Urgency of surgery as an indicator for the occurrence of surgical site infections: data from over 100,000 surgical procedures

S.J.S. Aghdassi*, C. Schröder, P. Gastmeier

*Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Germany

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 110, 1-6

Healthcare resource use in hospitalized patients with carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative infections

B. Merrick*, M.K.I. Tan, K. Bisnauthsing, S.D. Goldenberg

*King’s College, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 110, 7-14

Improved surveillance of surgical instruments reprocessing following the variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease crisis in England: findings from a three-year survey

R.C. Hervé*, J. Hedges, C.W. Keevil

*University of Southampton, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 110, 15-25

Implementation of daily chlorhexidine bathing in intensive care units for reduction of central line-ssociated bloodstream infection

T. Scheier*, D. Saleschus, M. Dunic, M.R. Fröhlich, R. Schüpbach, C. Falk, H. Sax, S.P. Kuster, P.W. Schreiber

*University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 110, 26-32

Epidemiology of bloodstream infections in a Scottish haemodialysis population with focus on vascular access method

K. Crowe*, B. White, N. Khanna, B. Cooke, D.B. Kingsmore, A. Jackson, K.S. Stevenson, R. Kasthuri, P.C. Thomson

*Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 110, 37-44

Outcomes of point-of-care testing for influenza in the emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in Ireland

T.K. Teoh*, J. Powell, J. Kelly, C. McDonnell, R. Whelan, N.H. O’Connell, C.P. Dunne

*University Limerick Hospital Group, Ireland

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 110, 45-51

Whole-genome sequencing analysis reveals the spread of a vanB-carrying transposon among different vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates in a non-endemic setting

R.H.T. Nijhuis*, M.A. Chlebowicz-Fliss, A.E. Smilde, J.W.A. Rossen, A.J.L. Weersink, A.C.M. Gigengack-Baars

*Meander Medical Centre, The Netherlands

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 110, 52-59

Cross-sectional prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in healthcare workers in paediatric facilities in eight countries

D. Goldblatt*, M. Johnson, O. Falup-Pecurariu, I. Ivaskeviciene, V. Spoulou, E. Tamm, M. Wagner, H.J. Zar, L. Bleotu, R. Ivaskevicius, I. Papadatou, P. Jõgi, J. Lischka, Z. Franckling-Smith, D. Isarova, L. Grandjean, D. Zavadska

*University College London, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 110, 60-66

Genomic epidemiology of Corynebacterium striatum from three regions of China: an emerging national nosocomial epidemic

X. Wang*, H. Zhou, P. Du, R. Lan, D. Chen, A. Dong, X. Lin, X. Qiu, S. Xu, X. Ji, M. Li, X. Hou, L. Sun, D. Li, L. Han, Z. Li

*Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 110, 67-75

Surgical wound infection prevention using topical negative pressure therapy on closed abdominal incisions – the ‘SWIPE IT’ randomized clinical trial

A.M. Di Re*, D. Wright, J.W.T. Toh, T. El-Khoury, N. Pathmanathan, M.P. Gosselink, S. Khanijaun, S. Raman, G. Ctercteko

*Westmead Hospital, Australia

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 110, 76-83