OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Microbial Drug Resistance is 8. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Environmental Phage-Based Cocktail and Antibiotic Combination Effects onAcinetobacter baumanniiBiofilm in a Human Urine Model	60
Prevalence of Genes Involved in Colistin Resistance inAcinetobacter baumannii:First Report from Iraq	57
A Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Infantis Clone is Spreading and Recombining in the United States	45
Multidrug-Resistant Infections and Outcome of Critically Ill Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Single Center Experience	42
Activity of Cefiderocol AgainstEnterobacterales,Pseudomonas aeruginosa, andAcinetobacter baumanniiEndemic to Medical Centers in New York City	40
Mechanisms of Reduced Susceptibility to Cefiderocol Among Isolates from the CREDIBLE-CR and APEKS-NP Clinical Trials	40
The Spectrum of Antibiotic Prescribing During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review	37
Letter to the Editor: Prophages Encode Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Acinetobacter baumannii	31
Review of Clinically and Epidemiologically Relevant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci in Africa	28
Antibiotic Tolerance in Biofilm and Stationary-Phase Planktonic Cells of Staphylococcus aureus	28
Defining Baseline Mechanisms of Cefiderocol Resistance in the Enterobacterales	27
Co-Occurrence of Plasmid-Mediated Colistin Resistance (mcr-1) and Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Encoding Genes in Escherichia coli from Bovine Mastitic Milk in China	27
Antibiotic Susceptibility and Virulence Genes in Enterococcus Isolates from Wild Mammals Living in Tuscany, Italy	24
Synergistic Antibacterial Activity Between 1,4-Naphthoquinone and β-Lactam Antibiotics Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus	24
Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Gut Microbiota of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder as Possible Predictors of the Disease	23
The Challenge of Global Emergence of Novel Colistin-Resistant Escherichia coli ST131	23
Molecular Characterization of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Collected in the United States	23
Spread of OXA-48 and NDM-1-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST48 and ST101 in Chicken Meat in Western Algeria	22
Role of SHV-11, a Class A β-Lactamase, Gene in Multidrug Resistance Among Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains and Understanding Its Mechanism by Gene Network Analysis	21
The Global Prevalence of Class 1 Integron and Associated Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli from Patients with Urinary Tract Infections, a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	21
Synergistic Activities of Colistin Combinations with Meropenem, Sulbactam, Minocycline, Disodium Fosfomycin, or Vancomycin Against Different Clones of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii	20
What Is Driving the Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Europe?	20
Sharing of Clinically Important Antimicrobial Resistance Genes by Companion Animals and Their Human Household Members	20
Overexpression of Efflux Pumps Mediate Pan Resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 11	20
Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-ProducingKlebsiella pneumoniaeIsolated from Healthy and Sick Dogs in Portugal	19

Zinc and Copper Reduce Conjugative Transfer of Resistance Plasmids from Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli	19
A New Phage Cocktail Against Multidrug, ESBL-Producer Isolates of Shigella sonnei and Shigella flexneri with Highly Efficient Bacteriolytic Activity	19
Is There a Resistance Threshold for Macrolide Consumption? Positive Evidence from an Ecological Analysis of Resistance Data from Streptococcus pneumoniae, Treponema pallidum, and Myco	19
Trends and Impact in Antimicrobial Resistance Among Bacteroides and Parabacteroides Species in 2007–2012 Compared to 2013–2017	19
Correlation Between Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Resistance in MRSA and MSSA Isolated from Clinical Samples in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	19
The Evolution of Antimicrobial Resistance in Mexico During the Last Decade: Results from the INVIFAR Group	19
Antimicrobial Activity of Ceftazidime-Avibactam, Ceftolozane-Tazobactam and Comparators Tested Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates from United States Medica	19
Prevalence and Mechanisms of Carbapenem Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional Studies from Iran	19
Distribution and Molecular Characterization of Escherichia coli Harboring mcr Genes Isolated from Slaughtered Pigs in Thailand	18
Molecular Characteristics of NDM-5-ProducingEscherichia colifrom a Cat and a Dog in South Korea	18
Colistin Resistance in Environmental Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii	18
Prevalence and Molecular Determinants of Antimicrobial Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus haemolyticus from India	18
Antimicrobial Resistance: Physicians' and Pharmacists' Perspective	18
Meta-Analysis of Biofilm Formation, Antibiotic Resistance Pattern, and Biofilm-Related Genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Clinical Samples	17
Antimicrobial Usage and Detection of Multidrug-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus, Including Methicillin-Resistant Strains in Raw Milk of Livestock from Northern Kenya	17
Multidrug-Resistant Hospital Bacteria: Epidemiological Factors and Susceptibility Profile	17
Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Characterization of Gene Cassettes from Class 1 Integrons in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains	17
Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Associated with Nasal Colonization and Environmental Contamination in Academic Dental Clinics	17
Zinc Chelators as Carbapenem Adjuvants for Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Bacteria: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation	16
Combination of Silver Nanoparticles and Vancomycin to Overcome Antibiotic Resistance in Planktonic/Biofilm Cell from Clinical and Animal Source	16
Emergence of Five Genetic Lines ST395^NDM-1, ST13^OXA-48, ST3346^OXA-48, ST39^CTX-M-14, and Novel ST3551^OXA-48 of Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Kle	16
Mechanisms of Linezolid Resistance Among ClinicalStaphylococcusspp. in Spain: Spread of Methicillin- and Linezolid-ResistantS. epidermidisST2	15
Risk Factors, Molecular Epidemiology, and Outcomes of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: A Matched Case-Control Study in Eastern China During	15
First Detection of NDM-5-Positive Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Isolated from Retail Pork in China	15
Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Clinical Outcomes of Bloodstream Infection due to Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Hematologic Mal	15
Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from Broiler Liver in the Center of Algeria, with Detection of CTX-M-55 and B2/ST131-CTX-M-15 in Esc	15
Presence and Transfer of Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants in Escherichia coli in Pigs, Pork, and Humans in Thailand and Lao PDR Border Provinces	14
Staphylococcus sciuri as a Reservoir of mecA to Staphylococcus aureus in Non-Migratory Seabirds from a Remote Oceanic Island	14
Ecofriendly Biomolecule-Capped Bifidobacterium bifidum-Manufactured Silver Nanoparticles and Efflux Pump Genes Expression Alteration in Klebsiella pneumoniae	14
Bloodstream Infections due to Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: A Single-Center Retrospective Study on Risk Factors and Therapy Options	14
Occurrence of ESBL-ProducingEscherichia coliST131, Including theH30-Rx and C1-M27 Subclones, Among Urban Seagulls from the United Kingdom	14
Activity of Omadacycline and Other Tetracyclines Against Contemporary Gram-Negative Pathogens from New York City Hospitals	14
Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Isolates of Salmonella enterica Serovars Heidelberg and Minnesota from Fresh Poultry Meat Imported to Portugal	14
Genetic Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacter cloacae Complex and Pseudomonas aeruginosa of Food of Animal Origin from Egypt	14
Regulatory Role of the Two-Component System BasSR in the Expression of the EmrD Multidrug Efflux in Escherichia coli	14
A Public Health Insight into Salmonella in Poultry in Africa: A Review of the Past Decade: 2010–2020	14
Coevolution of Resistance Against Antimicrobial Peptides	14
Combination of Hydroxychloroquine Plus Azithromycin As Potential Treatment for COVID-19 Patients: Safety Profile, Drug Interactions, and Management of Toxicity	14
Effective Biocidal and Wound Healing Cogency of Biocompatible Glutathione: Citrate-Capped Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogenic Enterobacteria	13
Distinctive Mobile Genetic Elements Observed in the Clonal Expansion of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in India	13
Antibiotic Resistance, Biofilm Formation, and Intracellular Survival As Possible Determinants of Persistent or Recurrent Infections by Staphylococcus aureus in a Vietnamese Tertiary Hospital: F	13
Distribution of CRISPR-Cas Systems in Clinical Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains in a Chinese Tertiary Hospital and Its Potential Relationship with Virulence	13
Molecular Characterization of the First Emerged NDM-1-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates in South Korea	13
Bacteriophage–Ciprofloxacin Combination Effectiveness Depends on Staphylococcus aureus–Candida albicans Dual-Species Communities’ Growth Model	13
Colistin-Resistant Enterobacterales Isolated from Chicken Meat in Western Algeria	13
Molecular Characterization of, and Antimicrobial Resistance in, Clostridioides difficile from Thailand, 2017–2018	13
Emergence and Persistence over Time of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacter Isolates in a Spanish University Hospital in Madrid, Spain (2005–2018)	13
Diversity of Carbapenem Resistance Mechanisms in Clinical Gram-Negative Bacteria in Pakistan	13
High Prevalence of 16s rRNA Methylase Genes Among Carbapenem-Resistant HypervirulentKlebsiella pneumoniaeIsolates in a Chinese Tertiary Hospital	13
Molecular Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in the United States, 2013–2017	13

The First bla_KPC Harboring Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 Strain Isolated in Pakistan	13
Resistance to Antiseptics and Disinfectants of Planktonic and Biofilm-Associated Forms of Corynebacterium striatum	13
Phylogenetic Characterization and Multilocus Sequence Typing of Extended-Spectrum Beta Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli from Food-Producing Animals, Beef, and Humans in Southwest Nigeria	13
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates from Kenya	13
Analysis of the Drug Resistance of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the China Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Trial Program, 2007–2018	12
