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

Antiviral potential of ViRaTonPBS system against enveloped and non-enveloped viruses

U.L. Urmi *, M. Yasir , M. Afzal , S. Praet , M. McDonald , M.D.P. Willcox
*University of New South Wales, Australia

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 174, 45-53

Epidemiology of carbapenem resistance and carbapenemase genes in Gram-negative clinical isolates from Egypt: a systematic review and meta-analysis

W.M. Nageeb*, S.H. Abbadi, H.M. Ali, M.N. Abohalawa, A. Elfadadny
*Suez Canal University, Egypt

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 174, 54-76

Infection prevention and control practices in hospitals across Pakistan: a nationwide assessment using the WHO infection prevention and control assessment framework

Z.U. Mustafa*, M.S. Bashir, Y. Nawal, R. Ahmad, M. Salman, F. Naeem, R. Rizwan, M. Arshed, S. Mudenda, N. Aslam, S. Khan, K. Alam, N. Kumar, S. Ali, I.A. Safeh, C.E. Moore, B. Godman, J.C. Meyer
*Riphah International University, Pakistan

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 174, 254-273

Phylogenomics of an NDM-1-producing Providencia stuartii strain from Portugal reveals global clinical and environmental reservoirs

R. Elias*, M. Seruca, V. Mendes, W. Hinthong, S. Witteveen, R. Lúzio, S. Campino, I. Portugal, A.P.A. Hendrickx, T.G. Clark, J. Perdigão
*Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 174, 436-442

Assessing the carbon footprint of surgical site infections: a step towards sustainable surgical practices in Türkiye

G. Maraş Baydoğan*, Z. Türe, E. Eryılmaz Eren, N. Karagöz, M. Dağdelen Güleyyüpoğlu, M. Gök, A. Ulu Kılıç
*Erciyes University, Türkiye

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 174, 443-450