Effectiveness of a multi-modal capacity-building initiative for upgrading biomedical waste management practices at healthcare facilities in Bangladesh: a 21st century challenge for developing countries L.Ara*, W. Billah, F. Bashar, S. Mahmud, A. Amin, R. Iqbal, T. Rahman, N.H. Alam, S.A. Sarker *International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 121, 49-56
The novel application and effect of an ultraviolet light decontamination strategy on the healthcare acquisition of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in a hospital setting W.Lowman*, H.R. Etheredge, P. Gaylard, J. Fabian *University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 121, 57-64
Gastrointestinal colonization of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an unrecognized burden upon hospital infection control S.-C. Wong*, J.H.-K. Chen, S.Y.-C. So, P.-L. Ho, K.-Y. Yuen, V.C.-C. Cheng *Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 121, 65-74
Characterization of a novel plasmid in Serratia marcescens harbouring blaGES-5 isolated from a nosocomial outbreak in Japan N.Nakanishi*, S. Komatsu, T. Iwamoto, R. Nomoto *Kobe Institute of Health, Japan Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 121, 128-131
Review of decontamination protocols for shared non-critical objects in 35 policies of UK NHS acute care organizations A.Castelli*, P. Norville, M. Kiernan, J-Y. Maillard, S.L. Evans *Cardiff University, UK Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 120, 65-72
Economic burden attributable to Clostridioides difficile infections in South Korea: a nationwide propensity score-matched study K.J. Son*, Y.A. Kim, Y.S. Park *Yonsei University Graduate School, Republic of Korea Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 120, 1-8
Effectiveness of air purifiers in intensive care units: an intervention study
I. Arıkan*, Ö. Genç, C. Uyar, M.E. Tokur, C. Balcı, D. Perçin Renders
*Kutahya Health Sciences University, Turkey
Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 120, 14-22
Healthcare-acquired clusters of COVID-19 across multiple wards in a Scottish health board
S.J. Dancer*, K. Cormack, M. Loh, C. Coulombe, L. Thomas, S.J. Pravinkumar, K. Kasengele, M.-F. King, J. Keaney
*NHS Lanarkshire & Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 120, 23-30
Temporal and structural patterns of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae incidence in Swiss hospitals
L. Renggli*, M. Gasser, C. Plüss-Suard, S. Harbarth, A. Kronenberg
*University of Bern, Switzerland
Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 120, 36-42
Nosocomial outbreak of monoclonal VIM carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter cloacae complex in an intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrated approach
C.Mullié*, D. Lemonnier, C.C. Adjidé, J. Maizel, G. Mismacque, A. Cappe, T. Carles, M. Pierson-Marchandise, Y. Zerbib
*CHU Amiens Picardie, France
Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 120, 48-56