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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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Mental health impact of COVID-19 in frontline healthcare workers in a Belgian Tertiary care hospital: a prospective longitudinal study	40
Dengue: current state one year before WHO 2010–2020 goals	27
How accurate is telephone triage in out-of-hours care? An observational trial in real patients	15
Joint Belgian recommendation on screening for DPD-deficiency in patients treated with 5-FU, capecitabine (and tegafur)	12
Belgian clinical guidance on anticoagulation management in hospitalised and ambulatory patients with COVID-19	12
The 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20): expected added value	11
The associations of life quality, depression, and cognitive impairment with mortality in older adults with COVID-19: a prospective, observational study	10
Porphyria: awareness is the key to diagnosis!	10
The clinical implications and importance of anemia in older women	10
Risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease and death in patients aged 70 and over: a retrospective observational cohort study	9
Organisation and quality monitoring for point-of-care testing (POCT) in Belgium: proposal for an expansion of the legal framework for POCT into primary health care	9
Ethical reflections on Covid-19 vaccines	9
Polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate prescribing and medication complexity in Turkish older patients in the community pharmacy setting	8
Antibiotic use in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): outcomes and associated factors	8
Advanced triage to redirect non-urgent Emergency Department visits to alternative care centers: the PERSEE algorithm	8
Retrospective evaluation of routine whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis at the Belgian National Reference Center, 2019	7
Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency in the setting of nitrous oxide abuse: diagnostic challenges and treatment options in patients presenting with subacute neurological complications	7
High adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in Belgium: a narrative review	7
A case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-A) in an adult woman 18 days after COVID-19 vaccination	7
Prognostic value of the Surprise Question for one-year mortality in older patients: a prospective multicenter study in acute geriatric and cardiology units	7
Subtle relationships between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and fungi in patients with cystic fibrosis	7
Should I, can I, dare I? Patients’ view on stopping long-term antidepressant use, a qualitative study	7
Added value of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing in a Flemish nursing home during an acute COVID-19 outbreak in April 2020	7
Primary immune thrombocytopenia in adults: Belgian recommendations for diagnosis and treatment anno 2021 made by the Belgian Hematology Society	6
Sensitivity and specificity of 14 SARS-CoV-2 serological assays and their diagnostic potential in RT-PCR negative COVID-19 infections	6

Diagnosing COVID-19; towards a feasible COVID-19 rule-out protocol	6
Airborne pollutants as potential triggers of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a narrative review	6
Antimicrobial resistance of Helicobacter pylori in West Flanders – Belgium: an observational cross-sectional study	6
Metastatic malignant struma ovarii: a case report and review of the literature on the management of malignant struma ovarii	5
Evaluation of the relationship of lymphangiogenesis markers with disease pathogenesis in patients with Behçet’s uveitis	5
The prevalence, risk factors and clinical implications of dehydration in older patients: a cross-sectional study	5
Reliability and validity of an original nurse telephone triage tool for out-of-hours primary care calls: the SALOMON algorithm	5
Mastocytosis and related entities: a practical roadmap	5
Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in older adults: eight case studies with focus SGLT-2 inhibitors and metformin	5
Clinical features of Legionnaires’ disease at three Belgian university hospitals, a retrospective study	5
Health economic modelling of diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with Canagliflozin in Belgium	4
Associations between obesity, self-reported weakness and their combinations with mortality in nursing home residents	4
Local immune response as novel disease mechanism underlying abdominal pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome	4
Doege-Potter syndrome in a patient with a giant abdominal solitary fibrous tumor: a case report and review of the literature	4
A clearer view on ovarian clear cell carcinoma	4
Aseptic meningitis after SARS-CoV-2 Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination	4
Mycobacterium avium complex and Cryptococcus neoformans co-infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a case report	4
Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy versus transarterial chemoembolization for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Expert consensus statement on acute hepatic porphyria in Belgium	4
Clostridium perfringens splenic abscess treated with percutaneous drainage and antibiotic therapy: a case report	3
A case of Flavonifractor plautii blood stream infection in a severe burn patient and a review of the literature	3
Outcome of novel oral anticoagulant versus warfarin in frail elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of retrospective studies	3
Evaluation of four novel prognostic scores on admission for COVID-19 mortality. An experience from a Mediterranean tertiary center	3
Performance of the FREND™ COVID-19 IgG/IgM Duo point-of-care test for SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection	3
Rat bite fever: a case report review	3
Vitamin D in patients with COVID-19: is there a room for it?	3
Why do participants in the Flemish colorectal cancer screening program not undergo a diagnostic colonoscopy after a positive fecal immunochemical test?	3
Optimizing pharmacotherapy on geriatric hospital units in Belgium – a national survey	3
Patients with dementia and atrial fibrillation less frequently receive direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and experience higher thrombotic and mortality risk	3
Associations between anemia and insomnia or excessive daytime sleepiness in older adults	3
Identifying new predictive factors for survival after surgery for spinal metastases: an exploratory in-depth retrospective analysis	2
The potential role of vitamin D binding protein in kidney disease: a comprehensive review	2
Clinical decision-making in older patients with cancer: a cross-sectional single-centre study to assess the impact of clinical judgement and patient preferences	2
Artifactual hypoglycemia in a patient with systemic sclerosis	2
Work stress and burnout among emergency physicians: a systematic review of last 10 years of research	2
Clinical experience in anti-synthetase syndrome: a monocentric retrospective analytical study	2
The efficiency of the EmERGE pathway to provide continuity of care for medically stable people living with HIV in Belgium	2
Inhibition of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 to slow the progression of chronic kidney disease	2
Association between admission biomarkers and clinical outcome in older adults diagnosed with an infection in the emergency department	2
Glycomics-based serum markers as reliable tool for assessment of viral response after treatment with direct-acting antiviral drugs in hepatitis C virus infection	2
Statin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (SINAM): case report and review of the literature	2
Different long-term avidity maturation for IgG anti-spike and anti-nucleocapsid SARS-CoV-2 in hospitalized COVID-19 patients	2
Severe rhabdomyolysis due to idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, a wary manifestation of a heterogenous pathology	2
Ectodysplasin A is associated with the presence and severity of coronary artery disease and poor long-term clinical outcome in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction	2
Body mass index and occupational accidents among health care workers in a large university hospital	2
Antimicrobial prescription in severe COVID-19 and CAP: a matched case-control study	2
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	2
Cirrhosis and partial portal thrombosis leading to severe variceal bleeding, an unusual presentation of sarcoidosis	2
Analysis of ergonomic occupational accidents and near misses in a large Belgian university hospital	2
Preterm birth during the COVID-19 pandemic: more, less, or just the same?	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
First case of Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica isolation from a patient with a foot ulcer infection in Belgium	2
Cobalamin and folic acid deficiencies presenting with features of a thrombotic microangiopathy: a case series	2
Acquired factor X deficiency in a multiple myeloma without amyloidosis: a case report	2
Treatment of patients with newly diagnosed metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) in Belgium: a real world data analysis	2
A case of Leishmania infection with focal splanchnic involvement without systemic symptoms: a potential anti-inflammatory role for vitamin D	2
Transferring nursing home residents to emergency departments by emergency physician-staffed emergency medical services: missed opportunities to avoid inappropriate care?	2
Association of antenatal magnesium sulfate with reduced late-onset sepsis in extreme preterm infants	2
Stress levels of Flemish emergency medicine residents and the implications for clinical practice and education	2
Strategies to overcome relapse of immunotherapy-related hepatitis: dose reduction is not the key	1
Belgian 2024 guidance on the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis	1
