COVID-19 content from HIS journals

The Healthcare Infection Society are pleased to have signed the Wellcome joint statement pledging to work together with Wellcome, the WHO and related organisations globally to help ensure research findings and data relevant to the COVID-19 outbreak are shared rapidly and openly to inform the public health response. Further, we have committed to making all COVID-19 and coronavirus-related publications, and the available data supporting them, immediately accessible in PubMed Central (PMC) and other public repositories. 

In light of this, this page collects articles published in our two official journals, the Journal of Hospital Infection (JHI) and Infection Prevention in Practice (IPIP), which are all available to read and download for free.

We will update this page regularly with new content as it is published.

• Adaptation of the ‘Assembly Line’ and ‘Brick System’ techniques for hospital resource management of personal protective equipment, as preparedness for mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in a large public hospital in India
  Parmeshwar Kumar, Makhdoom Killedar, Gagandeep Singh In press 21/5/2020
• Symptom-based screening for COVID-19 in health care workers: The importance of fever
  Jean Cyr Yombi, Julien De Greef, Anne-Sophie Marsin, Anne Simon, Hector Rodriguez-Villalobos, Andrea Penaloza, Leila Belkhir In press 21/5/2020
• Inferring super-spreading from transmission clusters of COVID-19 in Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore
  Kin On Kwok, Henry Ho Hin Chan, Ying Huang, David Shu Cheong Hui, Paul Anantharajah Tambyah, Wan In Wei, Patsy Yuen Kwan Chau, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, Julian Wei Tze Tang In press 21/5/2020
• Evaluation of a high-speed but low-throughput RT-qPCR system for SARS-CoV-2 detection
  Jun Sakai, Norihito Tarumoto, Yuta Orihara, Rieko Kawamura, Masahiro Kodana, Nanako Matsuzaki, Ryo Matsumura, Kana Okane, Toru Kawamura, Shinichi Takeuchi, Kazuo Imai, Takashi Murakami, Shigefumi Maesaki, Maeda Takuya In press 21/5/2020
• In hospital verification of non CE-marked respiratory protective devices to ensure safety of healthcare staff during the COVID-19 outbreak
  Ralph A.C. van Wezel, Anne C.T. Vrancken, Marieke Ernest, Johan Laurensse, Josephus P.C.M. van Doornmalen Gomez Hoyos In press 20/5/2020
• Prevention and protection measures of healthcare workers exposed in health settings to severe acute respiratory infections from SARS-COV-2 in a university hospital in Bari, Apulia Region, southern Italy
  Vimercati Luigi, Dell’Erba Alessandro, Migliore Giovanni, De Maria Luigi, Caputi Antonio, Quarato Marco, Stefanizzi Pasquale, Cavone Domenica, Ferorelli Davide, Sponselli Stefania, Mansi Francesca, Tafuri Silvio In press 20/5/2020
• COVID-19 pandemic: let’s not forget surfaces
  Stacey Rawlinson In press 19/5/2020
• Faecal shedding of SARS-CoV-2: considerations for hospital settings
  J. Patel In press 19/5/2020
• Multidrug resistant infections in the COVID-19 era, a framework for considering the potential impact
  Daniele Donà, Costanza Di Chiara, Mike Sharland In press 17/5/2020
• Two outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 in department of surgery in a Wuhan hospital
  Shicheng Gao, Yufeng Yuan, Yong Xiong, Yongxi Zhang, Liping Deng, Tielong Chen, Hengning Ke, Xinghuan Wang In press 15/5/2020
• The COVID-19 hotel for healthcare workers: Italian best practice
  Vimercati L, Tafuri S, Chironna M, Loconsole D, Fucilli FIM, Migliore G, Gesualdo L In press 15/5/2020
• Is it possible to achieve 100 percent hand hygiene compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic?
  S.-C. Wong, C.H.-Y. AuYeung, G.K.-M. Lam, E.Y.-L. Leung, V.W.-M. Chan, K.-Y. Yuen, V.C.-C. Cheng In press 15/5/2020
• Detection of SARS-CoV-2 on high-touch surfaces in a clinical microbiology laboratory
  I. Bloise, B. Gómez-Arroyo, J. García-Rodríguez On behalf of the SARS-CoV-2 Working Group In press 15/5/2020

• Putting a balance on the aerosolization debate around SARS-CoV-2
  Stephanie J. Dancer, Julian W. Tang, Linsey C. Marr, Shelly Miller, Lidia Morawska, Jose L. Jimenez In press 13/5/2020

