Lancet Infectious Diseases

Papers
(The TQCC of Lancet Infectious Diseases is 14. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Transaminases and serum albumin as early predictors of severe dengue – Authors' reply1743
Environment and infectious diseases1289
A step forward in the journey towards hookworm vaccines928
Listeria monocytogenes: a rare, deadly cause of peritonitis678
Surge of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Pakistan601
Is ceftriaxone similarly effective to benzylpenicillin in neurosyphilis? – Authors' reply598
Research in brief594
Research in brief491
Relaxation of anti-COVID-19 measures reveals new challenges for infectious disease outbreak forecasting402
Attention to skin-related neglected tropical diseases379
Infectious disease surveillance update376
Chronicling PEPFAR's work in Africa357
Ordinary people in extraordinary times325
Infectious disease surveillance update302
Promoting diversity and equity in publishing289
Entering a labyrinth of COVID-19 stories287
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2024; published online April 3. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00142-7279
Safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of the mRNA vaccine CS-2034 as a heterologous booster versus homologous booster with BBIBP-CorV in adults aged ≥18 years: a randomised, double-blind, phase 2b tria279
Chikungunya vaccine VLA1553 induces sustained protective antibody concentrations270
Oral treatment of Whipple's disease with doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine versus intravenous therapy with ceftriaxone followed by oral trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole in Germany: a phase 2/3, prospect261
Comparison of three tests for latent tuberculosis infection in high-risk people in the USA: an observational cohort study260
Evaluating improved inactivated oral cholera vaccines for use in ending endemic cholera by 2030: opportunities and challenges248
Adaora “Ada” Alise Adimora247
The superiority of bivalent over monovalent booster vaccines242
Malaria outbreak in Laos caused by formerly rare artemisinin resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum236
DNDi receives Dutch funding boost235
COVID-19 vaccination protects children and adolescents227
Can the USA return to pre-COVID-19 normal by July 4?225
Reflecting on lessons from the 2014–16 Ebola virus outbreak223
A bedaquiline, pretomanid, moxifloxacin, and pyrazinamide regimen for drug-susceptible and drug-resistant tuberculosis217
Bold measures to accelerate malaria elimination214
A patient with secondary syphilis following incomplete treatment of primary infection208
Effectiveness of bivalent mRNA booster vaccines against COVID-19: methodological and public health considerations207
HIV vaccine trial failure205
Diagnostic accuracy of a three-gene Mycobacterium tuberculosis host response cartridge using fingerstick blood for childhood tuberculosis: a multicentre prospective study in low-income and middle-inco204
Humoral immune responses to the monovalent XBB.1.5-adapted BNT162b2 mRNA booster in Sweden191
Rosuvastatin adjunctive therapy for rifampicin-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis: a phase 2b, randomised, open-label, multicentre trial191
Effectiveness of ceftazidime–avibactam versus ceftolozane–tazobactam for multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in the USA (CACTUS): a multicentre, retrospective, observational study186
Threat of HIV and tuberculosis drug resistance after US funding cuts184
Safety of age-dosed, single low-dose primaquine in children with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency who are infected with Plasmodium falciparum in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the C172
Safety and immunogenicity of the co-administered Na-APR-1 and Na-GST-1 hookworm vaccines in school-aged children in Gabon: a randomised, controlled, observer-blind, phase 1, dose-escalation trial171
Efficacy and immunogenicity following dengue virus-1 human challenge after a tetravalent prime-boost dengue vaccine regimen: an open-label, phase 1 trial171
Towards a marketplace for Vi polysaccharide-conjugate typhoid vaccines168
Selection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae ceftriaxone resistance using doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis167
Updated criteria for paediatric sepsis and septic shock166
Bebtelovimab: considerations for global access to treatments during a rapidly evolving pandemic166
The interplay between COVID-19 restrictions and vaccination166
Neuropathology, pathomechanism, and transmission in zoonotic Borna disease virus 1 infection: a systematic review163
Transitioning to endemicity with COVID-19 research160
The next chapter for Africa's genomic initiatives159
Human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 and type 18 antibody concentrations after a single dose of bivalent HPV vaccine in girls aged 9–14 years compared with three doses of quadrivalent HPV vaccine in wom157
Host cell entry and neutralisation sensitivity of the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant LP.8.1157
Immunogenicity and safety of a monovalent omicron XBB.1.5 SARS-CoV-2 recombinant spike protein vaccine as a heterologous booster dose in US adults: interim analysis of a single-arm phase 2/3 study156
Circulation of avian Chlamydia abortus in the Netherlands and community-acquired pneumonia: an outbreak investigation and retrospective cohort study156
Efficacy and safety of co-administered ivermectin and albendazole in school-aged children and adults infected with Trichuris trichiura in Côte d'Ivoire, Laos, and Pemba Island, Tanzania: a double-blin156
Safety and immunogenicity of VPM1002 versus BCG in South African newborn babies: a randomised, phase 2 non-inferiority double-blind controlled trial154
