OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Microbial Drug Resistance is 6. 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
Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury and 28-Day Mortality in Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Complex Bacteremia	54
Clinical and Molecular Findings of Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacterales in Patients with Solid Tumors: A Single-Center Study	50
Enhanced Biofilm Formation by Tetracycline in a Staphylococcus aureus Naturally Lacking ica Operon and atl	49
Genomic Analysis of Heterogeneous Vancomycin-IntermediateStaphylococcus aureusStrains from Different Clonal Lineages in South Korea	43
Drug Resistance in Biofilm and Planktonic Cells of Achromobacter spp., Burkholderia spp., and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Clinical Isolates	41
Efficacy of Amikacin and Meropenem on Colistin-Induced Klebsiella pneumoniae Persisters	34
Occurrence of Carriage of Multidrug Resistant Enterobacteriaceae among Pregnant Women in the Primary Health Center and Hospital Setting in Surabaya, Indonesia	32
Colistin Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Retail Broiler Meat in Bangladesh	25
Rapid Tetra-Primer Amplification Refractory Mutation System-Polymerase Chain Reaction Protocol for Detection of Y132F Mutation in Fluconazole Resistant Candida parapsilosis	23
Plasmids Carrying bla_VIM-2 in Acinetobacter nosocomialis and A. seifertii Isolates from South Korea	22
Antibiotic Resistance of Helicobacter pylori in Turkey: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	22
Occurrence of a Rare Multidrug Resistant Escherichia coli Coharboring bla_CTX-M-32 and bla_CTX-M-2 Genes in a Bovine	22
Escherichia coli Isolates Harboring bla_NDM Variants and 16S Methylases Belonging to Clonal Complex 131 in Southern Punjab, Pakistan	19
Virulence Characteristics and Drug Resistance of the Prevalent Capsule Types in Acinetobacter baumannii	18
Genomic and Phenotypic Analysis of Persistent Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates from a 5-Year Hospitalized Patient	18
Molecular Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in the United States, 2013–2017	18
Severe Pneumonia Caused by Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus pseudintermediusin an Oncology Patient: Case Report and Literature Review	18
Molecular Epidemiological Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus argenteus Clinical Isolates from a National Tertiary Care Hospital in Myanmar: Co-Isolation of Mult	17
Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Human Variant of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in Japan and Korea	17
High Prevalence of ST502 Carrying an OXA-24 Carbapenemase gene in Carbapenem-Nonsusceptible Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus Isolates in Romania	17
Escherichia coli ST471 Producing VIM-4 Metallo-β-Lactamase in Colombia	16
Effect of Vancomycin on Cellular Fatty Acid Profiles of Vancomycin-Susceptible and Nonsusceptible Staphylococcus aureus	16
Comparison of Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles in Salmonella spp. from Swine Upon Arrival and Postslaughter at the Abattoir	15
Establishment and Persistence of Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium ST80 and ST117 Clones Within a Health Care Facility Located in a Low-Prevalence Geographical Region	15
Re: “Molecular Characterization of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Collected in the United States” by Karlsson et al.	15

Letter to the Editor: Group B Streptococcal Bacteremia; Experience from South India	15
Decoding the Structural Diversity: A New Horizon in Antimicrobial Prospecting and Mechanistic Investigation	14
Prevalence of O25b-ST131Escherichia coliClone: Fecal Carriage of Extended-Spectrumβ-Lactamase and Carbapenemase—Producing Isolates in Healthy Adults in Tehran, Iran	14
Identification of β-Lactamase-Encoding (bla) Genes in Phenotypically β-Lactam-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Young Calves in Belgium	14
Emergence of IncX3 Plasmid-Harboring bla_NDM-5 in a Citrobacter sedlakii Isolated from Outdoor Aerosol in Wastewater Treatment Plant	14
Efficacy of Random Forest Models in Predicting Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Nosocomial Infections Compared to Traditional Logistic Regression Models	14
Molecular Characteristic of Both Levofloxacin and Moxifloxacin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Individuals Diagnosed with Preextensive Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis	12
In Vitro Activity of Minocycline Against Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates—Evaluation of Clinical Breakpoints and Review of Literature	11
Spreading Ability of Tet(X)-Harboring Plasmid and Effect of Tetracyclines as a Selective Pressure	11
Reservoir of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in the Hospital Environment and Colonization Pressure: A Surveillance-Based Study in Indian Intensive Care Unit	11
Novel Plasmid-Borne Fimbriae-Associated Gene Cluster Participates in Biofilm Formation in Escherichia coli	11
Evaluating the Expression of Efflux Pumps in Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Exposure to Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate, Didecyldimethylammonium Chloride, and Octenidine Dihydrochloride	11
