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Journal |
Year |
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1
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The effect of changes in the consumption of macrolide antibiotics on erythromycin resistance in group A streptococci in Finland. Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance.
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N Engl J Med
|
1997
|
9.63
|
|
2
|
Three different phenotypes of erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in Finland.
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J Antimicrob Chemother
|
1993
|
4.83
|
|
3
|
Antimicrobial resistance. Is a major threat to public health.
|
BMJ
|
1998
|
4.18
|
|
4
|
A novel erythromycin resistance methylase gene (ermTR) in Streptococcus pyogenes.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
1998
|
3.97
|
|
5
|
Erythromycin resistance genes in group A streptococci in Finland. The Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
1999
|
2.73
|
|
6
|
Different erythromycin resistance mechanisms in group C and group G streptococci.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
1998
|
2.33
|
|
7
|
Detection of decreased fluoroquinolone susceptibility in Salmonellas and validation of nalidixic acid screening test.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
1999
|
2.33
|
|
8
|
katG mutations in isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates recovered from Finnish patients.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
1996
|
1.82
|
|
9
|
Reduced fluoroquinolone susceptibility in Salmonella enterica serotypes in travelers returning from Southeast Asia.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2001
|
1.78
|
|
10
|
Evaluation of methods for epidemiologic typing of group A streptococci.
|
J Infect Dis
|
1994
|
1.75
|
|
11
|
Outbreak of diarrhoea due to Escherichia coli O111:B4 in schoolchildren and adults: association of Vi antigen-like reactivity.
|
Lancet
|
1990
|
1.65
|
|
12
|
Typing of group A streptococci by random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
1994
|
1.63
|
|
13
|
A novel dihydrofolate reductase cassette inserted in an integron borne on a Tn21-like element.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
1993
|
1.51
|
|
14
|
Molecular comparison of group A streptococci of T1M1 serotype from invasive and noninvasive infections in Finland.
|
J Infect Dis
|
1997
|
1.50
|
|
15
|
Control of antimicrobial resistance: time for action. The essentials of control are already well known.
|
BMJ
|
1998
|
1.48
|
|
16
|
Antibiotic resistance. How wild are wild mammals?
|
Nature
|
2001
|
1.48
|
|
17
|
Guideline for the management of acute sore throat.
|
Clin Microbiol Infect
|
2012
|
1.48
|
|
18
|
Outpatient use of erythromycin: link to increased erythromycin resistance in group A streptococci.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
1995
|
1.43
|
|
19
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In vitro activity of a new cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic, LY146032, against gram-positive clinical bacteria.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
1987
|
1.41
|
|
20
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Clonal spread of group A streptococcus with the new type of erythromycin resistance. Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance.
|
J Infect Dis
|
1998
|
1.36
|
|
21
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Evaluation of five different methods to prepare bacterial extracts for the identification of beta-lactamases by isoelectric focusing.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
1993
|
1.34
|
|
22
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A between-species comparison of antimicrobial resistance in enterobacteria in fecal flora.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2000
|
1.33
|
|
23
|
Increase of trimethoprim resistance among Shigella species, 1975-1988: analysis of resistance mechanisms.
|
J Infect Dis
|
1990
|
1.29
|
|
24
|
Application of gas-liquid chromatographic analysis of cellular fatty acids for species identification and typing of coagulase-negative staphylococci.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
1991
|
1.27
|
|
25
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In vitro activities of the novel ketolide telithromycin (HMR 3647) against erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus species.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2001
|
1.27
|
|
26
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Increasing fluoroquinolone resistance in salmonella serotypes in Finland during 1995-1997.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
1999
|
1.24
|
|
27
|
Development of beta-lactamase-mediated resistance to penicillin in middle-ear isolates of Moraxella catarrhalis in Finnish children, 1978-1993.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
1995
|
1.22
|
|
28
|
Survey of condition-based prescribing of antimicrobial drugs for dogs at a veterinary teaching hospital.
|
Vet Rec
|
2004
|
1.21
|
|
29
|
Effects of a germ-free environment on gut immune regulation and diabetes progression in non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice.
|
Diabetologia
|
2011
|
1.20
|
|
30
|
Emergence of ciprofloxacin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococcal skin flora in immunocompromised patients receiving ciprofloxacin.
|
J Infect Dis
|
1990
|
1.20
|
|
31
|
Epidemiology of plasmid-mediated beta-lactamases in enterobacteria Swedish neonatal wards and relation to antimicrobial therapy.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
1992
|
1.20
|
|
32
|
Macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and use of antimicrobial agents.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2001
|
1.19
|
|
33
|
Erythromycin resistance genes in group A streptococci of different geographical origins. The Macrolide Resistance Study Group.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2000
|
1.19
|
|
34
|
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Enterobacteriaceae isolated from vegetables.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
1999
|
1.17
|
|
35
|
Trimethoprim resistance in Finland after five years' use of plain trimethoprim.
