Published in J Infect Dis on November 01, 1975
Laboratory investigation of diarrhea in travelers to Mexico: evaluation of methods for detecting enterotoxigenic Echerichia coli. J Clin Microbiol (1976) 3.34
Plasmid-mediated properties of a heat-stable enterotoxin-producing Escherichia coli associated with infantile diarrhea. Infect Immun (1976) 1.67
Serotypes of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated in the United States. Infect Immun (1980) 0.95
Prevention of pelvic inflammatory disease by screening for cervical chlamydial infection. N Engl J Med (1996) 11.91
Laboratory investigation of hemorrhagic colitis outbreaks associated with a rare Escherichia coli serotype. J Clin Microbiol (1983) 10.23
Diagnosis of coliform infection in acutely dysuric women. N Engl J Med (1982) 8.75
Nosocomial acquisition of Clostridium difficile infection. N Engl J Med (1989) 7.72
Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis genitourinary infection in women by ligase chain reaction assay of urine. Lancet (1995) 7.46
Causes of the acute urethral syndrome in women. N Engl J Med (1980) 6.91
Clonal relationships among Escherichia coli strains that cause hemorrhagic colitis and infantile diarrhea. Infect Immun (1993) 6.72
Campylobacter cinaedi (sp. nov.) and Campylobacter fennelliae (sp. nov.): two new Campylobacter species associated with enteric disease in homosexual men. J Infect Dis (1985) 6.32
Culture-independent diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis using monoclonal antibodies. N Engl J Med (1984) 6.08
Guidelines for antimicrobial treatment of uncomplicated acute bacterial cystitis and acute pyelonephritis in women. Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Clin Infect Dis (1999) 5.99
Ampicillin-resistant Haemophilus influenzae type B infection. JAMA (1974) 5.90
Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis inclusions in Mccoy cell cultures with fluorescein-conjugated monoclonal antibodies. J Clin Microbiol (1983) 5.70
Diagnosis and treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection. Infect Dis Clin North Am (1997) 5.27
Ligase chain reaction to detect Chlamydia trachomatis infection of the cervix. J Clin Microbiol (1994) 5.15
Criteria for selective screening for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women attending family planning clinics. JAMA (1986) 4.93
Increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among uropathogens causing acute uncomplicated cystitis in women. JAMA (1999) 4.69
A prospective study of risk factors for symptomatic urinary tract infection in young women. N Engl J Med (1996) 4.69
Transmission of infection by gastrointestinal endoscopy and bronchoscopy. Ann Intern Med (1993) 4.54
Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis urethritis in men by polymerase chain reaction assay of first-catch urine. J Clin Microbiol (1993) 4.50
Isolation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from dairy cattle associated with two cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome. Lancet (1986) 4.44
Toward a population genetic analysis of Salmonella: genetic diversity and relationships among strains of serotypes S. choleraesuis, S. derby, S. dublin, S. enteritidis, S. heidelberg, S. infantis, S. newport, and S. typhimurium. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1988) 4.43
Antimicrobial resistance in hospital organisms and its relation to antibiotic use. Rev Infect Dis (1984) 4.42
Characterization of Campylobacter-like organisms isolated from homosexual men. J Infect Dis (1984) 4.23
Relationships of vaginal Lactobacillus species, cervical Chlamydia trachomatis, and bacterial vaginosis to preterm birth. Obstet Gynecol (1988) 4.23
Evaluation of new anti-infective drugs for the treatment of urinary tract infection. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Food and Drug Administration. Clin Infect Dis (1992) 4.20
Microtest procedure for isolation of Chlamydia trachomatis. J Clin Microbiol (1981) 4.14
Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum by polymerase chain reaction and DNA hybridization. J Clin Microbiol (1993) 4.13
Genetic evidence of clonal descent of Escherichia coli O157:H7 associated with hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome. J Infect Dis (1988) 4.12
Salmonellosis associated with marijuana: a multistate outbreak traced by plasmid fingerprinting. N Engl J Med (1982) 4.03
Urinary tract infections in women: diagnosis and treatment. Ann Intern Med (1989) 3.97
The pathogenesis of hemorrhagic colitis caused by Escherichia coli O157:H7 in gnotobiotic piglets. J Infect Dis (1986) 3.96
Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis urethral infection in symptomatic and asymptomatic men by testing first-void urine in a ligase chain reaction assay. J Infect Dis (1994) 3.93
Increasing antimicrobial resistance and the management of uncomplicated community-acquired urinary tract infections. Ann Intern Med (2001) 3.92
Lack of circumcision increases the risk of urinary tract infection in young men. JAMA (1992) 3.90
Evidence for long-term cervical persistence of Chlamydia trachomatis by omp1 genotyping. J Infect Dis (2000) 3.86
Infantile diarrhea produced by heat-stable enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. N Engl J Med (1976) 3.82
Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis endocervical infections by a commercial polymerase chain reaction assay. J Clin Microbiol (1993) 3.82
Surveillance of antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in United States hospitals: project ICARE phase 2. Project Intensive Care Antimicrobial Resistance Epidemiology (ICARE) hospitals. Clin Infect Dis (1999) 3.77
Production of Shiga-like toxin by Escherichia coli. J Infect Dis (1986) 3.53
Haemophilus influenzae infections in adults: characterization of strains by serotypes, biotypes, and beta-lactamase production. J Infect Dis (1981) 3.45
Comparison of plasmid profile analysis, phage typing, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing in characterizing Salmonella typhimurium isolates from outbreaks. J Clin Microbiol (1984) 3.33
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and Infectious Diseases Society of America Joint Committee on the Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance: guidelines for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance in hospitals. Clin Infect Dis (1997) 3.29
Molecular characterization of Vibrio cholerae O1 strains by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. J Clin Microbiol (1994) 3.27
Non-O group 1 Vibrio cholerae gastroenteritis in the United States: clinical, epidemiologic, and laboratory characteristics of sporadic cases. Ann Intern Med (1981) 3.25
A controlled trial of intravaginal estriol in postmenopausal women with recurrent urinary tract infections. N Engl J Med (1993) 3.18
Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections by direct immunofluorescence staining of genital secretions. A multicenter trial. Ann Intern Med (1984) 3.15
The polymicrobial origin of intestinal infections in homosexual men. N Engl J Med (1983) 3.12
Rapid development of ciprofloxacin resistance in methicillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Infect Dis (1991) 3.12
Characterization of clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae from 19 laboratories using the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards extended-spectrum beta-lactamase detection methods. J Clin Microbiol (2001) 3.06
Chlamydia trachomatis proctitis. N Engl J Med (1981) 3.02
Use of automated sequencing of polymerase chain reaction-generated amplicons to identify three types of cholera toxin subunit B in Vibrio cholerae O1 strains. J Clin Microbiol (1993) 3.01
Affinity purification and characterization of Shiga-like toxin II and production of toxin-specific monoclonal antibodies. Infect Immun (1988) 2.99
Antimicrobial resistance in isolates from inpatients and outpatients in the United States: increasing importance of the intensive care unit. Clin Infect Dis (1997) 2.98
Evaluation of 10 methods to distinguish epidemic-associated Campylobacter strains. J Clin Microbiol (1991) 2.97
Analysis of eight cases of neonatal meningitis and sepsis due to Enterobacter sakazakii. J Clin Microbiol (1983) 2.96
High-molecular-weight plasmid correlates with Escherichia coli enteroinvasiveness. Infect Immun (1982) 2.95
Effect of treatment regimens for Neisseria gonorrhoeae on simultaneous infection with Chlamydia trachomatis. N Engl J Med (1984) 2.89
Patient-initiated treatment of uncomplicated recurrent urinary tract infections in young women. Ann Intern Med (2001) 2.83
A prospective study of asymptomatic bacteriuria in sexually active young women. N Engl J Med (2000) 2.81
Epidemic diarrhea at Crater Lake from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. A large waterborne outbreak. Ann Intern Med (1977) 2.80
Nonculture tests for genital tract chlamydial infection. What does the package insert mean, and will it mean the same thing tomorrow? Sex Transm Dis (1992) 2.80
Bacteremia at Boston City Hospital: Occurrence and mortality during 12 selected years (1935-1972), with special reference to hospital-acquired cases. J Infect Dis (1975) 2.78
Randomized comparative trial and cost analysis of 3-day antimicrobial regimens for treatment of acute cystitis in women. JAMA (1995) 2.75