Surveillance of Enterobacteriaceae from Diabetic Foot Infections in a Tunisian Hospital: Detection of E. coli-ST131-bla_CTX-M-15 and K. pneumoniae-ST1-bla	11
Efficacy of Gentamicin-Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles Against Staphylococcus aureus Internalized in Osteoblasts	11
Resistome Diversity in Escherichia coli Isolates of Global Wastewaters	11
Diversity of Circulating Clostridioides difficile Ribotypes in Mexico and Susceptibility to Fidaxomicin, Vancomycin, and Metronidazole	11
Enterobacter cloacaeComplex and CTX-M Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases in Algeria	11
Molecular Characteristics of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Diseased Captive Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in China	11
Presence of Colistin- and Tigecycline-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST29 in Municipal Wastewater Influents in Japan	10
Acknowledgment of Reviewers 2024	10
Comprehensive Genomic Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance in Aeromonas dhakensis	10
Deciphering the Resistome and Mobiolme of an Avian-Associated Enterococus faecalis ST249 Clone that Acquired Vancomycin Resistance Isolated from Neutropenic Patient in Tunisia	10
Characterization of New Staphylococcus haemolyticus ST42 Populations in Northern Taiwan	10
Clonal and Plasmid-Mediated Dissemination of β-Lactamases Producing Klebsiella spp. Among Environment and Humans in an Intensive Vegetable Cultivation Area in Eastern China	10
Potentially Pathogenic Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli in Lamb Meat	9
Evaluation of the MDR Direct Flow Chip Kit for the Detection of Multiple Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants	9
Concomitant Resistance to Cefiderocol and Ceftazidime/Avibactam in Two Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates from Two Lung Transplant Patients	9
Bacteremia in Children with Solid Tumors: Etiology, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Factors Associated with Multidrug Resistance, and Mortality	9
Emergence of Quinolone Low-Susceptible Haemophilus influenzae Harboring the Mutated Quinolone Targeting Gene of Haemophilus haemolyticus	9
Genetic Alterations Associated with Polymyxin B Resistance in Nosocomial KPC-2-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from Brazil	9
Multilocus Sequence Typing of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates Harboring bla_OXA-23 and bla_IMP in Cattle from Punjab, Pakistan	9
Detection of E. coli IncX1 Plasmid-Mediated mcr-5.1 Gene in an Indian Hospital Sewage Water Using Shotgun Metagenomic Sequencing: A First Report	9
Letter to the Editor: Characterization of a Clinical Enterobacter hormaechei Strain Belonging to Epidemic Clone ST418 Co-Carrying bla_NDM-1, bla_IMP-4,	8
Evaluation of a Phenotypic Algorithm to Direct Carbapenemase Testing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Validation in a Multicenter German Cohort	8
Emergence of a Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain Coproducing K. pneumoniae Carbapenemase-2 and New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase-5 Carbapenemases in Shanghai, China	8
Retraction of: Does Fluoroquinolones and Third-Generation Cephalosporins Restriction Reverse Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases Klebsiella pneumoniae Resistance Rates? (DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2020	8
The Antibacterial Agent Identified from Acidocella spp. in the Fluid of Nepenthes gracilis Against Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: A Functional Metagenomic Approach	8
Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Tertiary Hospital from the Comunidad Valenciana (Spain)	8
Abundance of Mobilized Colistin Resistance Gene (mcr-1) in Commensal Escherichia coli from Diverse Sources	8
Antimicrobial Efficacy of Electrolyzed Waters and Chlorine-Based Disinfectants: The Role of pH, Free Chlorine, and Oxidation–Reduction Potential Over Time	8
In Vitro and In Vivo Activity of Amoxicillin–Clavulanate Combined with Ceftibuten or Cefpodoxime Against Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella	8
Affinity of β-Lactam Antibiotics for Neisseria gonorrhoeae Penicillin-Binding Protein 2 Having Wild, Cefixime-Reduced-Susceptible, and Cephalosporin (Ceftriaxone)-Resistant penA Alleles	8
Emergence of Urease-Negative Klebsiella pneumoniae ST340 Carrying an IncP6 Plasmid-Mediated bla_KPC-2 Gene	8
Aerococcus viridans and Public Health: Oral Carriage and Antimicrobial Resistance in Stray Dogs and Cats in Algeria	8
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim Resistance in Haemophilus influenzae Clinical Isolates in Japan: Role of FolA and Horizontal Transfer	8
WHO-Point Prevalence Survey of Antibiotic Use Among Inpatients at a Core National Antimicrobial Consumption Network Site in North India: Findings and Implications	8
Re: “Investigation of Macrolide Resistance Genotypes of Pasteurella multocida Isolates from Cattle and Small Ruminants” by Ujvári and Magyar	8
Prevalence of fosA3 Gene in Fosfomycin-Resistant Proteus mirabilis in the Autonomous Community of Madrid (Spain) and Characterization of Two Positive Strains	8
