Journal of Hospital Infection

Papers
(The H4-Index of Journal of Hospital Infection is 44. 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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
Intention to get vaccinations against COVID-19 in French healthcare workers during the first pandemic wave: a cross-sectional survey420
Knowledge, attitude, practice and perceived barriers among healthcare workers regarding COVID-19: a cross-sectional survey from Pakistan313
Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)265
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and associated factors in healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis249
Factors affecting stability and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2192
Factors associated with preventive behaviours of COVID-19 among hospital staff in Iran in 2020: an application of the Protection Motivation Theory166
Nosocomial COVID-19 infection: examining the risk of mortality. The COPE-Nosocomial Study (COVID in Older PEople)141
Ultraviolet C light with wavelength of 222 nm inactivates a wide spectrum of microbial pathogens114
Potential sources, modes of transmission and effectiveness of prevention measures against SARS-CoV-2108
Fungal and bacterial coinfections increase mortality of severely ill COVID-19 patients101
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 within the healthcare environment: a multi-centre study conducted during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in England98
Stability of SARS-CoV-2 on environmental surfaces and in human excreta98
Aerosol-generating procedures and infective risk to healthcare workers from SARS-CoV-2: the limits of the evidence92
Incidence, diagnosis and outcomes of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA): a systematic review92
Heat stress and PPE during COVID-19: impact on healthcare workers' performance, safety and well-being in NHS settings91
SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers in a hospital in Madrid, Spain91
Environmental contamination in the isolation rooms of COVID-19 patients with severe pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation or high-flow oxygen therapy87
What face mask for what use in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic? The French guidelines83
Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positivity and seroprevalence among high-risk healthcare workers and hospital staff83
Hand hygiene and the novel coronavirus pandemic: the role of healthcare workers82
COVID-19 among healthcare workers in a specialist infectious diseases setting in Naples, Southern Italy: results of a cross-sectional surveillance study71
Characteristics and transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in healthcare workers at a London teaching hospital71
Alcohol-free hand sanitizer and other quaternary ammonium disinfectants quickly and effectively inactivate SARS-CoV-265
Autoclave sterilization and ethanol treatment of re-used surgical masks and N95 respirators during COVID-19: impact on their performance and integrity65
COVID-19-associated shortage of alcohol-based hand rubs, face masks, medical gloves, and gowns: proposal for a risk-adapted approach to ensure patient and healthcare worker safety64
Impact of healthcare-associated infection on length of stay57
Evaluation of procalcitonin as a contribution to antimicrobial stewardship in SARS-CoV-2 infection: a retrospective cohort study56
The use of germicidal ultraviolet light, vaporized hydrogen peroxide and dry heat to decontaminate face masks and filtering respirators contaminated with a SARS-CoV-2 surrogate virus56
COVID-19 outbreak and healthcare worker behavioural change toward hand hygiene practices54
Selection of resistance by antimicrobial coatings in the healthcare setting51
Excess mortality due to pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections in hospitalized patients51
Clinical characteristics and risk factors for the isolation of multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria from critically ill patients with COVID-1949
Hand-hygiene-related clinical trials reported between 2014 and 2020: a comprehensive systematic review48
Disinfection methods against SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review47
Public health measures during COVID-19 pandemic reduced hospital admissions for community respiratory viral infections47
Dry heat and microwave-generated steam protocols for the rapid decontamination of respiratory personal protective equipment in response to COVID-19-related shortages47
Put a lid on it: are faecal bio-aerosols a route of transmission for SARS-CoV-2?47
Clinical characteristics of 80 hospitalized frontline medical workers infected with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China46
Lack of SARS-CoV-2 RNA environmental contamination in a tertiary referral hospital for infectious diseases in Northern Italy46
Implementation of the infection prevention and control core components at the national level: a global situational analysis46
ICU-acquired bloodstream infections in critically ill patients with COVID-1946
Inactivation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by gaseous ozone treatment46
The Hawthorne effect on adherence to hand hygiene in patient care45
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers and patients in a teaching hospital in the Netherlands confirmed by whole-genome sequencing45
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