Support of nursing homes in infection management varies by US State Departments of Health
R. Dorritie^*, D.D. Quigley, M. Agarwal, A. Tark, A. Dick, P.W. Stone
^*Helene Fuld College of Nursing, USA
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 258-264

The effect of copper-oxide-treated soft and hard surfaces on the incidence of healthcare-associated infections: a two-phase study
P.E. Marik^*, S. Shankaran, L. King
^*Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 265-271

Clinical outcomes of patients undergoing a cardiac implantable electronic device implantation following a recent non-device-related infection
H.-C. Chen^*, Y.-L. Chen, W.-C. Lee, T.-H. Tsai, K.-L. Pan, Y.-S. Lin, M.-C. Chen
^*Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 272-279

Do probiotics prevent antibiotic-associated diarrhoea? Results of a multicentre randomized placebo-controlled trial
C. Rajkumar^*, M. Wilks, J. Islam, K. Ali, J. Raftery, K.A. Davies, J. Timeyin, E. Cheek, J. Cohen, on behalf of the Investigators
^*Universities of Brighton & Sussex, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 280-288

Antimicrobial efficacy of a very stable hypochlorous acid formula compared with other antiseptics used in treating wounds: in-vitro study on micro-organisms with or without biofilm
R. Herruzo^*, I. Herruzo
^*Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 289-294

Direct medical burden of antimicrobial-resistant healthcare-associated infections: empirical evidence from China
X. Liu^*, D. Cui, H. Li, Q. Wang, Z. Mao, L. Fang, N. Ren, J. Sun
^*Wuhan University, China
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 295-305

Accuracy of the ELITe MGB assays for the detection of carbapenemases, CTX-M, Staphylococcus aureus and mecA/C genes directly from respiratory samples
M. Boattini^*, G. Bianco, M. Iannaccone, L. Charrier, A. Almeida, G. De Intinis, R. Cavallo, C. Costa
^*University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Italy
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 306-310

Management of peripheral venous catheters and implementation of guidelines in Germany: a national survey
S.J.S. Aghdassi^*, C. Geffers, M. Behnke, A. Gropmann, P. Gastmeier, T.S. Kramer
^*Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 311-318

Faecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: experience with lyophilized oral capsules
E. Reigadas^*, E. Bouza, M. Olmedo, S. Vázquez-Cuesta, L. Villar-Gómara, L. Alcalá, M. Marín, S. Rodríguez-Fernández, M. Valerio, P. Muñoz
^*Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Spain
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 319-324

COVID-19: how prepared are front-line healthcare workers in England?
K. Prescott^*, E. Baxter, C. Lynch, S. Jassal, A. Bashir, J. Gray
^*Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 105, 142-145