| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999 | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 1999 | 3,777 |
| 2 | 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) | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2010 | 2,716 |
| 3 | 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, 2006–2007 | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2008 | 2,458 |
| 4 | CDC Definitions of Nosocomial Surgical Site Infections, 1992: A Modification of CDC Definitions of Surgical Wound Infections | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 1992 | 1,827 |
| 5 | The Impact of Surgical-Site Infections in the 1990s: Attributable Mortality, Excess Length of Hospitalization, And Extra Costs | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 1999 | 1,448 |
| 6 | SHEA Guideline for Preventing Nosocomial Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2003 | 1,325 |
| 7 | 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, 2009–2010 | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2013 | 1,300 |
| 8 | Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter–Related Infections | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2002 | 1,024 |
| 9 | 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, 2011–2014 | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2016 | 949 |
| 10 | 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 Force | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2002 | 913 |
| 11 | Estimating the Proportion of Healthcare-Associated Infections That Are Reasonably Preventable and the Related Mortality and Costs | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2011 | 873 |
| 12 | Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 2009 | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2010 | 860 |
| 13 | Nosocomial Infections in Combined Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Units in the United States | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2000 | 854 |
| 14 | CDC Definitions of Nosocomial Surgical Site Infections, 1992: A Modification of CDC Definitions of Surgical Wound Infections | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 1992 | 833 |
| 15 | Systematic Review of Studies on Compliance with Hand Hygiene Guidelines in Hospital Care | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2010 | 824 |
| 16 | Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 1996 | 823 |
| 17 | The Impact of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia on Patient Outcomes: Mortality, Length of Stay, and Hospital Charges | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2005 | 792 |
| 18 | SHEA Guideline for Preventing Nosocomial Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Strains ofStaphylococcus aureusandEnterococcus | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2003 | 778 |
| 19 | Outcomes of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection and the Impact of Antimicrobial and Adjunctive Therapies | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2008 | 774 |
| 20 | 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 Cost | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2002 | 762 |
| 21 | Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2014 | 746 |
| 22 | Prevention of Central Venous Catheter-Related Infections by Using Maximal Sterile Barrier Precautions during Insertion | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 1994 | 684 |
| 23 | CDC definitions of nosocomial surgical site infections, 1992: a modification of CDC definitions of surgical wound infections | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 1992 | 641 |
| 24 | Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 1996 | 635 |
| 25 | The World Health Organization Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care and Their Consensus Recommendations | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2009 | 587 |
| 26 | A Large Outbreak ofClostridium difficile–Associated Disease with an Unexpected Proportion of Deaths and Colectomies at a Teaching Hospital Following Increased Fluoroquinolone Use | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2005 | 583 |
| 27 | 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) | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2012 | 574 |
| 28 | Impact of Switching from an Open to a Closed Infusion System on Rates of Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infection: A Meta-analysis of Time-Sequence Cohort Studies in 4 Countries | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2011 | 569 |
| 29 | Environmental Contamination Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Possible Infection Control Implications | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 1997 | 559 |
| 30 | Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea and Colitis | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 1995 | 548 |
| 31 | Higher Incidence of Catheter-Related Bacteremia in Jugular Site with Tracheostomy than in Femoral Site | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2010 | 533 |
| 32 | Recommendations for Surveillance of Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2007 | 525 |
| 33 | The Role Played by Contaminated Surfaces in the Transmission of Nosocomial Pathogens | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2011 | 515 |
| 34 | The Association of Diabetes and Glucose Control With Surgical-Site Infections Among Cardiothoracic Surgery Patients | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2001 | 503 |
| 35 | Improving Compliance With Hand Hygiene in Hospitals | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2000 | 455 |
| 36 | Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in U.S. Hospitals, 1975–1991 | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 1992 | 446 |
| 37 | Recommendations for Preventing the Spread of Vancomycin Resistance | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 1995 | 437 |
| 38 | Strategies to Prevent Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2014 | 414 |
| 39 | CDC Definitions of Nosocomial Surgical Site Infections, 1992: A Modification of CDC Definitions of Surgical Wound Infections | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 1992 | 414 |
| 40 | Strategies to Prevent Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections in Acute Care Hospitals | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2008 | 407 |
| 41 | Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea and Colitis | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 1995 | 382 |
| 42 | Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2008 | 381 |
| 43 | Diabetes and Risk of Surgical Site Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2016 | 378 |
| 44 | How to Select and Interpret Molecular Strain Typing Methods for Epidemiological Studies of Bacterial Infections: A Review for Healthcare Epidemiologists | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 1997 | 377 |
| 45 | Guideline for Prevention of Intravascular-Device-Related Infections | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 1996 | 375 |
| 46 | Nosocomial Infections in Pediatric Patients A European, Multicenter Prospective Study | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2000 | 372 |
| 47 | Favorable Impact of a Multidisciplinary Antibiotic Management Program Conducted During 7 Years | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2003 | 370 |
| 48 | Escalating infection control response to the rapidly evolving epidemiology of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 in Hong Kong | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2020 | 370 |
| 49 | Acquisition of Nosocomial Pathogens on Hands After Contact With Environmental Surfaces Near Hospitalized Patients | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2004 | 369 |
| 50 | Excess Mortality, Hospital Stay, and Cost Due to Candidemia: A Case-Control Study Using Data From Population-Based Candidemia Surveillance | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2005 | 369 |
