Enhancing departmental preparedness for COVID-19 using rapid-cycle in-situ simulation
A. Dharamsi^*, K. Hayman, S. Yi , R. Chow, C. Yee, E. Gaylord, D. Tawadrous, L.B. Chartier, M. Landes
^*University Health Network, Canada
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 604-607

Evaluation of a high-speed but low-throughput RT-qPCR system for detection of SARS-CoV-2
J. Sakai^*, N. Tarumoto, Y. Orihara, R. Kawamura, M. Kodana, N. Matsuzaki, R. Matsumura, K. Ogane, T. Kawamura, S. Takeuchi, K. Imai, T. Murakami, S. Maesaki, T. Maeda
^*Saitama Medical University, Japan
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 615-618

Preventing SARS-CoV-2 transmission in rehabilitation pools and therapeutic water environments
S. Romano-Bertrand^*, L-S. Aho Glele, B. Grandbastien, D. Lepelletier, on behalf of the French Society for Hospital Hygiene
^*Montpellier University, France
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 625-627

Intranasal octenidine and universal chlorhexidine bathing can reduce meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition in an extended care facility in Singapore
A. Chow^*, J. Wong, W. Zhang, B.-F. Poh, B. Ang
^*Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 628-631

Purchase data: a proxy for safety status
A. Wong^*, H. Nguyen, R. Eley, M. Sinnott
^*Princess Alexandra Hospital, Australia
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 657-658

Assessing the impact of handwashing soaps on the population dynamics of carbapenemase-producing and non-carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales
M.A. Boyle^*, A.D. Kearney, B. Sawant, H. Humphreys
^*Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 678-681

Inferring super-spreading from transmission clusters of COVID-19 in Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore
K.O. Kwok^*, H.H.H. Chan, Y. Huang, D.S.C. Hui, P.A. Tambyah, W.I. Wei, P.Y.K. Chau, S.Y.S. Wong, J.W.T. Tang
^*The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 682-685

Surveillance of catheter-related bloodstream infections in haemato-oncology patients: comparison of two definitions
C.E.M. de Mooij^*, W.J.F.M. van der Velden, P.E. Verweij, A.F.J. de Haan, L.F.J. van Groningen, C. Meijer, J. Hopman, N.M.A. Blijlevens
^*Radboud University Medical Center, the Netherlands
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 686-690

Healthcare workers’ attitudes to how hand hygiene performance is currently monitored and assessed
K-R. Cawthorne^*, R.P.D. Cooke
^*Swansea University, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 705-709

S. Vergnano^*, A. Bamford, S. Bandi, F. Chappel, A. Demirjian, K. Doerholt, M. Emonts, L. Ferreras-Antolin, A. Goenka, L. Jones, J.A. Herberg, L. Hinds, O. McGarrity, P. Moriarty, S. O’Riordan, M. Patel, S. Paulus, D. Porter, K. Stock, S. Patel
^*University of Bristol, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 736-740