Matthew Oughton

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Matthew Oughton is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew Oughton has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Infectious Diseases, 12 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Matthew Oughton's work include Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (10 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (6 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (6 papers). Matthew Oughton is often cited by papers focused on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (10 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (6 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (6 papers). Matthew Oughton collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and South Africa. Matthew Oughton's co-authors include Vivian G. Loo, André Dascal, Anne–Marie Bourgault, Sophie Michaud, Louise Poirier, Paul Brassard, Michael Libman, Mark A. Miller, Ken Dewar and Tuyen Nguyen and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Clinical Infectious Diseases and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Matthew Oughton

20 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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A Predominantly Clonal Multi-Institutional Outbreak ofClostridium difficile–Associated Diarrhea with High Morbidity and Mortality

2005 1.6k citations Vivian G. Loo, Louise Poirier et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Host and Pathogen Factors for Clostridium difficile Infection and Colonization

2011 603 citations Vivian G. Loo, Anne–Marie Bourgault et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Sample Adequacy Control (SAC) Lowers False Negatives and Increases the Quality of Screening: Introduction of “Non-Competitive” SAC for qPCR Assays 2021 ·Diagnostics ·Ivan Brukner, (unknown), Shaun Eintracht, Andreas I. Papadakis, Matthew Oughton	6
2	Importance of Adequate qPCR Controls in Infection Control 2021 ·Diagnostics ·Matthew Oughton, Ivan Brukner, Shaun Eintracht, Andreas I. Papadakis, Alan Spatz, (unknown)	1
3	Maximizing confidence in a negative result: Quantitative sample adequacy control 2020 ·Journal of Infection and Public Health ·Ivan Brukner, Shaun Eintracht, Andreas I. Papadakis, (unknown), Bruno Lamontagne, Alan Spatz, Matthew Oughton	14
4	A Fundamental Change in Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Would Better Prevent Therapeutic Failure: From Individual to Population-Based Analysis 2020 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·Ivan Brukner, Matthew Oughton	17
5	Laboratory-developed test for detection of acute Clostridium difficile infections with the capacity for quantitative sample normalization 2019 ·Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease ·Ivan Brukner, Shaun Eintracht, Vincenzo Forgetta, Andreas I. Papadakis, Alan Spatz, Matthew Oughton	4
6	Absolute versus relative presentation of tcdB Clostridium difficile biomarker 2019 ·Integrative Molecular Medicine ·Ivan Brukner, Shaun Eintracht, Vincenzo Forgetta, Alan Spatz, Andreas I. Papadakis, Matthew Oughton	1
7	Detection and Isolation of Clostridium difficile Asymptomatic Carriers During Clostridium difficile Infection Outbreaks: An Exploratory Study 2018 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Bianka Paquet-Bolduc, Philippe Gervais, Jean-François Roussy, Sylvie Trottier, Matthew Oughton, Ivan Brukner, Jean Longtin, Vivian G. Loo, André Dascal, Yves Longtin	9
8	Rectal swab screening assays of public health importance in molecular diagnostics: Sample adequacy control 2017 ·Journal of Infection and Public Health ·(unknown), Shaun Eintracht, Yves Longtin, Matthew Oughton, Ivan Brukner	14
9	Comparison of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and Whole Genome Sequencing in Clostridium difficile Typing 2016 ·Open Forum Infectious Diseases ·Ling Yuan Kong, David W. Eyre, A Sarah Walker, Jacques Corbeil, Mark H. Wilcox, Anne–Marie Bourgault, André Dascal, Matthew Oughton, Sophie Michaud, Baldwin Toye, Éric Frost, Louise Poirier, Paul Brassard, Nathalie Turgeon, Rodica Gilca, Vivian G. Loo	1
10	Medical Management for the Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infection of the Parotid Gland: Avoiding Surgery May Be Possible 2016 ·Case Reports in Medicine ·Emily Kay‐Rivest, (unknown), Matthew Oughton, Michael P. Hier	4
11	Assay for estimating total bacterial load: relative qPCR normalisation of bacterial load with associated clinical implications 2015 ·Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease ·Ivan Brukner, Yves Longtin, Matthew Oughton, Vincenzo Forgetta, André Dascal	23
12	Significantly Improved Performance of a Multitarget Assay Over a Commercial SCCmec-Based Assay for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening 2013 ·Journal of Molecular Diagnostics ·Ivan Brukner, Matthew Oughton, (unknown), (unknown), André Dascal	9
13	Evaluation and Management of Seasonal Influenza in the Emergency Department 2012 ·Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America ·Marc Afilalo, (unknown), Matthew Oughton	10
14	Host and Pathogen Factors for Clostridium difficile Infection and Colonization breakdown → 2011 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Vivian G. Loo, Anne–Marie Bourgault, Louise Poirier, François Lamothe, Sophie Michaud, Nathalie Turgeon, Baldwin Toye, (unknown), Éric Frost, Rodica Gilca, Paul Brassard, Nandini Dendukuri, Claire Béliveau, Matthew Oughton, Ivan Brukner, André Dascal	603
15	Evidence of viremia in 2 cases of severe pandemic influenza A H1N1/09 2011 ·Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease ·Matthew Oughton, André Dascal, Denny Laporta, Hugues Charest, Marc Afilalo, Mark A. Miller	18
16	Fourteen-Genome Comparison Identifies DNA Markers for Severe-Disease-Associated Strains of Clostridium difficile 2011 ·Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·Vincenzo Forgetta, Matthew Oughton, Pascale Marquis, Ivan Brukner, (unknown), (unknown), Vincent Magrini, Elaine R. Mardis, Dale N. Gerding, Vivian G. Loo, Mark A. Miller, Michael R. Mulvey, Maja Rupnik, André Dascal, Ken Dewar	42
17	Hand Hygiene with Soap and Water Is Superior to Alcohol Rub and Antiseptic Wipes for Removal ofClostridium difficile 2009 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Matthew Oughton, Vivian G. Loo, Nandini Dendukuri, (unknown), Michael Libman	148
18	Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects of Clostridium difficile 2008 ·Clinical Microbiology Newsletter ·Matthew Oughton, Mark A. Miller	5
19	A Predominantly Clonal Multi-Institutional Outbreak ofClostridium difficile–Associated Diarrhea with High Morbidity and Mortality breakdown → 2005 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Vivian G. Loo, Louise Poirier, Mark A. Miller, Matthew Oughton, Michael Libman, Sophie Michaud, Anne–Marie Bourgault, Tuyen Nguyen, Charles Frenette, (unknown), (unknown), Paul Brassard, (unknown), Ken Dewar, Thomas J. Hudson, (unknown), Pierre René, Yury Monczak, André Dascal	1563
20	Absence of the Genetic Marker IS6110 from a Strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolated in Ontario 1997 ·Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology ·Susan T. Howard, Matthew Oughton, (unknown), W M Johnson	14

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