Characterization of the Different Stages of Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Susceptibility in a Clinical Acinetobacter baumannii Strain	12
An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on theHelicobacter pyloriAntibiotic Resistance in Iran (2010–2020)	12
Occurrence and Diversity of Intra- and Interhospital Drug-Resistant and Biofilm-FormingAcinetobacter baumanniiandPseudomonas aeruginosa	12
Low Cassette Variability in Class 2 and Class 1 Integrons of Aeromonas spp. Isolated from Environmental Samples	12
Insight into Molecular Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Virulence Genes of Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Thailand	12
Resistance Phenotype and Molecular Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates in Shanghai	12
Substantial Decrease in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Outbreak Duration and Number of Patients During the Danish COVID-19 Lockdown: A Prospective Observational Study	12
Cultural Drivers of Antibiotic Consumption in High-Income Countries: A Global Ecological Analysis	12
Antimicrobial Resistance and Pathogenicity Determination of Community-Acquired Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae	12
Rapid ESBL NP Test for Rapid Detection of Expanded-Spectrum β-Lactamase Producers in Enterobacterales	12
Virulence, Resistance, and Genomic Fingerprint Traits ofVibrio choleraeIsolated from 12 Species of Aquatic Products in Shanghai, China	12
Microbiological and Clinical Characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates of K57 Capsular Serotype in China	12
Antimicrobial Resistance in Nontyphoidal Salmonella Isolates from Human and Swine Sources in Brazil: A Systematic Review of the Past Three Decades	11
Enterotoxigenicity and Antibiotic Resistance of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Isolated from Raw Buffalo and Cow Milk	11
Molecular Epidemiology and Resistance Profile of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Strains Isolated from Different Sources in Brazil	11
Prevalence of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection in Southern China: Clinical Characteristics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence, and Geographic Distribution	11
Genomic Characterization of a Multidrug-Resistant and Hypermucoviscous/Hypervirulent Klebsiella quasipneumoniae subsp. similipneumoniae ST4417 Isolated from a Sewage Treatment Plant	11
Potential Inhibitors Against NDM-1 Type Metallo-β-Lactamases: An Overview	11
Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles and Phylogenetic Analysis of Campylobacter jejuni Strains Isolated in Brazil by Whole Genome Sequencing	11
Population Structure of KPC-2-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Surveillance Rectal Swabs in Brazil	11
Comparison of Phenotypic MRSA Detection Methods with PCR for mecA Gene in the Background of Emergence of Oxacillin-Susceptible MRSA	11
Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase, Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance, and Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacilli in Burkina Faso	11
Emergence of Clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolate Guangzhou-PaeC79 Carrying crpP, bla_GES-5, and bla_KPC-2 in Guangzhou of China	11
Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes and Integrons in Commensal Gram-Negative Bacteria in a College Community	11
Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli ST405 Isolate Coharboring blaNDM-5 and blaCTXM-15: A New Threat in Mozambique	11
Abundance and Diversity of Phages, Microbial Taxa, and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Sediments of the River Ganges Through Metagenomic Approach	11
Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistance of Helicobacter pylori Strains Isolated in Bari, Southern Italy, in 2017–2018 by Phenotypic and Genotyping Methods	10
Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in Algeria: A Systematic Review	10
PCR Detection of Oxacillinases in Bacteria	10
Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ST208 Producing OXA-23-Like Carbapenemase in a Children's Hospital in Shanghai, China	10
Outbreak of KPC-2–Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST76 Isolates in an Intensive Care Unit and Neurosurgery Unit	10
Combination of Antibiotics—Nisin Reduces the Formation of Persister Cell in Listeria monocytogenes	10
Characterization of the Genetic Background of KPC-2-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae with Insertion Elements Disrupting the ompK36 Porin Gene	10
Antimicrobial Resistance of Campylobacter spp. Causing Human Infection in Australia: An International Comparison	10
Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of the First Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates from a Libyan Hospital in Tripoli	10
Identification and Characterization of Salmonella Serovars Isolated from Pig Farms in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria: One Health Perspective	10
Prevalence of Colistin Resistance in Escherichia coli in Eastern Turkey and Genomic Characterization of an mcr-1 Positive Strain from Retail Chicken Meat	10
A 1-Year Investigation of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Bovine Mastitis at a Large-Scale Dairy Farm in Japan	10
Genomic Features and Virulence Characteristics of a Community-Acquired Bloodstream Infection-Causing Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae ST86 Strain Harboring KPC-2-Encoding IncX6 Plasmid	10
Antimicrobial Resistance Trends of Escherichia coli Isolates from Outpatient and Inpatient Urinary Infections over a 20-Year Period	10
