Development of machine learning models for the surveillance of colon surgical site infections

S.Y. Cho*, Z. Kim, D.R. Chung, B.H. Cho, M.J. Chung, J.H. Kim, J. Jeong
*Samsung Medical Center, Republic of Korea

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 146, 224-231

Construct validation of machine learning for accurately predicting the risk of postoperative surgical site infection following spine surgery

Q. Zhang*, G. Chen , Q. Zhu, Z. Liu, Y. Li, R. Li, T. Zhao, X. Liu, Y. Zhu, Z. Zhang, H. Li
*Taizhou People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, People’s Republic of China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 146, 232-241

Assessment of mould remediation in a healthcare setting following extensive flooding

M. Meda*, V. Gentry, E. Preece, C. Nagy, P. Kumari, P. Wilson, P. Hoffman
*Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 146, 1-9

Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and perceived challenges for healthcare workers on waterless intensive care unit (ICU) care at a neonatal ICU in Singapore

S. Buvaneswarran*, M.C.W. Chua, Z. Amin, X. Wang, J.M. Low
*National University Children’s Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 146, 44-51

A proposed cleaning classification system for reusable medical devices to complement the Spaulding classification

T. Kremer*, N.J. Rowan, G. McDonnell
*Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, Ireland

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 145, 88-98

Efficacy of preventive interventions against ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients: an umbrella review of meta-analyses

D. Zhu*, Q. Zhao, S. Guo, L. Bai, S. Yang, Y. Zhao, Y. Xu, X. Zhou
*Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 145, 174-186

Transferring inpatients between wards drives large nosocomial COVID-19 outbreaks, Wales, 2020–22: a matched case-control study using routine and enhanced surveillance data

R. Merrick*, C. McKerr, J. Song, K. Donnelly, R. Gerrard, M. Morgan, C. Williams, N. Craine
*UK Health Security Agency, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 145, 1-10

Measuring the effectiveness of an integrated intervention package to improve the level of infection prevention and control: a multi-centre study in Bangladesh

A. Ahmed*, L. Hossain, G. Banik, A. Sayeed, M.R.U.-Z. Sajib, M.M. Hasan, D.E. Hoque, A.S.M. Hasan, V. Raghuyamshi, Shamsuz Zaman, E. Akter, N. Nusrat, F. Rahman, S. Raza, M.R. Hasan, J. Uddin, S. Sarkar, S.D. Adnan, A. Rahman, S. Ameen, S. Jabeen, S. El Arifeen, A.E. Rahman
*Uppsala University, Sweden

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 145, 22-33

Effect of Taiwan’s Diabetes Shared Care Program on the risk of periprosthetic joint infection after total joint arthroplasty in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an eight-year population-based study

Y-H. Lin*, C-H. Lin, Y-Y. Huang, P-H. Liu, Y-C. Lin
*Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 145, 34-43

Smart-detection approach for protein residues to evaluate the cleaning efficacy of reusable medical devices

T. Ouirungroj*, S. Apichai, T. Pattananandecha, K. Grudpan, C. Saenjum
*Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 145, 44-51