Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Infection Control in Critical Care

Infection control in critical care is the set of practices used to prevent and limit the spread of healthcare-associated infections among patients in intensive care and other high-acuity settings. Critically ill patients are especially vulnerable to infection because of severe underlying illness, invasive devices su…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 4 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 3× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2690-4837 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Infection control in critical care is the set of practices used to prevent and limit the spread of healthcare-associated infections among patients in intensive care and other high-acuity settings. Critically ill patients are especially vulnerable to infection because of severe underlying illness, invasive devices such as catheters and ventilators, and frequent contact with healthcare workers, so rigorous infection prevention is essential for patient safety and quality of care. Core measures include hand hygiene, appropriate use of personal protective equipment, cleaning and sterilization of equipment, isolation of patients with transmissible organisms, antimicrobial stewardship, and surveillance to detect and respond to infections. Effective infection control reduces complications, improves outcomes, and helps limit the spread of resistant organisms. Research published by the journal in infection prevention addresses these practices across healthcare environments. Work includes studies on strengthening tuberculosis infection control and its impact on screening practices among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, infection prevention and control in healthcare facilities during the pandemic, awareness of personal protective equipment among laboratory workers, and the risk and management of surgical site infection. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to infection control and prevention, including in critical care and other healthcare settings.

Research published in this journal

4 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 4 articles above have been cited 3 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Infection Control in Critical Care, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Infection Prevention (ISSN 2690-4837).

Journal editorial board
Tetsuya Suzuki · Japan Yosra A. Helmy · United States

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