June 2017

Editorial Board
Published in issue: June 2017
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Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

Opinion

Putting contact precautions in their place
• F. Fitzpatrick,
• E.N. Perencevich
Published online: March 03, 2017
p99-100

Original Articles


Presence, distribution and molecular epidemiology of multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli from medical personnel of intensive care units in Tianjin, China, 2007–2015
• H. Liu,
• CN. Fei,
• Y. Zhang,
• GW. Liu,
• J. Liu,
• J. Dong
Published online: January 28, 2017
p101-110
Risk factors for KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae acquisition and infection in a healthcare setting with possible local transmission: a case–control study
• K.M. Cronin,
• Y.S. Poy Lorenzo,
• M.E. Olenski,
• ...
• K. Visvanathan,
• M.J. Waters,
• K.L. Buising
Published online: February 14, 2017
p111-115

Dissemination and clinical implications of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates producing OXA-48 in a Spanish hospital
• A. Madueño,
• J. González García,
• S. Fernández-Romero,
• J. Oteo,
• M. Lecuona
Published online: March 04, 2017
p116-122

Detection of colonization by carbapenem-resistant organisms by real-time polymerase chain reaction from rectal swabs in patients with chronic renal disease
• T.F.T. Rezende,
• A.M. Doi,
• M.G. Quiles,
• ...
• C. Grothe,
• M. Taminato,
• D.A. Barbosa
Published online: March 24, 2017
p123-128

Letters to the Editor

Becoming patient-centred: sobering insight into CPE-positive patients' experiences of clinical care
• B.L. Slevin,
• N.H. O'Connell,
• P. Treacy,
• C.P. Dunne
Published online: March 08, 2017
p129-130
Multi-drug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a Portuguese neonatal intensive care unit
• H. Pragosa,
• M. Marçal,
• E. Gonçalves,
• F. Martins,
• M. Lopo-Tuna
Published online: March 15, 2017
p130-131

Infection Surveillance

Original Articles


Burden of healthcare-associated infections in China: results of the 2015 point prevalence survey in Dong Guan City
• J. Wang,
• J. Hu,
• S. Harbarth,
• D. Pittet,
• M. Zhou,
• W. Zingg
Published online: February 16, 2017
p132-138
Multi-state survey of healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals in Brazil
• C. Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza,
• M.C. Padoveze,
• C.R. Veiga Kiffer,
• ...
• M. Rocha,
• E.A. Servolo de Medeiros,
• A.C. Campos Pignatari
Published online: March 23, 2017
p139-144

Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections in Polish adult intensive care units: summary data from the ECDC European Point Prevalence Survey of Hospital-associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Poland 2012–2014
• A. Deptuła,
• E. Trejnowska,
• G. Dubiel,
• ...
• A. Misiewska-Kaczur,
• T. Ozorowski,
• W. Hryniewicz
Published online: January 04, 2017
p145-150

Outbreak Reports

Original Articles

Investigation of outbreaks of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in two Scottish renal units
• T. Inkster,
• S. Dodd,
• R. Gunson,
• ...
• C. McGuffie,
• R. Wilson,
• A.M. Bal
Published online: November 18, 2016
p151-156

Use of genome sequencing to identify hepatitis C virus transmission in a renal healthcare setting
• M.I. Garvey,
• C.W. Bradley,
• K.L. Holden,
• ...
• R. Tedder,
• P. Jumaa,
• E. Smit
Published online: January 16, 2017
p157-162

Human parvovirus B19 nosocomial outbreak in healthcare personnel in a paediatric ward at a national tertiary referral centre in Thailand
• S. Sungkate,
• W. Phongsamart,
• S. Rungmaitree,
• ...
• W. Lermankul,
• N. Kongstan,
• K. Chokephaibulkit
Published online: March 18, 2017
p163-167

Short Report

Outbreak of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica sepsis with meningitis in a well-baby nursery
• I-C. Tai,
• T-P. Liu,
• Y-J. Chen,
• R-I. Lien,
• C-Y. Lee,
• Y-C. Huang
Published online: November 30, 2016
p168-171

General Papers

Original Articles


Experimental comparison of point-of-use filters for drinking water ultrafiltration
• M. Totaro,
• P. Valentini,
• B. Casini,
• M. Miccoli,
• A.L. Costa,
• A. Baggiani
Published online: December 02, 2016
p172-176

Potential use of targeted enzymatic agents in the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm-related infections
• S. Hogan,
• M. Zapotoczna,
• N.T. Stevens,
• H. Humphreys,
• J.P. O'Gara,
• E. O'Neill
Published online: February 14, 2017
p177-182

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia healthcare-associated infections: identification of two main pathogenic genetic backgrounds
• C. Corlouer,
• B. Lamy,
• M. Desroches,
• ...
• J-M. Delarbre,
• J-W. Decousser
• on behalf of the Collège de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène des Hôpitaux de France
Published online: February 08, 2017
p183-188

Short Reports

Lack of antimicrobial efficacy of mecetronium etilsulfate in propanol-based hand rubs for surgical hand disinfection
• G. Kampf
Published online: March 03, 2017
p189-191
Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of ‘teaching laboratory’ technicians towards laboratory safety and waste management: a pilot interventional study
• A.-H. El-Gilany,
• S. El-shaer,
• E. Khashaba,
• S.A. El-dakroory,
• N. Omar
Published online: February 10, 2017
p192-194

Comparing non-safety with safety device sharps injury incidence data from two different occupational surveillance systems
• A.H. Mitchell,
• G.B. Parker,
• H. Kanamori,
• W.A. Rutala,
• D.J. Weber
Published online: February 26, 2017
p195-198

CPD

Answers linked to Gould DJ, Creedon S, Jeanes A, Drey NS, Chudleigh J, Moralejo D. Impact of observing hand hygiene in practice and research: a methodological reconsideration. J Hosp Infect 2017;95:169–174
Published online: September 19, 2016
p199
Answers linked to Kampf G, Kramer A, Suchomel M. Lack of sustained efficacy for alcohol-based surgical hand rubs containing ‘residual active ingredients’ according to EN 12791. J Hosp Infect 2017; 95:163–168
Published online: December 12, 2016
p200

Letters to the Editor

Did a patient acquire Legionella pneumophila from the cup filler of a dental unit or did a patient infected with L. pneumophila contaminate the cup filler?
• S. Petti
Published online: January 28, 2017
p201-202
Reply from the authors and part of the investigation team
• C. Schönning,
• P. Lundholm,
• B. Lytsy
Published online: March 27, 2017
p202-203
Legionnaires' disease from a dental unit. Chicken-and-egg or a different source entirely?
• S. Collins,
• J. Walker
Published online: March 23, 2017
p203-204
From ‘Legionellosis acquired through a dental unit’ to ‘Was Legionellosis acquired through a dental unit?’
• S. Petti
Published online: April 13, 2017
p204-205
Improvement in the management of patients with Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea following changes to the wording of laboratory reports
• C. Tuke,
• K. Dean,
• N. Virgincar,
• ...
• J. Liu,
• A. Chatterjee,
• S. Iyer
Published online: March 09, 2017
p205-206