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Allison McGeer

Allison McGeer

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Microbiology
Canada
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
123
Citations
59192
World Ranking
124
National Ranking
4

Medicine

D-Index
126
Citations
62241
World Ranking
2943
National Ranking
122

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Allison McGeer is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has a significant publication record in the field of Medicine, particularly focused on Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. Their research interests prominently include the study of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, with extensive contributions to clinical research related to respiratory viral infections and testing methodologies.

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers primarily centered on COVID-19 and sepsis management protocols. Notable publications include:

  • Surviving Sepsis Campaign: guidelines on the management of critically ill adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), 2020, published in Intensive Care Medicine
  • Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), 2020, published in Critical Care Medicine
  • Persistence of serum and saliva antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 spike antigens in COVID-19 patients, 2020, published in Science Immunology
  • Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the ICU: First Update, 2021, published in Critical Care Medicine
  • Convalescent plasma for hospitalized patients with COVID-19: an open-label, randomized controlled trial, 2021, published in Nature Medicine

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Samira Mubareka
  • Anne-Claude Gingras
  • Kevin Katz
  • Matthew Muller
  • Jennie Johnstone

Allison McGeer's work has been published extensively across multiple venues specializing in infectious diseases and epidemiology. Key publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Canada Communicable Disease Report

Their academic focus spans several subfields within Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Infectious Diseases (282 publications), Epidemiology (160 publications), General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Clinical Psychology. The main topics covered in their research include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance

Best Publications

  • Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

    Waleed Alhazzani;Morten Hylander Møller;Yaseen M. Arabi;Mark Loeb

  • Identification of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Canada

    Susan M. Poutanen;Susan M. Poutanen;Donald E. Low;Bonnie Henry;Sandy Finkelstein

  • Hospital Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

    Abdullah Assiri;Allison McGeer;Trish M. Perl;Connie S. Price

  • Decreased Susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae to Fluoroquinolones in Canada

    D K Chen;A McGeer;J C de Azavedo;D E Low

  • Acute Myocardial Infarction after Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Infection.

    Jeffrey C Kwong;Kevin L Schwartz;Michael A Campitelli;Hannah Chung

  • Cigarette Smoking and Invasive Pneumococcal Disease

    J P Nuorti;J C Butler;M M Farley;L H Harrison

  • Seasonal Influenza in Adults and Children—Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemoprophylaxis, and Institutional Outbreak Management: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

    Scott A. Harper;John S. Bradley;Janet A. Englund;Thomas M. File

  • Invasive group A streptococcal infections in Ontario, Canada

    H D Davies;A McGeer;B Schwartz;K Green

  • Persistence of serum and saliva antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 spike antigens in COVID-19 patients.

    Baweleta Isho;Kento T. Abe;Kento T. Abe;Michelle Zuo;Alainna J. Jamal;Alainna J. Jamal

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America: 2018 Update on Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemoprophylaxis, and Institutional Outbreak Management of Seasonal Influenzaa

    Timothy M Uyeki;Henry H Bernstein;John S Bradley;John S Bradley;Janet A Englund

  • Mortality from invasive pneumococcal pneumonia in the era of antibiotic resistance, 1995-1997.

    Daniel R. Feikin;Anne Schuchat;Margarette Kolczak;Nancy L. Barrett

  • Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in reducing mortality in patients admitted to hospital with influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection: a meta-analysis of individual participant data.

    Stella G Muthuri;Sudhir Venkatesan;Puja R Myles;Jo Leonardi-Bee

  • Incorporating variations in the quality of individual randomized trials into meta-analysis

    Allan S. Detsky;C.David Naylor;Keith O'Rourke;Allison J. McGeer

  • Population-Based Surveillance for Group A Streptococcal Necrotizing Fasciitis: Clinical Features, Prognostic Indicators, and Microbiologic Analysis of Seventy-Seven Cases

    Rupert Kaul;Allison McGeer;Donald E Low;Karen Green

  • Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy for Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome—A Comparative Observational Study

    Rupert Kaul;Allison McGeer;Anna Norrby-Teglund;Malak Kotb

  • Definitions of infection for surveillance in long-term care facilities

    Allison McGeer;Beverly Campbell;T.Grace Emori;Walter J. Hierholzer

  • Evidence for a Clonal Origin of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

    Barry Kreiswirth;John Kornblum;John Kornblum;Robert D. Arbeit;William Eisner

  • SARS among critical care nurses, Toronto.

    Mark Loeb;Allison McGeer;Bonnie Henry;Marianna Ofner

  • Detection of Airborne Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus and Environmental Contamination in SARS Outbreak Units

    Timothy F. Booth;Bill Kournikakis;Nathalie Bastien;Jim Ho

  • Complete Nucleotide Sequence of a 92-Kilobase Plasmid Harboring the CTX-M-15 Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Involved in an Outbreak in Long-Term-Care Facilities in Toronto, Canada

    David A. Boyd;Shaun Tyler;Sara Christianson;Allison McGeer

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew E. Simor
Andrew E. Simor Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Donald E. Low
Donald E. Low University of Toronto
Mark Loeb
Mark Loeb McMaster University
Barbara M. Willey
Barbara M. Willey University Health Network
Tony Mazzulli
Tony Mazzulli University Health Network
Shelly A. McNeil
Shelly A. McNeil Dalhousie University
Jonathan B. Gubbay
Jonathan B. Gubbay BC Children's Hospital Foundation
Michael R. Mulvey
Michael R. Mulvey University of Manitoba
Malak Kotb
Malak Kotb University of North Dakota
Guy Boivin
Guy Boivin Université Laval

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