OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Infectious Diseases is 4. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Long-term risk of HCC in a DAA-treated national hepatitis C cohort, and a proposed risk score	50
Nocardia in inborn errors in immunity	49
Operational feasibility and multi-centric evaluation of ‘TB Detect sputum microscopy kit’ for the direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis	39
Molecular epidemiology and evolution of norovirus in Australia and New Zealand, 2018 to 2020	28
Acyclovir treatment of varicella-zoster virus meningeal infections and acute kidney injury: a multicentre case series study	25
Low incidence of severe bacterial infections in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: A population-based registry study	25
Early adoption patterns of the recombinant zoster vaccine: real-world versus clinical trial populations	23
The possible role of serum bactericidal titres in long-term suppressive antibiotic treatment for infective endocarditis: report of three cases	23
Chronic norovirus infection in a patient with Good’s syndrome resolved after fecal microbiota transplantion and improved nutrional status	22
A nationwide evaluation of antibiotics consumption in Swedish intensive care units	20
Influenza-associated invasive aspergillosis in patients admitted to the intensive care unit in Sweden: a prospective multicentre cohort study	20
Association of HLA-Ib (HLA-G, HLA-E and HLA-F) with spontaneous HBV clearance	19
Tuberculosis in migrants: epidemiology, resistance and outcome in Milan, Italy	18
Paediatric vulnerability to primary amoebic meningoencephalitis: intersections of ablution, recreational water exposure and climate-driven risk	18
Increasing trend in enterococcal bacteraemia and vancomycin resistance in a tertiary care hospital in Croatia, 2017–2021	18
Candidemia in adult patients with alcoholism: a retrospective cohort study in Finland from 2007 to 2016	16
Time to positivity of blood cultures in bloodstream infections with Streptococcus dysgalactiae and association with outcome	15
Clinical evaluation for spinal epidural abscess in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a diagnostic accuracy study	15
Securitising science: the COVID-19 crisis and vaccine politics in Iran	15
Environmental contamination of Opisthorchis viverrini eggs and its impact on transmission control in rural northeast Thailand	15
Evaluation of the 2023 Duke-ISCVID criteria for infective endocarditis in patients referred to the Lund infective endocarditis team	14
Influence of viral load on severity and mortality in COVID-19	14
Updated Swedish guidelines for the management and treatment of RSV infection	14
Treatment effect modifiers in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 receiving remdesivir and dexamethasone	13
Proper duration of antibiotics after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for the treatment of thoracic empyema	13

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	13
COVID-19 severity biomarkers identified by transcriptomics: a scoping review	13
Sustaining progress in infectious disease prevention by strengthening responses to misinformation and supporting individual choice in science-based interventions	13
High one-year mortality following intensive care among adults with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2), or B in Southern Sweden: a retrospective observational study	13
Infective endocarditis in HIV-infected patients. Analysis of a national cohort	13
Swedish guidelines for the management and treatment of patients with hepatitis D (delta) virus infection 2025	13
Pooling of samples to optimise SARS-CoV-2 detection in nasopharyngeal swabs and gargle lavage self-samples for covid-19 diagnostics and surveillance	12
SARS-CoV-2 and Plasmodium falciparum coinfection: a case report	12
Community-onset bloodstream infection among people with opioid use disorders: a twenty-year population-based cohort study in Queensland, Australia	11
Bacteriuria and antibiotic use during the third wave of COVID-19 intensive care in Sweden	11
Trichomonas vaginalis infection among married women of Andaman and Nicobar islands	11
Don’t let war and conflict impede rabies control in Iraq	10
Characteristics and outcomes of patients with infective native aortic aneurysm or vascular graft and endograft infection	10
Exosomes: from biology to immunotherapy in infectious diseases	10
The double-edged impacts of COVID-19 epidemic on influenza vaccination uptake in nurses in Hong Kong	10
External validation of the predictive ability of Charson, SOFA, Pitt, INCREMENT-ESBL and bloodstream infection mortality Risk for 30-day-mortality in bacteraemia using the PROBAC cohort data	10
Integrating molecular pathogenesis and predictive modelling in granulomatous amoebic encephalitis due to Acanthamoeba : a digital twin framework for pers	10
Murine typhus: an underappreciated influence on human disease transmission dynamics	10
The impact of a varicella vaccine introduction on the incidence of herpes zoster in Korean children, an ecological study	10
Host response signature trends in bacteraemia	10
Long-term follow-up of antibody and T-cell responses after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in infection-naïve and infected individuals with focus on breakthrough infections	10
Retrospective cohort study comparing two versus three blood culture sets in people who inject drugs	10
Complicated skin and skin structure infections in alcoholics, a retrospective cohort study	9
