Journal of Hospital Infection

Article	Citations
A predictive score for the result of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales and vancomycin-resistant enterococci screening	88
How reliable are test results from 17 laboratories on the basis of EN 1500 for a hand rub based on 80% (w/w)?	71
Risk assessment of the mechanical spread of bacterial pathogens due to Lasius neglectus ants infesting a tertiary hospital	64
Risk of carbapenemase acquisition and bacteraemia in patients with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in haematology wards under cohort isolation with different carbapenemase types: a retrospect	51
Management of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Dutch healthcare institutes: a nationwide survey	49
Whole-genome sequencing reveals two prolonged simultaneous outbreaks involving Pseudomonas aeruginosa high-risk strains ST111 and ST235 with resistance to quaternary ammonium compounds	48
Validation of electronic hand hygiene monitoring systems: the IPC community must agree on four essentials	47
Editorial Board	46
Editorial Board	45
Review of decontamination protocols for shared non-critical objects in 35 policies of UK NHS acute care organizations	44
Novel scores relevant to antimicrobial resistance and hospital-acquired infections developed with data from a multi-hospital consortium in the Parisian region of France	44
Specialists' opinion regarding factors related to wet loads after steam sterilization	44
The novel application and effect of an ultraviolet light decontamination strategy on the healthcare acquisition of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in a hospital setting	43
Monkeypox virus isolation from longitudinal samples from four patients to infer risk of onwards transmission: an interim analysis	41
Educational intervention to improve infection prevention and control practices in four companion animal clinics in Switzerland	41
Burden of surgical management of prosthetic joint infections following hip and knee replacements in Alberta, Canada: an analysis and comparison of two major urban centres	40
A proposed classification system for opportunistic pathogens for improved healthcare infection prevention and control risk assessments	38
Why is the pathogen positivity rate so high even after chlorhexidine–alcohol disinfection?	37
Bacterial contamination of bone allografts in the tissue banks: a systematic review and meta-analysis	37
Central- and peripheral-line-associated bloodstream infections in Victorian neonatal intensive care units: findings from a comprehensive Victorian surveillance network, 2008–2024	37
Does pulsed lavage reduce the risk of surgical site infection? A systematic review and meta-analysis	36
Optimizing healthcare workforce management: the economic impact of in-house molecular testing during the COVID-19 pandemic	36
Compliance with a novel hand hygiene protocol tailored to non-sterile healthcare workers in the operating theatre	36
Key predictors and burden of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in comparison with meticillin-susceptible S. aureus infection in an Australian hospital setting	36
Regarding “Optimization and evaluation of new decontamination procedures inactivating human prions” recently published by Herzog and colleagues	35

Infection prevention and control risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection in health workers: a global, multi-centre, case–control study	34
Drain decontamination using in-situ-generated ozone	34
Octenidine exposure was not associated with reduced octenidine susceptibility of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an extended-care facility in Singapore	34
Nurses' attitudes, behaviours, and enablers of intravenous to oral switching (IVOS) of antibiotics: a mixed-methods survey of nursing staff in secondary care hospitals across the Midlands region of En	32
Catheter salvage strategies in children with central venous catheter-related or -associated bloodstream infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis	30
Which antiseptic to use for a caesarean section? A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	30
Longitudinal mpox virus surface sampling in an outpatient setting	30
Cost-effectiveness and clinical utility of universal pre-admission MRSA screening in total joint arthroplasty patients	30
A systematic review of antimicrobial stewardship interventions implemented in intensive care units	29
Invasive fungal infection is associated with antibiotic exposure in preterm infants: a multi-centre prospective case–control study	28
What techniques are recommended to undertake procedures that require asepsis? Content and cluster analysis of information supplied in international guidance	26
Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and perceived challenges for healthcare workers on waterless intensive care unit (ICU) care at a neonatal ICU in Singapore	26
Antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in Enterobacterales and Enterococcus faecium: a time series analysis	26
Bacterial recolonization of hospital sink biofilms	26
Polymicrobial outbreak of carbapenemase producing Enterobacterales managed using universal admission and discharge screening and water-safe built environment	26
