American Journal of Infection Control

Papers
(The H4-Index of American Journal of Infection Control is 43. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
A qualitative study on the psychological experience of caregivers of COVID-19 patients797
Willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine with and without emergency use authorization347
Systematic review with meta-analysis of the accuracy of diagnostic tests for COVID-19328
Susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 to UV irradiation300
Healthcare providers experience of working during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study217
Prevalence of comorbidities among individuals with COVID-19: A rapid review of current literature186
Effectiveness of 222-nm ultraviolet light on disinfecting SARS-CoV-2 surface contamination175
Covid-19 vaccine acceptance, hesitancy, and refusal among Canadian healthcare workers: A multicenter survey171
Face masks to prevent transmission of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis162
Environmental contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in a designated hospital for coronavirus disease 2019156
Hand sanitizers: A review of ingredients, mechanisms of action, modes of delivery, and efficacy against coronaviruses153
Impact of the influenza vaccine on COVID-19 infection rates and severity122
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hand hygiene performance in hospitals120
Medical waste management practice during the 2019-2020 novel coronavirus pandemic: Experience in a general hospital119
Specific risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 transmission among health care workers in a university hospital110
Exploring stress coping strategies of frontline emergency health workers dealing Covid-19 in Pakistan: A qualitative inquiry99
Meta-analysis investigating the relationship between clinical features, outcomes, and severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumonia98
COVID-19 fatalities, latitude, sunlight, and vitamin D96
Weathering COVID-19 storm: Successful control measures of five Asian countries91
Decontamination of surgical face masks and N95 respirators by dry heat pasteurization for one hour at 70°C90
Unintended consequences of infection prevention and control measures during COVID-19 pandemic89
COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among health care workers, communication, and policy-making88
South Korea's responses to stop the COVID-19 pandemic85
Intention to COVID-19 vaccination and associated factors among health care workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies83
Decontamination and reuse of N95 filtering facemask respirators: A systematic review of the literature82
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on hospital acquired infection rates in the United States: Predictions and early results79
Impact of COVID-19 prevention measures on risk of health care-associated Clostridium difficile infection74
Factors and reasons associated with low COVID-19 vaccine uptake among highly hesitant communities in the US71
Hospital-acquired infections in the adult intensive care unit—Epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and risk factors for acquisition and mortality66
SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19: The lived experience and perceptions of patients in isolation and care in an Australian healthcare setting63
Environmental contamination of SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea61
Impact of personal protective equipment use on health care workers’ physical health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis60
Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by commercially available alcohol-based hand sanitizers57
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) report, data summary of 45 countries for 2013-2018, Adult and Pediatric Units, Device-associated Module56
Implementation and Process of a COVID-19 Contact Tracing Initiative: Leveraging Health Professional Students to Extend the Workforce During a Pandemic55
The effect of state-level stay-at-home orders on COVID-19 infection rates54
The safety profile of COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States50
Disposable versus reusable medical gowns: A performance comparison49
Microbicidal actives with virucidal efficacy against SARS-CoV-247
Modeling COVID-19 infection risks for a single hand-to-fomite scenario and potential risk reductions offered by surface disinfection47
Reducing antibiotic prescribing and addressing the global problem of antibiotic resistance by targeted hygiene in the home and everyday life settings: A position paper46
Disinfection of N95 masks artificially contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 and ESKAPE bacteria using hydrogen peroxide plasma: Impact on the reutilization of disposable devices44
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in an acute care hospital in Brazil44
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare acquired infections with multidrug resistant organisms43
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