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B. Lefebvre

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h-index: 29
Works: 100
Citations: 2,711

Most-cited papers

Cooperative Recognition of Internationally Disseminated Ceftriaxone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strain
Monica Lahra, I. Martin, W. Demczuk, A. Jennison +9 more
2018Emerging Infectious Diseases230 citations Open access
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A Side by Side Comparison of Bruker Biotyper and VITEK MS: Utility of MALDI-TOF MS Technology for Microorganism Identification in a Public Health Reference Laboratory
S. Lévesque, P. Dufresne, Hafid Soualhine, M. Domingo +3 more
2015PLoS ONE165 citations Open access
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Serotype distribution of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in Canada after the introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 2010-2012.
W. Demczuk, I. Martin, Averil Griffith, B. Lefebvre +8 more
2012Canadian Journal of Microbiology (print)118 citations
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Genomic Epidemiology and Molecular Resistance Mechanisms of Azithromycin-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Canada from 1997 to 2014
W. Demczuk, I. Martin, S. Peterson, A. Bharat +13 more
2016Journal of Clinical Microbiology117 citations Open access
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Ceftriaxone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Canada, 2017
B. Lefebvre, I. Martin, W. Demczuk, L. Deshaies +4 more
2018Emerging Infectious Diseases111 citations Open access
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Whole-Genome Phylogenomic Heterogeneity of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates with Decreased Cephalosporin Susceptibility Collected in Canada between 1989 and 2013
W. Demczuk, T. Lynch, I. Martin, G. Van Domselaar +12 more
2014Journal of Clinical Microbiology111 citations Open access
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Effectiveness of three pneumococcal conjugate vaccines to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease in Quebec, Canada.
G. Deceuninck, G. De Serres, N. Boulianne, B. Lefebvre +1 more
2016Vaccine108 citations
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Serotype distribution of remaining invasive pneumococcal disease after extensive use of ten-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (the PSERENADE project): a global surveillance analysis
Maria Garcia Quesada, M. Peterson, Julia C. Bennett, K. Hayford +118 more
2024Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)80 citations Open access
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Impact of an Immunization Campaign to Control an Increased Incidence of Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease in One Region of Quebec, Canada
P. De Wals, G. Deceuninck, B. Lefebvre, R. Tsang +5 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases75 citations Open access
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Possible Impact of Wide-scale Vaccination Against Serogroup B Neisseria Meningitidis on Gonorrhea Incidence Rates in One Region of Quebec, Canada
J. Longtin, R. Dion, M. Simard, Jean-Francois Betala Belinga +5 more
2017Open Forum Infectious Diseases66 citations Open access
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Emergence and Characterization of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates With Decreased Susceptibilities to Ceftriaxone and Cefixime in Canada: 2001–2010
I. Martin, Pam Sawatzky, V. Allen, L. Hoang +4 more
2012Sexually Transmitted Diseases61 citations Open access
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Impact of a mass vaccination campaign against Serogroup B meningococcal disease in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec four years after its launch.
G. Deceuninck, B. Lefebvre, R. Tsang, J. F. Betala-Belinga +2 more
2019Vaccine57 citations
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Effectiveness of Serogroup C Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine: A 7-Year Follow-up in Quebec, Canada
P. De Wals, G. Deceuninck, B. Lefebvre, N. Boulianne +1 more
2011The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal54 citations
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Enterobacter cloacae Complex Isolates Harboring blaNMC-A or blaIMI-Type Class A Carbapenemase Genes on Novel Chromosomal Integrative Elements and Plasmids
D. Boyd, L. Mataseje, R. Davidson, J. Delport +7 more
2017Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy53 citations Open access
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Impact of 2+1 pneumococcal conjugate vaccine program in the province of Quebec, Canada.
P. De Wals, B. Lefebvre, France Markowski, G. Deceuninck +3 more
2014Vaccine53 citations
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vanA-containing Enterococcus faecium susceptible to vancomycin and teicoplanin because of major nucleotide deletions in Tn1546.
Simon Gagnon, S. Lévesque, B. Lefebvre, A. Bourgault +2 more
2011Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy53 citations
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Invasive pneumococcal diseases in birth cohorts vaccinated with PCV-7 and/or PHiD-CV in the province of Quebec, Canada.