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Br Med J
|
1980
|
1.16
|
|
36
|
Pneumonia in childhood: etiology and response to antimicrobial therapy.
|
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
|
1992
|
1.14
|
|
37
|
Characterization of trimethoprim resistance by use of probes specific for transposon Tn7.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
1984
|
1.10
|
|
38
|
Rapid detection of rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by sequencing and line probe assay.
|
Scand J Infect Dis
|
1998
|
1.07
|
|
39
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Analysis of genetic localization of the type I trimethoprim resistance gene from Escherichia coli isolated in Finland.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
1991
|
1.06
|
|
40
|
In vitro susceptibility of Streptococcus mutans to chlorhexidine and six other antimicrobial agents.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
1993
|
1.06
|
|
41
|
Aminoglycoside resistance among blood culture isolates.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
1984
|
1.05
|
|
42
|
Bacteriotherapy: the time has come.
|
BMJ
|
2001
|
1.03
|
|
43
|
The emergence and mechanisms of trimethoprim resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from outpatients in Finland.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
1990
|
1.01
|
|
44
|
Dental amalgam fillings and the amount of organic mercury in human saliva.
|
Caries Res
|
2001
|
0.99
|
|
45
|
Erythromycin resistance in group A streptococci.
|
Lancet
|
1989
|
0.99
|
|
46
|
Antibiotic use by indication: a basis for active antibiotic policy in the community.
|
Scand J Infect Dis
|
2001
|
0.97
|
|
47
|
Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates resistant to telithromycin.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2006
|
0.95
|
|
48
|
Indication-based use of antimicrobials in Finnish primary health care. Description of a method for data collection and results of its application.
|
Scand J Prim Health Care
|
1999
|
0.95
|
|
49
|
Antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Finland, 1987-1990.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
1995
|
0.95
|
|
50
|
Milk containing probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and respiratory illness in children: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
|
Eur J Clin Nutr
|
2012
|
0.93
|
|
51
|
Prevalence and molecular genetics of macrolide resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates collected in Finland in 2002.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2005
|
0.93
|
|
52
|
Clonal relationships among isolates of erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes of different geographical origin.
|
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
|
2002
|
0.93
|
|
53
|
Increasing antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis in Finland.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
1997
|
0.92
|
|
54
|
Cohort study of bacterial species causing urinary tract infection and urinary tract abnormalities in children.
|
BMJ
|
1999
|
0.91
|
|
55
|
Reports on surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in individual countries.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
1997
|
0.90
|
|
56
|
Emergence of trimethoprim resistance in relation to drug consumption in a Finnish hospital from 1971 through 1984.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
1986
|
0.89
|
|
57
|
Nosocomial Staphylococcus epidermidis septicaemia among very low birth weight neonates in an intensive care unit.
|
J Hosp Infect
|
1991
|
0.89
|
|
58
|
Trimethoprim resistance in Escherichia coli isolates from a geriatric unit.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
1990
|
0.89
|
|
59
|
Antimicrobial and mercury resistance in aerobic gram-negative bacilli in fecal flora among persons with and without dental amalgam fillings.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
1995
|
0.88
|
|
60
|
Trimethoprim resistance in hospitals.
|
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)
|
1982
|
0.88
|
|
61
|
Customer-oriented counseling for physical activity in older people: study protocol and selected baseline results of a randomized-controlled trial (ISRCTN 07330512).
|
Scand J Med Sci Sports
|
2007
|
0.88
|
|
62
|
Emergence of trimethoprim resistance in fecal flora.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
1985
|
0.87
|
|
63
|
Erythromycin resistance of group A streptococci from throat samples is related to age.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
1997
|
0.87
|
|
64
|
Prescribing antimicrobial agents for dogs and cats via university pharmacies in Finland--patterns and quality of information.
