Efficacy of Staphylococcus aureus nasal decolonization at hospital admission on reduction of any infections within 90 days — a systematic review and meta-analysis

T.C. Scheier*, P.W. Schreiber, X. Yao, J.W. Eikelboom, S.D. Brugger, D. Mertz
*McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Canada

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 159, 1-10

Survey of current national and international guidance to reduce risk of aspergillosis in hospitals

S. Bamber*, D. Haiduven, D.W. Denning
*The University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 159, 124-139

Pathogenic bacteria rapidly colonize sinks of a neonatal intensive care unit: results of a prospective surveillance study

J.M. Low*, K.K.K. Ko, R.T.H. Ong, P.Y. Hon, K. Niduvaje, X. Wang, P.A. Tambyah, S. Vasoo, Y.P.M. Ng, Z. Amin
*National University Children’s Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 159, 71-78

Worker risk from ultrasonicator aerosolization in medical device reprocessing: a particulate and bio-burden approach

R.O. Anders*, R. Tyli, E. Capistran, Y.G. Guardiola, G. Bassi, T. D’Arpino, J.A. Scott, T. Mazzulli
*Sinai Health System/University Health Network, Canada

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 159, 79-87

Drain decontamination using in-situ-generated ozone

M.Z. Pajak-Zajac*, A. Dowdell, H.E. Potts, A. Smith, D.A. Diver
*University of Glasgow, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 159, 100-105

Patient-level cost analysis of intensive care unit-acquired infections: a prospective cohort study

I.L. Bezerra*, A.P. Nassar Jr., T. Mendonça dos Santos, B.M. Tomazini, V.C. Veiga, B. Arns, G.M. Nascimento, A.B. Cavalcanti, D.T. Malheiro, A.J. Pereira, for the IMPACTO MR Investigators
*Big Data, Program to Support the Institutional Development of the Unified Health System (PROADI-SUS), Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Brazil

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 159, 106-114

Multidrug resistance assessment of indoor air in Portuguese long-term and acute healthcare settings

C. Santos-Marques*, C. Teixeira, R. Pinheiro, W.M. Brück, S. Gonçalves Pereira
*Faculty of Pharmacy of University of Porto, Portugal

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 159, 115-123

Survey of healthcare-associated sink infrastructure, and sink trap antibiotic residues and biochemistry, in twenty-nine UK hospitals

G. Rodger*, K.K. Chau, P. Aranega Bou, G. Moore, A. Roohi, The SinkBug Consortium, A.S. Walker, N. Stoesser
*University of Oxford, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 159, 140-147

Trends in surgical site infection and periprosthetic joint infection after primary total hip arthroplasty in two national health registers 2013–2022

Ø.E. Karlsen*, H. Dale, O. Furnes, H-M. Eriksen-Volle, M. Westberg
*Betanien Hospital, Norway

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 159, 148-155

Meta-analysis of risk factors for infection by multi-drug-resistant organisms in intensive care unit patients

Q. Ye*, X. Chen, J. Zhang, J. Lin
*Sichuan University, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 158, 1-10