Luis Gustavo Zarate-Sánchez, Oscar Sosa-Hernández, Gustavo Esteban Lugo-Zamudio, Stefany Villanueva-Zacarías, Karla Angélica Rodríguez-Encinas, Claudia Camelia Calzada-Mendoza, Juan Manuel Bello-López
*Hospital Juárez de México, Mexico

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 175, 246-257

Longitudinal phylogenomic tracking of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones persisting over years in a neonatal intensive care unit

Tatsuya Miyata*, Yasuhiro Gotoh, Yoshitomo Motomura, Yasushi Kibe, Masayuki Ochiai, Hirosuke Inoue, Kenichiro Yamamura, Yasunari Sakai, Tetsuya Hayashi, Shouichi Ohga
*Kyushu University, Japan

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 175, 258-267

Drivers and multi-modal containment of hospital-acquired multi-drug-resistant bacterial outbreaks: a systematic review

Q. Gao*, K. Guo , Y. He , S. Zhang , Y. Zhang , L. Cai , Y. Fan , Y. Wang
*Gansu Provincial Hospital, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 174, 18-44

Comparison of long-term and peri-operative complications between tunnelled and conventional peripherally inserted central catheters in patients with tumour: a systematic review and meta-analysis

X. Ren*, H. Liu , S. Chen , C. Han , S. Li , X. Zhang
*Heping Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 174, 87-100

Educational intervention to optimise antibiotic prescribing: a narrative review of recent evidence

M. Acampora*, G. Graffigna
*Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 174, 146-160

Current perspectives on infection control in gynaecological ultrasound ― a narrative review

C. Duret*, L. Simon, O. Chanay
*Unité Départementale d’hygiène Hospitalière, France

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 174, 219-230

Evaluation of the effectiveness of oral hygiene protocols adopted for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia and mortality in the adult intensive care unit: a systematic review

R.F.T. Gomes*, E.F. Castelo , C.A. Gründling
*Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, Brazil

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 174, 389-401

Global randomised controlled trials in infection prevention and control: a bibliographic review from the past two decades

B.G. Mitchell*, G. Matterson , M.R. Carroll , H. Donnelly , K. Marimuthu , P.E. Tehan
*Avondale University, Australia

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 174, 459-465

Adherence to standard precautions among emergency department healthcare workers during armed conflict: an analytical cross-sectional study in Gaza

E.A. Amra*, M. Tabash , M. AbuQamar , Y. Alajerami
*Ministry of Health, Palestine

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 174, 1-10

Stress-induced hyperglycemia as an independent risk factor for postoperative infections in gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective cohort study on incidence and inflammatory mediation

D. Wang*, K. Zhou , Q. Qiu , J. Liu , Q. Deng
*The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 174, 11-17