Trends in viable microbial bioburden on surfaces within a paediatric bone marrow transplant unit

S. Watkin*, E. Cloutman-Green, M. Kiernan, L. Ciric
*University College London, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 148, 167-177

Impact of different hand-drying methods on surrounding environment: aerosolization of virus and bacteria, and transfer to surfaces

R.C. Hervé*, C. Bryant, L. Sutton, C. Cox, M.S. Gião, C.W. Keevil, S.A. Wilks
*University of Southampton, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 147, 197-205

Impact of infection prevention and control practices, including personal protective equipment, on the prevalence of hospital-acquired infections in acute care hospitals during: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J.K. Teus*, L. Mithen, H. Green, A. Hutton, R. Fernandez
*St George Hospital, Australia

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 147, 32-39

Predicting consequences of COVID-19 control measure de-escalation on nosocomial transmission and mortality: a modelling study in a French rehabilitation hospital

D.R.M. Smith*, A. Duval, R. Grant, M. Abbas, S. Harbarth, L. Opatowski, L. Temime
*University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 147, 47-55

Seroprevalence for measles among healthcare workers in Madrid, Spain

A.de la Cuerda*, M.I.Tejeda González, A. López Aparicio, C. Monfort Vinuesa, M.J. López Pedraza, B. Isidoro, J. Mayordomo-Cava, L.C. Barberán, J. Collazos, J.M. Pérez-Ortiz, J. Barberán
*Universidad Camilo José Cela, Spain

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 147, 63-67

Patient engagement to counter catheter-associated urinary tract infections with an app (PECCA): a multicentre, prospective, interrupted time-series and before-and-after study

R.G. Bentvelsen*, B.J. Laan, T. Bonten, R. van der Vaart, D.J. Hetem, R. Soetekouw, S.E. Geerlings, N.H. Chavannes, K.E. Veldkamp
*Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 147, 98-106

What is the effect of reducing the air change rate on the ventilation effectiveness in ultra-clean operating rooms?

J.L.A. Lans*, N.M.C. Mathijssen, A. Bode, J.J. van den Dobbelsteen, M. van der Elst, P.G. Luscuere
*Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 147, 115-122

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of surgical site infection after orthopaedic surgery: an interrupted time series analysis of the nationwide surveillance database in Japan

T. Mimura*, G. Matsumoto, T. Natori, S. Ikegami, M. Uehara, H. Oba, T. Hatakenaka, T. Kamanaka, Y. Miyaoka, D. Kurogochi, T. Fukuzawa, M. Koseki, S. Kanai, J. Takahashi
*Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 146, 160-165

Profiles of central nervous system surgical site infections in endoscopic transnasal surgery exposing the intradural space

H. Hasegawa*, S. Kiyofuji, M. Umekawa, Y. Shinya, K. Okamoto, N. Shono, K. Kondo, M. Shin, N. Saito
*University of Tokyo, Japan

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 146, 166-173

The effectiveness of fascial closure with antimicrobial-coated sutures in preventing incisional surgical site infections in gastrointestinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K. Kouzu*, H. Tsujimoto, T. Ishinuki, S. Shinji, H. Shinkawa, K. Tamura, M. Uchino, H. Ohge, J. Shimizu, S. Haji, Y. Mohri, C. Yamashita, Y. Kitagawa, K. Suzuki, M. Kobayashi, M. Kobayashi, Y. Hanai, H. Nobuhara, H. Imaoka, M. Yoshida, T. Mizuguchi, T. Mayumi, Y. Kitagawa
*National Defense Medical College, Japan

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 146, 174-182