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The July edition of the JHI features research on the survival of a norovirus surrogate on surfaces in synthetic gastric fluid, an investigation into hospital-onset MRSA bloodstream infections in high-burden acute care facilities, and the risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia following cardiac surgery. New review articles address whether cohorting for preventing the nosocomial spread of CPE in non-epidemic settings should be mandatory, and the dissemination of antibiotic resistance and other healthcare waterborne pathogens.

The journal continues to publish research and commentary on the nosocomial spread of SARS-CoV-2, with work from Lombardi et al. on the duration of quarantine in hospitalized patients with COVID-19, opinion from McDermott et al. on faecal bio-aerosols as a route of transmission for SARS-CoV-2, and practice point articles addressing best practice in a COVID-19 hotel for healthcare workers in southern Italy, the importance of fever when symptom-based screening for COVID-19 in healthcare workers, and the importance of understanding the distinction between various filtration metrics for physicians and other decision-makers.

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Nosocomial transmission prevention of SARS-Cov-2 using a preoperative chest CT: a monocentric study during the outbreak

J. Touati, G. Rico, P. Habert, M. Gérault, J.-Y. Gaubert, C. Chagnaud, and others

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.07.005

Publication stage: In Press Journal Pre-Proof

Published online: July 15, 2020

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Making medical devices safer – impact of plastic and silicone oil on microbial biofilm formation

Martin Slettengren, Soumitra Mohanty, Witchuda Kamolvit, Jan van der Linden, Annelie Brauner

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.07.011

Publication stage: In Press Journal Pre-Proof

Published online: July 14, 2020

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Effects of subinhibitory concentrations of chlorhexidine and mupirocin on biofilm formation in clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Ki-Ho Park, Minji Jung, Dong Youn Kim, Yu-Mi Lee, Mi Suk Lee, Byung-Han Ryu, and others

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.07.010

Publication stage: In Press Journal Pre-Proof

Published online: July 14, 2020

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No increase in compliance before aseptic procedures in German hospitals. A longitudinal study with data from the national surveillance system over four years

T.S. Kramer, K. Bunte, C. Schröder, M. Behnke, J. Clausmeyer, C. Reichardt, and others

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.07.001

Publication stage: In Press Journal Pre-Proof

Published online: July 13, 2020

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DECONTAMINATION INTERVENTIONS FOR THE REUSE OF SURGICAL MASK PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

David J. Zorko, Shira Gertsman, Katie O’Hearn, Nicholas Timmerman, Nasser Ambu-Ali, Tri Dinh, and others

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.07.007

Publication stage: In Press Journal Pre-Proof

Published online: July 9, 2020

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July 2020

Volume 105, Issue 3

July 2020
Volume 105, Issue 3

Announcing Infection Prevention in Practice - a new online-only open access journal.

Infection Prevention in Practice will be an official journal of the Healthcare Infection Society and a sister journal to the Journal of Hospital Infection. Elsevier is proud to be the publisher for both titles. The journal will welcome high quality articles in the field of infection prevention and control, clinical microbiology and the global burden of infection in healthcare. Infection Prevention in Practice will provide a comprehensive educational resource for all those working in the field of infectious disease prevention and treatment, through the sharing of local research studies, experiences, case reports, novel techniques, best practice and outbreak reports from clinical professionals worldwide. The journal will initially be under the stewardship of Dr Jim Gray (Birmingham Children’s Hospital, UK), in conjunction with his role as Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Hospital Infection, to ensure a co-ordinated approach.

To submit to IPIP, click here.