The devil is in the validation and design; managing the risk from opportunistic pathogens in the dental unit
Publication date: Available online 1 June 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Andrew Smith (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - June 2, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Nasal high flow oxygen therapy in COVID-19 patients does not cause environmental surface contamination
Publication date: Available online 31 May 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Oriol Roca, Andrés Pacheco, Jordi Rodon, Andrés Antón, Júlia Vergara-Alert, Lluís Armadans, Joaquim Segalés, Tomás Pumarola, Magda Campins, Ricard Ferrer, Virginia Rodríguez-Garrido (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - June 1, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Effectiveness of an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system to increase compliance and reduce healthcare-associated infections
Publication date: Available online 29 May 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Annie Rosenfeldt Knudsen, Susanne Kolle, Marco Bo Hansen, Jens Kjølseth Møller (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - May 30, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Incidence, diagnosis and outcomes of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA): a systematic review
Publication date: July 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 113Author(s): W.H. Chong, K.P. Neu (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - May 30, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Patterns of antibiotic use in hospital-acquired infections
Publication date: Available online 27 May 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Thibaud Sevin, Côme Daniau, Serge Alfandari, Emmanuel Piednoir, Catherine Dumartin, Hervé Blanchard, Loïc Simon, Anne Berger-Carbonne, Stéphane Le Vu (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - May 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Coping with contagions: Maintaining infection prevention and control in an Irish tertiary hospital during COVID and a debilitating nationwide ransomware virus in May 2021
Publication date: Available online 28 May 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): James Powell, Regina Monahan, Barbara Slevin, Maureen O’Hara, Nuala H. O’Connell, Colum P. Dunne (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - May 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Automated surveillance in French ICUs: is it feasible? Results from a survey in French ICUs participating to a surveillance network
Publication date: Available online 26 May 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Alain Lepape, Anaïs Machut, Solweig Gerbier-Colomban, Elisabetta Kuczewski, Jean-Philippe Rasigade, Jean-François Timsit, Philippe Vanhems, Florent Wallet, Anne Savey, Arnaud Friggeri, the REA-REZO group (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - May 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Aerosols should not be defined by distance travelled
Publication date: Available online 26 May 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Julian W. Tang, Linsey C. Marr, Donald K. Milton (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - May 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Critical points and potential pitfalls of outbreak of IMP-1-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa among kidney transplant recipients: a case-control study
Publication date: Available online 24 May 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Maristela P. Freire, Carlos Henrique Camargo, Amanda Yaeko Yamada, Filipe Onishi Nagamori, Jose Otto Reusing, Fernanda Spadão, Ana Paula Cury, Flavia Rossi, William C. Nahas, Elias David-Neto, Ligia C. Pierrotti (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - May 24, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

The efficacy of UV light-emitting technology against coronaviruses: a systematic review
Publication date: Available online 21 May 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Federica Chiappa, Beatrice Frascella, Giacomo Pietro Vigezzi, Matteo Moro, Luca Diamanti, Leandro Gentile, Paolo Lago, Nicola Clementi, Carlo Signorelli, Nicasio Mancini, Anna Odone (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - May 22, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Editorial Board
Publication date: June 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 112Author(s): (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - May 22, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Universal admission screening: a potential game-changer in hospitals with high prevalence of MRSA
Publication date: July 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 113Author(s): M.A. Borg, D. Suda, E. Scicluna, A. Brincat, P. Zarb (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - May 22, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Clostridioides difficile colonization and infection in a cohort of Australian adults with cystic fibrosis
Publication date: July 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 113Author(s): A.S. Tai, P. Putsathit, L. Eng, K. Imwattana, D.A. Collins, S. Mulrennan, T.V. Riley (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - May 21, 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: July 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 113Author(s): M. Hornschuh, P. Zwicker, A. Kramer, K. Schaufler, S.E. Heiden, J.A. Bohnert, K. Becker, N-O. Hübner (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - May 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Concentration of chlorhexidine gluconate-alcohol for skin antisepsis at the intravascular catheter insertion site
Publication date: Available online 19 May 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Hong-yu Zhou, Marlieke E.A. de Kraker, Olivier Mimoz, Matthieu Boisson, Stephan Harbarth, Niccolò Buetti (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - May 20, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research