|
Acta Vet Scand
|
2005
|
0.86
|
|
65
|
Screening for antimicrobial resistance in fecal samples by the replica plating method.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
1995
|
0.86
|
|
66
|
Problem of antimicrobial resistance of fecal aerobic gram-negative bacilli in the elderly.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
1996
|
0.85
|
|
67
|
Multiresistance in Staphylococcus spp. blood isolates in Finland with special reference to the distribution of the mecA gene among the Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates. The Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance.
|
APMIS
|
1995
|
0.84
|
|
68
|
Trimethoprim-resistant Escherichia coli in a geriatric hospital.
|
J Infect
|
1984
|
0.84
|
|
69
|
Evaluation of plasmid-encoded beta-lactamase resistance in Escherichia coli blood culture isolates.
|
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
|
1988
|
0.84
|
|
70
|
Antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Finland, 1976 to 1995. The Finnish Study Group For Antimicrobial Resistance.
|
Sex Transm Dis
|
1997
|
0.84
|
|
71
|
Transferable trimethoprim resistance in three Finnish hospitals.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
1983
|
0.84
|
|
72
|
Clinical scoring system in the evaluation of adult pharyngitis.
|
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
|
1993
|
0.82
|
|
73
|
Effect of ampicillin versus cefuroxime on the emergence of beta-lactam resistance in faecal Enterobacter cloacae isolates from neonates.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
1993
|
0.82
|
|
74
|
Susceptibility of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus to antimicrobial agents after short-term oral chlorhexidine treatments.
|
Eur J Oral Sci
|
1995
|
0.82
|
|
75
|
Reliability of biotinylated DNA probes in colony hybridization: evaluation of an improved colony lysis method for detection of TEM-1 beta-lactamase.
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Mol Cell Probes
|
1988
|
0.82
|
|
76
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Positive correlation between the age of patients and the degree of antimicrobial resistance among urinary strains of Escherichia coli.
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J Infect
|
1994
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0.82
|
|
77
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Antimicrobial resistance levels of enterobacteria isolated from minced meat.
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J Antimicrob Chemother
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1999
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0.80
|
|
78
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Trimethoprim resistance of Escherichia coli in outpatients in Finland after ten years' use of plain trimethoprim.
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J Antimicrob Chemother
|
1985
|
0.80
|
|
79
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Epidemiology of the colonization of inpatients and outpatients with ciprofloxacin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci.
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Clin Infect Dis
|
1995
|
0.79
|
|
80
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Colonization of resistant faecal aerobic gram-negative bacilli among geriatric patients in hospital and the community.
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J Antimicrob Chemother
|
1996
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0.79
|
|
81
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Increase of antimicrobial resistance of faecal aerobic gram-negative bacteria in a geriatric hospital.
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Age Ageing
|
1996
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0.79
|
|
82
|
Immunochemical analysis of the extracellular slime substance of Staphylococcus epidermidis.
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Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
|
1990
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0.79
|
|
83
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Antimicrobial resistance of fecal aerobic gram-negative bacilli in different age groups in a community.
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Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
1996
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0.79
|
|
84
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Antibiotic susceptibility of coagulase-negative staphylococcal blood isolates with special reference to adherent, slime-producing Staphylococcus epidermidis strains.
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Scand J Infect Dis
|
1991
|
0.79
|
|
85
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Rapid high-pressure liquid chromatographic method for analysis of phenoxymethylpenicillin in human serum.
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Antimicrob Agents Chemother
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1984
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0.79
|
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86
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[Recommended treatment of acute otitis].
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Duodecim
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1999
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0.79
|
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87
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Recording of antimicrobial resistance of urinary tract isolates--effect of repeat samples on resistance levels.
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J Antimicrob Chemother
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1985
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0.78
|
|
88
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FiRe works - the Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance (FiRe).
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Euro Surveill
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2000
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0.78
|
|
89
|
Screening for antimicrobial resistance in normal bacterial flora of the skin using the replica plating method.
|
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
|
2000
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0.78
|
|
90
|
Infrequent isolation of multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii from the staff tending a colonized patient with severe burns.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
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2001
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0.78
|
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91
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Reliability of disc diffusion susceptibility testing of Streptococcus pneumoniae and adjustment of laboratory-specific breakpoints. Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance.