• Knowledge, attitude, practice and perceived barriers among healthcare professionals regarding COVID-19: a cross-sectional survey from Pakistan
  Muhmmad Saqlain, Muhammad Muddasir Munir, Saif ur Rehman, Aqsa Gulzar, Sahar Naz, Zaheer Ahmed, Azhar Hussain Tahir, Muhammad Mashhood In press 10/5/2020

• Infection control challenge in setting up a temporary test centre at the international airport for rapid diagnosis of COVID-19 due to SARS-CoV-2
  Shuk-Ching Wong, Ming Leung, Larry Lap-Yip Lee, Kin-Lai Chung, Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng In press 10/5/2020

• It’s in our hands: a rapid, international initiative to translate a hand hygiene song during the COVID-19 pandemic
  N. Thampi, Y. Longtin, A. Peters, D. Pittet, K. Overy In press 6/5/2020

• SARS-CoV-2: air/aerosols and surfaces in laboratory and clinical settings
  Daniel Xin Zhang In press 6/5/2020

• Quis custodiet ipsos custodes: are we taking care of healthcare workers in the Italian Covid-19 outbreak?
  Marco Schiavone, Giovanni B. Forleo, Gianfranco Mitacchione, Alessio Gasperetti, Maurizio Viecca, Claudio Tondo In press 6/5/2020

• Hand touches on the surfaces of a healthcare waiting area
  Yandi Andri Yatmo, Paramita Atmodiwirjo, Mochammad Mirza Yusuf Harahap In press 30/4/2020
• COVID-19-associated shortage of alcohol-based hand rubs, face masks, medical gloves and gowns – proposal for a risk-adapted approach to ensure patient and healthcare worker safety
  Günter Kampf, Simone Scheithauer, Sebastian Lemmen, Philippe Saliou, Miranda Suchomel In press 29/4/2020
• Putting some context to the aerosolization debate around SARS-CoV-2
  Alexandra Peters, Pierre Parneix, Jon Otter, Didier Pittet In press 29/4/2020
• Factors associated with preventive behaviours of COVID-19 among hospital staff in Iran in 2020: an application of the protection motivation theory
  Majid Barati, Saeed Bashirian, Ensiyeh Jenabi, Salman Khazaei, Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini, Sepideh Zareian, Forouzan Rezapur-Shahkolai, Babak Moeini In press 28/4/2020
• Observations on disinfectant performance
  T. Glasbey, G. Whiteley In press 28/4/2020
• What face mask for what use in the context of COVID-19 pandemic? The French guidelines
  Didier Lepelletier, Bruno Grandbastien, Sara Romano-Bertrand, Serge Aho, Christian Chidiac, Jean-François Géhanno, Franck Chauvin For the French Society for Hospital Hygiene and the High Council for Public Health In press 26/4/2020
• COVID-19: before stopping specific infection control measures, be sure to exclude the diagnosis
  E. Farfour, M.-C. Ballester, M. Lecuru, A. Verrat, E. Imhaus, F. Mellot, F. Karnycheff, M. Vasse, C. Cerf, P. Lesprit In press 25/4/2020
• COVID-19: How prepared are front line healthcare workers in England?
  Katie Prescott, Elaine Baxter, Christopher Lynch, Simran Jassal, Amreen Bashir, Jim Gray In press 24/4/2020
• When weighing universal precautions, filtration efficiency is not universal
  V. Chen, K. Long, E.V. Woodburn In press 24/4/2020
• Infection prevention partners up with psychology in a Danish Hospital successfully addressing staffs fear during the COVID-19 pandemic
  Bente Olesen, Helene Bjergegaard Gyrup, Martin Winther Troelstrup, Tina Marloth, Michael Mølmer In press 24/4/2020
• Put a lid on it: Are faecal bio-aerosols a route of transmission for SARS-CoV-2?
  Carmen V. McDermott, Radica Z. Alicic, Niels Harden, Emily J. Cox, James M. Scanlan In press 18/4/2020
• Therapeutic management of COVID-19 patients: a systematic review
  Mansour Tobaiqy, Mohammed Qashqary, Shrooq Al-Dahery, Alaa Mujallad, Almonther Abdullah Hershan, Mohammad Azhar Kamal, Nawal Helmi In press 17/4/2020
• Innovative technologies for hand hygiene monitoring are urgently needed in the fight against COVID-19
  K.-R. Cawthorne, R.P.D. Cooke In press 15/4/2020.
  
