Healthcare workers’ attitudes to lateral flow device testing and sick leave for influenza-like illness in the UK: a hypothetical scenario-based study

K. Munro*, Q. Bustamante, L. Findlater, D. Sparkes, G.J. Rubin, A. Atti, S. Foulkes, S. Hopkins, V. Hall, J. Islam
*SIREN Study Team, UK Health Security Agency, London, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 162, 167-173

Exploring infection risk factors and multi-drugresistant organisms (MDROs) in burn intensive care units: a multi-centre case—control study

S. Nasser*, Z. Alnasser, O. Aljuhani, A. Alharbi, J. Rice, A. F. Alharthi, R. Kensara, F.E. Al Mutairi, D. Zaabee, S.A. Alowais, N. Damfu, S. Alsohimi, A.A. Alshehri, S. Alotaibi, M. Bin Abdulqader, S. Almarhoun, N. Waggas, M. Alajmi, N. Alrashidi, M. Alharbi, M. Al Asiri, A.A. Hadadi, H.A. Alhaidal, G. Alahmari, A.H. Almutairi, F.A. Alwadani, A.M. Musally, R.A. Mahboob, D.T. Bakor, R. Vishwakarma, K.A. Al Sulaiman
*King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 162, 186-196

Trends in incidence rates of micro-organisms among patients with bloodstream infections at intensive care units in South Korea from 2011 to 2022: data from the Korean National Healthcare-Associated Infections Surveillance System (KONIS)

Y-M. Lee*, D.Y. Kim, E.J. Kim, K-H. Park, M.S. Lee
*Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 162, 197-206

A novel glove box design decreases glove box surface contamination and glove waste

T.R. Rose*, N. Shah, F. Juarez, V. Filip-Bermudez, G.J. Gomez
*Medline Industries LP, USA

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 162, 207-211

Barriers and facilitators to the use of personal protective equipment in long-term care: a qualitative study

C.C. Tsang*, J.M. Hoalroyd-Leduc, V. Ewa, J.M. Conly, M.M. Leslie, J.R. Leal
*University of Calgary, Canada

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 162, 212-222

Clinical evaluation of MAP-1 antimicrobial coating on patient privacy curtains: insights from a randomized trial in a Hong Kong hospital

A. Farid*, W. Han, C.K.C. Lai, J.K.C. Kwan, K.L. Yeung
*The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 162, 223-231

Exploring the bactericidal efficacy of a new potassium monopersulphate-based disinfectant

P.P. Barbosa*, D.M. Leme, N.G. Motta, W.L.E. Magalhães, J.L. Proenca-Modena, J-Y. Maillard
*Cardiff University, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 162, 232-240

Effects of reminders from Sanibit™ electronic hand hygiene system and incentives on hand hygiene compliance: a prospective, four-phased, observational study

E.C. Huang*, Q. Xu, Y. Liu, P. Liu, M. Kong, J. Huang
* Duke University, USA

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 162, 241-252

Comparative analysis of machine learning models for predicting hospital- and community-associated urinary tract infections using demographic, hospital, and socioeconomic predictors

A. Arjmand*, M. Bani-Yaghoub, G. Sutkin, K. Corkran, S. Paschal
*University of Missouri–Kansas City, USA

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 162, 263-271

Silver-based dressings for the prevention of surgical site infections: evidence from randomized trials

S. Younes*, N. Younes, S. Abunasser, F. Tamimi, G. Nasrallah
*Qatar University, Qatar

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 162, 293-300