Measles immunity gaps and outbreak risk in a shifting landscape152
Mpox in people with past infection or a complete vaccination course: a global case series150
Resistance of SARS-CoV-2 omicron subvariant BA.4.6 to antibody neutralisation150
Risk of hospitalisation associated with infection with SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in Denmark: an observational cohort study150
The importance of understanding the infectious microenvironment148
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2023; published online Dec 15. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00744-2147
Supporting healthcare access for refugees and migrants146
History and evolution of tuberculosis and global health145
Assessment of experimental malaria vaccine induced protection in pre-exposed populations143
Election of Regional Director for the Western Pacific142
Severe influenza: is there a role for antiviral combinations?140
The implications of mpox breakthrough infections on future vaccination strategies140
Sizing the reservoirs of malaria transmission: the contribution of school-aged children135
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2021; 21: 962–74135
Emil Gotschlich133
Effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in the post-natural infection world131
Interplay of infection and vaccination in long-term protection from COVID-19131
Immune evasiveness of SARS-CoV-2 variants and vaccine selection130
First data of a quabodepistat containing novel regimen for drug-susceptible tuberculosis129
Global cholera resurgence—a preventable tragedy129
Super-spreaders: a historical review128
The KP.2-adapted COVID-19 vaccine improves neutralising activity against the XEC variant127
Children deserve simple, short, safe, and effective treatment for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis125
Elisabeth Presterl—always looking forward124
WHO Pathogen X conference123
Addressing the shortage of cholera vaccines122
WHO's first global infection prevention and control report122
Malaria vaccine development in Mali: a step towards transmission-blocking strategies118
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis with chest pain as atypical symptoms118
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2023; 23: e469117
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2024; published online Feb 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00706-5117
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2022; published online Aug 31. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00434-0116
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2021; 21: 629–36116
Research in brief115
Full-dose NSAIDs at the first sign of respiratory infection?113
Theresa Ochoa—staying on top of infectious diseases in Peru111
Infectious disease surveillance update110
Is combination antiviral therapy for influenza the optimal approach?108
Curing chronic hepatitis B virus infection102
Tuberculosis recovery in Georgia: implementing more by 24102
Neutralisation activity of mucosal IgA against XBB sublineages and BA.2.86101
Vaccine and surveillance implications of dengue underdetection101
The response of mpox-associated inflammatory syndrome to steroid therapy101
Research in brief101
RSV prevention: public health lessons from the southern hemisphere98
Knowledge gaps in the epidemiology of severe dengue impede vaccine evaluation97
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2025; 25: e47–5897
Guidelines adherence as a major protective aspect to increase survival rate in patients with candidaemia in Europe95
New flavours of tuberculosis treatment for children95
Serpiginous-like choroiditis in ocular tuberculosis94
Research in brief94
Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in healthy donor plasma pools and IVIG products—an update93
We need estimates of gonorrhoea vaccine protection and symptomaticity by sex and anatomical site92
Worrying lack of funding for tuberculosis91
Evaluating H56:IC31 vaccine in tuberculosis recurrence prevention91
Post-viral sequelae of COVID-19 and influenza91
Studies of post-exposure prophylaxis with doxycycline should consider population-level selection for antimicrobial resistance90
COVID-19 mortality in Africa and Asia – Authors' reply90
Efficacy and safety of CD24Fc in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study90
High-dose primaquine reduces vivax relapses: time for change89
The global burden of cryptococcosis—a neglected tropical disease?88
12-month persistence of immune responses to self-amplifying mRNA COVID-19 vaccines: ARCT-154 versus BNT162b2 vaccine88
An observer-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 1, single ascending dose study of dengue monoclonal antibody in healthy adults in Australia87
Are we underestimating the annual risk of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in high-burden settings?86
Respiratory syncytial virus prevention within reach: the vaccine and monoclonal antibody landscape86
Pre-emptively tackling vaccine misinformation for a successful large-scale roll-out of malaria vaccines in Africa86
Twin threats: climate change and zoonoses85
Safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine, BBIBP-CorV, in people younger than 18 years: a randomised, double-blind, controlled, phase 1/2 trial85
Detection of isoniazid, fluoroquinolone, ethionamide, amikacin, kanamycin, and capreomycin resistance by the Xpert MTB/XDR assay: a cross-sectional multicentre diagnostic accuracy study84
Effect of change in vaccine schedule on pertussis epidemiology in France: a modelling and serological study84
Incidence of infection with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria and vancomycin-resistant enterococci in carriers: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis84