Regression of a melanoma brain metastasis that had appeared after immune checkpoint inhibitor discontinuation: a hypothesis-generating case	1
Prediction parameters of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction improvement in patients after acute coronary syndrome	1
A rare pediatric case of Kounis syndrome after bee sting	1
Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as non-resolving pneumonia: a case report	1
‘Adequacy between medical prescription and intake of analgesics for acute low back and neck pain after presentation at the emergency department – do we prescribe too many tablets?’	1
On the protein content of kidney stones: an explorative study	1
Inverse association between caffeine intake and albuminuria in US adults: an analysis of NHANES 2005-2016	1
Flemish network on rare connective tissue diseases (CTD): patient pathways in systemic sclerosis. First steps taken	1
Using risk factors and markers to predict bacterial respiratory co-/superinfections in COVID-19 patients: is the antibiotic steward’s toolbox full or empty?	1
Herpes zoster in Belgium: a new solution to an old problem	1
The 12 -year evolution of emergency department alcohol-related admissions in a student city	1
Recommendations on the management of multiple myeloma in 2020	1
Truth or dare: switching BRAF/MEK inhibitors after acute interstitial nephritis in a patient with metastatic melanoma – A case report and review of the literature	1
Delayed cerebral thrombosis complicating bacterial meningitis	1
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	1
Skeletal response to teriparatide in real-life setting: effects of age, baseline bone density and prior denosumab use	1
Correlation of symptoms and physical activity level in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: results from the observational SPACE study	1
Occurrence of sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma in Graves’ disease in association with a RET proto-oncogene mutation	1
Discrepancies between ePrescriptions and dispensing in Belgium, 6 years after the launch of the electronic prescribing – a mixed-method study	1
A comparison of clinical characteristics between old and oldest-old patients hospitalised for SARS-COV2	1
Allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines: statement of the Belgian Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BelSACI)	1
Inconsistencies in laboratory investigations of hypertension in a young woman taking ethinylestradiol/drospirenone association	1
Even if it looks like COVID-19, think again: the importance of differential diagnosis during a pandemic	1
Incidence, evolution and risk factors of hypophosphatemia in patients with solid tumors receiving ferric carboxymaltose: a retrospective cohort study	1
Characterisation of an interference affecting the triiodothyronine measurement on two different immunoassays	1
A first case of Chimaeribacter species catheter-related bloodstream infection	1
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Clostridioides difficile infection in a tertiary healthcare institution in Belgium	1
Infections caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in non-endemic countries: three case reports and review of the literature	1
Systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases as paraneoplastic phenomena: 3 illustrative case reports and narrative review of the literature	1
A novel pathogenic variant in LCAT causing FLD. A case report	1
Case report: diagnosis of VEXAS syndrome in a patient with therapy-resistant large vessel vasculitis	1
The effect of physical exercise on fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review	1
Barriers and facilitators for physical activity on acute geriatric and rehabilitation wards: a survey study	1
Perceptions of interdisciplinary bedside rounds by head nurses in Flanders: a cross-sectional exploration	1
Clinical approach to the older person with anorexia	1
Unusual disseminated Talaromyces marneffei infection presenting with fever and diarrhea in an AIDS patient: a case report and literature review	1
Next generation sequencing in therapy-related myeloid neoplasms compared to de novo myeloid neoplasms	1
Assessment of HIV-postexposure prophylaxis prescription quality after a training programme and assistance in decisions provided by a computer-based decision program: a cross-over study	1
Success of the acute renal angina index in the early prediction of acute kidney injury in the emergency department	1
Quality of pathology reporting and adherence to guidelines in rectal neuroendocrine neoplasms: a Belgian national study	1
Recurrent rejections after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma with stem cell features in an adult patient	1
Rat bite fever: some comments on a case report review	1
Epidemiology and etiology of blood stream infections in a Belgian burn wound center	1
Initiation of a new anti-cancer medical treatment in ICU: a retrospective study	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
Delayed hypersensitivity reaction after oral intake of non-ionic iodinated contrast medium	1