P. De Wals, B. Lefebvre, F. Defay, G. Deceuninck +1 more
2012Vaccine51 citations
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Equations To Predict Antimicrobial MICs in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Using Molecular Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants
W. Demczuk, I. Martin, Pam Sawatzky, V. Allen +8 more
2019Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy49 citations Open access
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Increase of invasive pneumococcal disease in children temporally associated with RSV outbreak in Quebec: a time-series analysis
N. Ouldali, G. Deceuninck, B. Lefebvre, R. Gilca +4 more
2023The Lancet Regional Health - Americas48 citations Open access
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Antibiotic susceptibility and molecular analysis of invasive Haemophilus influenzae in Canada, 2007 to 2014
R. Tsang, M. Shuel, K. Whyte, L. Hoang +9 more
2017Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy44 citations Open access
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Complete sequences of a novel blaNDM-1-harbouring plasmid from Providencia rettgeri and an FII-type plasmid from Klebsiella pneumoniae identified in Canada.
L. Mataseje, D. Boyd, B. Lefebvre, E. Bryce +13 more
2014Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy44 citations
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Pertactin-negative Bordetella pertussis strains in Canada: characterization of a dozen isolates based on a survey of 224 samples collected in different parts of the country over the last 20 years.
R. Tsang, M. Shuel, F. Jamieson, S. Drews +5 more
2014International Journal of Infectious Diseases41 citations Open access
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Invasive Serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis in Québec, Canada, 2003 to 2010: Persistence of the ST-269 Clone Since It First Emerged in 2003
Jianwei Zhou, B. Lefebvre, Saul Deng, R. Gilca +4 more
2012Journal of Clinical Microbiology37 citations Open access
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Genomic Investigation of the Emergence of Invasive Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Dublin in Humans and Animals in Canada
C. Mangat, S. Bekal, B. Avery, G. Côté +10 more
2019Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy35 citations Open access
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Serotype distribution of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults 65 years of age and over after the introduction of childhood 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination programs in Canada, 2010-2016.
W. Demczuk, I. Martin, S. Desai, Averil Griffith +16 more
2018Vaccine35 citations
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Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Before and During an Era of Use of Three Different Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines in Quebec
P. De Wals, B. Lefebvre, Geneviève Deceunicnk, J. Longtin
2017Vaccine32 citations Open access
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The Changing Epidemiology of Meningococcal Disease in Quebec, Canada, 1991–2011: Potential Implications of Emergence of New Strains
R. Gilca, G. Deceuninck, B. Lefebvre, R. Tsang +5 more
2012PLoS ONE31 citations Open access
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Characterization of OXA-48-like carbapenemase producers in Canada, 2011–14
L. Mataseje, D. Boyd, J. Fuller, D. Haldane +6 more
2018Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy30 citations
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Molecular characterization of predominant Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes causing invasive infections in Canada: the SAVE study, 2011-15.
A. Golden, H. Adam, J. Karlowsky, M. Baxter +15 more
2018Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy29 citations Open access
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Growth performance and shedding of some pathogenic bacteria in feedlot cattle treated with different growth-promoting agents.
B. Lefebvre, F. Malouin, G. Roy, Karine Giguère +1 more
2006Journal of Food Protection29 citations Open access
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Increase in Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W invasive disease in Canada: 2009-2016.
R. Tsang, L. Hoang, G. Tyrrell, G. Horsman +7 more
2017Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada26 citations Open access
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Whole genome typing of the recently emerged Canadian serogroup W Neisseria meningitidis sequence type 11 clonal complex isolates associated with invasive meningococcal disease.
