Investigation of intra-hospital SARS-CoV-2 transmission using nanopore whole genome sequencing
Publication date: Available online 26 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Alexander Hesselberg Løvestad, Silje Bakken Jørgensen, Nina Handal, Ole Herman Ambur, Hege Vangstein Aamot (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 27, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

How dirty is your QUERTY? The risk of healthcare pathogen transmission from computer keyboards
Publication date: Available online 26 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): K. Ledwoch, S.J. Dancer, J.A. Otter, K. Kerr, D. Roposte, J.-Y. Maillard (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 27, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Universal visors as a key measure to stop nosocomial transmission of SARS-CoV2
Publication date: Available online 25 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Joanne Hamilton, Leila Farmer, David Richards, Tom Lewis (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Adherence of nurses to annual seasonal influenza vaccination over a five-year period
Publication date: Available online 25 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Chin Pok Chan, Shui Shan Lee, Ngai Sze Wong (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Evaluation of indoor hospital acclimatization of body temperature before COVID-19 fever screening
Publication date: Available online 25 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Antonella Bassi, Brandon Michael Henry, Laura Pighi, Ludovica Leone, Giuseppe Lippi (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Evaluation of hydrogen peroxide and ozone residue levels on N95 masks following chemical decontamination
Publication date: Available online 25 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Paramee Kumkrong, Ludmila Scoles, Yvan Brunet, Scott Baker, Patrick H.J. Mercier, Dominique Poirier (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Clinical and molecular characteristics of OXA-72-producing Acinetobacter baumannii ST636 outbreak at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Serbia
Publication date: Available online 25 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Ina Gajic, Milos Jovicevic, Marija Milic, Dusan Kekic, Natasa Opavski, Zorica Zrnic, Slavica Dacic, Ljiljana Pavlovic, Vera Mijac (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Predictors of potentially suboptimal treatment of urinary tract infections in long-term care facilities
Publication date: April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 110Author(s): H.J. Appaneal, A.R. Caffrey, V.V. Lopes, V. Mor, D.M. Dosa, K.L. LaPlante, T.I. Shireman (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Containment of procedure-associated aerosols by an extractor tent: effect on nebulized drug particle dispersal
Publication date: April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 110Author(s): M. Fennelly, J. Keane, L. Dolan, B.J. Plant, D.J. O'Connor, J.R. Sodeau, M.B. Prentice (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 25, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Water springing to life the fungal desert
Publication date: Available online 23 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Inkster T, Weinbren M (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 24, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Long-term contamination of sink drains by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in three intensive-care units: characteristics and transmission to patients
Publication date: Available online 23 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): C. Lemarié, C. Legeay, R. Mahieu, F. Moal, C. Ramont, A. Kouatchet, M. Eveillard (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 24, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Do we see the Hawthorne effect in adherence of the general public to self-protection guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic? A Danish observational study
Publication date: Available online 2 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): B. Olesen, M. Bjerregaard Feldthaus (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 23, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

The hospital built environment – biofilm, biodiversity and bias
Publication date: Available online 22 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Weinbren M, Inkster T (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 23, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Duration of isolation and precautions in immunocompromised patients with COVID-19
Publication date: Available online 22 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Lucia Taramasso, Chiara Sepulcri, Malgorzata Mikulska, Laura Magnasco, Alessia Lai, Bianca Bruzzone, Chiara Dentone, Matteo Bassetti (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 23, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Global and national estimates of the number of healthcare workers at high risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Publication date: Available online 20 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Ciara V. McCarthy, Frank Sandmann, Mark Jit, Rosalind M. Eggo, Gwenan M. Knight, Stefan Flasche, Anna M. Foss, Petra Klepac, Yalda Jafari, Naomi R. Waterlow, Sophie R. Meakin, Jiayao Lei, C Julian Villabona-Arenas, Simon R. Procter, Sam Abbott, Sebastian Funk, Nikos I. Bosse, Kathleen O'Reilly, William Waites, Kaja Abbas (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 20, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research