OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
How to overcome the stagnation of the first dose vaccine coverage curve against coronavirus disease 2019 in Brazil?	36
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis secondary to neurocryptococcosis	33
A Rare Factor in the Etiology of Loffler’s Pneumonia: Fasciola hepatica	28
Gestational and congenital syphilis: gaps to be elucidated	27
First case of envenomation in humans caused by the banded cat-eyed snake Leptodeira annulata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Squamata: Dipsadidae) in Brazil	21
Impact of a computer system as a triage tool in the management of pulmonary tuberculosis in a HIV reference center in Brazil	19
Primary Bacterial Ventriculitis caused by Staphylococcus warneri	18
Pott’s puffy tumor secondary to frontal sinusitis	17
Septic embolism of the lung due to spondylodiscitis	16
Health Care for the Population Deprived of Liberty: Overcoming Challenges and Promoting Citizenship	15
Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium leprae in the state of São Paulo, an area of low-leprosy incidence in Brazil	14
Reactivation of neurocysticercosis: calcified nodular lesion and perilesional edema	14
The health-related quality of life in patients with post-COVID-19 after hospitalization: a systematic review	14
Anxiety, depression, and quality of life in mothers of children with congenital Zika syndrome: Results of a 5-year follow-up study	13
COVID-19 epidemic in remote areas of the French Amazon, March 2020 to May 2021: Another reality	13
Prediction of malaria using deep learning models: A case study on city clusters in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, from 2003 to 2018	12
Morphometry of the wings of Anopheles aquasalis in simulated scenarios of climate change	11
Klebsiella pneumoniae-induced liver and prostate abscesses	11
Spatial and spatiotemporal patterns of human visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic southeastern area in countryside Brazil	10
In vitro and in silico assessment of new beta amino ketones with antiplasmodial activity	10
Multiple lung nodules with the halo sign due to syphilis	10
Erratum	10
Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecium isolated from pigeon droppings (Columba livia) in the external environment close to hospitals	9
Assorted copper pennies on a scar - a case of chromoblastomycosis after knee transplant	9
Occurrence of arbovirus infections in two riverine populations in the municipality of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil	9

Sensitivity comparison for the Leishmania spp. detection in different canine tissues using PCR-HRM	8
The role of free-living amoebae in the persistence of viruses in the era of severe acute respiratory syndrome 2, should we be concerned?	8
Amoebic liver abscess	8
Disseminated melioidosis with sternoclavicular joint abscesses	8
Serology for visceral leishmaniasis: How trusty is the accuracy reported by the manufacturers?	8
Brucellar Cervical Spondylodiscitis Complicated by Epidural Abscess and Neurobrucellosis	7
Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis After Tooth Extraction	7
Widespread Encephalitis Following Acute Sinusitis in a Pediatric Patient	7
Characterization of insect-specific Culex flavivirus (Flaviviridae) nucleotide sequences in mosquitoes from urban parks in São Paulo, Brazil	7
Asymptomatic Neurosyphilis in HIV infected patients at a Brazilian HIV and AIDS specialized service: a cross sectional study	7
Post nirmatrelvir/ritonavir erythema multiforme in a patient with coronavirus disease infection	7
Emphysematous Abdominal Aortitis	7
“It’s not all about the disease”: do treatment and socioeconomic status affect perceived impact and satisfaction of patients treated for cutaneous leishmaniasis?	7
Leishmania (L.) amazonensis Lainson & Shaw, 1972: A cruel parasite causing a high-morbidity disease with severe physical deformities and, secondarily, even death	7
Humoral responses to the CoronoVac vaccine in healthcare workers	7
Endophytic fungus Phomopsis sp. as a source of 3-nitropropionic acid with larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus 1762, Diptera: Culicidae)	7
The burden of mental disorders attributable by cocaine use: Global Burden of Diseases Study in Brazil, 1990 and 2019	7
Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in blood donors in the extreme South of Brazil	6
Frontoethmoidal encephalocele as a cause of recurrent meningitis	6
Cryptosporidium diagnosis in different groups of children and characterization of parasite species	6
Testicular tuberculosis	6
Malaria in areas under mining activity in the Amazon: A review	6
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases in a large Brazilian urban center	6
A rare complication of brucellosis: Superinfection of a mature ovarian cystic teratoma	6
Giant peritoneal hydatid cyst causing pelvic venous congestion	6
Molecular characterization of nontuberculous Mycobacteria in a tuberculosis and HIV reference unit in the State of Amazonas, Brazil	6
Incidence and mortality rates of lip, oral cavity, and pharynx cancers in Brazil: time-trend and age-period-cohort analysis from the last 30 years, Global Burden of Disease Study	6
Reliability of point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen assay for diagnosing schistosomiasis mansoni in urine samples from an endemic area of Brazil after one year of storage at -20 degrees Celsius	6
A Case of Doxycycline-Induced Esophagitis Accompanied by Oral Aphthous Ulcers and Laryngitis	6
Erythema induratum of Bazin	6
Concurrent hospitalization of a married couple presenting with distinct symptoms but diagnosed with a life-threatening infectious disease	6
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Histopathological Aspects of Botryomycosis	6
Short-duration treatment for latent tuberculosis in migrants: VDOT monitoring in Manaus, AM.	5
The burden of suicide in Brazil: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	5
Aspergillus encephalitis with microabscesses in an immunocompetent patient	5
Spondylodiscitis caused by the Burkholderia cepacia complex	5
Oral and ocular manifestations in a patient with coronavirus disease-2019: Clinical presentation and management	5
Isolated amoebic brain abscess with excellent therapeutic response	5
