Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Publication date: April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 110Author(s): J.W. Tang, W.P. Bahnfleth, P.M. Bluyssen, G. Buonanno, J.L. Jimenez, J. Kurnitski, Y. Li, S. Miller, C. Sekhar, L. Morawska, L.C. Marr, A.K. Melikov, W.W. Nazaroff, P.V. Nielsen, R. Tellier, P. Wargocki, S.J. Dancer (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 20, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Editorial Board
Publication date: March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 109Author(s): (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 18, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Re: Moore et al., Detection of SARS-CoV-2 within the healthcare environment: a multicentre study conducted during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in England, Journal of Hospital Infection 2020;108:189–196
Publication date: March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 109Author(s): T. Robalo Nunes, M.-C. Zanella, S. Cordey, L. Kaiser, S. Harbarth (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 18, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Surgical site infections - guidance for elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic - international recommendations and clinical experience
Publication date: Available online 15 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Assadian Ojan, Golling Markus, Krüger Colin M, Leaper David, Mutters Nico T, Roth Beat, Kramer Axel (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 16, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Pilot Study: Comparing the Quantitative Fit Testing Results of Half-Mask Respirators with Various Skin Barriers in a Crossover Study Design
Publication date: Available online 15 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Rajiv S. Trehan, Erin P. McDonnell, Jonathan V. McCoy, Pamela A. Ohman-Strickland, Colleen Donovan, Travis R. Quinoa, Daniel S. Morrison (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 16, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Comparison of forehand temperature screening with infrared thermometer and thermal imagine scanner
Publication date: Available online 13 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Giovanni Carpenè, Brandon Michael Henry, Camilla Mattiuzzi, Giuseppe Lippi (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 14, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Corrigendum to “Disinfection and cleaning of heater–cooler units: suspension- and biofilm-killing” [Journal of Hospital Infection 105 (2020) 552–557]
Publication date: Available online 12 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): J.O. Falkinham (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST307 outbreak strain from north-eastern Germany does not show increased tolerance to quaternary ammonium compounds and chlorhexidine
Publication date: Available online 13 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Melanie Hornschuh, Paula Zwicker, Axel Kramer, Katharina Schaufler, Stefan E. Heiden, Jürgen A. Bohnert, Karsten Becker, Nils-Olaf Hübner (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Cross-sectional prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in healthcare workers in paediatric facilities in eight countries
Publication date: April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 110Author(s): D. Goldblatt, M. Johnson, O. Falup-Pecurariu, I. Ivaskeviciene, V. Spoulou, E. Tamm, M. Wagner, H.J. Zar, L. Bleotu, R. Ivaskevicius, I. Papadatou, P. Jõgi, J. Lischka, Z. Franckling-Smith, D. Isarova, L. Grandjean, D. Zavadska (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Improved surveillance of surgical instruments reprocessing following the variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease crisis in England: findings from a three-year survey
Publication date: April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 110Author(s): R.C. Hervé, J. Hedges, C.W. Keevil (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Epidemiology of bloodstream infections in a Scottish haemodialysis population with focus on vascular access method
Publication date: April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 110Author(s): K. Crowe, B. White, N. Khanna, B. Cooke, D.B. Kingsmore, A. Jackson, K.S. Stevenson, R. Kasthuri, P.C. Thomson (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Outcomes of point-of-care testing for influenza in the emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in Ireland
Publication date: April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 110Author(s): T.K. Teoh, J. Powell, J. Kelly, C. McDonnell, R. Whelan, N.H. O'Connell, C.P. Dunne (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Whole-genome sequencing analysis reveals the spread of a vanB-carrying transposon among different vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates in a non-endemic setting
Publication date: April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 110Author(s): R.H.T. Nijhuis, M.A. Chlebowicz-Fliss, A.E. Smilde, J.W.A. Rossen, A.J.L. Weersink, A.C.M. Gigengack-Baars (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Successful containment of two vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) outbreaks in a Dutch teaching hospital using environmental sampling and whole genome sequencing
Publication date: Available online 11 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): K.B. Gast, A.J.G. van Oudheusden, J.L. Murk, J.J.J.M. Stohr, A.G. Buiting, J.J. Verweij (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 12, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Improved method for tuberculocidal and mycobactericidal activity testing of disinfectants based on the European Standard 14348
Publication date: Available online 11 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): F.H.H. Brill, J. Lenz, C. Lach, N. Radischat, L. Paßvogel, P. Goroncy-Bermes, H. Gabriel, J. Steinmann, K. Steinhauer (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 12, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research