Replication capacity as a basis for assessing the sensitivity of micro-organisms to disinfectant agents

A. Kramer*, J.K. Knobloch, J. Gebel, K.-M. Roesch, C. Ilschner, N.T. Mutters, M. Exner, B. Hornei, M. Rausch
*University Medicine Greifswald, Germany

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 170, 139-151

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections in intensive care units: incidence, infection prevention and control, and antimicrobial stewardship practices in the cross-border region between Italy and France, 2019—2022

C. Vicentini*, R. Bussolino, E. Kuczewski, C. Elias, A. Machut, S. Bettoni, M. Perego, L. Bresciano, L. Ramondetti, A. Friggeri, A. Lepape, C.M. Zotti, S. Finazzi, Collaborating group
*University of Turin, Italy

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 170, 174-183

From ward to intensive care unit: clinical drivers of adverse outcomes in Clostridioides difficile infection — A retrospective cohort study

M.A. Nashtar*, G. Garipoglu, I. Traut, A. Canbay, A. Katsounas
*University Hospital Bochum, Germany

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 170, 209-217

Impact of rapid carbapenemase detection using immunochromatographic testing and polymerase chain reaction on carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales acquisition and infection control in two intensive care units

B. de Almeida Lessa Castro*, C.L. Pereira Alves Madeira Bezerra, E. Lino dos Santos Júnior, M.P. Freire, S.F. Costa, 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) 170, 226-235

Impact of antimicrobial stewardship interventions in paediatric populations on antimicrobial resistance: analysis of national claim and antimicrobial resistance surveillance data in Japan

Y. Kono*, T. Niimura, Y. Hosaka, K. Yahara, A. Hirabayashi, T. Kajihara, M. Goda, K. Miyata, K. Kawada, F. Aizawa, K. Yagi, Y. Izumi, Y. Izawa-Ishizawa, K. Ishizawa
*University of Tokushima Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 170, 262-270

Central venous access device-associated complication costs in paediatrics: a systematic review

E.R. Comber*, A.J. Ullman, S. Hall, M. Takashima, L. Nguyen, S. Keogh, J. Byrnes
*Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Australia

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 169, 59-67

Assessing environmental contamination in Dutch and Belgian nursing homes: a cross-border ATP-based study

A. van Arkel*, I. Willemsen, A. Schuermans, C. Wijkmans, W. Dhaeze, C.J.P.A. Hoebe, J. Kluytmans
*Amphia Hospital, The Netherlands

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 169, 29-34

Towards better severity stratification in Clostridioides difficile infection: bridging the gap between surveillance and clinical practice

N. Reidy*, J.H. Casey, M. Skally, C. O’Connor, K. Burns, F. Fitzpatrick
*Beaumont Hospital, Ireland

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 169, 68-73

Analysis of nosocomial infection management in the neonatal intensive care unit based on logistic regression combined with failure mode and effects analysis: a retrospective cohort study

H. Wu*, P. Xu, B. Han, J. Xu
*Jiaxing University, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 169, 85-92

Is mandatory surveillance of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative organisms working? A surveillance evaluation, England, 2020—2023

L. Findlater*, E.L. Mason, J. McCormick, C.S. Brown, K.L. Hopkins, J. Islam, V.J. Hall, K.L. Henderson
*UK Health Security Agency, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) 169, 98-106