Effect of prolonged exposure to disinfectants in the antimicrobial resistance profile of relevant micro-organisms: a systematic review	26
Screening medical students for SARS-CoV-2 to facilitate face-to-face clinical teaching and prevent onward spread to patients	25
Biocide resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: appraising the mechanisms	25
Effect of participation in a surgical site infection surveillance programme on hospital performance in Japan: a retrospective study	24
A search strategy for detecting duodenoscope-associated infections: a retrospective observational study	24
Use of the quantitative antibiogram method for assessing nosocomial transmission of ESBL-producing Enterobacterales in a French hospital	24
From admission to infection: a time-period analysis of the pathogens in healthcare-associated infections	24
Association between use of medication and hospital-acquired infections: a multi-centre case–control study	23
Decontamination of patient bathroom surfaces with 405 nm violet-blue light irradiation in a real-life setting	23
Colonization resistance against multi-drug-resistant bacteria: a narrative review	23
The Hidden Iceberg: Can Wastewater Transform Infection Surveillance and Prevention in Care Homes?	23
The role of kitchens/pantries in the spread of multi-drug-resistant organisms	22
Adverse events associated with patient isolation: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis	22
Factors predicting non-ventilated hospital-acquired pneumonia: systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Hospital context in surgical site infection following colorectal surgery: a multi-level logistic regression analysis	21
Evaluating the environmental microbiota across four National Health Service hospitals within England	21
Editorial Board	21
When 2% chlorhexidine isn't 2%! Implications on MRSA decolonization guidelines	21
Rapid, simple multi-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis: a reliable tool for Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak screening	21
Nurses' knowledge and implementation of antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention strategies in acute paediatric settings	21
Fighting antimicrobial resistance in a resource-limited setting: an integrated approach to infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship is the ‘best buy’	20
Detailed analysis of in-hospital transmission of SARS-CoV-2 using whole genome sequencing	20
Comparative efficacy evaluation of disinfectants against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2	20
Resolving a neonatal intensive care unit outbreak of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to the single-nucleotide variant level using Oxford Nanopore simplex reads and HERRO error correction	19
WHO ‘My five moments for hand hygiene’ in anaesthesia induction: a video-based analysis reveals novel system challenges and design opportunities	19
New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase-NDM-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a legacy of the pandemic	19
Clinical characteristics and outcome of Candida auris bloodstream infections during an outbreak in a Greek tertiary academic intensive care unit	19
Estimating the savings of a national project to prevent healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units	19
Risk factors for infection associated with the use of external ventricular drainage: a systematic review with meta-analysis	18
Experience of multi-drug-resistant bacterial screening of Ukrainian refugee paediatric cancer patients arriving in England	18
Survey of healthcare-associated sink infrastructure, and sink trap antibiotic residues and biochemistry, in twenty-nine UK hospitals	18
The costs of surgical site infection after abdominal surgery in middle-income countries: Key resource use In Wound Infection (KIWI) study	18
Norovirus outbreaks in hospitals in China: a systematic review	18
The role of spatial distance in SARS-CoV-2 nosocomial transmission	18
Re: Oral antiseptics against coronavirus: in-vitro and clinical evidence	18

Identifying indicators and targets for the new World Health Organization Global Framework on Infection Prevention and Control: an e-Delphi study	18
Evaluating the accuracy of point prevalence surveys: a comparative analysis with Hungarian National Nosocomial Surveillance (NNSR) data	17
Hand disinfections per patient-day in relation to use of unsterile gloves per patient-day: a comparator for the appropriate use of unsterile gloves in the clinical setting?	17
Infection prevention and control policy implementation for CPE: a cross-sectional national survey of healthcare workers reveals knowledge gaps and suboptimal practices	17
Implementation of Public Health England infection prevention and control guidance in maternity units in response to the COVID-19 pandemic	17
Large, protracted, multi-species and multi-clonal spread of VIM-type metallo-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in an Italian hospital	17
Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on hospital robustness to the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a large German university hospital	17
Predisposing factors for person-to-person transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome bunyavirus	16
