Published in J Infect Dis on April 30, 2002
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Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in Switzerland contains the Panton-Valentine leukocidin or exfoliative toxin genes. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 1.48
Molecular characteristics of nosocomial and Native American community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones from rural Wisconsin. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 1.45
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Clinical manifestations of staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome depend on serotypes of exfoliative toxins. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.11
Epidemiological characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from children with eczematous atopic dermatitis lesions. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 1.04
Antimicrobial agent of susceptibilities and antiseptic resistance gene distribution among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from patients with impetigo and staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 0.98
Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Epidemiology and Potential Virulence Factors. Curr Infect Dis Rep (2003) 0.96
Plakoglobin rescues adhesive defects induced by ectodomain truncation of the desmosomal cadherin desmoglein 1: implications for exfoliative toxin-mediated skin blistering. Am J Pathol (2010) 0.95
Neonatal staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: clinical and outbreak containment review. Eur J Pediatr (2010) 0.93
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Bullous impetigo in children infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus alone or in combination with methicillin-susceptible S. aureus: analysis of genetic characteristics, including assessment of exfoliative toxin gene carriage. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 0.83
Toxin profiling of Staphylococcus aureus strains involved in varicella superinfection. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 0.83
High prevalence of edin-C encoding RhoA-targeting toxin in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2011) 0.82
Evolution and single-nucleotide polymorphisms in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin and daptomycin, based on determination of the complete genome. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2015) 0.75
High Prevalence of Exfoliative Toxins Among Carrier Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from Healthy Individuals from Various Communities in Chennai, South India. Indian J Microbiol (2013) 0.75
Antibiotic sensitivity and resistance patterns in pediatric staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome. Pediatr Dermatol (2013) 0.75
Enterotypes of the human gut microbiome. Nature (2011) 24.36
Comparative metagenomics revealed commonly enriched gene sets in human gut microbiomes. DNA Res (2007) 13.08
Open-source genomic analysis of Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli O104:H4. N Engl J Med (2011) 7.11
Podosomes: adhesion hot-spots of invasive cells. Trends Cell Biol (2003) 4.51
Prevalence of human gammaretrovirus XMRV in sporadic prostate cancer. J Clin Virol (2008) 4.25
An extensive repertoire of type III secretion effectors in Escherichia coli O157 and the role of lambdoid phages in their dissemination. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 3.89
A culture-independent sequence-based metagenomics approach to the investigation of an outbreak of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli O104:H4. JAMA (2013) 3.49
A novel mechanism of rapid nuclear neutrophil extracellular trap formation in response to Staphylococcus aureus. J Immunol (2010) 3.20
Comparative genomics reveal the mechanism of the parallel evolution of O157 and non-O157 enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 3.17
Complete genome sequence and comparative genome analysis of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O127:H6 strain E2348/69. J Bacteriol (2008) 3.10
Determination of the genome sequence of Porphyromonas gingivalis strain ATCC 33277 and genomic comparison with strain W83 revealed extensive genome rearrangements in P. gingivalis. DNA Res (2008) 2.72
Genomic diversity of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 revealed by whole genome PCR scanning. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2002) 2.70
Development and validation of a mismatch amplification mutation PCR assay to monitor the dissemination of an emerging variant of Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor. Microbiol Immunol (2008) 2.62
Rapid identification of bacteria from positive blood culture bottles by use of matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time of flight mass spectrometry fingerprinting. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 2.47
