Effect of participation in a surgical site infection surveillance programme on hospital performance in Japan: a retrospective study

J. Kawabata*, H. Fukuda, K. Morikane
*Kurume University Hospital, Japan

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 146, 183-191

Prevention of legionella infections from toilet flushing cisterns

L. Bechmann*, K. Bauer, P. Zerban, T. Esser, A. Tersteegen, S.A. Fuchs, A.J. Kaasch, D. Wolleschak, E. Schalk, T. Fischer, D. Mougiakakos, G. Geginat
*Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 146, 37-43

Generalizability of predictive models for Clostridioides difficile infection, severity and recurrence at an urban safety-net hospital

N. Rafalko*, J.L. Webster, G. Jacob, M.A. Kutzler, N.D. Goldstein
*Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, USA

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 146, 10-20

Patient perspectives on infection prevention and control in cancer care: a survey of knowledge and attitudes among persons with cancer and their next of kin

A.S. Danielsen*, N.J. Nygaard, A.W. Børseth, J.V. Nilsen, H. Øvreness, R. Raastad, M.A. Borg, O. Kacelnik, J.V. Bjørnholt
*Oslo University Hospital, Norway

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 146, 21-30

Hospital-wide healthcare-associated carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales outbreak: risks of electric floor scrubbers in catering facilities and kitchens

A. Benbow*, M. Clarke, C. Yates, R. Montgomery, K. Staniforth, T. Boswell, K. Prescott, N. Mahida
*Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 146, 59-65

Hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship in Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands—current landscape and barriers

C. Kraef*, K. Öbrink-Hansen, M. Hertz, T.L. Hagen, S. Deutch, J.G. Holler, B.R. Olesen, M. Holm, S. Gaini, A. Koch, T. Benfield, F.S. Rosenvinge, I.S. Johansen
*Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 146, 66-75

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: impact of ending screening and isolation in a Danish University hospital

S.G.K. Hansen*, K. Klein, A. Nymark, L. Andersen, K.O. Gradel, J. Lis-Toender, C. Oestergaard, M. Chen, R. Datcu, M.N. Skov, A. Holm, F.S. Rosenvinge
*Odense University Hospital, Denmark

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 146, 82-92

Comparison of clinical outcomes of patients with serial negative surveillance cultures according to a subsequent polymerase chain reaction test for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales

H. Seo*, S. Kim, Y.W. Lee, H.S. Oh, H-S. Kim, Y.K. Kim
*Hallym University College of Medicine, Korea

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 146, 93-101

Prevalence and factors associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization on admission to geriatric care units: impact on screening practices

A. Bruyneel*, I. Miesse, D. Mathieu, C. Djuidjé Yuemo, A. Simon
*Réseau Hospitalier Universitaire Cœur de Wallonie, Belgium

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 146, 109-115

Dynamics of blaOXA-23 gene transmission in Acinetobacter spp. from contaminated veterinary environmental surfaces: an emerging One Health threat?

J. Moreira da Silva*, J. Menezes, L. Fernandes, C. Marques, S.S. Costa, D. Timofte, A. Amaral, C. Pomba
*University of Lisbon, Portugal

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 146, 116-124