OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Medical Microbiology 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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Stability of Clostridioides difficile toxins in stool samples	37
Genomic insights into Klebsiella pneumoniae: Virulence, resistance, and transmission in South and Southeast Asia	33
mNGS-guided precision management of M. pneumoniae pneumonia: Pathogen load assessment and fungal co-detection patterns directing antibiotic optimization	33
Etiology of nosocomial infections in intensive care patients in German hospitals: An analysis of trends between 2008 and 2022	30
Nanopore 16S amplicon sequencing enables rapid detection of pathogen in knee periprosthetic joint infection	23
Aspergillus fumigatus sensu stricto genetic diversity from cystic fibrosis patients	22
Epidemiology of multidrug resistant E. coli isolates from a German university hospital illustrates dominance of E. coli ST131	20
MicroRNA-31 mediated by interferon regulatory factor 7 signaling facilitates control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection	20
Transcriptomic and functional evidence reveals dual-module immune response of human-nasal staphylococcus aureus in Koi Carp (Cyprinus carpio)	17
Multiple isolation of ST398/t011 MRSA from patients in the first half of 2025 in Imam Reza Hospital, Bojnurd, North Eastern Iran	16
Mycoplasma pneumoniae drives macrophage lipid uptake via GlpD-mediated oxidation, facilitating foam cell formation	16
Clinical characteristics and whole-genome analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in ICU patients from a tertiary hospital in southern China	16
Mechanisms of folate metabolism-related substances affecting Staphylococcus aureus infection	15
Evolutionary dynamics of drug resistance in MDR-TB: Heterogeneous minor variants and extensive compensatory mutations	14
Multicenter evaluation of BioFire JI panel related to improved microbiological diagnostics on acute osteoarticular infections	14
Preparation and immunogenicity evaluation of C-HapS-P6 fusion protein vaccine against nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in mice	13
Integrative analysis of toxin–antitoxin systems, genomics, and phenotypic traits reveal phylogroup-dependent diversity among ExPEC bloodstream isolates	13
Isolation and characterization of two novel oral bacteriophages with anti-biofilm activity against Cutibacterium acnes	12
The impact of the hly gene deletion on biofilm formation and antibiotic sensitivity in Listeria monocytogenes	12
A pan-azole and pan-echinocandin resistant Wickerhamomyces anomalus isolate causing bloodstream infection: ERG11Y140F, K151R with copy number variation and FKS1 F665S mutation	11
Polyhexanide based contact lens storage fluids frequently exhibit insufficient antifungal activity against Fusarium species	10
Antibiotic resistance and virulence genes in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from children in Shanghai, China (2019–2022)	10
Signaling events driving Aspergillus fumigatus-induced eosinophil activation	10
An induced mutation of ABC-transporter component VraF(K84E) contributes to vancomycin resistance and virulence in Staphylococcus aureus strain MW2	8
Biofilm-associated Achromobacter xylosoxidans prosthetic valve infective endocarditis	8

Uncovering the mechanisms of host mitochondrial cardiolipin release in syphilis: Insights from human microvascular endothelial cells	8
Comparative genomics of clinical hybrid Escherichia coli strains in Norway	8
Clinical utility of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid metagenomic next-generation sequencing in the etiological diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in children	7
DDX17 promotes DENV-2 replication via interaction with viral dsRNA and G3BP1	7
Drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in West Java, Indonesia	7
Real-time application of ITS and D1-D3 nanopore amplicon metagenomic sequencing in fungal infections: Enhancing fungal infection diagnostics	7
Evolution of mutations in the ftsI gene leading to amino acid substitutions in PBP3 in Haemophilus influenzae strains under the selective pressure of ampicillin and cefuroxime	7
A real-time PCR assay for detection of Rickettsia rickettsii to aid in vivo infection monitoring	7
Genomic analyses of enteroinvasive Escherichia coli revealed the circulation of conjugative virulence plasmids and emergence of novel clones	7
G-CSF enhances neutrophil function with potential involvement of INHBA during Aspergillus fumigatus infection	7
AL DISCRETO LETTORE: A short-list on Public Health Microbiology in Germany	6
Pre-exposure to phage particles reduces their antibacterial therapeutic efficacy both in vitro and in vivo	6
Hub and Spoke: Next level in regional networks for infection prevention	6
Prevalence and characterization of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus isolates from human mastitis in Beijing, China	6
Pretreatment with 3-methyladenine ameliorated Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced acute pneumonia by inhibiting cell death of neutrophils in a mouse infection model	6
Occurrence of vanA/vanM-positive vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in hospital wastewater associated with clinical infections in Guangzhou, China: A genomic epidemiological study	6
The substrate-binding protein DppA modulates the virulence of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae	6
Prevalence, characteristics and clinical features of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in a German university hospital	6