OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Open Forum Infectious Diseases is 41. 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
1012. Neutrophil Function Enhanced by Recombinant Interferon-Gamma in Newborns	203
727. Predictors of Depressive Symptoms in Pregnant Partners in Seroconcordant Couples Living with HIV in Zambézia Province, Mozambique	172
294. Surveillance for Potential Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome Medical Complications in the Emergency Department (ED) – A Retrospective Longitudinal Study of ED Patients Who Had Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 I	156
20. Risk Factors for Breakthrough Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection and De Novo Resistance in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) Recipients Receiving Letermovir Prophylaxis	144
01. Serum Bactericidal Activity Against Circulating and Reference Strains of Meningococcal Serogroup B in the United States: A Review of Meningococcal Serogroup B (MenB) Vaccines in Adolescents and Yo	121
969. Gamification for Infectious Diseases Medical Education: Creating a Videogame to Teach COVID 19 Diagnosis and Treatment to Medical Students	117
1232. In Vitro Activity of Cefiderocol and Comparator Agents against Molecularly characterized Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales Clinical Isolates Causing Infection in United States	94
1339. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Activity of Other Respiratory Viral Pathogen and Norovirus	89
1133. Opportunities for Antibiotic Discontinuation and De-escalation after Discharge from the Emergency Department in Pediatric Patients with UTI	88
1374. Clinical Outcomes of Sepsis According to Race at University of Minnesota Medical Center	85
59. Risk Factors for Recurrent Gram-Negative Bacterial Bloodstream Infections	80
426. COVID-19 Infection Prevention Practices That Exceed CDC Guidance: Balancing Extra Caution Against Impediments to Care	80
706. Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Rates of Recurrent Clostridiodes difficile Infection in the Veterans Affairs System	78
1414. Real-World Study of Healthcare Resource Use and Costs Associated with Inappropriate and Suboptimal Antibiotic Use Among Females with Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection in the United States	73
398. Multicenter Evaluation of Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 Positive Patients Treated at Rural vs Urban Hospitals in the United States	71
1252. In Vitro Activity of Aztreonam-Avibactam and Comparator Agents Against Enterobacterales from Patients with Bloodstream Infections collected during the ATLAS Global Surveillance Program, 2	69
567. Reasons for Deferral of COVID-19 Vaccines Among Arab American Healthcare Professionals Living in the United States	68
1245. In Vitro Activities of Ceftaroline and Comparator Agents Against Bacterial Pathogens Collected from Patients with Skin and Skin Structure Infections: ATLAS Global Surveillance Program 201	68
480. Alternate Diagnoses in Children Evaluated for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)	65
49. Effects of Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Neonatal Discharge Planning and Care: Exacerbation of Racial and Ethnic Healthcare Disparities	64
1299. Epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD) in the United States 2011-2019	56
1061. Clinical Phage Microbiology: Evaluating Phages for Biofilm-associated Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis	55
359. Clinical implications of SARS-CoV-2 PCR presumptive positive results	52
56. High Frequencies of Adverse Drug Events with Intravenous vs Oral High-Dose Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole: An Opportunity for Antibiotic Stewardship	52
27. Co-infections and antimicrobial use in patients hospitalized with COVID-19	51

1259. Carbapenems Versus Non-carbapenem Beta-Lactams for the Treatment of Ceftriaxone-Susceptible and Piperacillin-Tazobactam-Nonsusceptible Enterobacterales Isolates	51
433. Role of Community Vaccination Coverage in Controlling Future COVID-19 Outbreaks in Nursing Homes: A Modeling Study	48
645. Rapid Diagnosis of Disseminated Mycobacterium kansasii infection in Renal Transplant Recipients Using Plasma Microbial Cell Free DNA Next Generation Sequencing	48
199. Polymorphisms in Key Regulatory Regions of the bla operon Correlate with the Cefazolin Inoculum Effect in Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)	48
1350. Characterization of the Type of Specimen Used for Testing of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Outpatient Clinics	47
737. Geographic Clustering of Travel-acquired Infections in Ontario, Canada, 2008-2020	47
59. Impact of Pharmacist-Led De-Escalation of MRSA Therapy Using MRSA Nasal PCR	47
758. Increased Prevalence of Clostridioides difficile Infection During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Hospitalized Veterans in South Texas, USA	46
147. Defining the Optimal Serial Testing Interval and Features for Identifying Patients with Early SARS-CoV-2 Infection	46
896. Examining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Delivery of HIV Care and Prevention Services Among Patients in a Ryan White Clinic	46
1384. Practice Variations in Pre-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Infectious Disease Evaluation	45
841. Survey of Current HIV and HCV Policies and Practices in Prisons and Jails Serving High-Risk Geographic Hotspots	45
198. Evaluation of Oral Step-down versus Continued Intravenous Antimicrobial Therapy in Immunocompromised Patients Hospitalized with Gram-Negative Bacteremia	44
516. Evaluation of COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Therapies for the Treatment of Non-hospitalized Patients with COVID-19	42
500. A Real-World Cohort Study of Bamlanivimab Versus Bamlanivimab-Etesevimab for Non-severe COVID-19	42
603. Misdiagnosis of Lyme Disease in Patients Referred to an Academic Lyme Center	41
421. Effect of SARs-Cov-2 mRNA Vaccination in Healthcare Workers with Household COVID Exposure	41