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h-index: 15
Works: 67
Citations: 973

Most-cited papers

Association between frailty and 30-day outcomes after discharge from hospital
Sharry Kahlon, J. Pederson, S. Majumdar, S. Belga +7 more
2015Canadian Medical Association Journal212 citations Open access
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Inhaled and intranasal ciclesonide for the treatment of covid-19 in adult outpatients: CONTAIN phase II randomised controlled trial
N. Ezer, S. Belga, N. Daneman, Adrienne Chan +10 more
2021British medical journal82 citations Open access
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Patient-Reported Discharge Readiness and 30-Day Risk of Readmission or Death: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Darren Lau, R. Padwal, S. Majumdar, J. Pederson +5 more
2016American Journal of Medicine59 citations
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cause-specific Mortality: A Primer for Clinicians
Z. Kassam, S. Belga, I. Roifman, S. Hirota +4 more
2014Inflammatory Bowel Diseases59 citations Open access
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Ruxolitinib as adjunctive therapy for secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case series
S. Hansen, W. Alduaij, C. Biggs, S. Belga +3 more
2021European Journal of Haematology54 citations
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Comparing three different measures of frailty in medical inpatients: Multicenter prospective cohort study examining 30-day risk of readmission or death.
S. Belga, S. Majumdar, Sharry Kahlon, J. Pederson +5 more
2016Journal of Hospital Medicine51 citations
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European Echinococcus multilocularis Identified in Patients in Canada.
A. Massolo, C. Klein, K. Kowalewska-Grochowska, S. Belga +13 more
2019New England Journal of Medicine45 citations Open access
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Hepatitis C in non-hepatic solid organ transplant candidates and recipients: A new horizon.
S. Belga, K. Doucette
2016World Journal of Gastroenterology41 citations Open access
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Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Alveolar Echinococcosis: An Emerging Infectious Disease in Alberta, Canada.
S. Houston, S. Belga, K. Buttenschoen, R. Cooper +10 more
2021American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene40 citations Open access
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Invasive amoebiasis: a review of Entamoeba infections highlighted with case reports.
C. Skappak, Sarah V Akierman, S. Belga, K. Novak +4 more
2014Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology40 citations Open access
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Incidence of valganciclovir‐related leukopenia and neutropenia in solid organ transplant recipients at high risk of cytomegalovirus disease
S. Belga, Cristina Hernández, D. Kabbani, C. Cervera
2024Transplant Infectious Disease27 citations Open access
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Gonococcal Conjunctivitis in Adults: Case Report and Retrospective Review of Cases in Alberta, Canada, 2000–2016
S. Belga, J. Gratrix, Petra Smyczek, Lindsay Bertholet +3 more
2019Sexually Transmitted Diseases25 citations Open access
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Inhaled corticosteroids for outpatients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis
Todd C. Lee, É. Bortolussi-Courval, S. Belga, N. Daneman +4 more
2021European Respiratory Journal18 citations Open access
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Bethesda criteria for microsatellite instability testing: impact on the detection of new cases of Lynch syndrome
M. Serrano, P. Lage, S. Belga, B. Filipe +7 more
2012Familial Cancer18 citations
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Association between gut colonization of vancomycin‐resistant enterococci and liver transplant outcomes
Diana Chiang, T. Dingle, S. Belga, D. Kabbani +4 more
2022Transplant Infectious Disease15 citations Open access
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Clinical Practice Guideline for Solid Organ Donation and Transplantation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
M. Weiss, L. Hornby, F. Foroutan, S. Belga +20 more
2021Transplantation Direct15 citations Open access
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Risk factors for Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections in Solid Organ Transplant recipients: a multinational case-control study.
C. Mejia-Chew, P. Carver, Sasinuch Rutjanawech, L. Camargo +36 more
2022Clinical Infectious Diseases14 citations Open access
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Hepatitis B surface antigen–positive donor to negative recipient lung transplantation
S. Belga, D. Kabbani, K. Doucette
2020American Journal of Transplantation13 citations Open access
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Omicron BA.4/5 neutralization and T-cell responses in organ transplant recipients after Booster mRNA vaccine: a Multicenter Cohort Study.
