Healthcare resource use in hospitalized patients with carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative infections
Publication date: April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 110Author(s): B. Merrick, M.K.I. Tan, K. Bisnauthsing, S.D. Goldenberg (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 5, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Weak organic acid synergy towards the prevention of catheter blockages
Publication date: Available online 3 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Jane Burns, Colin P. McCoy, Nicola J. Irwin (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 4, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Synergistic activity of weak organic acids against uropathogens
Publication date: Available online 3 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Jane Burns, Colin P. McCoy, Nicola J. Irwin (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 4, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

The accuracy of fully-automated algorithms for surveillance of healthcare-associated urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients
Publication date: Available online 3 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Suzanne Desirée van der Werff, Emil Thiman, Hideyuki Tanushi, John Karlsson Valik, Aron Henriksson, Mahbub Ul Alam, Hercules Dalianis, Anders Ternhag, Pontus Nauclér (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 4, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

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

Integrating rapid diagnostics in Gram-negative bloodstream infections of patients colonized by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales
Publication date: Available online 2 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): G. Bianco, M. Boattini, M. Iannaccone, L. Pastrone, A. Bondi, M. Peradotto, R. Cavallo, C. Costa (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 2, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Diagnostic accuracy and utility of SARS-CoV-2 antigen lateral flow assays in medical admissions with possible COVID-19
Publication date: Available online 1 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Hamish Houston, Ankur Gupta-Wright, Edward Toke-Bjolgerud, James Biggin-Lamming, Laurence John (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 1, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in augmented care: the molecular ecology and transmission dynamics in four large UK hospitals
Publication date: Available online 1 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Fenella D. Halstead, Joshua Quick, Marc O. Niebel, Mark Garvey, Nicola Cumley, Robin Smith, Timothy Neal, Paul Roberts, Katie Hardy, Sahida Shabir, James T. Walker, Peter Hawkey, Nicholas J. Loman (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - February 1, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Healthcare-associated infections and the prescribing of antibiotics in hospitalized patients of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) States: a mixed-methods systematic review
Publication date: Available online 30 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Tansy Wade, Carl Heneghan, Nia Roberts, Denice Curtis, Veronika Williams, Igho Onakpoya (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 31, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

The effect of skin antiseptic solutions on the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infection: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Publication date: Available online 30 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Tomoyuki Masuyama, Hideto Yasuda, Masamitsu Sanui, Alan Kawarai Lefor (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 31, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Nosocomial influenza in south-western Swiss hospitals during two seasonal epidemics: an observational study
Publication date: March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 109Author(s): L. Qalla-Widmer, D. Héquet, N. Troillet, C. Petignat, C. Balmelli, C. Bassi, C. Bellini, J.-P. Chave, A. Cometta, L. Christin, O. Clerc, O. Daher, U. Fuehrer, O. Marchetti, L. Merz, V. Portillo, G. Pralong, L. Sandoz, L. Senn, F. Tâche (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 31, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

SARS-CoV-2 viability on different surfaces after gaseous ozone treatment: a preliminary evaluation
Publication date: Available online 28 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): E. Percivalle, M. Clerici, I. Cassaniti, E. Vecchio Nepita, P. Marchese, D. Olivati, C. Catelli, A. Berri, F. Baldanti, P. Marone, R. Bruno, A. Triarico, P. Lago (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Time-dependent bacterial air contamination of sterile fields in a controlled operating room environment: an experimental intervention study
Publication date: Available online 28 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Camilla Wistrand, Bo Söderquist, Ann-Sofie Sundqvist (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Surgical Wound Infection Prevention using Topical Negative Pressure Therapy on Closed Abdominal Incisions – The “SWIPE IT” Randomised Clinical Trial
Publication date: Available online 28 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Angelina Marina Di Re, Danette Wright, James Wei Tatt Toh, Toufic El-Khoury, Nimalan Pathma-nathan, Martijn Pieter Gosselink, Sukhwant Khanijaun, Sudarsanam Raman, Grahame Ctercteko (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

In which pneumonia cases should we consider treatments for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia?
Publication date: Available online 29 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Waki Imoto, Koichi Yamada, Gaku Kuwabara, Kazushi Yamairi, Wataru Shibata, Kazuhiro Oshima, Kiyotaka Nakaie, Tetsuya Watanabe, Kazuhisa Asai, Yukihiro Kaneko, Tomoya Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Kakeya (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research