Potential use of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy as a rapid screening tool for investigating nosocomial outbreaks of ST-80 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium	16
Systematic screening for digestive carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (E-ESBL) at hospital readmission among patients with past history of E-ESBL colonization or infe	16
Contamination of hospital linen in critical care wards: still a hazard?	16
Improving compliance with isolation measures in the operating room: a prospective simulation study comparing the effectiveness and costs of simulation-based training vs video-based training	16
Simulation as a tool for promoting infection control measures during a carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales outbreak: lessons learned	16
Contamination and control of environmental surfaces and personal protective equipment in dental clinics: a multi-centre study	16
Patient engagement to counter catheter-associated urinary tract infections with an app (PECCA): a multicentre, prospective, interrupted time-series and before-and-after study	16
Misidentification as Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospital water supply samples	16
A proposed cleaning classification system for reusable medical devices to complement the Spaulding classification	16
Vermamoeba vermiformis resides in water-based heater–cooler units and can enhance Mycobacterium chimaera survival after chlorine exposure	16
Efficacy of heat against the vaccinia virus, variola virus and monkeypox virus	16
Editorial Board	16
Evaluation of the initial specimen diversion technique (ISDT) for reducing blood culture contamination in children: a prospective randomized controlled trial	16
Transmission dynamics and associated mortality of nosocomial COVID-19 throughout 2021: a retrospective study at a large teaching hospital in London	16
Health economic burden of refractory and recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection in the inpatient setting of the German healthcare system – the IBIS Study	16
Strategies to improve the implementation of infection control link nurse programmes in acute-care hospitals	15
Game-based training to improve the compliance of hospital pharmacy operators with handwashing guidelines	15
Editorial Board	15
Impact of WHO-recommended tuberculosis control measures on occupational tuberculosis risk among healthcare workers in a high-burden tertiary hospital in Brazil: a 24-year retrospective analysis	15
Influence of bed making on loads of airborne and surface-associated drug-resistant bacteria in patient rooms	15
COVID-19 is here to stay: how to teach protection	15
Analysis of a persistent outbreak with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium revealed the need for an adapted diagnostic algorithm	15
Infection control in conflict zones: practical insights from recent medical missions to Gaza	15
Editorial Board	15
A hypothesis for association between electrical surgical incision techniques and surgical site infection	15
The sink splash zone	15
Whole-genome sequencing to investigate transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the acute healthcare setting: a systematic review	15
Luminous intensity and efficacy of the HUSKY-UV® mobile UVC-emitting robot: surface disinfection in the hospital setting applied to the SARS-CoV-2 model	15
An outbreak of multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii on a burns ICU and its control with multi-faceted containment measures	14
Antimicrobial-coated sutures versus non-coated sutures in reducing surgical site infection: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Impact of artificial accelerated ageing of PVC surfaces and surface degradation on disinfectant efficacy	14
Smart-detection approach for protein residues to evaluate the cleaning efficacy of reusable medical devices	14
Use of complexity theory to inform antimicrobial stewardship: a scoping review	14
Safety outcomes of a mobile laminar airflow device to perform intravitreal injections: a 3-year retrospective study	13
First detected Proteus mirabilis co-harbouring VIM-1, VIM-2, and VIM-13 from the largest Bulgarian hospital	13
The seasonality of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in South Korea	13
Risk Factors for Nosocomial Clostridioides Difficile Infection-Induced Diarrhea in Patients Receiving Enteral Feeding: A Scoping Review	13
Persistence of plasmid-borne carbapenemase genes in environmental Gram-negative bacilli plays a role in hospital acquisition of carbapenemase-producing organisms	13
Risk of multi-drug-resistant organism acquisition from prior bed occupants in the intensive care unit: a meta-analysis	13
Development of disinfectant tolerance in Klebsiella pneumoniae	13
Pilot randomized experimental study evaluating isopropyl alcohol and ultraviolet-C radiation in the disinfection of healthcare workers' smartphones	13
Self-reported knowledge, practice and perceived usefulness of Care Bundles: A Pilot Survey among Italian Healthcare Professionals	13
Barriers and facilitators for surgical site infection surveillance for adult cardiac surgery in a high-income setting: an in-depth exploration	13
