Vivian G. Loo

14.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
83 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Vivian G. Loo is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Vivian G. Loo has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Infectious Diseases, 38 papers in Epidemiology and 21 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Recurrent topics in Vivian G. Loo's work include Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (44 papers), Microscopic Colitis (27 papers) and Nosocomial Infections in ICU (21 papers). Vivian G. Loo is often cited by papers focused on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (44 papers), Microscopic Colitis (27 papers) and Nosocomial Infections in ICU (21 papers). Vivian G. Loo collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Vivian G. Loo's co-authors include Dale N. Gerding, Mark H. Wilcox, L. Clifford McDonald, Stuart Johnson, Ciarán P. Kelly, Jean‐Louis Pépin, Stuart H. Cohen, Erik R. Dubberke, Thomas J. Sandora and Karen C. Carroll and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Vivian G. Loo

83 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults: 2010 Update by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

2010 2.3k citations Dale N. Gerding, Stuart Johnson et al. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology profile →
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)

2017 1.9k citations L. Clifford McDonald, Dale N. Gerding et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
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 →
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)

2018 787 citations L. Clifford McDonald, Dale N. Gerding et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases 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 →
Antimicrobial‐Associated Risk Factors forClostridium difficileInfection

2008 487 citations Curtis J. Donskey, Vivian G. Loo et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Determination of the performance of a novel diagnostic test for Clostridioides difficile toxins A and B using latent class analysis 2025 ·Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·(unknown), Nandini Dendukuri, Yves Longtin, Alice Banz, Charles Frenette, Philippe Gervais, Mark A. Miller, Anne–Marie Bourgault, (unknown), Vivian G. Loo	1
2	The changing epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile infection and the NAP1/027 strain in two Québec hospitals: a 17-year time-series study 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Charles Frenette, Ian Schiller, (unknown), Nandini Dendukuri, Daniel J. G. Thirion, Yves Longtin, Vivian G. Loo	2
3	Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update 2023 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Larry K. Kociolek, Dale N. Gerding, Ruth Carrico, (unknown), Curtis J. Donskey, Ghinwa Dumyati, David T. Kuhar, Vivian G. Loo, Lisa L. Maragakis, Monika Pogorzelska‐Maziarz, Thomas J. Sandora, David J. Weber, Deborah S. Yokoe, Erik R. Dubberke	27
4	Fecal host biomarkers predicting severity of Clostridioides difficile infection 2020 ·JCI Insight ·Makan Golizeh, (unknown), Lucie Roussel, (unknown), (unknown), Vivian G. Loo, Momar Ndao, Donald C. Vinh	4
5	A Multicenter Study of the Revogene C. difficile System for Detection of the Toxin B Gene from Unformed Stool Specimens 2019 ·Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·(unknown), Matthew L. Faron, Karen C. Carroll, (unknown), Shawna Lewis, Hossein Salimnia, Paul Lephart, Vivian G. Loo, Bryan H. Schmitt, Stephen Young, Blake W. Buchan, Nathan A. Ledeboer	6
6	The infectious thyroid nodule: A case report of mucormycosis associated with ibrutinib therapy 2019 ·Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery ·Marco A. Mascarella, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Derin Çağlar, Vivian G. Loo, Keith Richardson, Philippe J. Dufresne, Todd C. Lee, Nader Sadeghi	5
7	Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) breakdown → 2017 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·L. Clifford McDonald, Dale N. Gerding, Stuart Johnson, Johan Bakken, Karen C. Carroll, Susan Coffin, Erik R. Dubberke, Kevin W. Garey, Carolyn V. Gould, Ciarán P. Kelly, Vivian G. Loo, Julia Shaklee Sammons, Thomas J. Sandora, Mark H. Wilcox	1891
8	Impact of Isolating Clostridium difficile Carriers on the Burden of Isolation Precautions: A Time Series Analysis 2017 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·(unknown), Bianka Paquet-Bolduc, Christophe Garenc, Philippe Gervais, Sylvie Trottier, Jean-François Roussy, Jean Longtin, Vivian G. Loo, Yves Longtin	6
9	Strategies to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update 2014 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Erik R. Dubberke, Philip Carling, Ruth Carrico, Curtis J. Donskey, Vivian G. Loo, L. Clifford McDonald, Lisa L. Maragakis, Thomas J. Sandora, David J. Weber, Deborah S. Yokoe, Dale N. Gerding	36
10	Reductions in intestinal Clostridiales precede the development of nosocomial Clostridium difficile infection 2013 ·Microbiome ·Caroline Vincent, David A. Stephens, Vivian G. Loo, Thaddeus J. Edens, Marcel A. Behr, Ken Dewar, Amee R. Manges	90
11	First Canadian Outbreak of Enterobacteriaceae‐Expressing Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Type 3 2012 ·Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology ·Vyl Leung, Vivian G. Loo, Charles Frenette, (unknown), Anne–Marie Bourgault, Michael R. Mulvey, Hugh G. Robson	15
12	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
13	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
14	Efficacy of Environmental Measures in Reducing Potentially Infectious Bioaerosols During Sputum Induction 2003 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Dick Menzies, Neill K. J. Adhikari, (unknown), Vivian G. Loo	14
15	Is Helicobacter pylori eradication associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease? 2000 ·The American Journal of Gastroenterology ·Carlo A Fallone, Alan Barkun, Gad Friedman, Serge Mayrand, Vivian G. Loo, Robin N. Beech, Linda Best, Lawrence Joseph	121
16	Association of Helicobacter pylori genotype with gastroesophageal reflux disease and other upper gastrointestinal diseases 2000 ·The American Journal of Gastroenterology ·Carlo A Fallone, Alan Barkun, (unknown), Linda Best, Vivian G. Loo, Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Thanh N. Nguyen, Anne‐Marie Lowe, (unknown), (unknown), Robin N. Beech	57
17	Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining of Gastric Tissue for the Detection of Helicobacter pylori 1997 ·Helicobacter ·Carlo A Fallone, Vivian G. Loo, John Lough, Alan Barkun	35
18	Tuberculosis Infection Among Health Care Workers in Montreal 1996 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Kevin Schwartzman, Vivian G. Loo, (unknown), Dick Menzies	54
19	Measuring Ventilation of Patient Care Areas in Hospitals. Description of a New Protocol 1995 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Robert D. Menzies, Kevin Schwartzman, Vivian G. Loo, (unknown)	23
20	Activity of Vancomycin, Teicoplanin and Cephalosporins against Penicillin‐Susceptible and Penicillin‐Intermediate Streptococcus Pneumoniae 1994 ·Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology ·Vivian G. Loo, (unknown), (unknown), Hugh G. Robson	2

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