The Journal of hospital infection

01 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1016/j.jhin.2026.10.004

COMPREHENSIVE ORAL CARE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA: A SINGLE CENTER PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

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Michelle L. Belusic, Kelley A. Brunst, Kristina M. Kupanoff et al.

02 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1016/j.jhin.2026.10.001

Interpreting clade-dependent disinfectant susceptibility in Candidozyma auris

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Junyang Li, Xin Zhang

03 13 October 2026

DOI 10.1016/j.jhin.2026.09.030

Impact of Earthquake-Related Mass Casualty Burden on Hospital Microbial Ecology and Surgical Site Infections After Elective Orthopaedic Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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Muhammed Furkan Kanca, Özhan Pazarcı, Evren Karaali et al.

04 13 October 2026

DOI 10.1016/j.jhin.2026.10.003

Divergent bacterial signatures in dental clinic bioaerosols: a real-field investigation

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Yingjun Liu, Chen Chen, Di Zhang et al.

05 13 October 2026

DOI 10.1016/j.jhin.2026.10.002

Am I receiving good care? A qualitative study exploring the moral experiences of MDRO carriers in Dutch hospitals and nursing homes

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Carlijn Damsté, Anke Oerlemans, Babette Rump et al.

06 10 October 2026

DOI 10.1016/j.jhin.2026.09.032

Waterless versus soap-and-water perineal hygiene in fully dependent hospitalized patients: a multicenter randomized trial

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Domenica Gazineo, Giuseppe Pedrazzi, Elisa Maria Bruno et al.

07 9 October 2026

DOI 10.1016/j.jhin.2026.09.031

Accidental or an emergency? Blood culture contamination rates in the Emergency Department

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J.M. Gleeson, E. Thursby, D.J. Harvey

08 8 October 2026

DOI 10.1016/j.jhin.2026.09.028

Direct Lateral Flow Detection of Carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii From Screening Samples Using the RESIST ACINETO Lateral Flow Assay: A Proof-of-Concept Study

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Kaan Kocer, Vivi Reuter, Gregor Maschkowitz et al.

09 7 October 2026

DOI 10.1016/j.jhin.2026.09.029

Re: Associations between perioperative risk factors and surgical site infection in colorectal surgery: mediating effects of intra-operative blood loss, by Zhuang et al.

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Shaojian Chen

10 5 October 2026

DOI 10.1016/j.jhin.2026.09.026

Antibiotic versus saline wound irrigation after appendectomy for prevention of incisional surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

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Mohamed Hajri, Tarak Dhaouadi, Lassad Gharbi et al.