V. Ferreira, M. Ierullo, F. Mavandadnejad, Alexandra Kurtesi +12 more
2023Clinical Infectious Diseases12 citations Open access
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Low-dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for the treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (LOW-TMP): protocol for a phase III randomised, placebo-controlled, dose-comparison trial
Z. Sohani, G. Butler-Laporte, A. Aw, S. Belga +25 more
2022BMJ Open11 citations Open access
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Donor graft CMV-serostatus and the risk of arterial and venous thrombotic events in seronegative recipients after non-thoracic solid organ transplantation.
S. Belga, C. MacDonald, Diana Chiang, D. Kabbani +3 more
2020Clinical Infectious Diseases11 citations
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Immunogenicity, Safety, and Breakthrough Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections After Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination in Organ Transplant Recipients: A Prospective Multicenter Canadian Study
D. Kabbani, Demitra M. Yotis, V. Ferreira, S. Shalhoub +13 more
2023Open Forum Infectious Diseases10 citations Open access
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Virus-Specific T-Cell Therapy for Prophylaxis and Treatment of Cytomegalovirus Infections After Transplantation: a Scoping Review
Jollee S. T. Fung, Robert C. Wright, Dilpreet K Bharaj, A. Alghamdi +5 more
2025Clinical Infectious Diseases9 citations Open access
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Transplantid.net: A Pilot Crowdsourced, Living, Online Library of Resources for the Teaching and Practice of Transplant Infectious Diseases
Y. Puius, M. Azar, Helen Tsai, Paschalis Vergidis +13 more
2023Open Forum Infectious Diseases9 citations Open access
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The direct and indirect effects of vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization in liver transplant candidates and recipients
S. Belga, Diana Chiang, D. Kabbani, J. Abraldes +1 more
2019Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy9 citations
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A rare tumor of the liver with a sudden presentation.
S. Belga, Sara Ferreira, M. M. Lemos
2012Gastroenterology9 citations Open access
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Severe Hypercalcemia as a Result of Disseminated Candida krusei Infection.
A. Alghamdi, T. Oravec, C. Nishi, E. Eckbo +6 more
2024International Journal of Infectious Diseases6 citations Open access
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Donor-derived bartonellosis in Solid Organ Transplant recipients from unhoused donors in Alberta.
D. Kabbani, E. Orenbuch-Harroch, C. Boodman, S. Broad +9 more
2024American Journal of Transplantation6 citations Open access
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SARS-CoV-2 Variants Omicron BA.4/5 and XBB.1.5 Significantly Escape T Cell Recognition in Solid-organ Transplant Recipients Vaccinated Against the Ancestral Strain
Torin Halvorson, S. Ivison, Qing Huang, Gale Ladua +7 more
2023medRxiv6 citations Open access
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2646. Incidence of Myelosuppression Related to Valganciclovir Prophylaxis in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients at High Risk of CMV Disease
S. Belga, Cristina Hernández, D. Kabbani, C. Cervera
2019Open Forum Infectious Diseases6 citations Open access
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Xanthogranulomatous prostatitis presenting as Pseudomonas aeruginosa prostatic abscesses: An uncommon complication after kidney transplantation
S. Belga, Will Chen, G. Low, C. Cervera
2019IDCases6 citations Open access
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Aging and Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation: Unchartered Territory
M. Abidi, S. Belga, A. Limaye, M. McAdams-DeMarco
2024Transplant Infectious Disease5 citations
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Neurological adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination among Canadians referred to the special immunization clinic network.