Risk factors and disease profile of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK users of the COVID Symptom Study app: a prospective, community-based, nested, case-control study83
BNT162b2 antigen dose and SARS-CoV-2 omicron infection in adolescents82
Safety and efficacy of bulevirtide in combination with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in patients with hepatitis B virus and hepatitis D virus coinfection (MYR202): a multicentre, randomised, parallel-82
Vaccine pragmatism in the 21st century81
Statistical concerns for meta-analysis of rare events and small sample sizes – Authors' reply81
Amal Saif Al-Maani—fighting antimicrobial resistance80
A step closer to elimination of meningococcal disease79
Next-generation malaria subunit vaccines to reduce disease burden in African children79
Infectious disease surveillance update79
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2021; 21: 929–3879
Spreading awareness on lymphatic filariasis78
A tale of potential mpox reinfection77
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2024; published online Dec 17. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00588-777
Child-friendly rifapentine formulation is a game changer77
Incidence and risk factors of tuberculosis among 420 854 household contacts of patients with tuberculosis in the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort (2004–18): a cohort study75
Effectiveness of pyriproxyfen-pyrethroid and chlorfenapyr-pyrethroid long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) compared with pyrethroid-only LLINs for malaria control in the third year post-distribution:75
Gender and geographical representation at infectious diseases and clinical microbiology conferences75
COVID-19 mortality in Africa and Asia75
The spatiotemporal ecology of Oropouche virus across Latin America: a multidisciplinary, laboratory-based, modelling study74
Tafenoquine co-administered with dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria (INSPECTOR): a randomised, placebo-controlled, efficacy and safety study73
DoxyPEP: thinking towards implementation73
Highlights from ECCMID 202271
Community-based mpox and sexually transmitted disease surveillance using discarded condoms in the global south71
Immunogenicity and safety of fractional doses of 17D-213 yellow fever vaccine in children (YEFE): a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority substudy of a phase 4 trial71
Antifungal susceptibility testing: applicability of methods and strategies for improving access in resource-constrained settings71
Clindamycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in Chinese children71
Ivermectin for malaria control in mass drug administration programmes71
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2023; published online Aug 3. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00344-470
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2023; 23: e259–6570
Pui-Ying Iroh Tam69
Sir Michael Anthony Epstein69
Is the end of gonorrhoea in sight?69
Research in brief69
On the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic69
Effectiveness of BNT162b2 booster after CoronaVac primary regimen in pregnant people during omicron period in Brazil68
Sleeping sickness: time for dreaming68
Eligibility of patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia for early oral switch68
Moxidectin versus ivermectin for strongyloidiasis control68
Social workers and neglected tropical diseases67
Evolution of respiratory syncytial virus burden in young children following the COVID-19 pandemic: influence of concomitant changes in testing practices67
Prevention of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia in Switzerland: a type 2 hybrid effectiveness–implementation trial67
Human ocular thelaziosis—a zoonosis of the eye66
doxyPEP: a controversial new tool against STIs66
Need for inclusion of high-risk populations and standardisation of immunogenicity outcomes in adult pneumococcal vaccine trials66
Access to flucytosine for the treatment of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis in Africa66
Imprinted hybrid immunity against XBB reinfection65
Efficacy and safety of a single dose of casirivimab and imdevimab for the prevention of COVID-19 over an 8-month period: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial65
Effect of mass campaigns with full and fractional doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Pneumosil) on the reduction of nasopharyngeal pneumococcal carriage in Niger: a three-arm, open-label, cluste65
SARS-CoV-2 neutralising antibodies after bivalent versus monovalent booster64
Re-emergence of Oropouche virus in Brazil and Latin America64
Advancing integration: progress reported for skin NTDs64
Outbreaks compound Brazil's flooding disaster64
Evaluating culture-free targeted next-generation sequencing for diagnosing drug-resistant tuberculosis: a multicentre clinical study of two end-to-end commercial workflows64
RH5.1/Matrix-M: highlighting blood-stage malaria vaccines64
Effect of primaquine dose on the risk of recurrence in patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis64
Lessons learnt from conducting a randomised clinical trial in eumycetoma64
National case series of group A streptococcus pleural empyema in children: clinical and microbiological features63
A rare case of rabies-like Australian bat lyssavirus infection62
Infections, hospitalisations, and deaths averted via a nationwide vaccination campaign using the Pfizer–BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in Israel: a retrospective surveillance study61
Venous or arterial thrombosis and deaths among COVID-19 cases: a European network cohort study61
