Burden of healthcare-associated infections in Italy: incidence, attributable mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) from a nationwide study, 2016

V. Bordino*, C. Vicentini, A. D’Ambrosio, F. Quattrocolo, Collaborating Group, C.M. Zotti
*University of Turin, Italy

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 113, 164-171

Barriers and enablers to implementing hospital-acquired urinary tract infection prevention strategies: a qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework

O. Fasugba*, E. McInnes, J. Baye, H. Cheng, R. Gordon, S. Middleton
*St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne & Australian Catholic University, Australia

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 113, 172-179

Pneumocystis exhalation by infants developing Pneumocystis primary infection: putative infectious sources in hospitals and the community

L. Pougnet*, C.V. Hoffmann, R. Pougnet, F. Le Ny, L. Gaitan, P. Cros, M. Artus, S. Le Gal, G. Nevez
*Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 113, 10-13

Adherence of nurses to annual seasonal influenza vaccination over a 5-year period

C.P. Chan*, S.S. Lee, N.S. Wong

*The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 112, 6-15

Application of the appropriate molecular biology-based method significantly increases the sensitivity of group B streptococcus detection results

T. Bogiel*, D. Depka, P. Zalas-Więcek, M. Rzepka, E. Kruszyńska, E. Gospodarek-Komkowska

*Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 112, 21-26

How dirty is your QWERTY? The risk of healthcare pathogen transmission from computer keyboards

K. Ledwoch*, S.J. Dancer, J.A. Otter, K. Kerr, D. Roposte, J-Y. Maillard

*Cardiff University, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 112, 31-36

Risk assessment of arterial allograft contamination from tissue donors colonized by Candida auris

V. Mirabet*, C. Salvador, A. Valentín, C. Escobedo-Lucea, L. Navarro, C. Gimeno, J. Pemán

*Cell and Tissue Bank, Centro de Transfusión de la Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 112, 49-53

Clinical and molecular characteristics of OXA-72- producing Acinetobacter baumannii ST636 outbreak at a neonatal intensive care unit in Serbia

I. Gajic*, M. Jovicevic, M. Milic, D. Kekic, N. Opavski, Z. Zrnic, S. Dacic, Lj. Pavlovic, V. Mijac

*University of Belgrade, Serbia

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 112, 54-60

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antibiotic resistance in military hospital-associated bacteria from war injuries in the Eastern Ukraine conflict between 2014 and 2020

V. Kondratiuk*, B.T. Jones, V. Kovalchuk, I. Kovalenko, V. Ganiuk, O. Kondratiuk, A. Frantsishko

*National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Ukraine

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 112, 69-76

A machine learning approach to predict healthcare-associated infections at intensive care unit admission: findings from the SPIN-UTI project

M. Barchitta*, A. Maugeri, G. Favara, P.M. Riela, G. Gallo, I. Mura, A. Agodi, on behalf of the SPIN-UTI Network

*University of Catania, Italy

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 112, 77-86