R. Tsang, Tauqeer Ahmad, S. Tyler, B. Lefebvre +7 more
2018International Journal of Infectious Diseases24 citations Open access
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A Novel Plasmid, pSx1, Harboring a New Tn1696 Derivative from Extensively Drug-Resistant Shewanella xiamenensis Encoding OXA-416
K. Yousfi, A. Touati, B. Lefebvre, É. Fournier +6 more
2017Microbial Drug Resistance24 citations
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Characterization of invasive Neisseria meningitidis strains from Québec, Canada, during a period of increased serogroup B disease, 2009-2013: phenotyping and genotyping with special emphasis on the non-carbohydrate protein vaccine targets
D. Law, B. Lefebvre, R. Gilca, Saul Deng +3 more
2015BMC Microbiology23 citations Open access
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Genetic Mechanisms behind the Spread of Reduced Susceptibility to Azithromycin in Shigella Strains Isolated from Men Who Have Sex with Men in Québec, Canada
K. Yousfi, C. Gaudreau, P. Pilon, B. Lefebvre +6 more
2018Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy21 citations Open access
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Polyclonal Outbreak of KPC-3-Producing Enterobacter cloacae at a Single Hospital in Montréal, Québec, Canada
Louis-Patrick Haraoui, S. Lévesque, B. Lefebvre, R. Blanchette +4 more
2013Journal of Clinical Microbiology21 citations Open access
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Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae Based on Capsular Genes Polymorphisms
Frédéric Raymond, Nancy Boucher, R. Allary, L. Robitaille +4 more
2013PLoS ONE21 citations Open access
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Antibiotic resistance and hypermutability of Escherichia coli O157 from feedlot cattle treated with growth-promoting agents.
B. Lefebvre, M. Diarra, Karine Giguère, G. Roy +2 more
2005Journal of Food Protection21 citations Open access
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Invasive pneumococcal disease surveillance in Canada, 2020.
A. Golden, Averil Griffith, W. Demczuk, B. Lefebvre +16 more
2022Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada20 citations Open access
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Phylogenetic analysis of emergent Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 22F causing invasive pneumococcal disease using whole genome sequencing
W. Demczuk, I. Martin, L. Hoang, P. Van Caeseele +13 more
2017PLoS ONE20 citations Open access
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Characteristics of invasive Haemophilus influenzae serotype a (Hia) from Nunavik, Canada and comparison with Hia strains in other North American Arctic regions.
R. Tsang, J. Proulx, Kristy Hayden, M. Shuel +3 more
2017International Journal of Infectious Diseases20 citations Open access
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Carbapenem Non-Susceptible Enterobacteriaceae in Quebec, Canada: Results of a Laboratory Surveillance Program (2010–2012)
B. Lefebvre, S. Lévesque, A. Bourgault, M. Mulvey +4 more
2015PLoS ONE20 citations Open access
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Investigation of a Carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak using whole genome sequencing versus a standard epidemiologic investigation
C. Bogaty, L. Mataseje, A. Gray, B. Lefebvre +3 more
2018Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control19 citations Open access
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Carbapenem Disks on MacConkey Agar in Screening Methods for Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Rods in Stools
J. Blackburn, Catherine Tsimiklis, V. Lavergne, Josée Pilotte +6 more
2012Journal of Clinical Microbiology19 citations Open access
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Effectiveness of thirteen-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to prevent serotype 3 invasive pneumococcal disease in Quebec in children, Canada.
G. Deceuninck, N. Brousseau, B. Lefebvre, C. Quach +4 more
2023Vaccine18 citations
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Linear Regression Equations To Predict β-Lactam, Macrolide, Lincosamide, and Fluoroquinolone MICs from Molecular Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants in Streptococcus pneumoniae
W. Demczuk, I. Martin, Averil Griffith, B. Lefebvre +14 more
2021Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy18 citations Open access
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Genotype, serotype, and antibiotic resistance of sorbitol-negative Escherichia coli isolates from feedlot cattle.
M. Diarra, Karine Giguère, F. Malouin, B. Lefebvre +5 more
2009Journal of Food Protection18 citations Open access
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Increasing Azithromycin Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Due to NG-MAST 12302 Clonal Spread in Canada, 2015 to 2018
Pam Sawatzky, W. Demczuk, B. Lefebvre, V. Allen +7 more
2022Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy17 citations Open access
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Characterization of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli isolated from hospitals effluents: first report of a blaOXA-48-like in Klebsiella oxytoca, Algeria
K. Yousfi, A. Touati, B. Lefebvre, P. Garneau +4 more
2018Brazilian Journal of Microbiology17 citations Open access
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Comparison of sequential multiplex PCR, sequetyping and whole genome sequencing for serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae
F. Mauffrey, É. Fournier, W. Demczuk, I. Martin +8 more
2017PLoS ONE16 citations Open access
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