B. Cookson

13.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
159 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

B. Cookson is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Clinical Biochemistry and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Cookson has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Infectious Diseases, 48 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 38 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in B. Cookson's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (78 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (48 papers) and Infection Control in Healthcare (30 papers). B. Cookson is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (78 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (48 papers) and Infection Control in Healthcare (30 papers). B. Cookson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Nepal and France. B. Cookson's co-authors include Neil Woodford, Ben S. Cooper, Ian Phillips, Donald A. Morrison, G. Duckworth, Evelina Tacconelli, Angela Kearns, W. C. Noble, M. Ganner and Judith Richardson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

B. Cookson

155 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

ESCMID guidelines for the management of the infection control measures to reduce transmission of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in hospitalized patients

2013 613 citations Evelina Tacconelli, Maria Adriana Cataldo et al. Clinical Microbiology and Infection profile →
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): burden of disease and control challenges in Europe

2010 487 citations B. Cookson, Evelina Tacconelli et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Cookson

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	STROBE-AMS: recommendations to optimise reporting of epidemiological studies on antimicrobial resistance and informing improvement in antimicrobial stewardship 2016 ·BMJ Open ·Evelina Tacconelli, Maria Adriana Cataldo, Mical Paul, Leonard Leibovici, Jan Kluytmans, Wiebke Schröder, Federico Foschi, Giulia De Angelis, Chiara de Waure, Chiara Cadeddu, Nico T. Mutters, Petra Gastmeier, B. Cookson	55
2	Endorsing reporting guidelines: Infection control literature gets ahead of the game 2016 ·American Journal of Infection Control ·Sheldon P. Stone, B. Cookson	2
3	Harmonizing and supporting infection control training in Europe 2015 ·Journal of Hospital Infection ·Silvio Brusaferro, Luca Arnoldo, (unknown), Elisa Fabbro, B. Cookson, Rose Gallagher, Philippe Hartemann, Jette Holt, Smilja Kalenić, Walter Popp, Gaetano Pierpaolo Privitera, (unknown), César Velasco, C. Suetens, (unknown)	48
4	Working across the veterinary and human health sectors 2012 ·Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy ·(unknown), (unknown), B. Cookson, Peter M. Hawkey	42
5	The Antimicrobial Efficacy of Copper Alloy Furnishing in the Clinical Environment: A Crossover Study 2011 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·T.J. Karpanen, A.L. Casey, Peter A. Lambert, B. Cookson, Peter Nightingale, (unknown), T.S.J. Elliott	103
6	Panton–Valentine Leucocidin-related disease in England and Wales 2009 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·M.J. Ellington, M. Ganner, (unknown), Claire Perry, B. Cookson, Angela Kearns	18
7	Health care worker perceptions of hand hygiene practices and obstacles in a developing region 2009 ·American Journal of Infection Control ·Michael Borg, M. Benbachir, B. Cookson, S. Ben Redjeb, (unknown), Ossama Rasslan, Deniz Gür, Ziad Daoud, Despo Pieridou Bagatzouni	17
8	Self-Protection as a Driver for Hand Hygiene Among Healthcare Workers 2009 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Michael Borg, M. Benbachir, B. Cookson, S. Ben Redjeb, (unknown), Ossama Rasslan, Deniz Gür, Ziad Daoud, Despo Pieridou Bagatzouni	33
9	Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance and Control in the Mediterranean Region: report of the ARMed Consensus Conference 2009 ·The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries ·Michael Borg, B. Cookson, Peter Zarb, Elizabeth Scicluna, (unknown)	13
10	Development of an observational measure of healthcare worker hand-hygiene behaviour: the hand-hygiene observation tool (HHOT) 2008 ·Journal of Hospital Infection ·John McAteer, S. Stone, Christopher Fuller, André Charlett, B. Cookson, (unknown), Susan Michie, (unknown)	46
11	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium difficile, and extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Escherichia coli in the community: Assessing the problem and controlling the spread 2007 ·American Journal of Infection Control ·Sally F. Bloomfield, B. Cookson, F.R. Falkiner, Chris Griffith, (unknown)	33
12	The effectiveness of hand hygiene procedures in reducing the risks of infections in home and community settings including handwashing and alcohol-based hand sanitizers 2007 ·American Journal of Infection Control ·Sally F. Bloomfield, Allison E. Aiello, B. Cookson, Carol O’Boyle, Elaine Larson	238
13	Importance of the environment for patient acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the intensive care unit: A baseline study 2007 ·Critical Care Medicine ·(unknown), Samantha Hayman, Tony Whitehouse, Jorge Cepeda, Christopher C. Kibbler, Steven W. Shaw, Carla E. Zelaya, B. Cookson, Mervyn Singer, Geoffrey Bellingan	25
14	The role of microbiology and pharmacy departments in the stewardship of antibiotic prescribing in European hospitals 2007 ·Journal of Hospital Infection ·Fiona Mackenzie, Ian M. Gould, Julie Bruce, Jill Mollison, Dominique L. Monnet, V. Krčméry, B. Cookson, J.W.M. van der Meer	30
15	MRSA. How to resist. 1997 ·PubMed ·B. Cookson	1
16	Antibiotic resistance. Nosocomial gram-positive infection. 1997 ·PubMed ·B. Cookson, Donald A. Morrison, R. R. Marples	9
17	Epidemic vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in the UK 1995 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Donald A. Morrison, Neil Woodford, B. Cookson	11
18	Transmissible mupirocin resistance inStaphylococcus aureus 1989 ·Epidemiology and Infection ·Mary Rahman, W. C. Noble, B. Cookson	51
19	Failure of mupirocin-resistant staphylococci to inactivate mupirocin 1989 ·European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases ·B. Cookson	7
20	‘Cialit’ as a tissue preservative: a microbiological assessment 1988 ·Journal of Hospital Infection ·B. Cookson, Peter Hoffman, (unknown), Margaret Webster, O.M. Fenton	4

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