Whole Genome Sequencing of an Extensively Drug-Resistant Raoultella planticola Isolate Containing bla_KPC-2, bla_NDM-1, and bla_CTX-M-15	8
Serum Pharmacokinetics and Bone Penetration of Novel Broad-Spectrum Anti-MRSA Agent Levonadifloxacin in Wistar Rats	8

The Challenge of Global Emergence of Novel Colistin-Resistant Escherichia coli ST131	8
Overexpression of Efflux Pumps Mediate Pan Resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 11	7
Stray Dogs (Mongrels) Are Potent Reservoir of Drug-Resistant Pathogens: A Study in Peri-Urban Areas of Kolkata, India	7
Genetic and Phenotypic Characterization of the First Canadian Case of Ambler Class A Carbapenemase FRI-8	7
Phenotypic and Genotypic Responses of Foodborne Pathogens to Sublethal Concentrations of Lactic Acid and Sodium Chloride	7
Investigation of Carbapenemase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa at Secondary Care Hospital in Bolu, Turkey	7
The TAC1 Gene in Candida albicans: Structure, Function, and Role in Azole Resistance: A Mini-Review	7
Diagnostic Accuracy of Pyrazinamide Susceptibility Testing in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis	7
Resistance Phenotype and Molecular Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates in Shanghai	7
Rapid and Sensitive Detection of the Colistin Resistance Gene mcr-3 by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification and Visual Inspection	7
Influential Factors in the Treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections at a Tertiary Hospital in Vietnam	7
Azole-Containing Agar Plates and Antifungal Susceptibility Testing for the Detection of Azole-Resistant Aspergillus Species in Hospital Environmental Samples	7
Clinical Management of a Pandrug-Resistant OXA-48 Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit	7
Molecular Epidemiology of blaKPC-Encoding Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Public Hospitals in Midwest of Brazil	7
Salmonella Typhi from Northwest Pakistan: Molecular Strain Typing and Drug Resistance Signature	7
Comparison of the Clinical and Genotypic Characteristics of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains According to Sex in Korea	7
TB Anywhere, TB Everywhere. The First Case of pre-Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Treated with BPaL in Italy: Challenges and Opportunities for Transborder Collaboration	7
High Prevalence and Fitness of IncFrepB Carrying qnrS1 in Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates	7
Evaluation of Phenotypic Tests for Carbapenemase Detection in Enterobacteriaceae in Tunisia	7
Epidemiology of Invasive Infections Caused by Streptococcus agalactiae in Argentina	7
Overexpression of PDR16 Confers Amphotericin B Resistance in a PMP3-Dependent Manner in Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae	7
Retraction of: Diverse Plasmids Harboring blaCTX-M-15 in Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11 Isolates from Several Asian Countries by So Yeon Kim and Kwan Soo Ko (Microb Drug Resist 2019;2	6
Emergence of Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin- and Colistin-Resistant Enterobacterales in Otherwise Healthy University Students	6
HI1 and I1 Resistance Plasmids from Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Strain SRC27 Are Epidemic	6
Prevalence and In Vivo Assessment of Virulence in Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Clinical Isolates from Greater Cairo Area	6
Antibiotic Prescribing and Antimicrobial Resistance from an Australian Perspective	6
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates from Kenya	6
Comparison of Phenotypic MRSA Detection Methods with PCR for mecA Gene in the Background of Emergence of Oxacillin-Susceptible MRSA	6
Genetic Alterations Associated with Colistin Resistance Development in Escherichia coli	6
Comparative Minimal Inhibitory and Mutant Prevention Concentration of Eight Antimicrobial Agents Against Klebsiella pneumoniae	6
Fecal Carriage of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases and pAmpC Producing Enterobacterales in an Iranian Community: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Molecular Epidemiology, and Antibiotic Resistance	6
Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Western Hemisphere Isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei: Phenotypic and Genomic Analyses	6
Bacteremia with Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in Immunocompromised Patients Colonized with These Bacteria	6
A Public Health Insight into Salmonella in Poultry in Africa: A Review of the Past Decade: 2010–2020	6
Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance Over Time in a Third-Level University Hospital	6
Influence of Penicillin on Biofilm Formation by Streptococcus agalactiae Serotype Ia/CC23	6
Evaluation of the Colistin HiMIC Plate Kit for Colistin Susceptibility Testing of Klebsiella pneumoniae	6
Is There a Resistance Threshold for Macrolide Consumption? Positive Evidence from an Ecological Analysis of Resistance Data from Streptococcus pneumoniae, Treponema pallidum, and Myco	6
A Selective Culture Medium for Screening Aztreonam-Avibactam Resistance in Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa	6