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J Antimicrob Chemother
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1998
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0.78
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92
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Disk diffusion susceptibility tests: need for laboratory-specific breakpoints.
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Scand J Infect Dis
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1995
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0.78
|
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93
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Reliability of a disk diffusion method using semiconfluent growth in the determination of aminoglycoside resistance.
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Acta Pathol Microbiol Immunol Scand B
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1986
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0.77
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94
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Prescription of antimicrobial agents to elderly people in relation to the type of infection.
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Age Ageing
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0.77
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95
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Antimicrobial resistance in Haemophilus influenzae isolated from blood, cerebrospinal fluid, middle ear fluid and throat samples of children. A nationwide study in Finland in 1988-1990.
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Scand J Infect Dis
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1995
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0.77
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96
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Plasmid-mediated beta-lactamases among aminoglycoside resistant gram-negative bacilli.
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Scand J Infect Dis
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1989
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0.76
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97
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Resistance to mercury and antimicrobial agents in Streptococcus mutans isolates from human subjects in relation to exposure to dental amalgam fillings.
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Antimicrob Agents Chemother
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98
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False-positive Clostridium difficile latex agglutination tests.
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Lancet
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0.76
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99
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Comparison of ciprofloxacin or trimethoprim therapy for venous leg ulcers: results of a pilot study.
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J Am Acad Dermatol
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1994
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0.76
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100
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Yersinia enterocolitica plasmid in fecal flora of patients with reactive arthritis.
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J Infect Dis
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0.75
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101
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Analysis of the relationship between bacterial adherence and extracellular production of mannose, galactose, glucose and ribose in Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus hominis.
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Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
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0.75
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102
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[The use of impact factors in assessing the quality of international journals].
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0.75
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103
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Fine-needle aspiration biopsy, curettage, and swab samples in bacteriologic analysis of leg ulcers.
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Arch Dermatol
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1992
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0.75
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104
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Susceptibility of respiratory tract pathogens in Finland to cefixime and nine other antimicrobial agents.
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Scand J Infect Dis
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0.75
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105
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[Acute otitis media in a child].
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106
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[Pharyngitis].
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Duodecim
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0.75
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107
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Association af changes in the bacterial ecology of bovine mastitis with changes in the use of milking machines and antibacterial drugs.
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Acta Vet Scand
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108
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Beta-lactam resistance among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species blood culture isolates in Finnish hospitals. Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance.
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Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
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1994
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0.75
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109
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Evaluation of the TPX MRSA assay for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
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Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
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2011
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0.75
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110
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Trimethoprim highly resistant, sulphonamide sensitive bacteria.
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Lancet
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111
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Detecting erythromycin resistance in Streptococcus pyogenes: reliability of the disk diffusion method and the breakpoint susceptibility testing method. Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance (FIRE).
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Scand J Infect Dis
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112
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[Staphylococcus saprophyticus as a urinary tract pathogen].
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The effect of a combination of Iso-Sensitest agar and ampicillin on the detection of enterobacter beta-lactamase.
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Human onychomycosis caused by Trichophyton equinum transmitted from a racehorse.
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[Fluoroquinolones].
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Clinical microbiology laboratories do not always detect resistance of Haemophilus influenzae with disk or tablet diffusion methods. Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance (FiRe).
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APMIS
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117
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Trimethoprim resistance.
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Lancet
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118
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Semihard scattering unraveled from collective dynamics by two-pion azimuthal correlations in 158A GeV/c Pb+Au collisions.
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Phys Rev Lett
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Influence of shear viscosity of quark-gluon plasma on elliptic flow in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions.
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Use of gas-liquid chromatography for subgrouping coagulase-negative staphylococci during a nosocomial sepsis outbreak.
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121
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Problems in interpretation of piperacillin susceptibility of TEM-1 producing Escherichia coli in the disk diffusion test.
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122
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Carumonam in the treatment of severe and complicated urinary tract infections.
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Infection control measures to limit the spread of Clostridium difficile. Introduction.
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Analysis of beta-lactamase production in ampicillin-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from blood cultures 1983-1989.
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125
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Aspoxicillin versus piperacillin in severe abdominal infections--a comparative phase III study.
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J Antimicrob Chemother
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0.75
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126
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Testing of methicillin resistance by in vitro susceptibility and the presence of the mecA gene in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Finland.
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Scand J Infect Dis
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1995
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0.75
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