Yersinia V-antigen exploits toll-like receptor 2 and CD14 for interleukin 10-mediated immunosuppression. J Exp Med (2002) 2.41
Genomic analysis of Bacteroides fragilis reveals extensive DNA inversions regulating cell surface adaptation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 2.38
Bile acid is a host factor that regulates the composition of the cecal microbiota in rats. Gastroenterology (2011) 2.27
Reduced content of lysyl-phosphatidylglycerol in the cytoplasmic membrane affects susceptibility to moenomycin, as well as vancomycin, gentamicin, and antimicrobial peptides, in Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 2.15
Detection and characterization of focal hepatic lesions with diffusion-weighted MR imaging: a pictorial review. Abdom Imaging (2013) 2.11
BBE02 disruption mutants of Borrelia burgdorferi B31 have a highly transformable, infectious phenotype. Infect Immun (2004) 2.08
The defective prophage pool of Escherichia coli O157: prophage-prophage interactions potentiate horizontal transfer of virulence determinants. PLoS Pathog (2009) 2.04
Enteropathogenic and enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli deliver a novel effector called Cif, which blocks cell cycle G2/M transition. Mol Microbiol (2003) 1.96
Staphylococcus aureus susceptibility to innate antimicrobial peptides, beta-defensins and CAP18, expressed by human keratinocytes. Infect Immun (2003) 1.90
Identification of the Staphylococcus aureus etd pathogenicity island which encodes a novel exfoliative toxin, ETD, and EDIN-B. Infect Immun (2002) 1.89
Modification of the structure and activity of lipid A in Yersinia pestis lipopolysaccharide by growth temperature. Infect Immun (2002) 1.88
A precise reconstruction of the emergence and constrained radiations of Escherichia coli O157 portrayed by backbone concatenomic analysis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 1.87
Spread of a chromosomal cefixime-resistant penA gene among different Neisseria gonorrhoeae lineages. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2009) 1.80
Highly frequent mutations in negative regulators of multiple virulence genes in group A streptococcal toxic shock syndrome isolates. PLoS Pathog (2010) 1.77
Active HSF1 significantly suppresses polyglutamine aggregate formation in cellular and mouse models. J Biol Chem (2005) 1.77
Core protein of hepatitis C virus induces cardiomyopathy. Circ Res (2004) 1.73
Vascular endothelial growth factor-expressing mesenchymal stem cell transplantation for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2005) 1.73
DNA sequence analysis of DNA gyrase and DNA topoisomerase IV quinolone resistance-determining regions of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and serovar Paratyphi A. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2002) 1.72
Identification and molecular characterization of an N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine amidase Sle1 involved in cell separation of Staphylococcus aureus. Mol Microbiol (2005) 1.72
Complete genome sequence and comparative analysis of the wild-type commensal Escherichia coli strain SE11 isolated from a healthy adult. DNA Res (2008) 1.71
Positive effects of multiple pch genes on expression of the locus of enterocyte effacement genes and adherence of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 : H7 to HEp-2 cells. Microbiology (2004) 1.70
Silkworm larvae as an animal model of bacterial infection pathogenic to humans. Microb Pathog (2002) 1.69
Ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Japan. Emerg Infect Dis (2011) 1.69
Induction of keratinocyte migration via transactivation of the epidermal growth factor receptor by the antimicrobial peptide LL-37. J Immunol (2005) 1.66
Molecular mechanisms of blister formation in bullous impetigo and staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome. J Clin Invest (2002) 1.64
Bacterial toxins that modulate host cell-cycle progression. Curr Opin Microbiol (2005) 1.62
Efficient elimination of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by cloned lysin derived from bacteriophage phi MR11. J Infect Dis (2007) 1.61
The Whole-genome sequencing of the obligate intracellular bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi revealed massive gene amplification during reductive genome evolution. DNA Res (2008) 1.59
Leptospiral immunoglobulin-like proteins elicit protective immunity. Vaccine (2004) 1.58
Clinical significance of Escherichia albertii. Emerg Infect Dis (2012) 1.57
Increased prevalence and clonal dissemination of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa with the blaIMP-1 gene cassette in Hiroshima. J Antimicrob Chemother (2009) 1.56