Antibiotic use among Danish children and adolescents 2010–2023: a nationwide drug utilisation study	9
Canine olfactory detection and its relevance for the medical identification of patients with COVID-19	9
No effect of remdesivir or betamethasone on upper respiratory tract SARS-CoV-2 RNA kinetics in hospitalised COVID-19 patients: a retrospective observational study	9
Naegleria fowleri infections in Kerala, India: a call for global surveillance and response	9
Vibrio vulnificus epidemiology and risk factors for mortality in the United States, 2000–2022	9
HIV mortality trends among the United States population, from 1999–2023: a CDC wonder database study	9
Seminal human papillomavirus infection: a narrative review	9
Empirical piperacillin/tazobactam vs carbapenems to treat bloodstream infections due to ESBL enterobacterales: a propensity score-matched observational study conducted in an emergency department in No	9
A case of adenoviral covid-19 vector vaccine possibly linked to severe but reversible interstitial lung injury post-vaccination	9
Delays in fibrosis staging reduce the likelihood of achieving hepatitis C treatment and cure	8
A 30-year perspective of low-dose dexamethasone, a single dose of mannitol and antiseizures prophylaxis on the prognosis of pneumococcal meningitis	8
Impact of an electronic surveillance system on compliance with isolation precaution measures: an interrupted time series study	8
Clinical, laboratory profile and molecular characterization of Orientia tsutsugamushi among fatal scrub typhus patients from Karnataka, India	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
Accuracy of extended point-of-care lung ultrasound (EPLUS) for aetiological differentiation of lower respiratory tract infections: a prospective cohort study from India	8
Evaluating factors influencing tuberculosis treatment outcomes and the impact of COVID-19 on TB incidence in Bengaluru, India (2017–2023)	8
Comparison of HANDOC and Chamat-Hedemand’s risk stratification systems for predicting infective endocarditis among patients with non-beta-hemolytic streptococci blood stream infections	8
Increased immune activation in people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy but not when compared with persons on HIV preexposure prophylaxis	8
Global epidemiology of dengue in paediatric and adolescent populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Comparative analysis of eleven SARS-CoV-2 immunoassays and neutralisation data: time to enhance standardisation and correlation of protection	8
Effectiveness of trichloroacetic acid versus electrocautery for the treatment of anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions in persons with HIV	8
Clinical outcomes and immunological features of COVID-19 patients receiving B-cell depletion therapy during the Omicron era	8
Predictors of mortality in patients with Gram-Negative Bacilli (GNB) blood stream infections (BSI): multicentre data from India	8
Icatibant in viral infections	8
Evaluation of anti diphtheria immunity among Nigerian children aged 6–59 months	8
Catch-up antibody responses and hybrid immunity in mRNA vaccinated patients at risk of severe COVID-19	8

Genome-based analyses of SARS-CoV-2 NB.1.8.1 variant reveals its low potential	7
Hydatid disease (cystic echinococcosis) of the liver: the potential role of artificial intelligence in imaging-based disease classification	7
Obesity in adolescents does not influence early immune responses to influenza vaccination	7
Comparison of antibiotic consumption and resistance in intensive care units in France before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	7
Invasive procedures and risk of brain abscess: a nationwide, population-based case-control study	7
Carbapenemase production and in-hospital mortality associated with multidrug-resistant bacteria: a retrospective study conducted in Granada, Spain	7
Surveillance of Lyme neuroborreliosis and Lyme borreliosis: estimates of disease burden in Southern Sweden 2009–2022	7
Clinical, epidemiological, and molecular investigation of Kyasanur forest disease from Karnataka state, India during 2018-2019	7
Novel IgM-based lateral flow assay for diagnosis of congenital Chagas disease	7
Post-screening risk of tuberculosis progression: a three-year retrospective cohort study of asylum seekers in Sweden	7
Outcomes of a paediatric antimicrobial stewardship program in the Emergency Department observation unit of a hospital in Spain	7
Factors associated with mortality and recurrence among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB): a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression	6
Genetic analyses and vaccinating risk groups against H5 avian influenza highlight the need for a duty-based code of professional ethics	6
Molecular and serological investigations of pathogens associated with acute encephalitis syndrome among children in Northern India	6
Towards the identification of the correct place for convalescent plasma among COVID-19 therapies	6
Impact of antibiotic therapy in patients with respiratory viral infections: a retrospective cohort study	6
Clinical profile and risk factors for mortality in children admitted with diphtheria: an observational study	6
Comparative genomic analysis of strong biofilm-forming Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates uncovers novel IS Ecp 1-mediated chromosomal integra	6
Best management of patients with an acute sore throat is still best management for these patients	6
