Hospital water environment and antibiotic use: key factors in a nosocomial outbreak of carbapenemase-producing Serratia marcescens

U.J. Kim*, S-M. Choi, M.J. Kim, S. Kim, S.U. Shin, S-R. Oh, J-W. Park, H.Y. Shin, Y.J. Kim, U.H. Lee, O-J. Choi, H-Y. Park, J-H. Shin, S.E. Kim, S-J. Kang, S.I. Jung, K-H. Park
*Chonnam National University Hospital, Republic of Korea

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 151, 69-78

The effects of chlorhexidine, povidone-iodine and vancomycin on growth and biofilms of pathogens that cause prosthetic joint infections: an in-vitro model

V.E. Coles*, L. Puri, M. Bhandari, T.J. Wood, L.L. Burrows
*McMaster University, Canada

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 151, 99-108

Contrasting seasonality of the incidence of incisional surgical site infection after general and gastroenterological surgery: an analysis of 8436 patients in a single institute

K. Ichida*, H. Noda, R. Maemoto, Y. Mizusawa, N. Matsuzawa, S. Tamaki, I. Abe, Y. Endo, K. Inoue, T. Fukui, Y. Takayama, Y. Muto, K. Futsuhara, F. Watanabe, Y. Miyakura, M. Mieno, T. Rikiyama
*Jichi Medical University, Japan

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 151, 140-147

The impact of sink removal and other water-free interventions in intensive care units on water-borne healthcare-associated infections: a systematic review

J.M. Low*, M. Chan, J.L. Low, M.C.W. Chua, J.H. Lee
*National University Children’s Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 150, 61-71

Implications of ad-hoc molecular typing for infection control measures in a multi-cluster, multi-phenotypic Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit

M.M.A. Toorop*, I.V. Hoogendijk, H.C.M. Dogterom-Ballering, S.A. Boers, M.E.M. Kraakman, J. van Prehn, E. Wessels, V. Bekker, K.E. Veldkamp
*Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 150, 26-33

Epidemiology of bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Switzerland, 2015 - 2022: secular trends and association with the COVID-19 pandemic

L. Damonti*, M. Gasser, A. Kronenberg, N. Buetti
*University of Bern, Switzerland

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 150, 145-152

Endoscope sampling and culturing methods

L. Pineau*, M. Alfa, C. Radix
*Eurofins Biotech Germande, France

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 149, 36-45

Emerging trends of invasive yeast infections and azole resistance in Beijing intensive care units

J. Yu*, W. Yang, X. Fan, E. Cui, R. Min, H. Yuan, Y. Hu, H. Wang, G. Zhang, Y. Zhao, Y. Xu, L. Guo
*Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, China

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 149, 46-55

Machine-learning-based risk assessment tool to rule out empirical use of ESBL-targeted therapy in endemic areas

H.D. Ravkin*, R.M. Ravkin, E. Rubin, L. Nesher
*Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 149, 90-97

The use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent or refractory Clostridioides difficile infection and other potential indications: second edition of joint British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) guidelines

B.H. Mullish*, B. Merrick, M.N. Quraishi, A. Bak, C.A. Green, D.J. Moore, R.J. Porter, N.T. Elumogo, J.P. Segal, N. Sharma, B. Marsh, G. Kontkowski, S.E. Manzoor, A.L. Hart, C. Settle, J.J. Keller, P. Hawkey, T.H. Iqbal, S.D. Goldenberg, H.R.T. Williams
*Imperial College London, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 148, 189-219