OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Infectious Diseases is 5. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Influenza-associated invasive aspergillosis in patients admitted to the intensive care unit in Sweden: a prospective multicentre cohort study	906
Molecular epidemiology and evolution of norovirus in Australia and New Zealand, 2018 to 2020	58
Low incidence of severe bacterial infections in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: A population-based registry study	43
The possible role of serum bactericidal titres in long-term suppressive antibiotic treatment for infective endocarditis: report of three cases	34
Operational feasibility and multi-centric evaluation of ‘TB Detect sputum microscopy kit’ for the direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis	32
A nationwide evaluation of antibiotics consumption in Swedish intensive care units	30
Long-term risk of HCC in a DAA-treated national hepatitis C cohort, and a proposed risk score	27
Acyclovir treatment of varicella-zoster virus meningeal infections and acute kidney injury: a multicentre case series study	26
Tuberculosis in migrants: epidemiology, resistance and outcome in Milan, Italy	26
Association of HLA-Ib (HLA-G, HLA-E and HLA-F) with spontaneous HBV clearance	25
Increasing trend in enterococcal bacteraemia and vancomycin resistance in a tertiary care hospital in Croatia, 2017–2021	25
Environmental contamination of Opisthorchis viverrini eggs and its impact on transmission control in rural northeast Thailand	24
Influence of viral load on severity and mortality in COVID-19	23
Infant botulism: an underestimated threat	22
Evaluation of the 2023 Duke-ISCVID criteria for infective endocarditis in patients referred to the Lund infective endocarditis team	21
Infective endocarditis in HIV-infected patients. Analysis of a national cohort	20
Treatment effect modifiers in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 receiving remdesivir and dexamethasone	20
SARS-CoV-2 late shedding may be infectious between immunocompromised hosts	17
Proper duration of antibiotics after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for the treatment of thoracic empyema	17
Time to positivity of blood cultures in bloodstream infections with Streptococcus dysgalactiae and association with outcome	17
Increased SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in healthy blood donors after the second pandemic wave in South-Eastern Italy: evidence for asymptomatic young donors as potential virus spreaders	17
60-day mortality and the role of SARS-CoV-2 in hospital admissions of immunocompromised patients during later Omicron period: a population-based study in Sweden	17
An episode of transmission of COVID-19 from a vaccinated healthcare worker to co-workers	16
SARS-CoV-2 and Plasmodium falciparum coinfection: a case report	16
Exosomes: from biology to immunotherapy in infectious diseases	16

Pooling of samples to optimise SARS-CoV-2 detection in nasopharyngeal swabs and gargle lavage self-samples for covid-19 diagnostics and surveillance	16
Trichomonas vaginalis infection among married women of Andaman and Nicobar islands	14
Community-onset bloodstream infection among people with opioid use disorders: a twenty-year population-based cohort study in Queensland, Australia	14
Murine typhus: an underappreciated influence on human disease transmission dynamics	14
Retrospective cohort study comparing two versus three blood culture sets in people who inject drugs	13
Bacteriuria and antibiotic use during the third wave of COVID-19 intensive care in Sweden	13
Host response signature trends in bacteraemia	13
The double-edged impacts of COVID-19 epidemic on influenza vaccination uptake in nurses in Hong Kong	13
High-throughput immunoassays for SARS-CoV-2 – considerable differences in performance when comparing three methods	13
Naegleria fowleri infections in Kerala, India: a call for global surveillance and response	12
Seminal human papillomavirus infection: a narrative review	12
The role of galactomannan test results in the diagnosis of pediatric invasive aspergillosis	12
No effect of remdesivir or betamethasone on upper respiratory tract SARS-CoV-2 RNA kinetics in hospitalised COVID-19 patients: a retrospective observational study	12
Previous pulmonary tuberculosis enhances the risk of lung cancer: systematic reviews and meta-analysis	11
Effectiveness of ezetimibe in human immunodeficiency virus patients treated for hyperlipidaemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Registered clinical trials investigating treatment of long COVID: a scoping review and recommendations for research	11
HIV mortality trends among the United States population, from 1999–2023: a CDC wonder database study	11
Complicated skin and skin structure infections in alcoholics, a retrospective cohort study	11