A global warning in warm waters: the impact of climate change on the distribution and virulence of non-cholerae Vibrio species	6
Knowledge to action: assessing the impact of schistosomiasis education on community knowledge, attitudes and practices in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa	5
Design of a national patient-centred clinical pathway for sepsis in Sweden	5
Response to Article Commentary by Ranjana Sah and colleagues	5
Linked mutations within the pathogenicity locus of Clostridioides difficile increase virulence	5
Impact of bacterial strain acquisition in the lung of patients with COPD: the AERIS study	5
Implications of migratory and exotic birds and the mosquito community on West Nile virus transmission	5
Features of post-obstructive pneumonia in advanced lung cancer patients, a large retrospective cohort	5
Incidence and duration of human papillomavirus infections in young women: insights from a bimonthly follow-up cohort	5
Diagnostic and prognostic potential of plasma and sputum thrombomodulin in bacterial community-acquired pneumonia	5
The continuum of care and cause-specific mortality rate among persons diagnosed with HIV in Norway until the end of 2023	5
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	5
Plasma Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell-free DNA assay: a diagnostic tool for tuberculosis lymphadenitis	5
Decrease in incidence of Streptococcus pyogenes-induced vulvovaginitis among prepubertal girls after COVID-19 outbreak	5
Excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran	5
Immunity waning after COVID vaccine booster vs. infection—better than expected	5
Re-emergence of Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, India: a global health concern	5
The respiratory route of transmission of virulent polioviruses	5
Microbiological spectrum, clinical outcomes, and risk factors for bloodstream infections during immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: a nested case-control study	5
Comparison of the in vivo efficacy and resistance development potential between cefiderocol and ceftolozane/tazobactam human simulated exposures against P	5
Disseminated Nocardia farcinica infection associated with bacteraemia and osteomyelitis pubis in an elderly patient	5
Overdiagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis: clinical–radiological suspicion versus intraoperative findings in 62 fasciotomy patients	5
Reduction of rotavirus as a cause of nosocomial diarrhoea in northern Stockholm after introducing the rotavirus vaccine	4
Bloodstream infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae : analysis of risk factors, treatment responses and mortality	4
Avian influenza outbreak in Cambodia: a public health concern	4
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	4
Comparative evaluation of the clinical presentation and epidemiology of the 2022 and previous Mpox outbreaks: a rapid review and meta-analysis	4
The incidence of laboratory-confirmed cases of enteric pathogens in Denmark 2018: a national observational study	4
The effect of the transition to molecular diagnosis on the epidemiology and the clinical characteristics of bacterial gastroenteritis in Northern Israel	4
Re-emergence of arboviruses in South China: a new frontier for chikungunya?	4
Varied trends of tuberculosis and HIV dual epidemics among different countries during 2000–2020: lessons from an ecological time-trend study of 9 countries	4
Anti-SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibodies to detect exposure to SARS-CoV-2: results from a prospective cohort study on COVID-19 vaccination	4
Long-lasting T-cell response to SARS-CoV-2 antigens after vaccination—a prospective cohort study of HCWs working with COVID-19 patients	4
Seropositivity to SARS-CoV-2 in Alberta, Canada in a post-vaccination period (March 2021–July 2021)	4
Predictors and characteristics of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome in healthcare workers	4
Predicting persistent SARS-CoV-2 shedding in immunocompromised patients: a probability-based approach	4
Effectiveness and safety of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam administered in continuous infusion through elastomeric pumps in OPAT regimen: a case series	4
HLA-C*07 is associated with symptomatic HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) and immune dysregulation	4
Progress of Hepatitis C elimination in Viennese people living with HIV after two decades of increasing cure rates	4
Clinical suspicion and empirical treatment of infective endocarditis on hospital admission – a population-based cohort study	4
Measurement of lactate in pleural fluid rapidly identify infection and guide therapy	4
A rare case of hydatid cyst-associated AA amyloidosis and literature review of hydatid cyst-associated nephropathy	4
Biomarkers and genotypes in patients with Central nervous system infection caused by enterovirus	4
Bloodstream infections: trends and evolution of incidence and etiology in a 12-year period (2010–2021)	4
Detection of active SARS-CoV-2 in cough aerosols from COVID-19 patients	4
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	4
Learning from the impact of misinformation and past infodemics: advancing public health through transparency, trust, and community engagement	4
Frequency of haematogenous periprosthetic joint infection due to bacteraemia caused by gram-positive cocci	4
Optimising risk assessment of emerging threats in Africa through real-time ADAMS surveillance: the case of mpox 2025 in Sierra Leone	4