• Environmental virus surveillance in the isolation ward of COVID-19
  Haizhou Wang, Pingzheng Mo, Guozhen Li, Pengfei Chen, Jing Liu, Hongling Wang, Fan Wang, Yongxi Zhang, Qiu Zhao In press 15/4/2020
• Clinical characteristics of 80 hospitalized frontline medical workers infected with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
  Xiong Wang, Wei Liu, Jinzhu Zhao, Yanjun Lu, Xu Wang, Caizheng Yu, Shuhua Hu, Na Shen, Weiyong Liu, Ziyong Sun, Wengang Li In press 14/4/2020
• Preparedness for COVID-19 infection prevention in Korea: Single-center experience
  Youn Jeong Kim, Yeon Jeong Jeong, Si Hyun Kim, Yeo Ju Kim, Shin Young Lee, Tae Yeong Kim, Mi Sun Choi, Joong Hyun Ahn In press 14/4/2020
• Minimising intra-hospital transmission of COVID-19: the role of social distancing
  Liang En Wee, Edwin Philip Conceicao, Xiang Ying Jean Sim, May Kyawt Aung, Kwee Yuen Tan, Hei Man Wong, Limin Wijaya, Ban Hock Tan, Moi Lin Ling, Indumathi Venkatachalam In press 12/4/2020
• Preventing the transmission of COVID-19 amongst healthcare workers
  L.I. Feng Tan In press 9/4/2020
• Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding COVID-19 among health care workers in Henan, China
  Minghe Zhou, Fang Tang, Yunjian Wang, Hanxiao Nie, Luyang Zhang, Guohua You, Min Zhang In press 9/4/2020
• Body temperature measurement to prevent pandemic COVID-19 in hospitals in Taiwan: repeated measurement is necessary
  Shih-Huai Hsiao, Tun-Chieh Chen, Hui-Chin Chien, Chih-Jen Yang, Yen-Hsu Chen In press 9/4/2020
• Disinfection of N95 respirators by ionized hydrogen peroxide in pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2
  V.C.C. Cheng, S.-C. Wong, G.S.W. Kwan, W.-T. Hui, K.-Y. Yuen In press 08/04/2020
• Super-spreading events and contribution to transmission of MERS, SARS, and COVID-19
  J.A. Al-Tawfiq, A.J. Rodriguez-Morales In press 08/04/2020
• Sterilization of disposable face masks by means of standardized dry and steam sterilization processes; an alternative in the fight against mask shortages due to COVID-19
  B. van Straten, P. de Man, J. van den Dobbelsteen, H. Koeleman, A. van der Eijk, T. Horeman In press 08/04/2020
• COVID-19 contagion and contamination through hands of trauma patients: what risks and what precautions?
  Rocco De Vitis, Marco Passiatore, Andrea Perna, Luca Proietti, Giuseppe Taccardo In press 04/04/2020
• Risk of nosocomial transmission of coronavirus disease 2019: an experience in a general ward setting in Hong Kong
  S.C.-Y. Wong, R.T.-S. Kwong, T.C. Wu, J.W.M. Chan, M.Y. Chu, S.Y. Lee, H.Y. Wong, D.C. Lung In press 04/04/2020
• Beyond the assistance: additional exposure situations to COVID-19 for healthcare workers
  M. Belingheri, M.E. Paladino, M.A. Riva In press 31/03/2020 
• Ark of life and hope：role of cabin hospital in facing COVID-19
  Lei Shu, Ningfei Ji, Xiaolin Chen, Ganzhu Feng In press 31/03/2020 
• Active surveillance for suspected COVID-19 cases in inpatients with information technology
  Chun-Yu Lin, Chih-Hung Cheng, Po-Liang Lu, Deng-Chiung Shih, Ching-Tzu Hung, Hsin-Hui Lo, Ming-Ju Tsai, Jen-Yu Hung In press 31/03/2020 
• Inactivation of coronaviruses by heat
  Günter Kampf, Andreas Voss, Simone Scheithauer In press 31/03/2020 
• Letter to the editor (Response to G Kampf, Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and its inactivation with biocidal agents)
  Ron Eccles In press 31/03/2020 
• Strategies for qualified triage stations and fever clinics during the outbreak of COVID-2019 in the county hospitals of Western Chongqing
  X. Wua, H. Zhoub, X. Wub, W. Huanga, B. Jia In press 20/03/20
• Rapid response to COVID-19 outbreak in Northern Italy: how to convert a classic infectious disease ward into a COVID-19 response centre
  E. Aspergesa, S. Novatia, A. Muzzib, S. Biscarinia, M. Sciarraa, M. Lupia, M. Samboa, I. Gallazzia, M. Peverinic, P. Lagod, F. Mojolie, S. Perlinig, R. Brunoa, COVID-19 IRCCS San Matteo Pavia Task Force In press 20/03/20
• Hand hygiene and the novel coronavirus pandemic: The role of healthcare workers
  N. Lotfinejada, A. Peters, D. Pittet In press 19/03/20
