Journal•ISSN: 0196-6553
American Journal of Infection Control
Elsevier BV
About: American Journal of Infection Control is an academic journal published by Elsevier BV. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Medicine & Health care. It has an ISSN identifier of 0196-6553. Over the lifetime, 7822 publications have been published receiving 223893 citations. The journal is also known as: AJIC - American Journal of Infection Control & AJIC.
Topics: Medicine, Health care, Infection control, Intensive care, Hygiene
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TL;DR: The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) developed a new set of definitions for surveillance of nosocomial infections as mentioned in this paper, which combine specific clinical findings with results of laboratory and other tests that include recent advances in diagnostic technology.
5,297 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the NHSN criteria for all healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are presented, including those for the "Big Four" (surgical site infection [SSI], pneumonia [PNEU], bloodstream infection [BSI] and urinary tract infection [UTI]).
4,927 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, the NHSN criteria for all healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are presented, including those for the "Big Four" (surgical site infection [SSI], pneumonia [PNEU], bloodstream infection [BSI] and urinary tract infection [UTI]).
4,849 citations
TL;DR: The guidelines for the prevention of surgical wound infections (SSI) were published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 1999 as discussed by the authors, with the goal of reducing infectious complications associated with these procedures.
4,730 citations
4,692 citations