Yves Longtin

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
73 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Yves Longtin is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yves Longtin has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Infectious Diseases, 24 papers in Epidemiology and 15 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Yves Longtin's work include Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (22 papers), Infection Control in Healthcare (19 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (17 papers). Yves Longtin is often cited by papers focused on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (22 papers), Infection Control in Healthcare (19 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (17 papers). Yves Longtin collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Switzerland and United States. Yves Longtin's co-authors include Didier Pittet, Hugo Sax, Lucian L. Leape, Susan E. Sheridan, Liam Donaldson, Jean Longtin, Benedetta Allegranzi, Bianka Paquet-Bolduc, Sylvie Trottier and Christophe Garenc and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Yves Longtin

68 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Patient Participation: Current Knowledge and Applicability to Patient Safety

2009 596 citations Yves Longtin, Hugo Sax et al. Mayo Clinic Proceedings profile →
Covid-19 vaccine acceptance, hesitancy, and refusal among Canadian healthcare workers: A multicenter survey

2021 184 citations Leighanne Parkes, Yves Longtin et al. American Journal of Infection Control 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	Timing and Predictors of Loss of Infectivity Among Healthcare Workers With Mild Primary and Recurrent COVID-19: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study 2023 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·(unknown), Hugues Charest, (unknown), Judith Fafard, Sara Carazo, Inès Levade, Jean Longtin, Leighanne Parkes, (unknown), (unknown), Patrice Savard, Jacques Corbeil, Gaston De Serres, Yves Longtin	1
4	Clinical Outcomes and Management of NAAT-Positive/Toxin-Negative Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2023 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Connor Prosty, (unknown), (unknown), Yves Longtin, Emily G. McDonald, Todd C. Lee	12
5	The REinfection in COVID‐19 Estimation of Risk (RECOVER) study: Reinfection and serology dynamics in a cohort of Canadian healthcare workers 2022 ·Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses ·Étienne Racine, Guy Boivin, Yves Longtin, Deirdre McCormack, Hélène Decaluwe, Patrice Savard, Matthew P. Cheng, Marie‐Ève Hamelin, Julie Carbonneau, (unknown), Kelsey Adams, (unknown), (unknown), Vladimir Gîlca, Jacques Corbeil, Gaston De Serres, Caroline Quach	11
6	Risk and protective factors for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among healthcare workers: A test-negative case–control study in Québec, Canada 2022 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Sara Carazo, (unknown), (unknown), Yves Longtin, Denis Talbot, (unknown), (unknown), Francine M. Ducharme, Bianka Paquet-Bolduc, (unknown), (unknown), Gaston De Serres	3
7	Investigation of individual nurses’ relative hand hygiene performance using an anonymous automated electronic hand hygiene monitoring system and a nursing assignment schedule 2022 ·American Journal of Infection Control ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yves Longtin	1
8	Persistence of infectivity in elderly individuals diagnosed with severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection 10 days after onset of symptoms: A cross-sectional study 2021 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Yves Longtin, Leighanne Parkes, Hugues Charest, (unknown), Gerasimos J. Zaharatos, Judith Fafard, Michel Roger, Gaston De Serres	4
9	Infectivity of healthcare workers diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) approximately 2 weeks after onset of symptoms: A cross-sectional study 2021 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Yves Longtin, Hugues Charest, Caroline Quach, Patrice Savard, Mariana Baz, Guy Boivin, (unknown), (unknown), Michel Roger, Gaston De Serres	7
10	Positive no-touch surfaces and undetectable SARS-CoV-2 aerosols in long-term care facilities: An attempt to understand the contributing factors and the importance of timing in air sampling campaigns 2021 ·American Journal of Infection Control ·(unknown), Marc Veillette, Luc Bhérer, (unknown), Samira Mubareka, Lily Yip, (unknown), Yves Longtin, Philippe Jouvet, Allison McGeer, Caroline Duchaine	32
11	Development and validation of a clinical risk calculator for mortality after colectomy for fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis 2019 ·The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care ·(unknown), Sahir Bhatnagar, Liane S. Feldman, Yves Longtin, Carol‐Ann Vasilevsky, Alex Carignan, Nancy Morin, Marylise Boutros	4
12	Investigation of a Carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak using whole genome sequencing versus a standard epidemiologic investigation 2018 ·Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control ·(unknown), Laura Mataseje, (unknown), Brigitte Lefebvre, Simon Lévesque, Michael R. Mulvey, Yves Longtin	14
13	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
14	Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia 2017 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Ling Yuan Kong, Yves Longtin	1
15	Impact of sink location on hand hygiene compliance after care of patients with Clostridium difficile infection: a cross-sectional study 2016 ·BMC Infectious Diseases ·(unknown), Fernanda Bertuccez Cordeiro, (unknown), Debby Ben-David, (unknown), Yves Longtin	38
16	Detection and Quantification of Airborne Norovirus During Outbreaks in Healthcare Facilities 2015 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Laetitia Bonifait, (unknown), Allison Vimont, Nathalie Turgeon, Marc Veillette, Yves Longtin, Julie Jean, Caroline Duchaine	86
17	Impact of the Type of Diagnostic Assay on Clostridium difficile Infection and Complication Rates in a Mandatory Reporting Program 2012 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Yves Longtin, Sylvie Trottier, (unknown), Bianka Paquet-Bolduc, Christophe Garenc, (unknown), Catherine Beaulieu, (unknown), Jean Longtin	183
18	Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: risk factors for infection, and long-term follow-up 2009 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Yves Longtin, Philippe Sudre, Patrice François, Jacques Schrenzel, (unknown), Roberta Pastore, Alain Gervaix, Gesuèle Renzi, Didier Pittet, Stephan Harbarth	21
19	Evaluation of Patients' Mask Use after the Implementation of Cough Etiquette in the Emergency Department 2009 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Yves Longtin, (unknown), Olivier Rutschmann, Didier Pittet, Hugo Sax	10
20	Patient Participation: Current Knowledge and Applicability to Patient Safety breakdown → 2009 ·Mayo Clinic Proceedings ·Yves Longtin, Hugo Sax, Lucian L. Leape, Susan E. Sheridan, Liam Donaldson, Didier Pittet	596

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