Antibiofilm Potential of Arenecarbaldehyde 2-Pyridinylhydrazone Derivatives Against Acinetobacter baumannii	10
Carriage Duration and Household Transmission of Enterobacterales Producing Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase in the Community: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	10
Characterization of lsa(D), a Novel Gene Responsible for Resistance to Lincosamides, Streptogramins A, and Pleuromutilins in Fish Pathogenic Lactococcus garvieae Serotype II	10
Genetic Relatedness of NDM-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Co-Occurring VIM, KPC, and OXA-48 Enzymes from Surveillance Cultures from an Intensive Care Unit	10
Multidrug-Resistant CTX-M and CMY-2 Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Healthy Household Dogs from the Great Metropolitan Area, Costa Rica	9
Vancomycin or Daptomycin Plus a β-Lactam Versus Vancomycin or Daptomycin Alone for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	9
Evaluation of the Novodiag CarbaR+, a Novel Integrated Sample to Result Platform for the Multiplex Qualitative Detection of Carbapenem and Colistin Resistance Markers	9
Colistin Resistance Mechanisms in Clinical Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. Isolates from the Western Cape of South Africa	9
Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance Over Time in a Third-Level University Hospital	9
Antimicrobial Activity of Telavancin Tested In Vitro Against a Global Collection of Gram-Positive Pathogens, Including Multidrug-Resistant Isolates (2015–2017)	9
Emergence of Escherichia coli ST131 Causing Urinary Tract Infection in Western Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	9
Whole-Genome Analysis of a High-Risk Clone of Klebsiella pneumoniae ST147 Carrying Both mcr-1 and bla_NDM-1 Genes in Peru	9
Acquisition of Plasmid-Mediated Colistin Resistance Gene mcr-1 in Escherichia coli of Livestock Origin in Bangladesh	9
Escherichia fergusonii Harboring IncHI2 Plasmid Containing mcr-1 Gene: A Novel Reservoir for Colistin Resistance in Brazil	9
Fitness Cost of Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: A Systematic Review	9
Analysis of Amino Acid Sequences of Penicillin-Binding Proteins 1a, 2b, and 2x in Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Nonsusceptible to Penicillin Isolated from Children in India	9
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in Purulent Lesions of Piglets and Fattening Pigs in Portugal	9
Emergence of Specific gyrA Mutations Associated High-Level Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Cases in North India	9
In Vitro Activity of Ceftazidime-Avibactam Alone and in Combination with Amikacin Against Colistin-Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens	9
Increased Plasmid Copy Number Contributes to the Elevated Carbapenem Resistance in OXA-232-ProducingKlebsiella pneumoniae	9
Minimum Bactericidal Concentration Techniques in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Systematic Review	9
A Nosocomial Cluster of Tigecycline- and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates and the Impact of rpsJ and tet(M) Mutations on Tigecycline Resistance	9
Phenotypic and Genotypic Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Iran	9
Emergence of Metallo-β-Lactamases and OXA-48 Carbapenemase Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in Hospital Wastewater in Algeria: A Potential Dissemination Pathway Into the Environment	9
Presence of Colistin- and Tigecycline-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST29 in Municipal Wastewater Influents in Japan	8
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Streptomycin-Resistant Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates in Southern China	8
Therapeutic Options for Infections Due to vanB Genotype Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci	8
Restoration of the Antibiotic Susceptibility of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases Escherichia coli Through Combination with Chelerythrine	8
Characterization of the FirstmecA-Positive Multidrug-ResistantStaphylococcus pseudintermediusIsolated from an Argentinian Patient	8
Fluoroquinolone Resistance and Virulence Properties Among Wastewater Aeromonas caviae Isolates	8
Biofilm Formation and Prevalence of Biofilm-Related Genes Among Clinical Strains of Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus	8
Overexpression of Resistance-Nodulation-Division Efflux Pump Genes Contributes to Multidrug Resistance in Aeromonas hydrophila Clinical Isolates	8
Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Biofilm-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Healthy Cattle and Cattle with Diarrhea	8
In SilicoIdentification of Probable Drug and Vaccine Candidates Against Antibiotic-ResistantAcinetobacter baumannii	8
High Prevalence of Fecal Carriage of Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Among Newly HIV-Diagnosed Adults in a Community Setting in Tanzania	8

Plasmid-Determined Colistin Resistance in the North African Countries: A Systematic Review	8
Trends in Distribution and Antibiotic Resistance of Bacteria Isolated from Urine Cultures of Children in Northern Israel Between 2010 and 2017	8
Site-Directed Mutagenesis Reveals Crucial Residues in Escherichia coli Resistance-Nodulation-Division Efflux Pump OqxB	8
Multidrug-Resistant Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Pathotypes in North Eastern Region of India: Backyard Small Ruminants–Human–Water Interface	8
Detection and Whole-Genome Analysis of a High-Risk Clone ofKlebsiella pneumoniaeST340/CG258 Producing CTX-M-15 in a Companion Animal	8