Melissa Ward

1.4k total citations
31 papers, 966 citations indexed

About

Melissa Ward is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Ward has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 966 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Infectious Diseases, 9 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Melissa Ward's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (12 papers), Infection Control in Healthcare (7 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (7 papers). Melissa Ward is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (12 papers), Infection Control in Healthcare (7 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (7 papers). Melissa Ward collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Taiwan. Melissa Ward's co-authors include Eli N. Perencevich, Marin L. Schweizer, Loreen A. Herwaldt, Heather Schacht Reisinger, Daniel J. Diekema, Hsiu‐Yin Chiang, Amy Blevins, Philip M. Polgreen, Joseph E. Cavanaugh and Kalpana Gupta and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Clinical Infectious Diseases and BMJ Open.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Ward

29 papers receiving 945 citations

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melissa Ward United States	14	561	235	191	139	121	31	966
Sung‐Ching Pan Taiwan	19	501 0.9×	496 2.1×	185 1.0×	117 0.8×	81 0.7×	76	1.2k
Graham M. Snyder United States	22	611 1.1×	376 1.6×	141 0.7×	159 1.1×	192 1.6×	92	1.5k
Marci Drees United States	17	420 0.7×	264 1.1×	75 0.4×	156 1.1×	108 0.9×	41	947
Michael O. Vernon United States	11	477 0.9×	201 0.9×	80 0.4×	112 0.8×	108 0.9×	14	840
Susan C Bleasdale United States	19	540 1.0×	328 1.4×	111 0.6×	195 1.4×	147 1.2×	60	1.3k
Rhea Martin Australia	9	444 0.8×	111 0.5×	144 0.8×	120 0.9×	123 1.0×	10	719
Joong Sik Eom South Korea	18	454 0.8×	387 1.6×	130 0.7×	153 1.1×	68 0.6×	74	1.1k
Glenys Harrington Australia	15	365 0.7×	202 0.9×	303 1.6×	110 0.8×	132 1.1×	27	929
Jadwiga Wójkowska‐Mach Poland	19	355 0.6×	340 1.4×	161 0.8×	169 1.2×	126 1.0×	155	1.3k
Kathryn N. Suh Canada	20	516 0.9×	551 2.3×	111 0.6×	139 1.0×	127 1.0×	68	1.3k

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Compton, Jocelyn, Jean M. Pottinger, Melissa Ward, et al.. (2025). Staphylococcus aureus colonization and surgical site infections among patients undergoing surgical fixation for acute fractures. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 46(4). 384–390. 1 indexed citations

Dukes, Kimberly, Loreen A. Herwaldt, Jesse T. Jacob, et al.. (2024). Implementing nasal povidone-iodine decolonization to reduce infections in hemodialysis units: a qualitative assessment. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 45(9). 1104–1109. 1 indexed citations

Dukes, Kimberly, Jure Baloh, Melissa Ward, et al.. (2023). Unfamiliar personal protective equipment: The role of routine practice and other factors affecting healthcare personnel doffing strategies. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 44(12). 1979–1986. 1 indexed citations

Dukes, Kimberly, Heather Schacht Reisinger, Marin L. Schweizer, et al.. (2023). Examining barriers to implementing a surgical-site infection bundle. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 45(1). 13–20. 7 indexed citations

Schweizer, Marin L., Loreen A. Herwaldt, L. Boyken, et al.. (2022). Effectiveness and acceptability of intranasal povidone-iodine decolonization among fracture fixation surgery patients to reduce Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 44(6). 982–984. 2 indexed citations

O’Shea, Amy M. J., Rajeshwari Nair, Kimberly Dukes, et al.. (2021). Using nasal povidone-iodine to prevent bloodstream infections and transmission of Staphylococcus aureus among haemodialysis patients: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised control trial protocol. BMJ Open. 11(12). e048830–e048830. 1 indexed citations

Marra, Alexandre R., Eli N. Perencevich, Richard E. Nelson, et al.. (2020). Incidence and Outcomes Associated With Clostridium difficile Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. PMC. 7 indexed citations

Ward, Melissa, Michael J. Grayling, James Wason, et al.. (2020). PSU4 VALUE of Information for Adaptive Trials: Proof of Concept Study in MULTI-Arm MULTI-STAGE Trials of Interventions for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections. Value in Health. 23. S738–S738.

Kates, Ashley, et al.. (2019). Association between universal gloving and healthcare-associated infections: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 40(7). 755–760. 7 indexed citations

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Nelson, Richard E., Marin L. Schweizer, Eli N. Perencevich, et al.. (2016). Costs and Mortality Associated With Multidrug-Resistant Healthcare-Associated Acinetobacter Infections. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 37(10). 1212–1218. 29 indexed citations

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Chiang, Hsiu‐Yin, Eli N. Perencevich, Rajeshwari Nair, et al.. (2016). Incidence and Outcomes Associated With Infections Caused by Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in the United States: Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 38(2). 203–215. 88 indexed citations

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McDanel, Jennifer S., Melissa Ward, Marin L. Schweizer, et al.. (2014). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevention practices in hospitals throughout a rural state. American Journal of Infection Control. 42(8). 868–873. 2 indexed citations

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Ward, Melissa, Marin L. Schweizer, Philip M. Polgreen, et al.. (2014). Automated and electronically assisted hand hygiene monitoring systems: A systematic review. American Journal of Infection Control. 42(5). 472–478. 103 indexed citations

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Schweizer, Marin L., Heather Schacht Reisinger, Michael Ohl, et al.. (2013). Searching for an Optimal Hand Hygiene Bundle: A Meta-analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 58(2). 248–259. 77 indexed citations

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Vaughan‐Sarrazin, Mary, Peter Cram, Alexander Mazur, Melissa Ward, & Heather Schacht Reisinger. (2013). Patient Perspectives of Dabigatran: Analysis of Online Discussion Forums. Patient. 7(1). 47–54. 31 indexed citations

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Schweizer, Marin L., Melissa Ward, Jennifer S. McDanel, et al.. (2012). The Epidemiology of Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureuson a Burn Trauma Unit. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 33(11). 1118–1125. 10 indexed citations

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Wibbenmeyer, Lucy, Melissa Ward, Xiangjun Xiao, et al.. (2010). Risk Factors for Acquiring Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus on a Burn Surgery Step-Down Unit. Journal of Burn Care & Research. 31(2). 269–279. 34 indexed citations

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Diekema, Daniel J., et al.. (2009). Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization and Colonization or Infection at Other Body Sites in Patients on a Burn Trauma Unit. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 30(8). 721–726. 15 indexed citations

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Huang, Susan S., Daniel J. Diekema, David K. Warren, et al.. (2008). Strain‐Relatedness of Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureusIsolates Recovered from Patients with Repeated Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 46(8). 1241–1247. 45 indexed citations

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Polgreen, Philip M., Yiyi Chen, Joseph E. Cavanaugh, et al.. (2007). An Outbreak of Severe Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease Possibly Related to Inappropriate Antimicrobial Therapy for Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 28(2). 212–214. 54 indexed citations

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