OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Antibiotics-Basel is 75. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Kinetic Patterns of Antibiotic Consumption in German Acute Care Hospitals from 2017 to 2023	383
Is There Any Benefit to the Use of Antibiotics with Indwelling Catheters after Urologic Surgery in Adults	370
Acknowledgment to the Reviewers of Antibiotics in 2022	319
The Role of Water as a Reservoir for Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria	311
Bismuth Quadruple Therapy with Doxycycline Is an Effective First-Line Therapy for Helicobacter pylori in an Irish Cohort	288
Optimising Regimen of Co-Amoxiclav (ORCA)—The Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Co-Amoxiclav at Higher Dosing Frequency in Patients with Diabetic Foot Infection	284
Synergistic Antibacterial Effect of Mucus Fraction from Cornu aspersum and Cirpofloxacin Against Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated from Wounds of Diabetic Patients	279
Biosynthesized Gold Nanoparticles from Eruca sativa Mill. Leaf Extract Exhibit In Vivo Biocompatibility, Antimicrobial, and Antioxidant Activities	220
Daptomycin Population Pharmacokinetics in Patients Affected by Severe Gram-Positive Infections: An Update	205
Intravesical Gentamicin: An Option for Therapy and Prophylaxis against Recurrent UTIs and Resistant Bacteria in Neurogenic Bladder Patients on Intermittent Catheterization	194
Does the Silver Nanoparticles Production Route Affect the Proliferation of Antibiotic Resistance in Soil Ecosystem?	187
Exploration of Trends in Antimicrobial Use and Their Determinants Based on Dispensing Information Collected from Pharmacies throughout Japan: A First Report	184
Dynamic Gene Clusters Mediating Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates	183
Optimization of Screening Media to Improve Antimicrobial Biodiscovery from Soils in Undergraduate/Citizen Science Research-Engaged Initiatives	178
Mortality in Thai Nursing Homes Based on Antimicrobial-Resistant Enterobacterales Carriage and COVID-19 Lockdown Timing: A Prospective Cohort Study	178
Potential Cost Savings Associated with Targeted Substitution of Current Guideline-Concordant Inpatient Agents with Omadacycline for the Treatment of Adult Hospitalized Patients with Community-Acquired	178
A Retrospective Analysis of Intravenous Push versus Extended Infusion Meropenem in Critically Ill Patients	168
Down-Syndrome-Related Maternal Dysbiosis Might Be Triggered by Certain Classes of Antibiotics: A New Insight into the Possible Pathomechanisms	166
Community Antibiotic Consumption in Cyprus for the Period 2015 to 2022	164
Comparison of Cefepime with Piperacillin/Tazobactam Treatment in Patients with Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia	162
National Level Cross-Sectional Study on Antibiotic Use in Children during the Pre- and Early COVID-19 Eras	155
Characterisation of PVL-Positive Staphylococcus argenteus from the United Arab Emirates	147
The Real Practice Prescribing Antibiotics in Outpatients: A Failed Control Case Assessed through the Simulated Patient Method	142
Oral Antibiotics Alone versus Oral Antibiotics Combined with Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Elective Colorectal Surgery: A Propensity Score-Matching Re-Analysis of the iCral 2 and 3 Prospective Coho	141
Severity and Bothersomeness of Urinary Tract Infection Symptoms in Women before and after Menopause	139

Enhancing Bioactive Compound Classification through the Synergy of Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Advanced Machine Learning Methods	132
Correction: Narongpun et al. Whole-Genome Investigation of Zoonotic Transmission of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clonal Complex 398 Isolated from Pigs and Humans in	128
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Postoperative Neurosurgical Infections at a Reference Center in México	128
Antimicrobial Resistance and Biofilms Underlying Catheter-Related Bloodstream Coinfection by Enterobacter cloacae Complex and Candida parapsilosis	122
Role of a Real-Time TDM-Based Expert Clinical Pharmacological Advice Program in Optimizing the Early Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Target Attainment of Continuous Infusion Beta-Lactams among Orthoto	121
The Century-Long Journey of Peptide-Based Drugs	120
Symptoms, Treatment, and Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients Coinfected with Clostridioides difficile: Single-Center Study from NE Romania during the COVID-19 Pandemic	118
Predictive Factors for Risk of Reinfection in Septic Two-Stage Revision of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties	116
Non-Canonical Aspects of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance	114
The Potential Antiviral Effects of Selenium Nanoparticles and Coated Surfaces	111
National Multicenter Study on the Prevalence of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in the Post-COVID-19 Era in Argentina: The RECAPT-AR Study	108
Immunomodulatory Effect of Phage Depolymerase Dep_kpv74 with Therapeutic Potential Against K2-Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae	107
In Vitro Study of the Interaction of Gentamicin with Ceftriaxone and Azithromycin against Neisseria gonorrhoeae Using Agar Dilution Method	106
