OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control is 27. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Are there reasons behind high Handrub consumption? A French National in-depth qualitative assessment	202
Prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection following rituximab treatment: clinical course and response to therapeutic interventions correlated with quantitative viral cultures and cycle threshold values	128
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Systematic review and meta-analysis of the epidemiology of vancomycin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus isolates	101
Virus matrix interference on assessment of virucidal activity of high-touch surfaces designed to prevent hospital-acquired infections	80
Tuberculosis infection prevention and control in rural Papua New Guinea: an evaluation using the infection prevention and control assessment framework	71
The state of hand rub dispensers in healthcare settings – a multicenter assessment in 19 German healthcare facilities	66
Developing a framework for regular and sustainable qualitative assessment of antibiotic use in Korean medical institutions: a Delphi study	66
Barriers to infection prevention and control in long-term care/assisted living settings in British Columbia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey	57
Where to from here? Identifying and prioritising future directions for addressing drug-resistant infection in Australia	46
Active surveillance testing to reduce transmission of carbapenem-resistant, gram-negative bacteria in intensive care units: a pragmatic, randomized cross-over trial	44
Barriers to rational antibiotic prescription in Iran: a descriptive qualitative study	40
Estimating the population-level prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant enteric bacteria from latrine samples	39
Challenges and success stories of the implementation of infection control and antimicrobial stewardship strategies: proceedings of the 5th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety, 2023	35
Documentation of adherence to infection prevention best practice in patient records: a mixed-methods investigation	35
Indwelling time of peripherally inserted central catheters and incidence of bloodstream infections in haematology patients: a cohort study	33
The accuracy of fully-automated algorithms for the surveillance of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection in hospitalised patients	32
Prevalence of meropenem-resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta‑analysis	31
Characterizing the bioburden of ESBL-producing organisms in a neonatal unit using chromogenic culture media: a feasible and efficient environmental sampling method	31
Risk of nosocomial coronavirus disease 2019: comparison between single- and multiple-occupancy rooms	30
Non-prescriptionxx antibiotic use for people aged 15 years or older for cough in China: a community-based survey	29
Reported antibiotic use among patients in the multicenter ANDEMIA infectious diseases surveillance study in sub-saharan Africa	29
Acceptability of an alcohol-based handrub gel with superfatting agents among healthcare workers: a randomized crossover controlled study	29
Exploring the use of cluster analysis to assess antibiotic stewardship in critically-ill neonates in a low resource setting	29
The combined application of hand hygiene and non-sterile gloves by nurses in a tertiary hospital: a multi methods study	28
Contact time has limited impact on the efficacy of disinfectant towelettes when tested under conditions reflective of realistic use	27

Are emojis ready to promote the WHO 5 moments for hand hygiene in healthcare?	27
Appropriate number of observations for determining hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers	27