A proposal for pragmatic investigation of possible clonal clusters of pneumocystis pneumonia cases
Publication date: Available online 30 November 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): G. Nevez, F. Morio, P. Bonnet, N. Le Nan, F.-X. Blanc, S. Le Gal (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 25, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Universal risk assessment upon hospital admission for screening of carriage with multidrug-resistant microorganisms (MDRO) in a Dutch tertiary care centre (2016 – 2019)
Publication date: Available online 18 December 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Denise van Hout, Patricia C.J. Bruijning-Verhagen, Hetty Blok, Annet Troelstra, Marc J.M. Bonten (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 25, 2020 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
Publication date: Available online 24 December 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Tomás Robalo Nunes, Marie-Céline Zanella, Samuel Cordey, Laurent Kaiser, Stephan Harbarth (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 25, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

The daily direct costs of isolating patients identified with highly resistant microorganisms in a non-outbreak setting
Publication date: Available online 24 December 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Manon D. van Dijk, Anne F. Voor in ’t holt, Suzanne Polinder, Juliëtte A. Severin, Margreet C. Vos (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 25, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Diagnostic stewardship programme for urine culture: impact on antimicrobial prescription in a multi-centre cohort
Publication date: February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 108Author(s): A.L.H. Lee, E.C.M. Leung, M.K.P. Lee, R.W.M. Lai (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 25, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Limited implementation of measures to reduce nosocomial spread of COVID-19 in hip-fracture patients in the North West of England
Publication date: February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 108Author(s): S. Mastan, T. Cash, R.A. Malik, C.P. Charalambous, S. Abdulla, T. Collins, L. Dupley, J. Ferns, U. Halim, T. Hill, G. Hodhody, I. Hughes, A. Jamalfar, C. Jump, S. Khan, K. Koo, W. Luo, W. Moussa, M. Quereshi, D. Patel (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 25, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Multiple distinct outbreaks of Panton–Valentine leucocidin-positive community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ireland investigated by whole-genome sequencing
Publication date: February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 108Author(s): B.A. McManus, B.K. Aloba, M.R. Earls, G.I. Brennan, B. O'Connell, S. Monecke, R. Ehricht, A.C. Shore, D.C. Coleman (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 24, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Potential drawbacks of SARS-COV-2 seroprevalence surveys
Publication date: Available online 21 December 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Giuseppe Lippi (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 22, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Non-COVID Co-Morbidity: Potential Indirect Consequences of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Publication date: Available online 19 December 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Ashraf Kharrat, Angela Neish, Yenge Diambomba, Amish Jain (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 21, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Decontaminating N95 respirators during the Covid-19 pandemic: simple and practical approaches to increase decontamination capacity, speed, safety and ease of use
Publication date: Available online 19 December 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Riccardo Russo, Carly Levine, Courtney Grady, Blas Peixoto, Jessica McCormick-Ell, Thomas Block, Anthony Gresko, Guillaume Demas, Poonam Chitale, Alexis Frees, Alejandro Ruiz, David Alland (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 19, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Custom solution for personal protective equipment (PPE) in the orthopaedic setting: retrofitting Stryker Flyte T5 PPE system
Publication date: February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 108Author(s): J.P. Gibbons, J. Hayes, C.J. Skerritt, J.M. O'Byrne, C.J. Green (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 19, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Investigation on the influence of the Internet of Things management system on the hand hygiene compliance in an emergency intensive care unit
Publication date: Available online 17 December 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Nengyuan Xu, Caihong Liu, Yajing Feng, Fuqin Li, Xing Meng, Qing Lv, Chao Lan (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 18, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

A midwifery led prevalence programme for caesarean section surgical site infections
Publication date: Available online 17 December 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Elaine Baxter (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 18, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS CoV-2) pandemic on carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) prevention and control program: convergent or divergent action?
Publication date: Available online 15 December 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Valeria Belvisi, Cosmo Del Borgo, Serena Vita, Pietro Redaelli, Pasquale Dolce, Daniela Pacella, Blerta Kertusha, Anna Carraro, Raffaella Marocco, Margherita De Masi, Claudio Mastroianni, Miriam Lichtner, Carmine Cosentino, Luana Alibardi, Loredana De Marchis, Massimo Aiuti, Antonio Carraturo, Sergio Parrocchia, Alessandra Mecozzi, Alessandra De Meo (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 16, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

A dominant strain of Elizabethkingia anophelis emerged from a hospital water system to cause a three-year outbreak in a respiratory care center
Publication date: February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 108Author(s): Y-L. Lee, K-M. Liu, H-L. Chang, J-S. Lin, F-Y. Kung, C-M. Ho, K-H. Lin, Y-T. Chen (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 12, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research