Impact of an evidence-based intervention on urinary catheter utilization, associated process indicators, and infectious and non-infectious outcomes
A.Schweiger^*, S.P. Kuster, J. Maag, S. Züllig, S. Bertschy, E. Bortolin, G. John, H. Sax, A. Limacher, A. Atkinson, D. Schwappach, J. Marschall
^*National Centre for Infection Control, Switzerland
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 364-371

Nosocomial COVID-19 infection: examining the risk of mortality. The COPE-Nosocomial Study (COVID in Older PEople)
B. Carter^*, J.T. Collins, F. Barlow-Pay, F. Rickard, E. Bruce, A. Verduri, T.J. Quinn, E. Mitchell, A. Price, A. Vilches-Moraga, M.J. Stechman, R. Short, A. Einarsson, P. Braude, S. Moug, P.K. Myint, J. Hewitt, L. Pearce, K. McCarthy, on behalf of the COPE Study Collaborators
^*King’s College London, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 376-384

Is there a risk for bacterial transmission from surgical marker pens?
P. Brinskelle^*, E. Koenig, G. Sendlhofer, K.A. Baumhackl, R. Winter, I. Sawetz, L.P. Kamolz, I. Steinmetz, H. Friedl, D.B. Lumenta
^*Medical University of Graz, Austria
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 254-257

Staphylococcus aureus nasal decolonization before cardiac and orthopaedic surgeries: first descriptive survey in France
C. Ong^*, J-C. Lucet, C. Bourigault, G. Birgand, S. Aho, D. Lepelletier
^*Nantes University Hospital, France
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 332-334

Whole-genome sequencing disproves two suspected transmission events of bla^NDM between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacterales in hospitalized patients
K. Kocer^*, S. Boutin, K. Probst, K. Heeg, D. Nurjadi
^*Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 372-375

The economic benefits of surgical site infection prevention in adults: a systematic review
A. McFarland^*, J. Reilly, S. Manoukian, H. Mason
^*Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 76-101

Selection of resistance by antimicrobial coatings in the healthcare setting
F. Pietsch^*, A.J. O’Neill, A. Ivask, H. Jenssen, J. Inkinen, A. Kahru, M. Ahonen, F. Schreiber
^*Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 115-125

Economic analysis of healthcare-associated infection prevention and control interventions in medical and surgical units: systematic review using a discounting approach
E. Tchouaket Nguemeleu^*, I. Beogo, D. Sia, K. Kilpatrick, C. Séguin, A. Baillot , M. Jabbour, N. Parisien, S. Robins, S. Boivin
^*Université Du Québec en Outaouais, Canada
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 134-154

Decontaminating N95 and SN95 masks with ultraviolet germicidal irradiation does not impair mask efficacy and safety
K. O’Hearn^*, S. Gertsman, M. Sampson, R. Webster, A. Tsampalieros, R. Ng, J. Gibson, A.T. Lobos, N. Acharya, A. Agarwal, S. Boggs, G. Chamberlain, E. Staykov, L. Sikora h, J.D. McNally
^*Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Canada
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 163-175

Surveillance of bloodstream infections in intensive care units in England, May 2016–April 2017: epidemiology and ecology
S.M. Gerver^*, M. Mihalkov, J.F. Bion, A.P.R. Wilson, D. Chudasama, A.P. Johnson, R. Hope, on behalf of the Infection in Critical Care Quality Improvement Oversight Group
^*Public Health England, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 1-9