• Lack of SARS-CoV-2 RNA environmental contamination in a tertiary referral hospital for infectious diseases in Northern Italy
  Marta Colaneri, Elena Seminari, Antonio Piralla, Valentina Zuccaro, Alessandro Di Filippo, Fausto Baldanti, Raffaele Bruno, Mario U. Mondelli, the COVID19 IRCCS San Matteo Pavia Task Force In press 19/03/20
• Experience of different upper respiratory tract sampling strategies for detection of COVID-19
  Guangming Ye, Yirong Li, Mengxin Lu, Song Chen, Yongwen Luo, Shichan Wang, Yejingpeng Wang, Xinghuan Wang. Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 105, Issue 1, 1-2
• Makeshift hospitals for COVID-19 patients: where health-care workers and patients need sufficient ventilation for more protection
  Chen Chen, Bin Zhao. Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 105, Issue 1, 98-99
• Duration of quarantine in hospitalized patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection: a question needing an answer
  Andrea Lombardi, Giorgio Bozzi, Davide Mangioni, Antonio Muscatello, Anna Maria Peri, Lucia Taramasso, Riccardo Ungaro, Alessandra Bandera, Andrea Gori In press 06/03/20
• Exploring the reasons for healthcare workers infected with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China
  Jiancong Wang, Mouqing Zhou, Fangfei Liu. Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 105, Issue 1, 101-102
• Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection based on CT scan vs. RT-PCR: Reflecting on experience from MERS-CoV
  Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Ziad A. Memish In press 05/03/20
• Understanding the emerging coronavirus: what it means for health security and infection prevention Alexandra Peters, Pauline Vetter, Chloé Guitart1, Nasim Lotfinejad, Didier Pittet In press 04/03/20
• Effective strategies to prevent COVID-19 outbreak in hospital Ing-Kit Lee, Chih-chi Wang, Meng-Chih Lin, Chia-Te Kung, Kuo-Chung Lan, Chien-Te Lee. Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 105, Issue 1, 102-103
• Association between 2019-nCoV transmission and N95 respirator use Xinghuan Wang, Zhenyu Pan, Zhenshun Cheng. Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 105, Issue 1, 104-105
• Practical experiences and suggestions of the eagle-eyed observer, a novel promising role for controlling nosocomial infection of the COVID-19 outbreak Jianhui Peng, Nina Ren, Mingke Wang, Gangging Zhang. Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 105, Issue 1, 106-107
• COVID-19 in medical personnel: observation from Thailand  Beuy Joob, Viroj Wiwanitkit In press 27/02/2020
• Integrated infection control strategy to minimize nosocomial infection of corona virus disease 2019 among ENT healthcare workers Dan Lu, Haiyang Wang, Rong Yu, HuiYang, Yu Zhao In press 27/02/2020
• The non-contact handheld cutaneous infra-red thermometer for fever screening during the COVID-19 global emergency Junjie Aw In press 21/02/2020
• Novel coronavirus pneumonia emergency in Zhuhai: impact and challenges Hao Jin, Ligong Lu, Junweiiu, Min Cui In press 14/2/2020
• Potential role of inanimate surfaces for the spread of coronaviruses and their inactivation with disinfectant agents G. Kampf In press 12/2/2020
• Impact of isolation precautions on quality of life: a meta-analysis
  A. Sharma, D.R. Pillai, M. Lu, C. Doolan, J. Leal, J. Kim, A. Hollis. Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 105, Issue 1, 35-42 
• Novel coronavirus, poor quarantine, and the risk of pandemic S. Khan, R. Siddique, A. Ali, M. Xue, G. Nabi In press: 11/02/2020
• Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and its inactivation with biocidal agents
  G. Kampf, D. Todt, S. Pfaender, E. Steinmann. Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 104, Issue 3, 246-251
• Novel coronavirus is putting the whole world on alert
  S. Khan, A. Ali, R. Siddique, G. Nabi. Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 104, Issue 3, 252-253
• Preparedness and proactive infection control measures against the emerging Wuhan coronavirus pneumonia in China Vincent C.C. Cheng, Shuk-Ching Wong, Kelvin K.W. To, P.L. Ho, Kwok-Yung Yuen. Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 104, Issue 3, 254-255