Lessons learned: use of WGS in real-time investigation of suspected intrahospital SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks

H. Berggreen*, A.H. Løvestad, K. Helmersen, S.B. Jørgensen, H.V. Aamot
*Akershus University Hospital, Norway

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 131, 81-88

Financial incentives for infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship to reduce antibiotic use: Japan’s nationwide observational study

Y. Okubo*, A. Nishi, K. Uda, I. Miyairi, N. Michihata, R. Kumazawa, H. Matsui, K. Fushimi, H. Yasunaga
*National Center for Child Health and Development, Japan

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 131, 89-98

Adverse effects of long-term drain placement and the importance of direct aspiration: a retrospective cohort study

J. Okui*, H. Obara, S. Uno, Y. Sato, G. Shimane, M. Takeuchi, H. Kawakubo, M. Kitago, K. Okabayashi, Y. Kitagawa
*Keio University School of Medicine, Japan

Journal of Hospital Infection (2023) 131, 156-163

Epidemiological investigation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates including multidrug-resistant serogroup O12 isolates, by use of a rapid and simplified multiple-locus variable-number of tandem repeats analysis and whole genome sequencing

P. Bidet*, A. Birgy, B. Brethon, J.H. Dalle, P. Mariani-Kurkdjian, C. Courroux, A. Monjault, M. Gits-Muselli, S. Bonacorsi
*Université Paris Cité, IAME, France

Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 130, 56-62

Viral cultures for assessing fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis

I.J. Onakpoya*, C.J. Heneghan, E.A. Spencer, J. Brassey, E.C. Rosca, S. Maltoni, A. Plüddemann, D.H. Evans, J.M. Conly, T. Jefferson
*University of Oxford, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 130, 63-94

Antimicrobial persistence of two alcoholic preoperative skin preparation solutions

C. Beausoleil*, S.L. Comstock, D. Werner, L. Li, J.M. Eby, E.C. Zook
*BioScience Laboratories, Inc., USA

Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 129, 8-16

Differences in strategies for prevention of COVID-19 transmission in hospitals: nationwide survey results from the Republic of Korea

W. Jang*, B. Kim, E.S. Kim, K-H. Song, S.M. Moon, M.J. Lee, J.Y. Park, J-Y. Kim, M.J. Shin, H. Lee, H.B. Kim
*Hanyang University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea

Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 129, 22-30

Compliance with international prevention guidelines for central-line-associated bloodstream infections in neonatal intensive care units in Belgium: a national survey

L. Mahieu*, K. Van Damme, K. Mertens, J. Pierart, M. Tackoen, V. Cossey
*Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium

Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 129, 49-57

Differences in observed and self-reported compliance with ‘Five Moments for Hand Hygiene’ as a function of the empathy of healthcare workers

S. Diefenbacher*, C. Plotzki, W. Schneider-Brachert, A. Ambrosch, J. Keller, H. Niesalla, S. Gaube, P. Gastmeier, C. Sassenrath, T.S. Kramer
*Ulm University, Germany

Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 128, 39-46

Gargle pool PCR testing in a hospital during medium and high SARS-CoV-2 incidence

P. Kheiroddin*, V.D. Gaertner, P. Schöberl, E. Fischer, J. Niggel, P. Pagel, B.M.J. Lampl, A. Ambrosch, M. Kabesch
*University Children’s Hospital Regensburg (KUNO), Germany

Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 127, 69-76