Derivation and validation of a novel preoperative risk prediction model for surgical site infection in pancreaticoduodenectomy and comparison of preoperative antibiotics with different risk stratifica	13
The burden of ESKAPE pathogen-related hospital-acquired infections: clinical and financial perspective from a systematic review	13
Prevalence of anti-hepatitis C positivity in a nursing home: a hitherto unrecognized submerged population	13
Development and evaluation of a high-fidelity, multi-disciplinary simulation training course for high-consequence infectious diseases using fluorescence visualization	13
Nanosilver/DCOIT-containing surface coating effectively and constantly reduces microbial load in emergency room surfaces	13
Cleaning efficacy of unbrushable endoscope channels in automated endoscope reprocessors: Evidence of noncompliance in real-world practice	13
Source strength as a measurement to define the ability of clean air suits to reduce airborne contamination in operating rooms	12
Outbreak of adenovirus D8 in a neonatal intensive care unit involving multiple simultaneous transmission pathways	12
Editorial Board	12
Long-term intensive care unit outbreak of carbapenemase-producing organisms associated with contaminated sink drains	12
Enhanced Infection Prevention and Control Interventions Decreased Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Colonization and Infection in an Intensive Care Unit: A four-year retrospective study	12
Impact of a measles outbreak on a UK children's emergency department and the public health response: a retrospective observational study	12
Antimicrobial-treated fabric scrubs can prevent pathogen proliferation on scrubs	12
Editorial Board	12
Limited impact of colistin resistance on mortality of intensive care patients with carbapenem-resistant bacteraemia	12
Clinical prediction models to guide treatment of periprosthetic joint infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Outcomes of influenza and COVID-19 inpatients in different phases of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a single-centre retrospective case–control study	12
Role of antiseptics in the prevention and treatment of infections in nursing homes	12
Resistance or tolerance? Highlighting the need for precise terminology in the field of disinfection	12
Povidone-iodine and silver nitrate are equally effective in eradicating staphylococcal biofilm grown on a titanium surface: an in-vitro analysis	12
Dynamics of blaOXA-23 gene transmission in Acinetobacter spp. from contaminated veterinary environmental surfaces: an emerging One Health threat?	12
Fortuitous diagnosis of monkeypox in a patient hospitalized for several days: risk assessment and follow-up for exposed healthcare workers	12
Vertebral osteomyelitis after spine instrumentation surgery: risk factors and management	12
Role of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and molecular typing methods in an outbreak investigation of Pseudomonas stutzeri acute endophthalmitis post-phacoemulsification	12
TMVs in health care: Pseudomonas aeruginosa HCAI vs scalding risk – more can be done	12
Antibiotic use for respiratory tract infections among older adults living in long-term care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Antibiotic Resistance Characteristics and Genetic Determinants of Hypervirulence in Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Wounded Individuals in Ukraine	12
Virucidal activity of nasal sprays against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2	12
A pharmacist-led penicillin allergy de-labelling project within a preoperative assessment clinic: the low-hanging fruit is within reach	12

Incidence and risk factors for hospital-acquired cholecystitis	11
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: impact of ending screening and isolation in a Danish University hospital	11
The role of colonization with resistant Gram-negative bacteria in the treatment of febrile neutropenia after stem cell transplantation	11
Editorial Board	11
Corrigendum to Joint Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) and Infection Prevention Society (IPS) guidelines for the prevention and control of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in healthc	11
COVID-19 isolation measures did not prevent vancomycin-resistant enterococci transmissions	11
Longitudinal two-year comparative genomic analysis of respiratory Staphylococcus aureus isolates from intensive care unit mechanically ventilated patients	11
Robust epidemiological investigations in hospital-based COVID-19 outbreaks cannot be overlooked–even in the era of whole-genome sequencing	11
Management of newborns and healthcare workers exposed to isoniazid-resistant congenital tuberculosis in the neonatal intensive care unit	11
A new year and new infection prevention and control opportunities from the COVID-19 legacy	11
Enterococcus spp. ability to form a dry surface biofilm: a route to persistence on environmental surfaces	11
Impact of a polyhexanide-based antiseptic skin solution on Candida auris colonization and invasive fungaemia	11
Survival and inactivation of hepatitis E virus on inanimate surfaces	11
Timing of last COVID-19 vaccine dose and SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in fully (boosted) vaccinated healthcare personnel	11
