# From abstract to article: publication rates of abstracts presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America spring conference 2018 and 2021 **Authors:** Aayushi Rajani, Shifa Karatela, Lipi Modha, Hitanshi Bhuptani, Purav Shah, Abhijeet Shukla, Juhi Amin, Devisha Gandhi, Rohit Chitale, Ravi Durvasula, Justin Oring PMC · DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.10348 · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2025-11-21 ## TL;DR This study looked at how many conference abstracts from the SHEA Spring Conference were later published in academic journals. ## Contribution It provides data on the publication rate of SHEA conference abstracts from 2018 and 2021. ## Key findings - 49.9% of the 351 abstracts evaluated were published. - The study highlights the strong academic output of SHEA conferences. ## Abstract The publication rate of abstracts presented at a conference can provide some insight into its academic quality, although it is hardly the sole metric. We evaluated 351 SHEA Spring Conference abstracts; 49.9% were published. Findings demonstrate the strong academic output of SHEA conferences. ## Full-text entities - **Diseases:** rheumatology (MESH:D012216), Infectious Diseases (MESH:D003141), ID (MESH:C537985), Infection (MESH:D007239) ## Full text _Full body text omitted from this summary view._ Fetch the complete paper as Markdown: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12780894/full.md ## Figures 2 figures with captions in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12780894/full.md ## References 10 references — full list in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12780894/full.md --- Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12780894