Comparing the quantitative fit-testing results of halfmask respirators with various skin barriers in a crossover study design: a pilot study
R.S. Trehan*, E.P. McDonnell, J.V. McCoy, P.A. Ohman-Strickland, C. Donovan, T.R. Quinoa, D.S. Morrison
*Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA
Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 111, 125-131
Successful containment of two vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) outbreaks in a Dutch teaching hospital using environmental sampling and whole-genome sequencing
K.B. Gast*, A.J.G. van Oudheusden, J.L. Murk, J.J.J.M. Stohr, A.G. Buiting, J.J. Verweij
*Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, The Netherlands
Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 111, 132-139
Factors influencing antimicrobial prescription attitudes in bloodstream infections: susceptibility results and beyond. An exploratory survey
V. Anton-Vazquez*, C. Suarez, S. Krishna, T. Planche
*St. George’s University of London, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 111, 140-147
Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit and the potential of whole-genome sequencing
A. Muyldermans*, F. Crombé, P. Bosmans, F. Cools, D. Piérard, I. Wybo
*Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Belgium
Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 111, 148-154
Risk factors for the environmental spread of different multidrug-resistant organisms: a prospective cohort study
R. Saliba*, T. Ghelfenstein-Ferreira, A. Lomont, B. Pilmis, E. Carbonnelle, D. Seytre, E. Nasser-Ayoub, J.-R. Zahar, D. Karam-Sarkis
*Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, France
Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 111, 155-161
Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in augmented care: the molecular ecology and transmission dynamics in four large UK hospitals
F.D. Halstead*, J. Quick, M. Niebel, M. Garvey, N. Cumley, R. Smith, T. Neal, P. Roberts, K. Hardy, S. Shabir, J.T. Walker, P. Hawkey, N.J. Loman
*Queen Elizabeth Hospital, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 111, 162-168
In which cases of pneumonia should we consider treatments for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia?
W. Imoto*, K. Yamada, G. Kuwabara, K. Yamairi, W. Shibata, K. Oshima, K. Nakaie, T. Watanabe, K. Asai, Y. Kaneko, T. Kawaguchi, H. Kakeya
*Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 111, 169-175
Improved method for tuberculocidal and mycobactericidal activity testing of disinfectants based on the European Standard EN 14348
F.H.H. Brill*, J. Lenz, C. Lach, N. Radischat, L. Paßvogel, P. Goroncy-Bermes, H. Gabriel, J. Steinmann, K. Steinhauer
*Dr. Brill +Partner GmbH Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie, Germany
Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 111, 176-179
Comparison of the in-vitro efficacy of different mouthwash solutions targeting SARS-CoV-2 based on the European Standard EN 14476
K. Steinhauer*, T.L. Meister, D. Todt, A. Krawczyk, L. Paßvogel, B. Becker, D. Paulmann, B. Bischoff, S. Pfaender, F.H.H. Brill, E. Steinmann
*Schülke & Mayr GmbH, Germany
Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 111, 180-183
Investigation of Serratia marcescens surgical site infection outbreak associated with peroperative ultrasonography probe
A. Géry*, A. Mouet, F. Gravey, M. Fines-Guyon, F. Guerin, F. Ethuin, F. Borgey, J. Lubrano, S. Le Hello
*Hospital Hygiene and Infection Control Department, France
Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 111, 184-188