Implementation of a new surveillance system for dialysis-associated infection events in outpatient dialysis facilities in Germany	11
Can screening and decontamination procedures performed on an outpatient basis reduce colonization with Staphylococcus aureus and mitigate associated complications in patients undergoing elective hospi	11
Differences in strategies for prevention of COVID-19 transmission in hospitals: nationwide survey results from the Republic of Korea	11
Transfer of micro-organisms from dry surface biofilms and the influence of long survival under conditions of poor nutrition and moisture on the virulence of Staphylococcus aureus	11
Antimicrobial efficacy and inactivation kinetics of a novel LED-based UV-irradiation technology	11
Identification of risk factors and development of a predictive model for bloodstream infection in intensive care unit COVID-19 patients	11
Trends of antimicrobial use through selected antimicrobial indicators in Spanish hospitals, 2012 to 2021	11
Detection of human coronavirus RNA in surgical smoke generated by surgical devices	11
Postoperative risk of infection with klebsiella in adults – a retrospective case–control study	11
Automated surveillance systems for healthcare-associated infections: results from a European survey and experiences from real-life utilization	10
Epidemiology and prevention of surgical site infection in Japan	10
Predicting consequences of COVID-19 control measure de-escalation on nosocomial transmission and mortality: a modelling study in a French rehabilitation hospital	10
Implications of ad-hoc molecular typing for infection control measures in a multi-cluster, multi-phenotypic Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit	10
Peripheral venous catheter colonization after skin disinfection with 0.5% aqueous sodium hypochlorite, preceded or not by one application of 70% ethanol (DACLEAN): a single-centre, randomized, open-la	10
The dangers of reused personal protective equipment: healthcare workers and workstation contamination	10
A novel glove box design decreases glove box surface contamination and glove waste	10
The implementation of portable air-cleaning technologies in healthcare settings – a scoping review	10
Epidemiology of bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Switzerland, 2015–2022: secular trends and association with the	10
Risk factors for blood exposure accidents and their reporting in dentistry in The Netherlands	10
Missed opportunities for hand hygiene at the patient's bedside: a pilot descriptive study	10
Impact of the introduction of the national antimicrobial stewardship standard across Queensland Health hospitals: ecological observational study exploring patterns of antimicrobial use	10
Diagnostic accuracy of the Abbott ID NOW SARS-CoV-2 rapid test for the triage of acute medical admissions	10
Hospitalized patients on proton pump inhibitors for stress ulcer prophylaxis have a higher risk of Clostridioides difficile infection compared with those on histamine-2 receptor antagonists	10
Surgical site infections after simultaneous pancreas kidney and pancreas transplantation in the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study	10
Gel nail polish does not have a negative impact on the nail bacterial burden nor on the quality of hand hygiene with an alcohol-based hand rub	10
Prediction of post-stroke urinary tract infection risk in immobile patients using machine learning: an observational cohort study	10
Assessing the effects of transient weather conditions on airborne transmission risk in naturally ventilated hospitals	10
Antimicrobial resistance situation and control measures in Hong Kong: from a One Health perspective	10
Editorial Board	10
Contrasting seasonality of the incidence of incisional surgical site infection after general and gastroenterological surgery: an analysis of 8436 patients in a single institute	10
High false-positive results from routine penicillin skin testing influencing the choice of appropriate antibiotics in China	10
Hospital resource endowments and nosocomial infections: longitudinal evidence from the English National Health Service on Clostridioides difficile between 2011 and 2019	10
Monitoring hygiene practices in gynaecological ultrasound: a new approach	10
Operating room ventilation systems: recovery degree, cleanliness recovery rate and air change effectiveness in an ultra-clean area	10
Incidence, complications, and costs of peripheral venous catheter-related bacteraemia: a retrospective, single-centre study	10
Antimicrobial use in Japanese hospitals: results from a point-prevalence survey in Aichi, 2020	10
Nationwide surveillance system to evaluate hospital-acquired COVID-19 in Brazilian hospitals	9
Length of intensive care unit stay and the apparent efficacy of antimicrobial-based versus non-antimicrobial-based ventilator pneumonia prevention interventions within the Cochrane review database	9
Impact of control measures including decolonization and hand hygiene for orthopaedic surgical site infection caused by MRSA at a Japanese tertiary-care hospital	9
Airborne protection for staff is associated with reduced hospital-acquired COVID-19 in English NHS trusts	9
