A systematic review and meta-analysis of outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units

E.S. Donkor*, A.A. Asantewaa, A. Odoom, J.A. Dame
*University of Ghana Medical School, Ghana

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 188-209

Admission status is not destiny: serial surveillance reveals ecologic and in-hospital drivers of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales colonization in critical care

B. de Almeida Lessa Castro*, C.L. Pereira Alves Madeira Bezerra, E. Lino dos Santos Júnior, M.P. Freire, A.S. Levin, A.P. Cury, F. Rossi, S. Bollinger, F.C. Lessa, G. Mahon, M. Westercamp, M.C. Salomão, on Behalf of ICTeam
*Universidade de São Paulo,  Brazil

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 102-109

Candida parapsilosis dominates the surface-colonizing yeast community in the hospital environment
as revealed by a combined culture and environmental DNA approach

L. García-Gutiérrez*, A.C. Ruiz-Gaitán, M. Ruiz, S. Hernández Egido, P.M. Martin-Sanchez
*Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), Consejo Superior de
Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 110-114

Molecular ambiguities in hospital surveillance: Hyphopichia burtonii mislabelled as Candida auris by polymerase chain reaction and selective media

R.L. de Lima Bastos*, P.O. Barth, A.L. Barth, M.P. Mott, K.A. Bar, G.F. de Brum, B.S. Vizzotto
*Universidade Franciscana - UFN, Brazil

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 129-133

Surface sampling pre- and post-decontamination in UK hospital rooms occupied by a 2021 household cluster of clade IIb mpox cases

S. Gould*, B. Atkinson, O. Onianwa, A. Spencer, J. Furneaux, M-C. Hoyle, A. Bennett, H. Adler, T. Wingfield, S. Marshall, W. Wong, D. Porter, M. Beadsworth, J. Dunning, T.E. Fletcher, NHS England HCID Airborne Network
*Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 134-142

Manual environmental disinfection with hydrogen peroxide and silver ions versus sodium hypochlorite in operating rooms: a multi-centre randomized trial on residual antimicrobial efficacy

S.A. Hosseini*, F. Amiri, S. Hanani, N. Rashidi, N. Azadi
*Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 150-156

How many infection control staff members are needed in acute care hospitals? A Delphi approach

M. Mulder* , M. Sarink, G. Stoffer, M. Mes, E. van Oorschot, L. van Dommelen, A. Voss, J.A. Severin, K.E. Veldkamp, R. van Mansfeld
*Maastricht UMC+, The Netherlands

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 157-163

Risk factors for Klebsiella spp. infection after solid organ transplantation: a multi-centre, case—control study

A. Ftergioti*, E. Iosifidis, G. Tiseo, A. Di Lorenzo, V. Galfo, S. Tafuri, M. Falcone, D. Bottigliengo, V. Vella, J.L.G. Haitsma Mulier, G. Tsoulfas, C. Alaimo, C.H. van Werkhoven, E. Roilides
*Aristotle University School of Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, Greece

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 164-172

Assessment of fluid dispersion during use of a hydrodebridement system: implications for infection prevention and control

A.-S. Jarreau*, O. Chanay, C. Duret
*Unitéd’hygiène hospitalière, France

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 172, 222-227

Changing gloves during caesarean birth: impact on maternity service budgets and capacity

B. Stanberry*, L. Jordan, A. Pullyblank, J. Hargreaves
*Institute of Healthcare Leadership and Management, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 171, 193-203