OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of American Journal of Infection Control is 28. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Information for Authors	202
Improving Denominator Data for Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Surveillance	192
Information for Readers	102
Information for Readers	100
Information for Authors	97
Sustained Reduction of Microbial Burden and Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) Impact in Skilled Nursing Facility through Advanced Photocatalysis (AP) Technology	93
Table of Contents	74
Information for Authors	72
COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Patient Flow Proactive Risk Assessment	58
How Does Blood Culture Collection Around the Time of Death Impact Mandated Reporting of Hospital Associated Infections?	50
The Road to High Level Disinfection and Sterilization Competency in Ambulatory Clinics	45
Implementation of a High-level Disinfection Audit Program to Standardize Processes and Improve Compliance at an Academic Health System	44
Unique Challenges in Investigating a Cluster of COVID-19 Cases in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit	43
Latin American basic guidelines for cleaning and preparation of medical devices for sterilization	42
Evaluation of the physical performance of disposable isolation gowns	42
Wound colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and hypotheses about acquisition routes in rural health care settings in Sub-Saharan Africa: Perspective from a center devoted to th	41
Duration of antibiotics through care transitions: A quality improvement initiative	37
Information for Readers	36
Introduction: Sterile processing in Latin America: Recommendations by a multinational expert panel	33
Patient-Centered Infection Prevention: Optimizing Pandemic Precautions in Two Communal Acute Care Settings	33
Corrigendum to: Intervention to reduce the incidence of nonventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia: A pilot study. [American Journal of Infection Control, 51/12 (2023) 1324-1328, 6552]	33
Information for Readers	33
Editorial Board	32
Information for Readers	31
An automated best practice advisory increases both routine HIV screening and HIV cotesting with sexually transmitted infections in the emergency department	31

COVID-19 testing and vaccination uptake among youth and young adults: Disparities by age, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity	30
Preventing Microbial Contamination During Radiological Imaging: Experimental Evaluation of a Multiuse Contrast Media Infusion System Incorporating Sequential One-Way Valves within a Dual-Safety Design	30
Efficacy of antimicrobial peripherally inserted central catheters in line-associated bloodstream infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis	29
A model to guide outbreak response in congregate settings	28