Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Ten-Year Bibliometric Analysis

1Department of Pharmacy Practice, Kulliyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, Kuantan, Pahang, MALAYSIA

2Department of Medical Microbiology, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, MALAYSIA

3Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, MALAYSIA

4Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice, College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, QATAR

Corresponding author.

Correspondence: Mrs. Rehab Ismaeil PhD Student, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Kulliyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, Kuantan, Pahang, MALAYSIA. Email: rehabpharma81@gmail.com
Received March 12, 2023; Revised March 25, 2023; Accepted April 02, 2023.
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1.Ismaeil R, Fata Nahas AR, Kamarudin NB, Mat Nor MB, Abubakar U, Mohamed MHN. Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Ten-Year Bibliometric Analysis. Journal of Young Pharmacists [Internet]. 2023 Aug 25;15(3):397–405. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.5530/jyp.2023.15.55
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Published in: Journal of Young Pharmacists, 2023; 15(3): 397-405. Published online: 22 August 2023DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2023.15.55

ABSTRACT

Healthcare-Associated Infections (HCAIs) pose a significant threat to the safety of patients and Healthcare Workers (HCWs). HCAIs increase morbidity and mortality, as well as healthcare costs. Therefore, prevention is a key goal for healthcare organisations and systems. In this regard, this study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of research and review papers published in journals indexed in the PubMed database between 2013 and 2023 on HCAIs in order to investigate areas of concentration and developing trends in the field. There was a total of 356 core zone publications, and the number of articles published is expected to reach its high in 2020. Most of the papers were found to have been published in the journals of hospital infection and antibiotic resistance and infection control. European countries conduct the most and more collaborative scientific research in this area, followed by the United States, Australia, and China. Surveillance, infection control, hand hygiene and COVID-19 represent the leading frontiers and research hotspots for HCAIs. HCAIs and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) also co-occurred in most of the study discussions. The analysis is expected to yield meaningful data by illuminating the overall structure and direction of previous research on HCAIs, as well as by providing important ideas for future research.

Keywords: Bibliometric analysis, Healthcare associated infection, Infection prevention and control