Published in Microb Drug Resist on January 01, 2002
Distribution of serotypes and antimicrobial resistance genes among Streptococcus agalactiae isolates from bovine and human hosts. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.16
Molecular detection of the macrolide efflux gene: to discriminate or not to discriminate between mef(A) and mef(E). Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 1.05
emm Gene distribution among erythromycin-resistant and -susceptible Italian isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 0.99
The Use of Macrolides in Treatment of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections. Curr Infect Dis Rep (2005) 0.84
Switch from planktonic to sessile life: a major event in pneumococcal pathogenesis. Mol Microbiol (2006) 2.17
Comparative evaluation of the BD Phoenix and VITEK 2 automated instruments for identification of isolates of the Burkholderia cepacia complex. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 2.16
Trends in production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases among enterobacteria of medical interest: report of the second Italian nationwide survey. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 1.91
Allelic variation in the highly polymorphic locus pspC of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Gene (2002) 1.87
Sialic acid: a preventable signal for pneumococcal biofilm formation, colonization, and invasion of the host. J Infect Dis (2009) 1.69
New insights into meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pathogenesis, treatment and resistance. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2011) 1.66
The mef(E)-carrying genetic element (mega) of Streptococcus pneumoniae: insertion sites and association with other genetic elements. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2006) 1.64
CTX-M-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Italy: molecular epidemiology of an emerging countrywide problem. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2006) 1.60
A functional genomics approach to establish the complement of carbohydrate transporters in Streptococcus pneumoniae. PLoS One (2012) 1.53
Tn2009, a Tn916-like element containing mef(E) in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 1.52
Hospital-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) in Italy. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob (2009) 1.50
Upper and lower respiratory tract infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae is affected by pneumolysin deficiency and differences in capsule type. Infect Immun (2002) 1.50
Enterobacter cloacae complex: clinical impact and emerging antibiotic resistance. Future Microbiol (2012) 1.46
Construction of new unencapsulated (rough) strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Res Microbiol (2002) 1.44
The novel conjugative transposon tn1207.3 carries the macrolide efflux gene mef(A) in Streptococcus pyogenes. Microb Drug Resist (2003) 1.41
Drug treatment for multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections. Future Microbiol (2008) 1.38
Pneumococcal zinc metalloproteinase ZmpC cleaves human matrix metalloproteinase 9 and is a virulence factor in experimental pneumonia. Mol Microbiol (2003) 1.36
Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated human macrophage apoptosis after bacterial internalization via complement and Fcgamma receptors correlates with intracellular bacterial load. J Infect Dis (2003) 1.28
Successful ertapenem-doripenem combination treatment of bacteremic ventilator-associated pneumonia due to colistin-resistant KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2013) 1.26
Antibacterial activity of a competence-stimulating peptide in experimental sepsis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 1.23
Method for introducing specific and unmarked mutations into the chromosome of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Mol Biotechnol (2004) 1.19
agr-Genotyping and transcriptional analysis of biofilm-producing Staphylococcus aureus. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol (2007) 1.19
Update on screening and clinical diagnosis of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Int J Antimicrob Agents (2010) 1.16
Pneumococcal surface protein C contributes to sepsis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in mice. Infect Immun (2004) 1.15
The three extra-cellular zinc metalloproteinases of Streptococcus pneumoniae have a different impact on virulence in mice. BMC Microbiol (2003) 1.15
Discovery of novel Streptococcus pneumoniae antigens by screening a whole-genome lambda-display library. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2006) 1.14
Sensor domain of histidine kinase ComD confers competence pherotype specificity in Streptoccoccus pneumoniae. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2005) 1.14
Interleukin-1β regulates CXCL8 release and influences disease outcome in response to Streptococcus pneumoniae, defining intercellular cooperation between pulmonary epithelial cells and macrophages. Infect Immun (2011) 1.11
Infections with VIM-1 metallo-{beta}-lactamase-producing enterobacter cloacae and their correlation with clinical outcome. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 1.09
DNA microarray for detection of macrolide resistance genes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2006) 1.09
Acquisition and cross-transmission of Staphylococcus aureus in European intensive care units. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2009) 1.07
The microbicide cyanovirin-N expressed on the surface of commensal bacterium Streptococcus gordonii captures HIV-1. AIDS (2002) 1.07
Animal models of Streptococcus pneumoniae disease. Clin Microbiol Rev (2008) 1.07
Clonal multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium striatum strains, Italy. Emerg Infect Dis (2009) 1.05
Protocol for real-time PCR identification of anthrax spores from nasal swabs after broth enrichment. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 1.05
Complete genome sequence of a serotype 11A, ST62 Streptococcus pneumoniae invasive isolate. BMC Microbiol (2011) 1.03
