Erika Vlieghe

8.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Erika Vlieghe is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Erika Vlieghe has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Infectious Diseases, 28 papers in Epidemiology and 17 papers in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Erika Vlieghe's work include Antibiotic Use and Resistance (17 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (16 papers) and Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (9 papers). Erika Vlieghe is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Use and Resistance (17 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (16 papers) and Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (9 papers). Erika Vlieghe collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and South Africa. Erika Vlieghe's co-authors include Janneke Cox, Jan Jacobs, Linus Ndegwa, Heiman Wertheim, María Virginia Villegas, I.M. Gould, Marc Mendelson, Gabriel Levy Hara, Christophe Van Dijck and Marjan Van Esbroeck and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Clinical Infectious Diseases and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Erika Vlieghe

79 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erika Vlieghe Belgium	25	656	457	431	415	301	84	1.9k
Chand Wattal India	23	647 1.0×	677 1.5×	661 1.5×	510 1.2×	284 0.9×	84	2.0k
Berit Müller‐Pebody United Kingdom	26	425 0.6×	400 0.9×	876 2.0×	406 1.0×	358 1.2×	68	1.9k
Olga Perovic South Africa	24	497 0.8×	452 1.0×	432 1.0×	563 1.4×	285 0.9×	89	1.5k
Surbhi Leekha United States	27	582 0.9×	874 1.9×	951 2.2×	335 0.8×	219 0.7×	115	2.6k
Japheth A. Opintan Ghana	23	338 0.5×	492 1.1×	341 0.8×	469 1.1×	266 0.9×	58	1.7k
Freddie Bwanga Uganda	25	492 0.8×	794 1.7×	806 1.9×	365 0.9×	256 0.9×	65	1.9k
Lindsey M. Weiner United States	14	705 1.1×	822 1.8×	996 2.3×	780 1.9×	266 0.9×	23	3.1k
Carlo Gagliotti Italy	21	417 0.6×	411 0.9×	424 1.0×	412 1.0×	303 1.0×	61	1.4k
Robin Howe United Kingdom	27	306 0.5×	966 2.1×	606 1.4×	354 0.9×	227 0.8×	56	2.3k
Yoel Lubell Thailand	27	479 0.7×	704 1.5×	580 1.3×	251 0.6×	1.2k 4.0×	103	2.7k

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Gupta, Nitin, Carl Boodman, Erika Vlieghe, et al.. (2025). Tunnel sign on magnetic resonance imaging in neuromelioidosis: A systematic literature review. New Microbes and New Infections. 68. 101639–101639.

Callens, Steven, et al.. (2024). Clostridioides difficile recurrence in individuals with and without cancer: a Swedish population-based cohort study. Infection. 52(2). 649–660. 3 indexed citations

Ayakaka, Irene, Alastair van Heerden, Erika Vlieghe, et al.. (2024). Low tuberculosis treatment initiation after positive tuberculosis lipoarabinomannan results. ERJ Open Research. 10(4). 182–2024. 1 indexed citations

Simin, Johanna, Fredrik Andersson, Erika Vlieghe, et al.. (2024). Clostridioides difficile infection, recurrence and the associated healthcare consumption in Sweden between 2006 and 2019: a population-based cohort study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 24(1). 468–468. 1 indexed citations

Driessche, Koen Vanden, et al.. (2024). Development of a Bioaerosol Sampling Method for Airborne Pathogen Detection with Focus on SARS‐CoV‐2. Indoor Air. 2024(1). 2 indexed citations

Guðnadóttir, Unnur, Emma Fransson, Gustaf Ljungman, et al.. (2024). Prenatal and Early Childhood Exposure to Proton Pump Inhibitors and Antibiotics and the Risk of Childhood Cancer: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study. Drug Safety. 48(4). 375–388. 3 indexed citations

Andersson, Fredrik, Erika Vlieghe, Steven Callens, et al.. (2024). The combined effect of systemic antibiotics and proton pump inhibitors on Clostridioides difficile infection and recurrence. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 79(3). 608–616. 9 indexed citations

Ha, My Kieu, Tessa de Block, Isabel Brosius, et al.. (2023). Diagnosing Viral Infections Through T-Cell Receptor Sequencing of Activated CD8+ T Cells. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 229(2). 507–516. 3 indexed citations

Faes, Christel, Steven Abrams, Dominique Van Beckhoven, et al.. (2020). Time between Symptom Onset, Hospitalisation and Recovery or Death: Statistical Analysis of Belgian COVID-19 Patients. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(20). 7560–7560. 146 indexed citations

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Kenyon, Chris, et al.. (2017). The big imitator strikes again: a case report of neurosyphilis in a patient with newly diagnosed HIV. Acta Clinica Belgica. 72(5). 372–374. 2 indexed citations

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Vlieghe, Erika, et al.. (2017). Pervasive antibiotic misuse in the Cambodian community: antibiotic-seeking behaviour with unrestricted access. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 6(1). 30–30. 36 indexed citations

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Pires, João, et al.. (2017). Antimicrobial storage and antibiotic knowledge in the community: a cross-sectional pilot study in north-western Angola. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 60. 83–87. 18 indexed citations

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Veld, Diana Huis in ‘t, Robert Lukande, Martin Lammens, et al.. (2013). THE IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME: A CAUSE OF DEATH IN PERSONS ON ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY?. Acta Clinica Belgica. 68(4). 294–297. 1 indexed citations

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Phe, Thong, Erika Vlieghe, Tony Reid, et al.. (2013). Does HIV status affect the aetiology, bacterial resistance patterns and recommended empiric antibiotic treatment in adult patients with bloodstream infection in Cambodia?. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 18(4). 485–494. 13 indexed citations

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Naesens, Reinout, Erika Vlieghe, Walter Verbrugghe, Philippe G. Jorens, & Margareta Ieven. (2011). A retrospective observational study on the efficacy of colistin by inhalation as compared to parenteral administration for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia associated with multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. BMC Infectious Diseases. 11(1). 317–317. 54 indexed citations

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Gulck, Ellen Van, Erika Vlieghe, Marc Vekemans, et al.. (2011). mRNA-based dendritic cell vaccination induces potent antiviral T-cell responses in HIV-1-infected patients. AIDS. 26(4). F1–F12. 89 indexed citations

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Bergh, Rafaël Van den, Éric Florence, Erika Vlieghe, et al.. (2010). Transcriptome analysis of monocyte-HIV interactions. Retrovirology. 7(1). 53–53. 45 indexed citations

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Demeester, Rémy, et al.. (2010). Diversity of Life‐Threatening Complications due to Mediterranean Spotted Fever in Returning Travelers: Table 1. Journal of Travel Medicine. 17(2). 100–104. 22 indexed citations

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Vlieghe, Erika, Jan Jacobs, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Olivier Koole, & Alfons Van Gompel. (2008). Trends of Norfloxacin and Erythromycin Resistance ofCampylobacter jejuni/Campylobacter coliIsolates Recovered From International Travelers, 1994 to 2006. Journal of Travel Medicine. 15(6). 419–425. 38 indexed citations

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Bottieau, Emmanuel, Éric Florence, Jan Clerinx, et al.. (2008). Fever After a Stay in the Tropics: Clinical Spectrum and Outcome in HIV-Infected Travelers and Migrants. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 48(5). 547–552. 9 indexed citations

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