Mohamed Abbas

5.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
98 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

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Mohamed Abbas is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Mohamed Abbas has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Epidemiology, 17 papers in Infectious Diseases and 14 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Mohamed Abbas's work include COVID-19 and Mental Health (10 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (10 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (10 papers). Mohamed Abbas is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 and Mental Health (10 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (10 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (10 papers). Mohamed Abbas collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and United Kingdom. Mohamed Abbas's co-authors include Didier Pittet, Stephan Harbarth, Benedetta Allegranzi, Marja A. Boermeester, P. Bischoff, Stijn W. de Jonge, Matthias Egger, Sarah L. Gans, Bassim Zayed and Joseph S. Solomkin and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Neurology and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Mohamed Abbas

90 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

New WHO recommendations on preoperative measures for surgical site infection prevention: an evidence-based global perspective

2016 527 citations Benedetta Allegranzi, P. Bischoff et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases profile →
New WHO recommendations on intraoperative and postoperative measures for surgical site infection prevention: an evidence-based global perspective

2016 490 citations Benedetta Allegranzi, Bassim Zayed et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases profile →
Nosocomial transmission and outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019: the need to protect both patients and healthcare workers

2021 175 citations Mohamed Abbas, Tomás Robalo Nunes et al. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Automated surveillance for surgical site infections (SSI) in hospitals and surveillance networks–expert perspectives for implementation 2024 ·Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control ·Luisa A. Denkel, Isabelle Arnaud, (unknown), Mireia Puig‐Asensio, (unknown), Sophie Gubbels, (unknown), Mohamed Abbas, Elisabeth Presterl, Pascal Astagneau, Stephanie M. van Rooden, (unknown), Seven Johannes Sam Aghdassi, (unknown), Karl Mertens, Maaike S. M. van Mourik, Suzanne D. van der Werff	0
2	Feasibility of a new ‘balanced binocular viewing’ treatment for unilateral amblyopia in children aged 3–8 years (BALANCE): results of a phase 2a randomised controlled feasibility trial 2024 ·BMJ Open ·Annegret Dahlmann‐Noor, John A. Greenwood, (unknown), Daniel H. Baker, Mohamed Abbas, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Amanda Davis, Hakim‐Moulay Dehbi, Steven C. Dakin	2
3	COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Population in Jazan Region of Saudi Arabia 2023 ·Healthcare ·Manal Almalki, (unknown), Mohamed Abbas, (unknown), (unknown), Joe Varghese	6
4	Increased Peripheral Venous Catheter Bloodstream Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic, Switzerland 2023 ·Emerging infectious diseases ·Marie-Céline Zanella, (unknown), Gaud Catho, (unknown), Marlieke E.A. de Kraker, Aude Nguyen, Marie‐Noëlle Chraïti, Jonathan Sobel, (unknown), Stephan Harbarth, Mohamed Abbas, Niccolò Buetti	6
5	The Pattern of Management of Nocturnal Enuresis in a Tertiary Hospital in Sudan 2022 ·(unknown), Mohamed Abbas, Muddathir H. Hamad, (unknown), Sarar Mohamed	2
6	Occupational and community risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among employees of a long-term care facility: an observational study 2022 ·Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control ·(unknown), Romain Martischang, Julien Sauser, (unknown), (unknown), Christophe Graf, Samuel Cordey, Florian Laubscher, Tomás Robalo Nunes, Walter Zingg, Anne Cori, Stephan Harbarth, Mohamed Abbas	4
7	Changes in the gut bacterial communities in colon cancer surgery patients: an observational study 2022 ·Gut Pathogens ·Mohamed Abbas, Nadia Gaïa, Nicolas C. Buchs, Vaihere Delaune, Myriam Girard, Diego O. Andrey, Jérémy Meyer, Jacques Schrenzel, Frédéric Ris, Stephan Harbarth, Vladimir Lazarević	6
