Diagnostic stewardship programme for urine culture: impact on antimicrobial prescription in a multi-centre cohort

A.L.H. Lee^*, E.C.M. Leung, M.K.P. Lee, R.W.M. Lai
^*Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 108, 81-89

Implementation of the infection prevention and control core components at the national level: a global situational analysis

E. Tartari^*, S. Tomczyk, D. Pires, B. Zayed, A.P. Coutinho Rehse, P. Kariyo, V. Stempliuk, W. Zingg, D. Pittet, B. Allegranzi
^*Geneva University Hospitals, and Faculty of Medicine, Switzerland

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 108, 94-103

Borderline oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage among healthcare workers at neonatal
intensive care unit and paediatric ward

M.M. Konstantinovski^*, V. Bekker, M.E.M. Kraakman, M.L. Bruijning, C.J. van der Zwan, E. Lopriore, K.E. Veldkamp
^*Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 108, 104-108

Decontamination of filtering facepiece respirators using a low-temperature-steame-2%-formaldehyde sterilization process during a pandemic: a safe alternative for re-use

M. Garcia-Haro^*, C. Bischofberger Valdés, J. Vicente-Guijarro, C. Díaz-Agero Pérez, M. Fabregate-Fuente, P. Moreno-Nunez, J.M. Aranaz-Andrés, on behalf of the COVID-19 Research Group of the Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
*Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Spain

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 108, 113-119

An in vitro investigation into the release of fugitive medical aerosols into the environment during manual ventilation

M. Mac Giolla Eain^*, M. Joyce, A. O’Sullivan, J.A. McGrath, R. MacLoughlin
^*Aerogen, IDA Business Park, Ireland

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 108, 135-141

Early identification and optimal management of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative infection

J.P. Bedos^*, G. Daikos, A.R. Dodgson, A. Pan, N. Petrosillo, H. Seifert, J. Vila, R. Ferrer, P. Wilson
^*Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier De Versailles, France

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 108, 158-167

Nosocomial infection by Klebsiella pneumoniae among neonates: a molecular epidemiological study

K. Luo^*, J. Tang, Y. Qu, X. Yang, L. Zhang, Z. Chen, L. Kuang, M. Su, D. Mu
^*Sichuan University, West China Second Hospital, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 108, 174-180

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 within the healthcare environment: a multi-centre study conducted during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in England

G. Moore^*, H. Rickard, D. Stevenson, P. Aranega-Bou, J. Pitman, A. Crook, K. Davies, A. Spencer, C. Burton, L. Easterbrook, H.E. Love, S. Summers, S.R. Welch, N. Wand, K-A. Thompson, T. Pottage, K.S. Richards, J. Dunning, A. Bennett
^*Public Health England, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 108, 189-196

Electrostatic wipes as simple and reliable methods for influenza virus airborne detection

S. Marty-Quinternet^*, L. Puget, A. Debernardi, R. Aubry, N. Magy-Bertrand, J.L. Prétet, C. Chirouze, K. Bouiller, Q. Lepiller
^*Laboratoire de Virologie, France

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 108, 15-18