OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Acta Clinica Belgica is 2. 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
The concomitant use of paracetamol and flucloxacillin. A rare cause of high anion gap metabolic acidosis in the frail oldest old	14
Rat bite fever: some comments on a case report review	11
Association between admission biomarkers and clinical outcome in older adults diagnosed with an infection in the emergency department	11
Systemic mastocytosis with myeloid sarcoma and B-CLL: molecular and clonal heterogeneity in a rare case of SM-AHN with review of literature	11
Clinical features of Legionnaires’ disease at three Belgian university hospitals, a retrospective study	10
Antimicrobial prescription in severe COVID-19 and CAP: a matched case-control study	9
Unravelling the coagulation paradox in liver cirrhosis: challenges and insights	9
A case of Leishmania infection with focal splanchnic involvement without systemic symptoms: a potential anti-inflammatory role for vitamin D	9
Acquired factor X deficiency in a multiple myeloma without amyloidosis: a case report	8
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Clostridioides difficile infection in a tertiary healthcare institution in Belgium	7
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	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
Incidence, evolution and risk factors of hypophosphatemia in patients with solid tumors receiving ferric carboxymaltose: a retrospective cohort study	6
A clearer view on ovarian clear cell carcinoma	5
Clostridium perfringens splenic abscess treated with percutaneous drainage and antibiotic therapy: a case report	5
Clinical practice of hereditary angioedema in Belgium: opportunities for optimized care	5
Success of the acute renal angina index in the early prediction of acute kidney injury in the emergency department	5
A case of Flavonifractor plautii blood stream infection in a severe burn patient and a review of the literature	5
Pulmonary vascular complications of cirrhosis: hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension	5
Inconsistencies in laboratory investigations of hypertension in a young woman taking ethinylestradiol/drospirenone association	5
Differences in antibiotic prescribing quality in Belgian out-of-hours primary care services	4
Systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases as paraneoplastic phenomena: 3 illustrative case reports and narrative review of the literature	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
Mastocytosis and related entities: a practical roadmap	4

Abstracts presented at the 25th Annual Congress of the Belgian Society of Internal Medicine, 10-11 December 2021, Dolce La Hulpe, La Hulpe, Belgium	4
A first case of Chimaeribacter species catheter-related bloodstream infection	4
Metastatic malignant struma ovarii: a case report and review of the literature on the management of malignant struma ovarii	4
Glycomics-based serum markers as reliable tool for assessment of viral response after treatment with direct-acting antiviral drugs in hepatitis C virus infection	4
Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy versus transarterial chemoembolization for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Association of antenatal magnesium sulfate with reduced late-onset sepsis in extreme preterm infants	3
The 2023 Belgian clinical guidance on anticoagulation management in hospitalized and ambulatory COVID-19 patients	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
Heart failure with severely reduced ejection fraction after liver transplantation: a case report and review of the literature	3
Cirrhosis and partial portal thrombosis leading to severe variceal bleeding, an unusual presentation of sarcoidosis	3
The efficiency of the EmERGE pathway to provide continuity of care for medically stable people living with HIV in Belgium	3
The 2024 Flemish consensus on screening for gestational diabetes mellitus early and later in pregnancy	3
Current urinalysis practices in Belgian laboratories towards the 2023 EFLM European urinalysis guideline	3
A characterization of the HIV population with limited/exhausted treatment options: a multicenter Belgian study	3
The Belgian physiotherapy reimbursement criteria for fall prevention fails in screening appropriately fall-prone community-dwelling older adults	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	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
AMI in (bi)ventricular pacing – do not discard the ECG	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
The choice between deceased and living donor kidney transplantation in children and adolescents: a multicentric cross-sectional study	2
Correlation of symptoms and physical activity level in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: results from the observational SPACE study	2
Retrospective evaluation of an intervention bundle on OPAT implementation in a large non-university hospital	2
Expansion of MALDI-TOF MS database as a strategy for identification of Haemophilus species other than H. influenzae	2
Different long-term avidity maturation for IgG anti-spike and anti-nucleocapsid SARS-CoV-2 in hospitalized COVID-19 patients	2
Airborne pollutants as potential triggers of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a narrative review	2
Interleukin 6 inhibition in refractory antisynthetase syndrome: case-based literature review	2
The implementation of risk minimization measures to prevent teratogenic pregnancy outcomes related to oral retinoid and valproate use in Belgium	2
A novel pathogenic variant in LCAT causing FLD. A case report	2
Characteristics and outcomes of patients treated with sotrovimab to prevent progression to severe COVID-19 in Belgium	2
Doege-Potter syndrome in a patient with a giant abdominal solitary fibrous tumor: a case report and review of the literature	2
The ability of end-tidal carbon dioxide value to predict the risk of major cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome	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
Not a wild goose chase: long-lasting MRSA negative status following eradication therapy for chronic MRSA infection in patients with cystic fibrosis	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
Expert consensus statement on acute hepatic porphyria in Belgium	2
The effect of physical exercise on fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review	2
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	2
Quality of pathology reporting and adherence to guidelines in rectal neuroendocrine neoplasms: a Belgian national study	2
The importance of the cumulation of risk factors for antepartum depression	2
Body mass index and occupational accidents among health care workers: in BMI we must trust?	2
Ethical reflections on Covid-19 vaccines	2
Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as non-resolving pneumonia: a case report	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
Retrospective analysis of a flucloxacillin oral absorption test in patients requiring flucloxacillin therapy: results and determination of factors associated with adequate absorption	2