8	Patterns of referral for refugees in western Tanzania: a retrospective review 2022 ·Pan African Medical Journal ·(unknown), Sarah Rapaport, (unknown), Mohamed Abbas, Peter J. Winch, Kent A. Stevens, Zachary Obinna Enumah	2
9	Cloud Computing For E-learning: A Proposed Model for Higher Education Institutions in Developing Countries 2021 ·International journal of scientific and technology research ·(unknown), Mohamed Abbas, (unknown), Mohamed G. Hassan	8
10	Explosive nosocomial outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in a rehabilitation clinic: the limits of genomics for outbreak reconstruction 2021 ·Journal of Hospital Infection ·Mohamed Abbas, Tomás Robalo Nunes, Anne Cori, Samuel Cordey, Florian Laubscher, Stéphanie Baggio, Thibaut Jombart, Anne Iten, (unknown), Daniel A. Toledo-Teixeira, (unknown), Didier Pittet, Emilia Frangos, Christophe Graf, Walter Zingg, Stephan Harbarth	24
11	The Role of Vitamin C in Reducing Pain Associated With Diabetic Neuropathy 2021 ·Cureus ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mohamed Abbas, (unknown), Sidra Naz, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	2
12	Hospital-onset COVID-19 infection surveillance systems: a systematic review 2021 ·Journal of Hospital Infection ·Mohamed Abbas, Nina Zhu, Siddharth Mookerjee, Frances Bolt, Jonathan A. Otter, Alison Holmes, James Price	22
13	Effect of an E-Learning Module on Personal Protective Equipment Proficiency Among Prehospital Personnel: Web-Based Randomized Controlled Trial 2020 ·Journal of Medical Internet Research ·Laurent Suppan, Mohamed Abbas, Loric Stuby, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Anne Iten, Stephan Harbarth, (unknown), Mélanie Suppan	37
14	Teaching Adequate Prehospital Use of Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development of a Gamified e-Learning Module 2020 ·JMIR Serious Games ·Mélanie Suppan, (unknown), (unknown), Loric Stuby, (unknown), (unknown), Mohamed Abbas, Anne Iten, Stephan Harbarth, Laurent Suppan	38
15	Impact of a multifaceted prevention program on ventilator-associated pneumonia including selective oropharyngeal decontamination 2018 ·Intensive Care Medicine ·Caroline Landelle, (unknown), Mohamed Abbas, (unknown), Nicholas A. Abidi, (unknown), (unknown), Lucie Bouchoud, Filippo Boroli, (unknown), (unknown), Stéphan Harbarth, Jérôme Pugin	30
16	Migrant and refugee populations: a public health and policy perspective on a continuing global crisis 2018 ·Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control ·Mohamed Abbas, Tammam Aloudat, Javier Bartolomei, Manuel Carballo, Sophie Durieux‐Paillard, (unknown), Alexandra Dopfer‐Jablonka, Yves Jackson, (unknown), Daniel Koch, (unknown), Marc Mendelson, Roumyana Petrova-Benedict, Sotirios Tsiodras, Derek Pierre Christie, (unknown), Sally Hargreaves, Didier Pittet	104
17	New and improved? A review of novel antibiotics for Gram-positive bacteria 2017 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Mohamed Abbas, Mical Paul, Angela Huttner	70
18	The Effect of Participating in a Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Surveillance Network on the Time Trend of SSI Rates: A Systematic Review 2017 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Mohamed Abbas, Ermira Tartari, Benedetta Allegranzi, Didier Pittet, Stephan Harbarth	12
19	New WHO recommendations on intraoperative and postoperative measures for surgical site infection prevention: an evidence-based global perspective breakdown → 2016 ·The Lancet Infectious Diseases ·Benedetta Allegranzi, Bassim Zayed, P. Bischoff, Nejla Zeynep Kubilay, Stijn W. de Jonge, (unknown), (unknown), Sarah L. Gans, Elon Wallert, Xiuwen Wu, Mohamed Abbas, Marja A. Boermeester, E. Patchen Dellinger, Matthias Egger, Petra Gastmeier, Xavier Guirao, Jianan Ren, Didier Pittet, Joseph S. Solomkin	490
20	Carbapénémases: implications cliniques et épidémiologiques pour la Suisse 2012 ·Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) ·Mohamed Abbas, Abdessalam Cherkaoui, Carolina Fankhauser, Jacques Schrenzel, Stephan Harbarth	1

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