Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Title Publication Date Language Citations
Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 19991999/04/01English2,808
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults: 2010 Update by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)2010/05/01English2,201
Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens Associated With Healthcare-Associated Infections: Annual Summary of Data Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006–20072008/11/01English1,426
The Impact of Surgical-Site Infections in the 1990s: Attributable Mortality, Excess Length of Hospitalization, And Extra Costs1999/11/01English1,146
Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens Associated with Healthcare-Associated Infections Summary of Data Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009–20102013/01/01English1,086
SHEA Guideline for Preventing Nosocomial Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Strains ofStaphylococcus aureusandEnterococcus2003/05/01English986
CDC Definitions of Nosocomial Surgical Site Infections, 1992: A Modification of CDC Definitions of Surgical Wound Infections1992/10/01834
Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens Associated With Healthcare-Associated Infections: Summary of Data Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011–20142016/08/30English833
Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings: Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force2002/12/01English725
Estimating the Proportion of Healthcare-Associated Infections That Are Reasonably Preventable and the Related Mortality and Costs2011/02/01English722
Systematic Review of Studies on Compliance with Hand Hygiene Guidelines in Hospital Care2010/03/01English670
Nosocomial Infections in Combined Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Units in the United States2000/08/01English637
Outcomes of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection and the Impact of Antimicrobial and Adjunctive Therapies2008/12/01English620
The Impact of Surgical-Site Infections Following Orthopedic Surgery at a Community Hospital and a University Hospital Adverse Quality of Life, Excess Length of Stay, and Extra Cost2002/04/01English620
Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 20092010/04/01English618
The Impact of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia on Patient Outcomes: Mortality, Length of Stay, and Hospital Charges2005/02/01English616
Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update2014/06/01English570
A Large Outbreak ofClostridium difficile–Associated Disease with an Unexpected Proportion of Deaths and Colectomies at a Teaching Hospital Following Increased Fluoroquinolone Use2005/03/01English489
Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals1996/01/01478
Policy Statement on Antimicrobial Stewardship by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS)2012/04/01English474
Recommendations for Surveillance of Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease2007/02/01English460
The World Health Organization Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care and Their Consensus Recommendations2009/07/01English456
The Role Played by Contaminated Surfaces in the Transmission of Nosocomial Pathogens2011/07/01English412
The Association of Diabetes and Glucose Control With Surgical-Site Infections Among Cardiothoracic Surgery Patients2001/10/01English362
Diabetes and Risk of Surgical Site Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis2015/10/27English345
Improving Compliance With Hand Hygiene in Hospitals2000/06/01English328
Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea and Colitis1995/08/01322
CDC Definitions of Nosocomial Surgical Site Infections, 1992: A Modification of CDC Definitions of Surgical Wound Infections1992/10/01English312
Prevention of Central Venous Catheter-Related Infections by Using Maximal Sterile Barrier Precautions during Insertion1994/04/01306
Favorable Impact of a Multidisciplinary Antibiotic Management Program Conducted During 7 Years2003/09/01English300