Sexually transmitted diseases in victims of rape. N Engl J Med (1990) 2.74
Comparison of Chlamydia trachomatis serovars causing rectal and cervical infections. J Infect Dis (1987) 2.66
Infections with Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter-like organisms in homosexual men. Ann Intern Med (1984) 2.65
Influence of the normal menstrual cycle on vaginal tissue, discharge, and microflora. Clin Infect Dis (2000) 2.64
Long-term eradication of Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection after antimicrobial therapy. Evidence against persistent infection. JAMA (1993) 2.63
Virulence factors in Shiga-like toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from humans and cattle. J Infect Dis (1992) 2.62
Clinical utility of blood cultures in adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia without defined underlying risks. Chest (1995) 2.49
Risk factors for recurrent urinary tract infection in young women. J Infect Dis (2000) 2.48
Parasitic, bacterial, and viral enteric pathogens associated with diarrhea in the Central African Republic. J Clin Microbiol (1984) 2.46
Unusual verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli associated with hemorrhagic colitis. J Clin Microbiol (1987) 2.44
Chlamydia trachomatis urethral infections in men. Prevalence, risk factors, and clinical manifestations. Ann Intern Med (1984) 2.44
Use of HL cells for improved isolation and passage of Chlamydia pneumoniae. J Clin Microbiol (1990) 2.36
Serotype-specific prevalence of Escherichia coli strains with EPEC adherence factor genes in infants with and without diarrhea in São Paulo, Brazil. J Infect Dis (1989) 2.35
Prevalence and characterization of hippurate-negative Campylobacter jejuni in King County, Washington. J Clin Microbiol (1987) 2.33
Antimicrobial resistance among uropathogens that cause community-acquired urinary tract infections in women: a nationwide analysis. Clin Infect Dis (2001) 2.24
Use of sequential enzyme immunoassay and direct fluorescent antibody tests for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in women. J Clin Microbiol (1990) 2.22
Measurement of pyuria and its relation to bacteriuria. Am J Med (1983) 2.19
Resistance mechanisms of multiply resistant pneumococci: antibiotic degradation studies. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1979) 2.17
Risk factors for Clostridium difficile carriage and C. difficile-associated diarrhea in a cohort of hospitalized patients. J Infect Dis (1990) 2.17
Campylobacter butzleri sp. nov. isolated from humans and animals with diarrheal illness. J Clin Microbiol (1991) 2.15
Nucleotide sequence of the variable domains within the major outer membrane protein gene from serovariants of Chlamydia trachomatis. Infect Immun (1993) 2.15
Nosocomial multiply resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: epidemiology of an outbreak of apparent index case origin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1979) 2.13
Antibiotic susceptibility of gram-negative bacilli isolated from blood cultures. Results of tests with 35 agents and strains from 169 patients at Boston City Hospital during 1972. Am J Med (1974) 2.13
Molecular epidemiology of diphtheria in Russia, 1985-1994. J Infect Dis (1996) 2.12
Simplified microtiter cell culture method for rapid immunotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis. J Clin Microbiol (1991) 2.11
Chlamydial infections. What should we do while waiting for a diagnostic test? West J Med (1981) 2.11
Staining characteristics of six commercially available monoclonal immunofluorescence reagents for direct diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections. J Clin Microbiol (1988) 2.10
Campylobacter cinaedi is normal intestinal flora in hamsters. J Clin Microbiol (1989) 2.09
Serovar distribution of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis strains in The Netherlands. Genitourin Med (1988) 2.07
Bacteremia caused by Campylobacter-like organisms in two male homosexuals. Ann Intern Med (1984) 2.07
Selective screening for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a primary care population of women. Am J Epidemiol (1993) 2.06
Detection of positive blood cultures by the Bactec NR660. The clinical importance of five versus seven days of testing. Am J Clin Pathol (1988) 2.04
Aeromonas intestinal infections in the United States. Ann Intern Med (1986) 2.03
Evaluation of nucleic acid amplification tests as reference tests for Chlamydia trachomatis infections in asymptomatic men. J Clin Microbiol (2000) 2.02
Monoclonal antibodies for diagnosis of infectious diseases in humans. Science (1983) 2.02
Helicobacter cinaedi-associated bacteremia and cellulitis in immunocompromised patients. Ann Intern Med (1994) 2.01