OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Antimicrobial Resistance and 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Tuberculosis infection prevention and control in rural Papua New Guinea: an evaluation using the infection prevention and control assessment framework	145
The state of hand rub dispensers in healthcare settings – a multicenter assessment in 19 German healthcare facilities	117
Characterizing the bioburden of ESBL-producing organisms in a neonatal unit using chromogenic culture media: a feasible and efficient environmental sampling method	92
Faecal microbiota transplantation reduces amounts of antibiotic resistance genes in patients with multidrug-resistant organisms	84
Active surveillance testing to reduce transmission of carbapenem-resistant, gram-negative bacteria in intensive care units: a pragmatic, randomized cross-over trial	76
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales infection and colonization in patients with severe burns: a retrospective cohort study in a single burn center	73
Effectiveness of chlorhexidine in preventing infections among patients undergoing cardiac surgeries: a meta-analysis and systematic review	72
Risk of nosocomial coronavirus disease 2019: comparison between single- and multiple-occupancy rooms	52
Exploring the use of cluster analysis to assess antibiotic stewardship in critically-ill neonates in a low resource setting	51
Acceptability of an alcohol-based handrub gel with superfatting agents among healthcare workers: a randomized crossover controlled study	42
The combined application of hand hygiene and non-sterile gloves by nurses in a tertiary hospital: a multi methods study	40
Are emojis ready to promote the WHO 5 moments for hand hygiene in healthcare?	39
Contact time has limited impact on the efficacy of disinfectant towelettes when tested under conditions reflective of realistic use	38
Prevalence of and factors associated with inappropriate Clostridioides difficile testing in a teaching hospital in Korea	36
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales sepsis following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: risk factors for 30-day all-cause mortality and the development of a nomogram based on a retrospe	35
Lower risk of bloodstream infections for peripherally inserted central catheters compared to central venous catheters in critically ill patients	35
Extended spectrum and metalo beta lactamase producing gram negative bacterial pathogens from cockroaches collected at hospital, Southern Ethiopia	34
Evaluation of the implementation of WHO infection prevention and control core components in Turkish health care facilities: results from a WHO infection prevention and control assessment framework (IP	34
Genome profiling of uropathogenic E. coli from strictly defined community-acquired UTI in paediatric patients: a multicentric study	34
A pseudo-outbreak of MRSA due to laboratory contamination related to MRSA carriage of a laboratory staff member	31
Healthcare institutions’ recommendation regarding the use of FFP-2 masks and SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among healthcare workers: a multicenter longitudinal cohort study	31
Evaluation of a novel surface-coating formulation with time-extended antimicrobial activity for healthcare environment disinfection	31
Clinical risk factors for admission with Pseudomonas and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas community-acquired pneumonia	30
Antimicrobial use among paediatric inpatients at hospital sites within the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, 2017/2018	30
Knowledge, attitude and practice of infection prevention and control precautions among laboratory staff: a mixed-methods systematic review	30

Implementing intranasal povidone-iodine in the orthopedic trauma surgery setting to prevent surgical site infections: a qualitative study of healthcare provider perspectives	30
Virus matrix interference on assessment of virucidal activity of high-touch surfaces designed to prevent hospital-acquired infections	29
Prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection following rituximab treatment: clinical course and response to therapeutic interventions correlated with quantitative viral cultures and cycle threshold values	28
Impact of tooth brushing on oral bacteriota and health care-associated infections among ventilated COVID-19 patients: an intervention study	28
Abstracts from the 6th international conference on prevention & infection control (ICPIC 2021)	28