Predictors of mortality in patients with Gram-Negative Bacilli (GNB) blood stream infections (BSI): multicentre data from India	10
A 30-year perspective of low-dose dexamethasone, a single dose of mannitol and antiseizures prophylaxis on the prognosis of pneumococcal meningitis	10
The association between real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction cycle threshold values, symptoms and disease severity among COVID-19 patients in the community: a retrospective cohort	10
A case of adenoviral covid-19 vector vaccine possibly linked to severe but reversible interstitial lung injury post-vaccination	10
Canine olfactory detection and its relevance for the medical identification of patients with COVID-19	10
Effectiveness of trichloroacetic acid versus electrocautery for the treatment of anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions in persons with HIV	10
Clinical, laboratory profile and molecular characterization of Orientia tsutsugamushi among fatal scrub typhus patients from Karnataka, India	9
Clinical outcomes and immunological features of COVID-19 patients receiving B-cell depletion therapy during the Omicron era	9
Delays in fibrosis staging reduce the likelihood of achieving hepatitis C treatment and cure	9
Obesity in adolescents does not influence early immune responses to influenza vaccination	8
Comparative analysis of eleven SARS-CoV-2 immunoassays and neutralisation data: time to enhance standardisation and correlation of protection	8
Similar incidence of S. aureus infection in diabetic patients with and without nasal colonisation	8
Clinical profile and risk factors for mortality in children admitted with diphtheria: an observational study	8
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Portugal following the third epidemic wave: results of the second National Serological Survey (ISN2COVID-19)	8
Impact of an electronic surveillance system on compliance with isolation precaution measures: an interrupted time series study	8
Catch-up antibody responses and hybrid immunity in mRNA vaccinated patients at risk of severe COVID-19	8
Effectiveness of remdesivir in patients with COVID-19 and severe renal insufficiency: a nationwide cohort study in Japan	8
Retrieval of patients with hepatitis C who were lost to follow-up in Southern Denmark	8
Global epidemiology and changing clinical presentations of invasive meningococcal disease: a narrative review	8
Antibody levels remain high to one-year’s follow-up after moderate and severe COVID-19, but not after mild cases	8
Novel IgM-based lateral flow assay for diagnosis of congenital Chagas disease	8
Icatibant in viral infections	8
Comparison of rapid molecular testing methods for detecting respiratory viruses in emergency care: a prospective study	8
Invasive procedures and risk of brain abscess: a nationwide, population-based case-control study	8
Best management of patients with an acute sore throat is still best management for these patients	7
Impact of antibiotic therapy in patients with respiratory viral infections: a retrospective cohort study	7
Assessment of the feasibility of pool testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection screening	7
Towards the identification of the correct place for convalescent plasma among COVID-19 therapies	7
Clinical, epidemiological, and molecular investigation of Kyasanur forest disease from Karnataka state, India during 2018-2019	7
Features of post-obstructive pneumonia in advanced lung cancer patients, a large retrospective cohort	7
Genetic analyses and vaccinating risk groups against H5 avian influenza highlight the need for a duty-based code of professional ethics	7
Excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran	7

Immunity waning after COVID vaccine booster vs. infection—better than expected	7
Characterization of a Bulgarian VIM-2 metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolate belonging to the high-risk sequence type 111	7
Plasma Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell-free DNA assay: a diagnostic tool for tuberculosis lymphadenitis	7
Diagnostic accuracy of CT for COVID-19 Re: Diagnostic accuracy of screening tests for patients suspected of COVID-19, a retrospective cohort study	7
Syndromic testing for respiratory pathogens but not National Early Warning Score can be used to identify viral cause in hospitalised adults with lower respiratory tract infections	7
Carbapenemase production and in-hospital mortality associated with multidrug-resistant bacteria: a retrospective study conducted in Granada, Spain	7
Incidence and duration of human papillomavirus infections in young women: insights from a bimonthly follow-up cohort	6
Re-emergence of Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, India: a global health concern	6
Hepcidin predicts 5-year mortality after community-acquired pneumonia	6
Comparative evaluation of the clinical presentation and epidemiology of the 2022 and previous Mpox outbreaks: a rapid review and meta-analysis	6
