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Papers

(The median citation count of Acta Clinica Belgica is 1. 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
The concomitant use of paracetamol and flucloxacillin. A rare cause of high anion gap metabolic acidosis in the frail oldest old	17
Association between admission biomarkers and clinical outcome in older adults diagnosed with an infection in the emergency department	11
Clinical features of Legionnaires’ disease at three Belgian university hospitals, a retrospective study	10
Rat bite fever: some comments on a case report review	10
Systemic mastocytosis with myeloid sarcoma and B-CLL: molecular and clonal heterogeneity in a rare case of SM-AHN with review of literature	10
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Clostridioides difficile infection in a tertiary healthcare institution in Belgium	8
Unravelling the coagulation paradox in liver cirrhosis: challenges and insights	8
A case of Leishmania infection with focal splanchnic involvement without systemic symptoms: a potential anti-inflammatory role for vitamin D	7
Acquired factor X deficiency in a multiple myeloma without amyloidosis: a case report	7
Antimicrobial prescription in severe COVID-19 and CAP: a matched case-control study	7
A Belgian student with black eschars	7
Local immune response as novel disease mechanism underlying abdominal pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome	6
Pulmonary vascular complications of cirrhosis: hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension	6
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	6
Incidence, evolution and risk factors of hypophosphatemia in patients with solid tumors receiving ferric carboxymaltose: a retrospective cohort study	6
Success of the acute renal angina index in the early prediction of acute kidney injury in the emergency department	5
Mastocytosis and related entities: a practical roadmap	5
Differences in antibiotic prescribing quality in Belgian out-of-hours primary care services	5
Abstracts presented at the 25th Annual Congress of the Belgian Society of Internal Medicine, 10-11 December 2021, Dolce La Hulpe, La Hulpe, Belgium	5
A clearer view on ovarian clear cell carcinoma	5
Current urinalysis practices in Belgian laboratories towards the 2023 EFLM European urinalysis guideline	5
Inconsistencies in laboratory investigations of hypertension in a young woman taking ethinylestradiol/drospirenone association	5
Clinical practice of hereditary angioedema in Belgium: opportunities for optimized care	5
Glycomics-based serum markers as reliable tool for assessment of viral response after treatment with direct-acting antiviral drugs in hepatitis C virus infection	5
A first case of Chimaeribacter species catheter-related bloodstream infection	4

Peritoneal tuberculosis caused by intravesical instillation with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) following nephroureterectomy in a patient with bladder and upper tract urothelial cancer: a case report	4
Systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases as paraneoplastic phenomena: 3 illustrative case reports and narrative review of the literature	4
Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy versus transarterial chemoembolization for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
The 2023 Belgian clinical guidance on anticoagulation management in hospitalized and ambulatory COVID-19 patients	3
Prevalence and risk factors of antibiotic resistance for urinary tract infections in patients presenting to a Belgian tertiary care emergency department: testing the national guidelines against the lo	3
Cirrhosis and partial portal thrombosis leading to severe variceal bleeding, an unusual presentation of sarcoidosis	3
Interleukin 6 inhibition in refractory antisynthetase syndrome: case-based literature review	3
Retrospective analysis of a flucloxacillin oral absorption test in patients requiring flucloxacillin therapy: results and determination of factors associated with adequate absorption	3
The importance of the cumulation of risk factors for antepartum depression	3
Quality of pathology reporting and adherence to guidelines in rectal neuroendocrine neoplasms: a Belgian national study	3
The 2024 Flemish consensus on screening for gestational diabetes mellitus early and later in pregnancy	3
Heart failure with severely reduced ejection fraction after liver transplantation: a case report and review of the literature	3
Association of antenatal magnesium sulfate with reduced late-onset sepsis in extreme preterm infants	3
The Belgian physiotherapy reimbursement criteria for fall prevention fails in screening appropriately fall-prone community-dwelling older adults	3
A novel pathogenic variant in LCAT causing FLD. A case report	3
Expert consensus statement on acute hepatic porphyria in Belgium	3
The implementation of risk minimization measures to prevent teratogenic pregnancy outcomes related to oral retinoid and valproate use in Belgium	3
The efficiency of the EmERGE pathway to provide continuity of care for medically stable people living with HIV in Belgium	3
A characterization of the HIV population with limited/exhausted treatment options: a multicenter Belgian study	3
Analysis of ergonomic occupational accidents and near misses in a large Belgian university hospital	3
Inhibition of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 to slow the progression of chronic kidney disease	3
Characteristics and outcomes of patients treated with sotrovimab to prevent progression to severe COVID-19 in Belgium	3
Airborne pollutants as potential triggers of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a narrative review	3
Clinical decision-making in older patients with cancer: a cross-sectional single-centre study to assess the impact of clinical judgement and patient preferences	3
The effect of physical exercise on fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review	3
The role of microscopic bone marrow examination and [¹²³I]MIBG scintigraphy in detection of bone marrow involvement in patients with neuroblastoma	2
Changes in lipid lowering medication and lipid levels over time in patients with stable coronary artery disease	2
Comparison of time-to-detection of Mindray TDR and BacT/ALERT®3D blood culture systems using simulated blood cultures	2
Abstracts presented at the 27th Annual Congress of the Belgian Society of Internal Medicine, 1-2 December 2023, Dolce La Hulpe, La Hulpe, Belgium	2
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in high-risk health care workers in a Belgian general hospital: evolution from the first wave to the second	2
A randomized n-of-1 study comparing blood pressure measured on a clothed arm and on an arm with a rolled-up sleeve	2
The ability of end-tidal carbon dioxide value to predict the risk of major cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome	2
The choice between deceased and living donor kidney transplantation in children and adolescents: a multicentric cross-sectional study	2
Body mass index and occupational accidents among health care workers: in BMI we must trust?	2
Characterisation of an interference affecting the triiodothyronine measurement on two different immunoassays	2
Transferring nursing home residents to emergency departments by emergency physician-staffed emergency medical services: missed opportunities to avoid inappropriate care?	2
Retrospective evaluation of an intervention bundle on OPAT implementation in a large non-university hospital	2
Trends in oral anticoagulant prescription in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in Flanders and the impact of switching patients from vitamin K antagonists to DOACS in terms of the burden c	2
Outcomes of adjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in melanoma: a retrospective study	2
First case of Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica isolation from a patient with a foot ulcer infection in Belgium	2
Infections caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in non-endemic countries: three case reports and review of the literature	2
Doege-Potter syndrome in a patient with a giant abdominal solitary fibrous tumor: a case report and review of the literature	2
The first reported familial case of statin-induced immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy associated with anti-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase autoantibodies and HLA DRB1*11:01	2
Herpes zoster in Belgium: a new solution to an old problem	2
Not a wild goose chase: long-lasting MRSA negative status following eradication therapy for chronic MRSA infection in patients with cystic fibrosis	2
AMI in (bi)ventricular pacing – do not discard the ECG	2
Asymptomatic hypercalcemia, caused by sarcoid-like granulomatosis, induced by checkpoint inhibition	2
Expansion of MALDI-TOF MS database as a strategy for identification of Haemophilus species other than H. influenzae	2
Organization, feasibility and patient appreciation of a follow-up consultation in surgical critically ill patients with favorable baseline quality of life and prolonged ICU-stay: a pilot study	2
Severe hypocalcemia due to osteoblastic bone metastases in a patient with hypoparathyroidism: a case report	1

Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency in the setting of nitrous oxide abuse: diagnostic challenges and treatment options in patients presenting with subacute neurological complications	1
Health economic modelling of diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with Canagliflozin in Belgium	1
Liver transplantation for cirrhosis and its complications	1
Associations between anemia and insomnia or excessive daytime sleepiness in older adults	1
The prospective screening for SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2 antibodies delineates the factual incidence of COVID-19 and shows a sustained serological response post COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients	1
Single center, real-world retrospective study of CAR-T cell therapy for relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma beyond second line: five-year results at the University Hospitals Leuven	1
HOMA-IR and HOMA2-IR estimation based on glycated hemoglobin as an alternative for fasting glucose	1
Changes in the use and uptake of a national out-of-hours telephone triage service by younger and older patients seeking non-urgent unplanned care surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in Flanders (Belgium	1
Body mass index and occupational accidents among health care workers in a large university hospital	1
Short-term CGM as a tool to optimize glycemic control and defer intensive insulin therapy in people with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes: a Belgian real-life study	1
Regression of a melanoma brain metastasis that had appeared after immune checkpoint inhibitor discontinuation: a hypothesis-generating case	1
Systemic sarcoidosis presenting with hypercalcemia, sinusitis and hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction	1
Appropriate use of antibiotics for oral/dental conditions in older adults: a narrative review	1
Flemish consensus statement on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections in older nursing home residents	1
Procalcitonin levels at hospital admission are increased in cyst infection in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease	1
Lupus anticoagulant testing in Belgian laboratories: a comparison with the 2020 International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Scientific and Standardization Committee (ISTH-SSC) guidelines	1
Recurrent rejections after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma with stem cell features in an adult patient	1
Appropriateness of alert antibiotics measured by repeated prevalence surveys and impact of direct prescriber interaction and feedback	1
Prognostic value of geriatric and cardiac parameters for one-year mortality in older heart failure patients. A multicentre, observational, prospective study	1
Evaluation of four novel prognostic scores on admission for COVID-19 mortality. An experience from a Mediterranean tertiary center	1
Retrospective evaluation of routine whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis at the Belgian National Reference Center, 2019	1
Vitamin D in patients with COVID-19: is there a room for it?	1
Suspect the unexpected: proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal immunoglobulin deposits and a negative hematological work-up. A case of monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance	1
Acute stroke in patients taking an oral anticoagulant: impact of clinical pharmacist’s intervention on pharmacovigilance reporting	1
Abstracts presented at the 26th Annual Congress of the Belgian Society of Internal Medicine, 9-10 December 2022, Dolce La Hulpe, La Hulpe, Belgium	1
MASH to cirrhosis: bridging the gaps in MASLD management	1
Delayed hypersensitivity reaction after oral intake of non-ionic iodinated contrast medium	1
Case report: thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, an unusual cause of hypokalemia	1
The 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20): expected added value	1
In-hospital end-of-life care in the old: a retrospective study of intensive care unit use and do-not-resuscitate forms in patients deceased in a Belgian university hospital	1