COVID-19 among healthcare workers in a specialist infectious diseases setting in Naples, Southern Italy: results of a cross-sectional surveillance study
F.M. Fusco^*, M. Pisaturo, V. Iodice, R. Bellopede, O. Tambaro, G. Parrella, G. Di Flumeri, R. Viglietti, R. Pisapia, M.A. Carleo, M. Boccardi, L. Atripaldi, B. Chignoli, N. Maturo, C. Rescigno, V. Esposito, R. Dell’Aversano, V. Sangiovanni, R. Punzi
^*UOC Infezioni Sistemiche e dell’Immunodepresso, Italy
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 596-600

Dissemination of antibiotic resistance and other healthcare waterborne pathogens. The price of poor design, construction, usage and maintenance of modern water/sanitation services
M.J. Weinbren^*
*King’s Mill Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020)105, 406-411

Cohorting for preventing the nosocomial spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in nonepidemic settings: should it be mandatory?
D. Hilliquin^*, A. Lomont, J-R. Zahar
^*Hôpital Édouard Herriot, GH Centre, Hospices civils de Lyon, France
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020)105, 534-545

The oral cavity revealed as a significant reservoir of Staphylococcus aureus in an acute hospital by extensive patient, healthcare worker and environmental sampling
A. Kearney^*, P. Kinnevey, A. Shore, M. Earls, T.T. Poovelikunnel, G. Brennan, H. Humphreys, D.C. Coleman
^*Dublin Dental University Hospital, University of Dublin, Ireland
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020)105, 389-396

Pulmonary microbiome patterns correlate with the course of disease in patients with sepsis-induced ARDS following major abdominal surgery
F.C.F. Schmitt^*, A. Lipinski, S. Hofer, F. Uhle, C. Nusshag, T. Hackert, A.H. Dalpke, M.A. Weigand, T. Brenner, S. Boutin
^*Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020)105, 438-446

In-hospital verification of non-CE-marked respiratory protective devices to ensure safety of healthcare staff during the COVID-19 outbreak
R.A.C. van Wezel^*, A.C.T. Vrancken, M. Ernest, J. Laurensse, J.P.C.M. van Doornmalen Gomez Hoyos
^*Catharina Hospital, The Netherlands
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020)105, 447-453

Ultraviolet C light with wavelength of 222 nm inactivates a wide spectrum of microbial pathogens
K. Narita^*, K. Asano, K. Naito, H. Ohashi, M. Sasaki, Y. Morimoto, T. Igarashi, A. Nakane
^*Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 459-467

Survival of a norovirus surrogate on surfaces in synthetic gastric fluid
C. Makison Booth^*, G. Frost
^*HSE Science and Research Centre, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 468-473

Diversity of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in heater-cooler devices: results from prospective surveillance
M.B. Kaelin^*, S.P. Kuster, B. Hasse, B. Schulthess, F. Imkamp, M. Halbe, P. Sander, H. Sax, P.W. Schreiber
^*University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Switzerland
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 480-485

Active surveillance and appropriate patient placement in contact isolation dramatically decreased carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales infection and colonization in paediatric patients in China
L. Yin^*, L. He, J. Miao, W. Yang, X. Wang, J. Ma, N. Wu, Y. Cao, L. Wang, G. Lu, L. Li, C. Lu, J. Hu, L. Zhang, B. Zhao, X. Zhai, C. Wang
^*Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, China
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 486-494