Consensus demonstrates four indicators needed to standardize burn wound infection reporting across trials in a single-country study (ICon-B study)
A. Davies*, L. Teare, S. Falder, J. Dumville, M. Shah, A.T.A. Jenkins, D. Collins, B. Dheansa, K. Coy, S. Booth, L. Moore, K. Marlow, R. Agha, A. Young
*University of Bristol, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 217-225
Factors affecting stability and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2
K-H. Chan*, S. Sridhar, R.R. Zhang, H. Chu, A.Y-F. Fung, G. Chan, J.F-W. Chan, K.K-W. To, I.F-N. Hung, V.C-C. Cheng, K-Y. Yuen
*University of Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 226-231
Toilet drain water as a potential source of hospital room-to-room transmission of carbapenemas-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
L. Heireman*, H. Hamerlinck, S. Vandendriessche, J. Boelens, L. Coorevits, E. De Brabandere, P. De Waegemaeker, S. Verhofstede, K. Claus, M.A. Chlebowicz-Flissikowska, J.W.A. Rossen, B. Verhasselt, I. Leroux-Roels
*Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 232-239
Successful management of a Clostridioides difficile ribotype 027 outbreak with a lean intervention bundle
A.B. Kuenzli*, S. Burri, C. Casanova, R. Sommerstein, N. Buetti, H.M.B. Seth-Smith, T. Bodmer, A. Egli, J. Marschall
*Bern University Hospital, Switzerland
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 240-245
Is there an adequate alternative to commercially manufactured face masks? A comparison of various materials and forms
G.R. Teesing*, B. van Straten, P. de Man, T. Horeman-Franse
*University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 246-253
Stockpiled N95 respirator/surgical mask release beyond manufacturer-designated shelf-life: a French experience D. Brun*, C. Curti, T. Mekideche, A. Benech, I. Hounliasso, E. Lamy, C. Castera, P. Rathelot, P. Vanelle *Service Central de la Qualité et de I’Information Pharmaceutiques (SCQIP), France Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 258-263
Bathroom contamination by antibiotic-resistant Enterobacterales (ESBLPE and CPE): an experimental study
T. Sevin*, V. Goldstein, I. Lolom, F. Lenne, Y. Gaudonnet, A.L. Baptiste, G. Bendjelloul, L. Armand-Lefevre, J.C. Lucet
*Bichat-Claude Bernard Teaching Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, France
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 271-276
N95 mask reuse in a major urban hospital: COVID-19 response process and procedure
M.P. Czubryt*, T. Stecy, E. Popke, R. Aitken, K. Jabusch, R. Pound, P. Lawes, B. Ramjiawan, G.N. Pierce
*St Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Canada
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 277-282
Effects of subinhibitory concentrations of chlorhexidine and mupirocin on biofilm formation in clinical meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
K.-H. Park*, M. Jung, D.Y. Kim, Y.-M. Lee, M.S. Lee, B.-H. Ryu, S.I. Hong, K.-W. Hong, I.-G. Bae, O.-H. Cho
*Kyung Hee University Hospital, Republic of Korea
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 295-302
Costs of healthcare-associated infections to the Brazilian public Unified Health System in a tertiary-care teaching hospital: a matched case-control study
S.F. Osme*, A.P.S. Almeida, M.F. Lemes, W.O. Barbosa, A. Arantes, C. Mendes-Rodrigues, P.P. Gontijo Filho, R.M. Ribas
*Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 303-310