Zinc metalloproteinase genes in clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae: association of the full array with a clonal cluster comprising serotypes 8 and 11A. Microbiology (2006) 1.03
The contribution of PspC to pneumococcal virulence varies between strains and is accomplished by both complement evasion and complement-independent mechanisms. Infect Immun (2006) 1.03
Use of the Phoenix automated system for identification of Streptococcus and Enterococcus spp. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 1.02
Molecular characterization of Burkholderia cepacia isolates from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients in an Italian CF center. Res Microbiol (2003) 1.02
Identification of a variant "Rome clone" of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with decreased susceptibility to vancomycin, responsible for an outbreak in an intensive care unit. Microb Drug Resist (2004) 1.02
Bacteriocin-producing oral streptococci and inhibition of respiratory pathogens. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol (2012) 1.01
Prime-boost strategies in mucosal immunization affect local IgA production and the type of th response. Front Immunol (2013) 1.00
Effect of salinity on temporal and spatial dynamics of ammonia-oxidising bacteria from intertidal freshwater sediment. FEMS Microbiol Ecol (2005) 1.00
DNA methylase modifications and other linezolid resistance mutations in coagulase-negative staphylococci in Italy. J Antimicrob Chemother (2010) 1.00
In vitro activity of tigecycline and comparators against carbapenem-susceptible and resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in Italy. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob (2008) 0.99
Heteroresistance to glycopeptides in Italian meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2010) 0.98
Modulating activity of vancomycin and daptomycin on the expression of autolysis cell-wall turnover and membrane charge genes in hVISA and VISA strains. PLoS One (2012) 0.98
Spread of Enterobacteriaceae carrying the PER-1 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase gene as a chromosomal insert: a report from Italy. J Antimicrob Chemother (2007) 0.98
Distribution of primed T cells and antigen-loaded antigen presenting cells following intranasal immunization in mice. PLoS One (2011) 0.97
New genetic element carrying the erythromycin resistance determinant erm(TR) in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2007) 0.97
Nucleotide sequence and functional analysis of the tet (M)-carrying conjugative transposon Tn5251 of Streptococcus pneumoniae. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2010) 0.96
Inhibition of cytokines expression in human microglia infected by virulent and non-virulent mycobacteria. Neurochem Int (2004) 0.96
Current status of newer carbapenems. Curr Med Chem (2009) 0.95
Management of serious meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: what are the limits? Int J Antimicrob Agents (2011) 0.95
Bacillus spores for vaccine delivery. Vaccine (2003) 0.94
Regulation of neuraminidase expression in Streptococcus pneumoniae. BMC Microbiol (2012) 0.94
Genetic elements carrying macrolide efflux genes in streptococci. Curr Drug Targets Infect Disord (2004) 0.94
Differences in nasopharyngeal bacterial flora in children with nonsevere recurrent acute otitis media and chronic otitis media with effusion: implications for management. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2003) 0.94
Staphylococcus haemolyticus endocarditis: clinical and microbiologic analysis of 4 cases. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2006) 0.93
E240V substitution increases catalytic efficiency toward ceftazidime in a new natural TEM-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, TEM-149, from Enterobacter aerogenes and Serratia marcescens clinical isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2007) 0.92
Drug resistance evolution of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain from a noncompliant patient. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 0.92
The impact of the competence quorum sensing system on Streptococcus pneumoniae biofilms varies depending on the experimental model. BMC Microbiol (2011) 0.92
Intranasal immunization of mice with recombinant Streptococcus gordonii expressing NadA of Neisseria meningitidis induces systemic bactericidal antibodies and local IgA. Vaccine (2008) 0.91
Intranasal immunization with vaccine vector Streptococcus gordonii elicits primed CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in the genital and intestinal tracts. Vaccine (2009) 0.90
Primary activation of antigen-specific naive CD4+ and CD8+ T cells following intranasal vaccination with recombinant bacteria. Infect Immun (2008) 0.90
Nucleotide sequence analysis of integrative conjugative element Tn5253 of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2013) 0.90
Sex-based differences in susceptibility to respiratory and systemic pneumococcal disease in mice. J Infect Dis (2011) 0.89
Functional analysis of pneumococcal drug efflux pumps associates the MATE DinF transporter with quinolone susceptibility. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2012) 0.89
Molecular alterations of VanA element in vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated during a survey of colonized patients in an Italian intensive care unit. Microb Drug Resist (2003) 0.89
How to manage aspergillosis in non-neutropenic intensive care unit patients. Crit Care (2014) 0.89
The lack of Pneumococcal surface protein C (PspC) increases the susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae to the killing by microglia. Med Microbiol Immunol (2005) 0.88
Rapidly fatal hemorrhagic pneumonia and group A Streptococcus serotype M1. Emerg Infect Dis (2014) 0.88
Characterization of a variant of the SCCmec element in a bloodstream isolate of Staphylococcus intermedius. Microb Drug Resist (2007) 0.88
In vivo activation of naive CD4+ T cells in nasal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue following intranasal immunization with recombinant Streptococcus gordonii. Infect Immun (2006) 0.87
MRSA nasal colonization in children: prevalence meta-analysis, review of risk factors and molecular genetics. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2013) 0.86