The SPaCE diagnostic: a pilot study to test the accuracy of a novel point of care sensor for point of care detection of burn wound infection
A.E. Young^*, N.T. Thet, J. Mercer-Chalmers, R.J. Greenwood, K. Coy, S. Booth, A. Sack, A.T.A. Jenkins
^*University Hospital Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 726-733

It’s a trap! The development of a versatile drain biofilm model and its susceptibility to disinfection
K. Ledwoch^*, A. Robertson, J. Lauran, P. Norville, J-Y. Maillard
^*Cardiff University, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 757-764

A persistent recurring cluster of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonizations in a special care baby unit: a matched case-control study
N.K. Love^*, B. Pichon, S. Padfield, G.J. Hughes
^*Public Health England, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 774-781

Infection prevention and control measures in practices of the Swiss sentinel network during seasonal influenza epidemics
A. Peytremann^*, N. Senn, Y. Mueller
^*University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 786-792

Risk of complications and mortality following recurrent and non-recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: a retrospective observational database study in England
D.A. Enoch^*, T. Murray-Thomas, N. Adomakoh, D. Dedman, A. Georgopali, N.A. Francis, A. Karas
^*Addenbrooke’s Hospital, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 793-803

Barriers and facilitators to infection prevention and control in a neonatal unit in Zimbabwe – a theory-driven qualitative study to inform design of a behaviour change intervention
A. Herbeć^*, G. Chimhini, J. Rosenberg-Pacareu, K. Sithole, F. Rickli, S. Chimhuya, S. Manyau, A.S. Walker, N. Klein, F. Lorencatto, F.C. Fitzgerald
^*Centre for Behaviour Change, Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, UCL, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 804-811

National survey of variations in practice in the prevention of surgical site infections in adult cardiac surgery, United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
^* National Cardiac Benchmarking Collaborative, Public Health England
^*University of Leicester, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 812-819

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in hospital drains in Southern Ontario, Canada
A.J. Jamal^*, L.F. Mataseje, K.A. Brown, K. Katz, J. Johnstone, M.P. Muller, V.G. Allen, S. Borgia, D.A. Boyd, W. Ciccotelli, K. Delibasic, D.N. Fisman, N. Khan, J.A. Leis, A.X. Li, M. Mehta, W. Ng, R. Pantelidis, A. Paterson, G. Pikula, R. Sawicki, S. Schmidt, R. Souto, L. Tang, C. Thomas, A.J. McGeer, M.R. Mulvey
^*University of Toronto, Canada
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 820-827

Differences in outcomes for hospitalizations of systemic and non-systemic infections associated with vascular and cardiac grafts and devices: a population-based study
K. Mponponsuo^*, D. Chew, S. Lu, R. Somayaji, E. Rennert-May
^*University of Calgary, Canada
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 828-834

Transmission of infection from non-isolated patients with COVID-19 to healthcare workers
T. Basso^*, S.A. Nordbø, E. Sundqvist, T.C. Martinsen, E. Witsø, T.S. Wik
^*St. Olavs University Hospital, Norway
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 639-642