April 2023

Editorial Board
Published in issue: April 2023
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Reviews

Clinical prediction tools for identifying antimicrobial-resistant organism (ARO) carriage on hospital admissions: a systematic review
• D. Jeon,
• S. Chavda,
• E. Rennert-May,
• J. Leal
Published online: January 16, 2023
p11-26

Overview of tight fit and infection prevention benefits of respirators (filtering face pieces)
• J.K. Knobloch,
• G. Franke,
• M.J. Knobloch,
• B. Knobling,
• G. Kampf
Published online: February 02, 2023
p89-96
Open Access

Predictors of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• H. Namikawa,
• K.-I. Oinuma,
• K. Yamada,
• Y. Kaneko,
• H. Kakeya,
• T. Shuto
Published online: February 20, 2023
p153-160

Original Articles

Interlaboratory reproducibility of a touch-transfer assay for the assessment of antimicrobial surfaces
• A. Mayr,
• J.K. Knobloch,
• G. Hinterberger,
• ...
• E.-M.T. Klupp,
• E. Samardzic,
• C. Lass-Flörl
Published online: February 06, 2023
p1-6
Open Access
Assessment of COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities
• C.C. Bennett,
• M. Welton,
• J. Bos,
• ...
• J. Frazier,
• N. Fehrenbach,
• C.K. Brown
Published online: January 21, 2023
p7-10

Impact of human coronavirus infections on paediatric patients at a tertiary paediatric hospital: a retrospective study of the prepandemic era
• A.O. Alsulami,
• R. Chahine,
• M. Kong,
• D.W. Kimberlin,
• R.J. Whitley,
• S.H. James
Published online: January 18, 2023
p27-34

Effectiveness of patient and staff cohorting to reduce the risk of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) acquisition: a retrospective cohort study during a VRE outbreak in Japan
• K. Kakimoto,
• S. Nishiki,
• Y. Kaga,
• ...
• T. Matsui,
• K. Oishi,
• T. Yamagishi
Published online: January 17, 2023
p35-42
Open Access

Invasive fungal infection is associated with antibiotic exposure in preterm infants: a multi-centre prospective case–control study
• S. Hou,
• X. Wang,
• Y. Yu,
• ...
• G. Liu,
• Y. Jia,
• Y. Gao
Published online: January 13, 2023
p43-49
Open Access

The impact of bedside wipes in multi-patient rooms: a prospective, crossover trial evaluating infections and survival
• M. Dadon,
• K. Chedid,
• E.T. Martin,
• ...
• S. Moscovici,
• K.S. Kaye,
• D. Marchaim
Published online: February 06, 2023
p50-56
Open Access

Survival and inactivation of hepatitis E virus on inanimate surfaces
• J.E. Wißmann,
• Y. Brüggemann,
• D. Todt,
• J. Steinmann,
• E. Steinmann
Published online: February 03, 2023
p57-62
Open Access

Genome-based typing reveals rare events of patient contamination with Pseudomonas aeruginosa from other patients and sink traps in a medical intensive care unit
• C. Couchoud,
• X. Bertrand,
• M. Bourgeon,
• G. Piton,
• B. Valot,
• D. Hocquet
Published online: February 02, 2023
p63-70

Validation of personal protective equipment ensembles, incorporating powered air-purifying respirators protected from contamination, for the care of patients with high-consequence infectious diseases
• B. Crook,
• C. Bailey,
• A. Sykes,
• ...
• C. Tuudah,
• B. Athan,
• S. Hall
Published online: January 27, 2023
p71-79

Microbiome-scale analysis of aerosol facemask contamination during nebulization therapy in hospital
• C.S. Swanson,
• R. Dhand,
• L. Cao,
• J. Ferris,
• C.S. Elder,
• Q. He
Published online: January 20, 2023
p80-88

Comparison of risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers during Omicron and Delta dominance periods in Japan
• Y. Li,
• S. Yamamoto,
• Y. Oshiro,
• ...
• H. Sugiyama,
• W. Sugiura,
• N. Ohmagari
Published online: February 16, 2023
p97-107
Open Access

Epidemiology of healthcare-associated SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in Germany between March 2020 and May 2022
• B. Suwono,
• M. Brandl,
• J. Hecht,
• T. Eckmanns,
• S. Haller
Published online: February 02, 2023
p108-120
Transmission of Staphylococcus aureus in the anaesthesia work area has greater risk of association with development of surgical site infection when resistant to the prophylactic antibiotic administered for surgery
• R.W. Loftus,
• F. Dexter,
• J.R. Brown
Published online: January 20, 2023
p121-128
Hospital resource endowments and nosocomial infections: longitudinal evidence from the English National Health Service on Clostridioides difficile between 2011 and 2019
• S. Stead,
• L. Vogt,
• D. Antons,
• ...
• J. Gecht,
• M. Klasen,
• S. Sopka
Published online: February 05, 2023
p129-137
Open Access

Antimicrobial and cytotoxic synergism of biocides and quorum-sensing inhibitors against uropathogenic Escherichia coli
• K.L. Capper-Parkin,
• T. Nichol,
• T.J. Smith,
• M.M. Lacey,
• S. Forbes
Published online: February 17, 2023
p138-146
Open Access

Investigation of in-line filter replacement intervals for infusion
• H. Kato,
• Y. Morikawa,
• M. Hagihara,
• H. Mikamo,
• T. Iwamoto
Published online: February 02, 2023
p147-152
Open Access

Letters to the Editor

Response to Monstrey et al. ‘Evaluation of the antiseptic activity of 5% alcoholic povidone-iodine solution using four different modes of application: a randomized open-label study’
• Y. Carre,
• C. Germain,
• E. Frison,
• H. Boulestreau,
• A. Lasheras-Bauduin,
• A-M. Rogues
Published online: February 17, 2023
p161-163
Robust epidemiological investigations in hospital-based COVID-19 outbreaks cannot be overlooked–even in the era of whole-genome sequencing
• H.M. O'Grady,
• R. Harrison,
• J.M. Conly
Published online: February 06, 2023
p164-165
Proactive infection control measures to prevent nosocomial transmission of Candida auris in Hong Kong
• S-C. Wong,
• L.L-H. Yuen,
• C-K. Li,
• M.O-T. Kwok,
• J.H-K. Chen,
• V.C-C. Cheng
Published online: January 13, 2023
p166-168

High false-positive results from routine penicillin skin testing influencing the choice of appropriate antibiotics in China
• X. Jiang,
• H. Xiao,
• H. Zhang,
• F. Xu,
• Q. Jia,
• J. Meng
Published online: January 12, 2023
p169-171