OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Hospital Infection is 31. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A predictive score for the result of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales and vancomycin-resistant enterococci screening	109
Risk assessment of the mechanical spread of bacterial pathogens due to Lasius neglectus ants infesting a tertiary hospital	77
How reliable are test results from 17 laboratories on the basis of EN 1500 for a hand rub based on 80% (w/w)?	66
Cost-effectiveness and clinical utility of universal pre-admission MRSA screening in total joint arthroplasty patients	59
Editorial Board	58
The novel application and effect of an ultraviolet light decontamination strategy on the healthcare acquisition of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in a hospital setting	58
What techniques are recommended to undertake procedures that require asepsis? Content and cluster analysis of information supplied in international guidance	46
Risk of carbapenemase acquisition and bacteraemia in patients with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in haematology wards under cohort isolation with different carbapenemase types: a retrospect	45
Editorial Board	45
A proposed classification system for opportunistic pathogens for improved healthcare infection prevention and control risk assessments	44
Antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in Enterobacterales and Enterococcus faecium: a time series analysis	43
Educational intervention to improve infection prevention and control practices in four companion animal clinics in Switzerland	43
Compliance with a novel hand hygiene protocol tailored to non-sterile healthcare workers in the operating theatre	41
Monkeypox virus isolation from longitudinal samples from four patients to infer risk of onwards transmission: an interim analysis	40
The cost-effectiveness of temporary single-patient rooms to reduce risks of healthcare-associated infection	40
Invasive fungal infection is associated with antibiotic exposure in preterm infants: a multi-centre prospective case–control study	40
Novel scores relevant to antimicrobial resistance and hospital-acquired infections developed with data from a multi-hospital consortium in the Parisian region of France	40
Infection prevention and control risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection in health workers: a global, multi-centre, case–control study	38
Burden of surgical management of prosthetic joint infections following hip and knee replacements in Alberta, Canada: an analysis and comparison of two major urban centres	38
Review of decontamination protocols for shared non-critical objects in 35 policies of UK NHS acute care organizations	37
Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and perceived challenges for healthcare workers on waterless intensive care unit (ICU) care at a neonatal ICU in Singapore	37
Specialists' opinion regarding factors related to wet loads after steam sterilization	37
Does pulsed lavage reduce the risk of surgical site infection? A systematic review and meta-analysis	37
Catheter salvage strategies in children with central venous catheter-related or -associated bloodstream infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis	36
A systematic review of antimicrobial stewardship interventions implemented in intensive care units	35

Whole-genome sequencing reveals two prolonged simultaneous outbreaks involving Pseudomonas aeruginosa high-risk strains ST111 and ST235 with resistance to quaternary ammonium compounds	35
Key predictors and burden of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in comparison with meticillin-susceptible S. aureus infection in an Australian hospital setting	34
Drain decontamination using in-situ-generated ozone	33
Nurses' attitudes, behaviours, and enablers of intravenous to oral switching (IVOS) of antibiotics: a mixed-methods survey of nursing staff in secondary care hospitals across the Midlands region of En	33
Longitudinal mpox virus surface sampling in an outpatient setting	32
Which antiseptic to use for a caesarean section? A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	32
Polymicrobial outbreak of carbapenemase producing Enterobacterales managed using universal admission and discharge screening and water-safe built environment	31