Disseminated Multidrug Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoea infection in a patient with vasculitic skin rash	5
Low eligibility for hepatitis B treatment in the Brazilian public health system	5
Muscular and brain cysticercosis	5
Reversed halo sign in a patient with septic embolism	5
Excess Mortality due to natural causes among whites and blacks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil	4
Case report: Mycetoma caused by Gordonia soli	4
Monitoring Rhodnius neglectus (Lent, 1954) populations’ susceptibility to insecticide used in controlling actions in urban areas northwest of São Paulo state	4
Advancements in Viral Genomics: Gated Recurrent Unit Modeling of SARS-CoV-2, SARS, MERS, and Ebola viruses	4
Profile of natural Trypanosoma cruzi infection among dogs from rural areas of southern Espírito Santo, Brazil	4
Broad-Snouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris) bite	4
Spotted fever diagnosis using molecular methods	4
Inflammation, fibrosis and E1 glycoprotein persistence in joint tissue of patients with post-Chikungunya chronic articular disease	4

Thrombosed umbilical vein varix in newborn with congenital syphilis	4
A Case of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease	4
Panstrongylus guentheri Berg, 1879 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae): first record in Mato Grosso, Brazil	4
Epidemiological-clinical profile and mortality in patients coinfected with Trypanosoma cruzi/HIV: experience from a Brazilian reference center	4
Glioblastoma misdiagnosed as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following coronavirus disease vaccination	4
Challenges to Schistosomiasis Control Program in Brazil: setbacks in the control program and critical analysis of the disease notification	4
Genitourinary Tuberculosis, not Lupus	4
Hepatic fascioliasis with metastasis appearance	4
Paracoccidioidomycosis as an opportunistic manifestation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome	4
Multiple Streptococcus sanguinis brain abscesses misdiagnosed as cerebral manifestation of tuberculosis	4
Persistent Cervical Infection with the Chikungunya Virus	4
Risk Factors for Acute Rheumatic Disease: Exploring Factors at Individual and Collective Levels	4
Cutaneous cryptococcosis resembling keratoacanthoma	4
Dengue Burden and Factors Influencing Severity in Honduras: A Descriptive and Analytical Study	4
A fatal rhino-orbit-cerebral mucormycosis infection aggravated by coronavirus disease-2019	4
Fritz Köberle: A Life Dedicated to Medicine	4
The Rising Significance of Soft Skills in Postgraduate Education: Nurturing Well-Rounded Professionals for the Modern World	4
Chylothorax and chylous ascites due to juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis: a case report	4
Initial report of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Roraima, western Amazon state, Brazil	3
In vitro and in vivo Anti-leishmanial Potential of [Ag (PTA) 4 ]BF 4 and [Ag(HBPz 3 )(PPh 3 )] Silver Complexes	3
Giant pulmonary hydatid cyst causing a mediastinal shift in a child	3
Investigating the association between yellow fever vaccination and symptomatic acute Zika virus infection: a case-control study	3
First report of mixed Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing units infection in Triatoma phyllosoma in the peri-urban environment of Oaxaca, Mexico	3
Early-Onset Respiratory Muscle Paralysis in Crotalic Envenomation: A Case Study	3
Erratum	3
Clinical characteristics and laboratory parameters associated with the risk of severe COVID-19 in patients from two hospitals in Northeast Brazil	3
Emphysematous osteomyelitis	3
The greatest Dengue epidemic in Brazil: Surveillance, Prevention, and Control	3
Detection of HPV DNA in vaginal samples self-collected by women living with HIV treated through the Brazilian public health system: Prevalence and analysis of risk factors	3
Bilateral oculomotor nerve palsy secondary to bacterial meningitis	3
Triatomines in the city: A study of Rhodnius neglectus in Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil, and its epidemiological implications	3
Ecological Importance of Breeding Sites in Atlantic Forest Fragments: A Focus on Culicidae Diversity with Particular Attention to Vector Species	3
Analysis of Three-Dimensional Scar Architecture and Conducting Channels by High-Resolution Contrast-Enhanced Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Chagas Heart Disease	3
Lionfish envenomation on the Brazilian coast: first report	3
Snakebites caused by the genera Bothrops and Lachesis in the Brazilian Amazon: a study of factors associated with severe cases and death	3
Lea Ferreira Camillo-Coura (★1932 †2023) Always first	3
Centipede envenomation (Chilopoda): Case report	3
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Morocco: A systematic review of observational studies	3
Elevated NS1 serum levels reduce CD119 expression and CXCL-10 synthesis in patients with dengue hemorrhagic fever	3
Ciguatera on the coast of Northeastern Brazil: report of an outbreak in Fernando de Noronha Archipelago	3
Erythema Nodosum - An atypical presentation of melioidosis	3
Prevalence, incidence, and years-lived with disability due to oral disorders in Brazil: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	3
Monitoring fluoroquinolone resistance among ESBL-positive and ESBL-negative Escherichia coli strains isolated from urinary tract infections: An alert for empirical treatment	3
HIV incidence estimates by sex and age group in the population aged 15 years or over, Brazil, 1986-2018	3
Dengue Mimickers: Which Clinical Conditions Can Resemble Dengue Fever?	3
Phylogenetic relationships of the supercontig of sodium channel subunit I (NaV) in 17 species of Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae)	3
Pyomyositis in an immunocompetent man	3
A rare cause of dyspnea and cough: Diffuse tracheal papillomatosis	3
Association of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (-G308A) Polymorphism with risk of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding from Schistosomiasis in Pernambuco	3
The burden of low back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and gout and their respective attributable risk factors in Brazil: results of the GBD 2017 study	3
Endobronchial actinomycosis	3
Chromoblastomycosis in Brazil: A review of 450 published cases	3