All-cause mortality and risk factors for death in patients with Clostridioides difficile infections: a prospective multi-centre cohort study in six German university hospitals, 2016—2020

A.M. Rohde*, W.V. Kern, M. Behnke, L.M. Biehl, T. Chakraborty, A.G. Dinkelacker, S. Eisenbeis, J. Falgenhauer, P. Gastmeier, G. Häcker, C. Imirzalioglu, N. Käding, E. Kramme, A. Mischnik, S. Peter, E. Piepenbrock, J. Rupp, C. Schneider, F. Schwab, H. Seifert, E. Tacconelli, J. Trauth, S.V. Walker, N. Jazmati, D. Tobys, DZIF R-NET Study Group
*German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Germany

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 171, 79-87

A hydrogel-based bacteriophage cocktail targeting carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an ex-vivo porcine skin model

W. Wannasrichan*, T. Thongbumrou, D.Y. Yamik, W. Pelyuntha, M. Yingkajorn, K. Vongkamjan
*Kasetsart University, Thailand

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 171, 88-98

Role of operating room air pressure variability on development of surgical-site infections in surgical procedures classified as colon and abdominal hysterectomy by the National Healthcare Safety Network: a retrospective cohort study

B. Shukla*, D. Pronty, S. Patel, P.J. Persad, M. Drewes, A. Jimenez, W. Lamar, M. Levy, D.J. Parekh, H.B. Gershengorn, T.B.D. Ferreira
*University of Miami Health System, USA

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 171, 107-112

Impact of in-line filters and risk factors on catheter-related bloodstream infection in parenteral nutrition

H. Kato*, M. Hagihara, H. Mikamo, T. Iwamoto
*Mie University Hospital, Japan

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 171, 146-153

Clostridioides difficile infection surveillance in Belgium: trends and insights from 2013 to 2024

M. Callies*, K. Mertens, E. Ngyuvula Mantu, K. Soumillion, L. Vaes, L. Mortgat, M. Delmée, H. Rodriguez-Villalobos, B. Catry, B. Kabamba-Mukadi, A. Anantharajah
*Sciensano, Belgium

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 171, 154-163

Likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in multi-bedded patient rooms by infecting variant

A. Aslam*, J. Yan, S. Usiak, T. McClure, E. Babady, R. Kodama, T. Bubb, M. Kamboj
*Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 171, 164-167

Protocols for decolonisation of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales and vancomycin-resistant enterococci: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C.E. McCafferty*, J.O. Townsend, S.D. Bacchi, S.O. Jensen
*The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Australia

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 170, 184-196

Prospects and perils of antimicrobial resistance cluster detection using routinely collected data: an illustration from tertiary hospitals in Thailand representing different data contexts

C. Rangsiwutisak*, P. Klaytong, P. Wannapinij, P. Aramrueang, C. Boonlao, S. Khusuwan, K. Srisawai, S. Kitsaran, P. Karnjanawat, P. Turner, J. Stelling, D. Limmathurotsakul, C. Lim
*Mahidol University, Thailand

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 170, 48-59

Assessing cross-transmission of Gram-negative bacteria in the intensive care unit: a prospective comparison of IR-Biotyper and core-genome multi-locus sequence typing

A. Villa*, M. Danjean, C. Sakr, F. Cizeau, D. Ducellier, M. N’Debi, A. Mekontso-Dessap, K. Razazi, J-W. Decousser
*Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, France

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 170, 92-99

Prevalence and dynamics of quinolone and macrolide resistance in hospital wastewater: insights from Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Sudeep K C*, S. Khanal, R. Koju, T.P. Joshi, D.R. Joshi
*Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 170, 111-121