Esther van Kleef

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 691 citations indexed

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Esther van Kleef is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Esther van Kleef has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 691 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Infectious Diseases, 12 papers in Epidemiology and 7 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Esther van Kleef's work include COVID-19 epidemiological studies (7 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (7 papers) and Zoonotic diseases and public health (6 papers). Esther van Kleef is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 epidemiological studies (7 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (7 papers) and Zoonotic diseases and public health (6 papers). Esther van Kleef collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Belgium and Netherlands. Esther van Kleef's co-authors include Julie V. Robotham, Sarah R Deeny, Mark Jit, William John Edmunds, Quentin J. Leclerc, Rumina Hasan, Christopher Finn McQuaid, Clare Chandler, Karin Gallandat and Sam Willcocks and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Esther van Kleef

24 papers receiving 676 citations

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Antimicrobial resistance and COVID-19: Intersections and implications

2021 240 citations Gwenan M. Knight, R. E. Glover et al. eLife profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Knowledge, perceptions and practices of informal medicine vendors regarding over-the-counter distribution of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in Nanoro District, Burkina Faso: an exploratory qualitative study 2025 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Linda Campbell, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Brecht Ingelbeen, Esther van Kleef, Daniel Valia, Marianne A. B. van der Sande, Halidou Tinto, Edwin Wouters	0
2	Mapping global risk of bat and rodent borne disease outbreaks to anticipate emerging threats 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), Wim Van Bortel, Esther van Kleef, William Wint, Annapaola Rizzoli, Luca Busani, Elena Arsevska	0
3	Embedding risk monitoring in infectious disease surveillance for timely and effective outbreak prevention and control 2025 ·BMJ Global Health ·Brecht Ingelbeen, Esther van Kleef, Placide Mbala, Kostas Danis, (unknown), Niel Hens, (unknown), Marianne A. B. van der Sande	2
4	Epidemic intelligence in Europe: a user needs perspective to foster innovation in digital health surveillance 2024 ·BMC Public Health ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Elena Arsevska, Aurélie Binot, (unknown), Timothée Dub, (unknown), Esther van Kleef, Ferrán Jori, Renaud Lancelot, Alizé Mercier, (unknown), (unknown), Wim Van Bortel, (unknown)	1
5	Importance of investing time and money in integrating large language model-based agents into outbreak analytics pipelines 2024 ·The Lancet Microbe ·Albert Jan van Hoek, Sebastian Funk, Stefan Flasche, Billy J. Quilty, Esther van Kleef, Anton Camacho, Adam J. Kucharski	5
6	Epidemic intelligence activities among national public and animal health agencies: a European cross-sectional study 2023 ·BMC Public Health ·Timothée Dub, (unknown), Esther van Kleef, Agnès Leblond, Alizé Mercier, Viviane Hénaux, (unknown), Aurélie Binot, (unknown), Renaud Lancelot, (unknown), (unknown), Wim Van Bortel, Elena Arsevska	5
7	The values and risks of an Intergovernmental Panel for One Health to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response 2023 ·The Lancet Global Health ·(unknown), (unknown), Timothée Dub, Wim Van Bortel, Martin Beniston, Salome A. Bukachi, Gian Luca Burci, Lisa Crump, Wanda Markotter, (unknown), (unknown), Benjamín Roche, (unknown), Zhanyun Wang, (unknown), Esther van Kleef	2
8	Mathematical modelling of COVID-19: a systematic review and quality assessment in the early epidemic response phase 2022 ·International Journal of Infectious Diseases ·(unknown), Wim Van Bortel, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Esther van Kleef	4
9	Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and response on the utilisation of health services in public facilities during the first wave in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2021 ·BMJ Global Health ·Celestin Hategeka, Simone Carter, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Esther van Kleef, Veerle Vanlerberghe, Karen A. Grépin	58
10	Antimicrobial resistance and COVID-19: Intersections and implications breakdown → 2021 ·eLife ·Gwenan M. Knight, R. E. Glover, Christopher Finn McQuaid, Ioana D. Olaru, Karin Gallandat, Quentin J. Leclerc, Naomi M. Fuller, Sam Willcocks, Rumina Hasan, Esther van Kleef, Clare Chandler	240
11	Reducing contacts to stop SARS-CoV-2 transmission during the second pandemic wave in Brussels, Belgium, August to November 2020 2021 ·Eurosurveillance ·Brecht Ingelbeen, Laurène Peckeu, Marie Laga, (unknown), (unknown), Marianne A. B. van der Sande, Esther van Kleef	12
12	Quantifying antibiotic impact on within-patient dynamics of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase resistance 2020 ·eLife ·René Niehus, Esther van Kleef, Yin Mo, Agata Turlej-Rogacka, Christine Lammens, Yehuda Carmeli, Herman Goossens, Evelina Tacconelli, Biljana Carević, Liliana Preoțescu, Surbhi Malhotra‐Kumar, Ben S. Cooper	17
13	Transmission Dynamics of Hyper-Endemic Multi-Drug Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Southeast Asian Neonatal Unit: A Longitudinal Study With Whole Genome Sequencing 2018 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·Pieter W. Smit, Nicole Stoesser, (unknown), Esther van Kleef, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Claudia Turner, Paul Turner, Ben S. Cooper	18
14	Seasonality of urinary tract infections in the United Kingdom in different age groups: longitudinal analysis of The Health Improvement Network (THIN) 2017 ·Epidemiology and Infection ·Alicia Roselló, Koen B. Pouwels, Matthieu Domenech de Cellès, Esther van Kleef, Andrew Hayward, Susan Hopkins, Julie V. Robotham, Timo Smieszek, Lulla Opatowski, (unknown)	33
15	The projected effectiveness of Clostridium difficile vaccination as part of an integrated infection control strategy 2016 ·Vaccine ·Esther van Kleef, Sarah R Deeny, Mark Jit, B. Cookson, Simon Goldenberg, W. John Edmunds, Julie V. Robotham	17
16	Seasonal changes in the incidence of Escherichia coli bloodstream infection: variation with region and place of onset 2015 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Sarah R Deeny, Esther van Kleef, Sabine Bou-Antoun, Russell Hope, Julie V. Robotham	27
17	Reduction in Clostridium difficile environmental contamination by hospitalized patients treated with fidaxomicin 2015 ·Journal of Hospital Infection ·Jason Biswas, Amita Patel, Jonathan A. Otter, P. Wade, William Newsholme, Esther van Kleef, Simon Goldenberg	21
18	Excess length of stay and mortality due to Clostridium difficile infection: a multi-state modelling approach 2014 ·Journal of Hospital Infection ·Esther van Kleef, Nathan Green, Simon Goldenberg, Julie V. Robotham, B. Cookson, Mark Jit, W. John Edmunds, Sarah R Deeny	34
19	Nosocomial Transmission of C. difficile in English Hospitals from Patients with Symptomatic Infection 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Esther van Kleef, Antonio Gasparrini, Rebecca Guy, B. Cookson, Russell Hope, Mark Jit, Julie V. Robotham, Sarah R Deeny, W. John Edmunds	4
20	Modelling the transmission of healthcare associated infections: a systematic review 2013 ·BMC Infectious Diseases ·Esther van Kleef, Julie V. Robotham, Mark Jit, Sarah R Deeny, William John Edmunds	114

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