Journal of Hospital Infection

The Journal of Hospital Infection is the Official Journal of the Healthcare Infection Society.
Scope of the Journal:
The JHI focuses on healthcare-associated infection in both community and hospital settings. For example:
• Outbreak prevention in hospital or community settings
• Healthcare-associated infection surveillance
• Methods of prevention of healthcare-associated infection
• Prevention of infection in immunosuppressed patients
• Infection hazards associated with medical devices
• Role of medical equipment in healthcare-associated infection
• Disinfection and sterilization
• Cleaning, environmental contamination and its surveillance
• Management of clinical waste
• Laboratory diagnostics in relation to infection prevention and control
• Use of antibiotic prophylaxis in infection prevention
• Use of IT systems in infection surveillance
• Design of hospitals and healthcare premises
• Infection hazards associated with critical care units, or other specific healthcare departments