The origin of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern61
Neutralisation sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 lineages EG.5.1 and XBB.2.361
Antiviral efficacy of molnupiravir versus ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir in patients with early symptomatic COVID-19 (PLATCOV): an open-label, phase 2, randomised, controlled, adaptive trial61
The urgent need to scale-up fungal diagnostics in Africa60
Lassa fever research priorities: towards effective medical countermeasures by the end of the decade60
Lien Jih-ching60
Re-emergence of Oropouche virus between 2023 and 2024 in Brazil: an observational epidemiological study60
Experts react to SAGO's preliminary report60
Hong Kong's fifth COVID-19 wave—the worst yet60
Detective doctor decodes AIDS mystery59
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2023; 23: 78959
Monkeypox trial to begin in DR Congo59
Infectious disease surveillance update59
Antibody durability at 1 year after Sputnik V vaccination58
Randomised controlled trials for mpox in endemic countries57
Antibiotic stewardship in the real world57
Zika vaccines: can we solve one problem without creating another one?57
Alexandra King—promoting Indigenous self-determination56
A vanquished threat or a cautionary tale?56
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2025; 25: e11–1255
Understanding the immunogenicity of RTS,S in infants55
Developing the EAVE III platform for future health crises55
Humanitarian crisis in Tigray amidst civil war54
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2022; published online Jan 25. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00586-754
Transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 among fully vaccinated individuals54
The global alarm bell is ringing due to the threat of potential severe cases and deaths caused by clade I of monkeypox virus54
A step forward for Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission-blocking vaccines54
Hospital admissions for group A streptococcal infections in England: current rates and historical perspective53
A new formulation of praziquantel to achieve schistosomiasis elimination53
Outbreak of sexually transmitted, extensively drug-resistant Shigella sonnei in the UK, 2021–22: a descriptive epidemiological study53
Disseminated Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection presenting with polyarthritis and endocarditis52
Sleeper frameworks for Pathogen X: surveillance, risk stratification, and the effectiveness and safety of therapeutic interventions52
Deaths of unknown cause in DR Congo52
Learning and confirming in publicly funded antiviral trials52
Global measles cases up 20% in 202351
Mpox control strategies: using behaviour change to complement, not replace, vaccination51
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2025; published online Feb 13. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00749-751
A shared history50
Understanding vancomycin nephrotoxicity augmented by β-lactams: a synthesis of endosymbiosis, proximal renal tubule mitochondrial metabolism, and β-lactam chemistry50
Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to chocolate50
Mycobacterial infections in adults with haematological malignancies and haematopoietic stem cell transplants: guidelines from the 8th European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia50
H5N1 avian influenza: tracking outbreaks with real-time epidemiological data50
Immunogenicity and safety of an 18-month booster dose of the VLA15 Lyme borreliosis vaccine candidate after primary immunisation in healthy adults in the USA: results of the booster phase of a randomi50
What chikungunya teaches us about COVID-1949
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2024; published online Feb 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00731-448
Impact of COVID-19 on migrants and refugees48
Artificial intelligence to transform public health in Africa48
Struggling with a new dengue epidemic in Nepal48
COVID-19 versus influenza: the need to align policies with COVID-19 realities47
Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum haplotypes associated with resistance to sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine and amodiaquine before and after upscaling of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in seven African c47
Revisiting oral antivirals for COVID-19 in the hospital setting47
Successful use of interferon alfa-2a for persistent parvovirus B19 infection47
Antiblackness in the Ebola response in Sierra Leone47
Azithromycin mass drug administration: balancing survival benefits and risks in children46
Reporting of deaths during cholera outbreaks: case fatality ratio and community deaths46
Lessons from the English primary care sentinel network's response to the COVID-19 pandemic46
Risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection and COVID-19 hospitalisation in individuals with natural and hybrid immunity: a retrospective, total population cohort study in Sweden46
Community transmission and viral load kinetics of the SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) variant in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals in the UK: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study45
Effect of hybrid immunity and bivalent booster vaccination on omicron sublineage neutralisation45
Safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of a 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, V116, in healthy adults: phase 1/2, randomised, double-blind, active comparator-controlled, multicentre, US-base45
An imaginary pandemic and its consequences45
WHO Health For All film awards 202245
A new key-player for onchocerciasis elimination45
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