Trends in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Urinary Tract Infections and Antibiotic Resistance over a 5-Year Period in Southeastern Gabon	101
Comparison of a Point-of-Care FilmArray Test to Standard-of-Care Microbiology Test in Diagnosis of Healthcare Associated Infections in a Tertiary Care Pediatric Intensive Care Unit	100
Microbial Persistence, Replacement and Local Antimicrobial Therapy in Recurrent Bone and Joint Infection	99
Phage Cocktails with Daptomycin and Ampicillin Eradicates Biofilm-Embedded Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcus faecium with Preserved Phage Susceptibility	97
Prior Antibiotic Use Increases Risk of Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Resistant Escherichia coli among Elderly in Primary Care: A Case-Control Study	96
Increasing Consumption of Antibiotics during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Patient Health and Emerging Anti-Microbial Resistance	95
Adherence to Antibiotic Prescription Guidelines in Four Community Hospitals in Germany	95
Helicobacter pylori Infection: Antibiotic Resistance and Solutions for Effective Management in Africa	93
Companion Animals as Potential Reservoirs of Antibiotic Resistant Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in Shandong, China	91
Repurposing Anthelmintic Drugs for COVID-19 Treatment: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials on Ivermectin and Mebendazole	90
Serratia marcescens Isolates from Bovine Mastitic Milk: Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Features	89
Pattern of Antibiotic Dispensing at Pharmacies According to the WHO Access, Watch, Reserve (AWaRe) Classification in Bangladesh	89
Evaluation of Antimicrobial Resistance of Different Phylogroups of Escherichia coli Isolates from Feces of Breeding and Laying Hens	88
Rhamnolipid Nano-Micelles versus Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer: A Comparative Study for Antibacterial Activity against Hospital-Acquired Infections and Toxicity Concerns	87
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: The Landscape in Critically Ill Patients and Optimising Management Approaches	87
Efficacy of Oil and Photosensitizer against Frankliniella occidentalis in Greenhouse Sweet Pepper	87
WHO Point Prevalence Survey to Describe the Use of Antimicrobials at a Tertiary Care Center in Pakistan: A Situation Analysis for Establishing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program	86
Phytochemistry, Mechanisms, and Preclinical Studies of Echinacea Extracts in Modulating Immune Responses to Bacterial and Viral Infections: A Comprehensive Review	85
Comparative Genome Analysis of 19 Trueperella pyogenes Strains Originating from Different Animal Species Reveal a Genetically Diverse Open Pan-Genome	85
Nanomaterials-Based Wound Dressing for Advanced Management of Infected Wound	84
Occurrence, Pathogenic Potential and Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli Isolated from Raw Milk Cheese Commercialized in Banat Region, Romania	83
Developing a Slow-Release Permanganate Composite for Degrading Aquaculture Antibiotics	83
The Influence of Liquid Medium Choice in Determination of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of Essential Oils against Pathogenic Bacteria	83
GATR-3, a Peptide That Eradicates Preformed Biofilms of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii	83
Variation in Antibiotic Prescription in High-Risk Febrile Neutropenia in Portuguese Hospitals	82
KPC-Producing Enterobacterales from Douro River, Portugal—Persistent Environmental Contamination by Putative Healthcare Settings	82
A Comprehensive Review on Chemical Synthesis and Chemotherapeutic Potential of 3-Heteroaryl Fluoroquinolone Hybrids	81
Antibiotic Resistance in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis: Past, Present, and Future	80
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus Display Differential Proteomic Responses to the Silver(I) Compound, SBC3	80
Understanding of Final Year Medical, Pharmacy and Nursing Students in Pakistan towards Antibiotic Use, Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship: Findings and Implications	79
Polyclonal Multidrug ESBL-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Emergence of Susceptible Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae ST23 Isolates in Mozambique	79
Antimicrobial Activity of Lavender Essential Oil from Lavandula angustifolia Mill.: In Vitro and In Silico Evaluation	77
Determinants of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Veterinary Drug Dispensers toward Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Main Cities of Malawi: A Concern on Antibiotic Stewardship	76
Lyophilized Lipid Liquid Crystalline Nanoparticles as an Antimicrobial Delivery System	76
The Antioxidant, Antibacterial and Anti-Biofilm Properties of Rapeseed Creamed Honey Enriched with Selected Plant Superfoods	75
Emergence of High-Level Gentamicin Resistance in Streptococcus agalactiae Hypervirulent Serotype IV ST1010 (CC452) Strains by Acquisition of a Novel Integrative and Conjugative Element	75
Predictors of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus spp. Intestinal Carriage among High-Risk Patients in University Hospitals in Serbia	75