ppGpp with DksA controls gene expression in the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) pathogenicity island of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli through activation of two virulence regulatory genes. Mol Microbiol (2006) 1.53
MALDI-TOF MS fingerprinting allows for discrimination of major methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus lineages. Int J Med Microbiol (2010) 1.52
Angiotensin II receptor blocker reduces oxidative stress and attenuates hypoxia-induced left ventricular remodeling in apolipoprotein E-knockout mice. Hypertens Res (2007) 1.51
Susceptibilities of periodontopathogenic and cariogenic bacteria to antibacterial peptides, {beta}-defensins and LL37, produced by human epithelial cells. J Antimicrob Chemother (2005) 1.50
Cell wall-targeting domain of glycylglycine endopeptidase distinguishes among peptidoglycan cross-bridges. J Biol Chem (2005) 1.48
The gate controlling cell wall synthesis in Staphylococcus aureus. Mol Microbiol (2004) 1.47
Cholera between 1991 and 1997 in Mexico was associated with infection by classical, El Tor, and El Tor variants of Vibrio cholerae. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.47
Duration of fecal shedding of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 in patients infected during the 2011 outbreak in Germany: a multicenter study. Clin Infect Dis (2013) 1.46
Diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection after allogeneic stem cell transplant can be difficult and requires intensive scrutiny. Leuk Lymphoma (2010) 1.45
Pitavastatin reduces oxidative stress and attenuates intermittent hypoxia-induced left ventricular remodeling in lean mice. Hypertens Res (2010) 1.43
Diagnostic limitations to accurate diagnosis of cholera. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.43
Emergence in Japan of an imipenem-susceptible, meropenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying blaIMP-6. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2011) 1.43
Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related gammaretrovirus in respiratory tract. Emerg Infect Dis (2010) 1.40
Seroprevalence of leptospirosis and risk factor analysis in flood-prone rural areas in Lao PDR. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2008) 1.39
Host range and cellular tropism of the human exogenous gammaretrovirus XMRV. Virology (2010) 1.38
Staphylococcal exfoliative toxins: "molecular scissors" of bacteria that attack the cutaneous defense barrier in mammals. J Dermatol Sci (2007) 1.37
Extensive genomic diversity and selective conservation of virulence-determinants in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli strains of O157 and non-O157 serotypes. Genome Biol (2007) 1.37
Complete genome sequence of the wild-type commensal Escherichia coli strain SE15, belonging to phylogenetic group B2. J Bacteriol (2009) 1.37
Bronchial casts and pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection. Emerg Infect Dis (2010) 1.37
Severe diarrhea caused by cholera toxin-producing vibrio cholerae serogroup O75 infections acquired in the southeastern United States. Clin Infect Dis (2008) 1.36
NleC, a type III secretion protease, compromises NF-κB activation by targeting p65/RelA. PLoS Pathog (2010) 1.36
The giant extracellular matrix-binding protein of Staphylococcus epidermidis mediates biofilm accumulation and attachment to fibronectin. Mol Microbiol (2009) 1.36
Molecular characterization of an atl null mutant of Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiol Immunol (2002) 1.35
ClpXP protease controls expression of the type III protein secretion system through regulation of RpoS and GrlR levels in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol (2005) 1.34
Multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for selective detection of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium. Jpn J Infect Dis (2003) 1.33
Diffusion-weighted imaging of the liver: optimizing b value for the detection and characterization of benign and malignant hepatic lesions. J Magn Reson Imaging (2008) 1.32
Life-threatening infantile diarrhea from fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella enterica typhimurium with mutations in both gyrA and parC. Emerg Infect Dis (2003) 1.32
Dissemination of the phage-associated novel superantigen gene speL in recent invasive and noninvasive Streptococcus pyogenes M3/T3 isolates in Japan. Infect Immun (2002) 1.32
Staphylococcus aureus MazF specifically cleaves a pentad sequence, UACAU, which is unusually abundant in the mRNA for pathogenic adhesive factor SraP. J Bacteriol (2009) 1.31
Multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis for molecular typing of Shigella sonnei. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.30
Tissue distribution after intravenous dosing of micafungin, an antifungal drug, to rats. Biol Pharm Bull (2004) 1.30