Bayesian inference of nosocomial meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission rates in an urban safety-net hospital	9
A standardized method for evaluating test soils used to demonstrate cleaning efficacy	9
An emerging Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive CC5-meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-IVc clone recovered from hospital and community settings over a 17-year period from 12 countries investi	9
Kinetics of the reduction of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease prion seeding activity by steam sterilization support the use of validated 134°C programmes	9
Intrahospital transmission and infection control of Candida auris originating from a severely infected COVID-19 patient transferred abroad	9
Emergence and control of an outbreak of PVL-positive MRSA in a UK-based maternity setting	9
Evaluation of the host-response biomarker interferon-γ-induced protein-10 in predicting SARS-CoV-2 infectiousness	9
Temporal evolution of bacterial species and their antimicrobial resistance characteristics in wound infections of war-related injuries in Ukraine from 2014 to 2023	9
Simulated-use evaluation of rapid ChannelCheck™ cleaning test for optimal detection of organic residues in flexible endoscope channels	9
Development and validation of a competency evaluation model for hospital infection prevention and control practitioners in the post-pandemic era: a mixed methods study	9
Harnessing a real-time location system for contact tracing in a busy emergency department	9
Biofilm formation by uropathogenic Escherichia coli: a complicating factor for treatment and recurrence of urinary tract infections	9
Generalizability of predictive models for Clostridioides difficile infection, severity and recurrence at an urban safety-net hospital	9
Editorial Board	9
Expression of concern: Postoperative serum amyloid A as a primary marker in a predictive model for ventilator-associated pneumonia in elderly patients with acute ischaemic stroke undergoing endovascul	9
Predictors of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Optimizing Antibiotic Stewardship in United Arab Emirates Hospitals: An Assessment of Programme Structure in Emirates Health Services	9
An outbreak of livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) clonal complex 398 in a regional burns centre	9
Evaluating the antimicrobial activity of copper surfaces against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus 1 year after use in a microbiology laboratory	9
Not the entire picture: a pragmatic review on CAUTI	8
Evaluation of a bipolar ionization device in inactivation of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, yeast, Aspergillus spp. and human coronavirus	8
Comparison of multistate model, survival regression, and matched case–control methods for estimating excess length of stay due to healthcare-associated infections	8
Is there evidence for bacteria-carrying particles causing postoperative surgical site infections?	8
Cost of antibiotics in medical intensive care	8
Validity of self-reported compliance and behavioural determinants of observed compliance: an application of the COM-B hand hygiene questionnaire in nine Dutch hospitals	8
Candida auris in Dutch hospitals: are we ready for it?	8
The effects of chlorhexidine, povidone-iodine and vancomycin on growth and biofilms of pathogens that cause prosthetic joint infections: an in-vitro model	8
Insights on catheter-related bloodstream infections: a prospective observational study on the catheter colonization and multidrug resistance	8
‘Be afraid – be very afraid’: passive air drying of nebulizer parts in cystic fibrosis – occult microbiological risks of contamination with Pseudomonas aeruginosa from calyptrate flies (Musca domestic	8
Economic evaluation of pre-operative shower with antiseptic soap to prevent surgical site infections	8
Logistic regression model predicts early surgical site infection after spinal fusion: a retrospective cohort study	8
A fatal outbreak of neonatal sepsis caused by mcr-10-carrying Enterobacter kobei in a tertiary care hospital in Nepal	8
Interest of broth enrichment for rectal screening in a low carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales prevalence country	8
Editorial Board	8
Evaluation of the substitution of poliomyelitis virus for testing virucidal activities of instrument and surface disinfection	8
Effectiveness of an enhanced antibiotic stewardship programme among paediatric patients in a tertiary hospital in Vietnam	8
Hospital outbreak of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase type-1 (NDM-1) in Salmonella enterica with inter-species plasmid transmission	8
Patients' perspectives of healthcare-associated infection: ‘you don't know what impacts it will have on your life’	8
Inverse probability weighting leads to more accurate incidence estimates for healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units – results from two national surveillance systems	8
Trends in hospital acquired New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in Tuscany (Italy) from 2019 to 2021: impact of the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Clinical study of antibacterial medical textiles containing polyhydroxyalkanoate oligomers for reduction of hospital-acquired infections	8