Tiffany Fitzpatrick, P. Yamoah, David Summerby-Murray, Juthaporn Cowan +7 more
2025Vaccine4 citations Open access
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Clinical Management and Outcomes of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Multinational Case-control Study
F. López-Medrano, Peggy L. Carver, Sasinuch Rutjanawech, L. F. Aranha-Camargo +36 more
2024Transplantation4 citations Open access
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When medicine transforms art
S. Belga, C. MacDonald, D. Kabbani, K. Roelofs +2 more
2019Transplant Infectious Disease4 citations
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Hepatitis B Virus Donor Positive to Recipient Negative (D+/R−) Heart and Lung Transplantation: Analysis From the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
S. Belga, Robert C. Wright, Stephen B. Lee, Christine M. Durand +1 more
2025Transplant Infectious Disease3 citations
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Impact of recipient age on mortality among Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-seronegative lung transplant recipients with CMV-seropositive donors.
S. Belga, Sarah Hussain, R. Avery, Z. Nauroz +9 more
2023The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation3 citations
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Plasmodium knowlesi Infection in Traveler Returning to Canada from the Philippines, 2023
C. Lo, K. Plewes, Sakuntla Sharma, A. Low +6 more
2023Emerging Infectious Diseases3 citations Open access
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A young woman with persistent sore throat, Epstein–Barr virus, lymphadenopathy, and aberrant CD4 + CD7‐ T‐cells
M. Goubran, Eric McGinnis, Ryan J. Stubbins, H. Nicolson +5 more
2023American journal of hematology/oncology2 citations Open access
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Majocchi's granuloma in a patient with GATA2 haploinsufficiency undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
C. Roy, S. Belga, V. Lavergne, T. Nevill
2021Transplant Infectious Disease2 citations
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Disseminated Strongyloidiasis.
S. Belga, C. MacDonald, S. Houston
2019JAMA dermatology2 citations
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An Unexpected Cause of Anemia in a Kidney Transplant Recipient.
S. Sajjadi, S. Belga, N. Chatur
2015Gastroenterology2 citations Open access
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Diabetes Mellitus is a Risk Factor for Developing CMV Retinitis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Case-control Study
Dilpreet K Bharaj, Shanil R. Dhanji, E. Gurung, Gale Ladua +8 more
2026Open Forum Infectious Diseases1 citations
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Utility of cytomegalovirus (CMV) qualitative polymerase chain reaction from gastrointestinal biopsies in diagnosis of CMV gastrointestinal disease: A 10-year retrospective study.
Cole Schonhofer, C. Lo, Daniel R. Owen, Khuloud Aldhaheri +5 more
2025Journal of Clinical Virology1 citations Open access
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1754. Pre-Transplant Vaccination Rates in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients
D. Friedman, S. Belga, C. Burton, J. Preiksaitis +1 more
2019Open Forum Infectious Diseases1 citations Open access
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Donor-derived latent viral and parasitic infections in solid organ transplant recipients: old foes and emerging challenges.
Robert C. Wright, S. Belga
2026Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases0 citations
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Clinical Presentation, Risk Factors and Outcome of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria Infection in Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation: A Multinational Case-Control Study
Mario Fernández-Ruiz, J. T. Silva, Peggy L. Carver, Sasinuch Rutjanawech +31 more
2026Open Forum Infectious Diseases0 citations Open access
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Risk Factors and Outcomes of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Bloodstream Infection in Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: A Case-Control Study
Khuloud Aldhaheri, Jollee S. T. Fung, C. Nishi, Jessica E. Lau +5 more
2026Open Forum Infectious Diseases0 citations Open access
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Successful voriconazole therapy after itraconazole hypersensitivity in cutaneous blastomycosis
Othman Zeyad O. Alhekail, S. Belga, Karol F. Boschung, Lisa Li +2 more
2026Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada0 citations
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312.3: Breakthrough CMV DNAemia in solid organ recipients on primary valganciclovir prophylaxis.
Jollee S. T. Fung, Rashman Singh, Bronwyn Baillie, Robert C. Wright +4 more
2026Transplantation0 citations
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