HLA-C*07 is associated with symptomatic HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) and immune dysregulation	6
The incidence of laboratory-confirmed cases of enteric pathogens in Denmark 2018: a national observational study	6
The respiratory route of transmission of virulent polioviruses	6
Comparative genomic analysis of strong biofilm-forming Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates uncovers novel IS Ecp 1-mediated chromosomal integra	6
Bloodstream infections: trends and evolution of incidence and etiology in a 12-year period (2010–2021)	6
Using first-contact serum ferritin to predict severe thrombocytopenia in dengue patients: determination and validation in independent cohorts	6
The effect of the transition to molecular diagnosis on the epidemiology and the clinical characteristics of bacterial gastroenteritis in Northern Israel	6
Impact of bacterial strain acquisition in the lung of patients with COPD: the AERIS study	6
Design of a national patient-centred clinical pathway for sepsis in Sweden	6
Implications of migratory and exotic birds and the mosquito community on West Nile virus transmission	6
Comparison of the in vivo efficacy and resistance development potential between cefiderocol and ceftolozane/tazobactam human simulated exposures against P	6
Disseminated Nocardia farcinica infection associated with bacteraemia and osteomyelitis pubis in an elderly patient	6
Decrease in incidence of Streptococcus pyogenes-induced vulvovaginitis among prepubertal girls after COVID-19 outbreak	6
A rare case of hydatid cyst-associated AA amyloidosis and literature review of hydatid cyst-associated nephropathy	5
Varied trends of tuberculosis and HIV dual epidemics among different countries during 2000–2020: lessons from an ecological time-trend study of 9 countries	5
Biomarkers and genotypes in patients with Central nervous system infection caused by enterovirus	5
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and associated risk factors in adult outpatients from Western Romania, January to March 2023: a seroepidemiological assessment after three years of COVID-19 pandemic	5
Predictors and characteristics of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome in healthcare workers	5
Age-dependent effects on infectivity and susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection: results from nationwide contact tracing data in Greece	5
Predicting persistent SARS-CoV-2 shedding in immunocompromised patients: a probability-based approach	5
Bangladesh is threatened by the HIV epidemic during the Rohingya refugee crisis	5
Anti-SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibodies to detect exposure to SARS-CoV-2: results from a prospective cohort study on COVID-19 vaccination	5
Measurement of lactate in pleural fluid rapidly identify infection and guide therapy	5
Bloodstream infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae : analysis of risk factors, treatment responses and mortality	5
Detection of active SARS-CoV-2 in cough aerosols from COVID-19 patients	5
Global trends, regional differences and age distribution for the incidence of HIV and tuberculosis co-infection from 1990 to 2019: results from the global burden of disease study 2019	5
Linked mutations within the pathogenicity locus of Clostridioides difficile increase virulence	5
Effectiveness and safety of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam administered in continuous infusion through elastomeric pumps in OPAT regimen: a case series	5
Antibiotics duration guided by biomarkers in hospitalized adult patients; a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Patients presenting high fever with lymphadenopathy after COVID-19 vaccination were diagnosed with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis	5
Long-lasting T-cell response to SARS-CoV-2 antigens after vaccination—a prospective cohort study of HCWs working with COVID-19 patients	5
Reduction of rotavirus as a cause of nosocomial diarrhoea in northern Stockholm after introducing the rotavirus vaccine	5
Progress of Hepatitis C elimination in Viennese people living with HIV after two decades of increasing cure rates	5
Seropositivity to SARS-CoV-2 in Alberta, Canada in a post-vaccination period (March 2021–July 2021)	5
The Number Needed to Vaccinate (NNV) against herpes zoster: a systematic review with meta-analysis	5
Clinical suspicion and empirical treatment of infective endocarditis on hospital admission – a population-based cohort study	5
Learning from the impact of misinformation and past infodemics: advancing public health through transparency, trust, and community engagement	5
Prospective study on COVID-19 seroprevalence and behavioural patterns in military personnel from the Southern Brazil	5
Financial conflicts of interest between infectious diseases clinical practice guideline authors and the pharmaceutical industry in Japan	5