Healthcare staff perceptions and misconceptions regarding antibody testing in the United Kingdom: implications for the next steps for antibody screening

T. Robbins*, I. Kyrou, S. Laird, N. Morgan, N. Anderson, C. Imray, K. Patel, S. Sankar, H. Randeva, C. Jones

*University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 111, 102-106

Investigation of intra-hospital SARS-CoV-2 transmission using nanopore whole-genome sequencing

A.H. Løvestad*, S.B. Jørgensen, N. Handal, O.H. Ambur, H.V. Aamot

*Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 111, 107-116

Evaluation of hydrogen peroxide and ozone residue levels on N95 masks following chemical decontamination

P. Kumkrong*, L. Scoles, Y. Brunet, S. Baker, P.H.J. Mercier, D. Poirier

*National Research Council Canada, Canada

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 111, 117-124

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