Published in QJM on August 01, 2002
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Role of a CUF1/CTR4 copper regulatory axis in the virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans. J Clin Invest (2007) 1.32
Disseminated cryptococcosis in HIV-uninfected patients. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2008) 1.26
Predictors of mortality and differences in clinical features among patients with Cryptococcosis according to immune status. PLoS One (2013) 1.23
Multiplex tandem PCR: a novel platform for rapid detection and identification of fungal pathogens from blood culture specimens. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 1.10
Microbiological, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with cryptococcosis in Taiwan, 1997-2010. PLoS One (2013) 1.04
Disseminated cryptococcosis with meningitis, peritonitis, and cryptococcemia in a HIV-negative patient with cirrhosis: a case report. Cases J (2009) 0.98
Cryptococcal Peritonitis Complicating Hepatic Failure: Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Appl Res (2006) 0.98
Liver cryptococcosis manifesting as obstructive jaundice in a young immunocompetent man: report of a case. Surg Today (2008) 0.96
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Donor transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans presenting late after renal transplantation. Clin Kidney J (2013) 0.84
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Rarity revisited: cryptococcal peritonitis. BMJ Case Rep (2013) 0.77
Spontaneous cryptococcal peritonitis with fungemia in patients with decompensated cirrhosis: Report of two cases. Indian J Crit Care Med (2014) 0.77
Cryptococcal sepsis in small vessel vasculitis. Indian J Nephrol (2010) 0.75
Cryptococcosis in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Patients Clinically Confirmed and/or Diagnosed at Necropsy in a Teaching Hospital in Brazil. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2016) 0.75
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Disseminated cryptococcosis with widespread necrotizing fasciitis and cryptococcemia occurring in an immunosuppressed patient. Ann Dermatol (2014) 0.75
Inconsistent dosing of anti-tuberculosis drugs in Taipei, Taiwan. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis (2010) 2.26
Optimal cut-off values for obesity: using simple anthropometric indices to predict cardiovascular risk factors in Taiwan. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord (2002) 2.14
Toll-like receptor 2 mediates early inflammation by leptospiral outer membrane proteins in proximal tubule cells. Kidney Int (2006) 1.89
Gene-environment interaction between HLA-DRB1 shared epitope and heavy cigarette smoking in predicting incident rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis (2010) 1.79
Clinical and microbiological characteristics of Nocardiosis including those caused by emerging Nocardia species in Taiwan, 1998-2008. Clin Microbiol Infect (2009) 1.64
Clinical features, antimicrobial susceptibilities, and outcomes of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica (Chryseobacterium meningosepticum) bacteremia at a medical center in Taiwan, 1999-2006. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2011) 1.49
Candida guilliermondii, an opportunistic fungal pathogen with decreased susceptibility to fluconazole: geographic and temporal trends from the ARTEMIS DISK antifungal surveillance program. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 1.42
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteraemia: clinical features, antimicrobial therapy and outcome. Clin Microbiol Infect (2007) 1.40
Risk of gynaecological malignancies in cytologically atypical glandular cells: follow-up study of a nationwide screening population. BJOG (2010) 1.38
Empirical treatment with a fluoroquinolone delays the treatment for tuberculosis and is associated with a poor prognosis in endemic areas. Thorax (2006) 1.33
Disseminated cryptococcosis in HIV-uninfected patients. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2008) 1.26
Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi in seven Asian countries. Epidemiol Infect (2008) 1.24
Clinical and biological implications of partial tandem duplication of the MLL gene in acute myeloid leukemia without chromosomal abnormalities at 11q23. Leukemia (2002) 1.23
Epidemiology of bloodstream infections in patients with haematological malignancies with and without neutropenia. Epidemiol Infect (2009) 1.22
Association of CTLA4 gene A-G polymorphism with rheumatoid arthritis in Chinese. Clin Rheumatol (2003) 1.20
Purple urine bag syndrome in a hemodialysis patient. Kidney Int (2007) 1.20
Trends of mortality and causes of death among HIV-infected patients in Taiwan, 1984-2005. HIV Med (2008) 1.20
The prognostic impact and stability of Isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 mutation in adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia (2010) 1.17
Isolated ocular motor nerve palsy in dural carotid-cavernous sinus fistula. Eur J Neurol (2006) 1.15
The comparative neuroanatomy and neurochemistry of zebrafish CNS systems of relevance to human neuropsychiatric diseases. Neurobiol Dis (2010) 1.14
No association between ADCYAP1R1 and post-traumatic stress disorder in two independent samples. Mol Psychiatry (2011) 1.13
Tuberculosis outcomes in Taipei: factors associated with treatment interruption for 2 months and death. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis (2009) 1.12
A whole genome methylation analysis of systemic lupus erythematosus: hypomethylation of the IL10 and IL1R2 promoters is associated with disease activity. Genes Immun (2011) 1.11
Multidrug resistance in clinical isolates of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: roles of integrons, efflux pumps, phosphoglucomutase (SpgM), and melanin and biofilm formation. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2009) 1.10
Bacteraemia caused by Weissella confusa at a university hospital in Taiwan, 1997-2007. Clin Microbiol Infect (2010) 1.10
Comparison of hypoplastic myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with normo-/hypercellular MDS by International Prognostic Scoring System, cytogenetic and genetic studies. Leukemia (2007) 1.09
FLJ10540-elicited cell transformation is through the activation of PI3-kinase/AKT pathway. Oncogene (2007) 1.08
Adding moxifloxacin is associated with a shorter time to culture conversion in pulmonary tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis (2010) 1.08
Effect of K201, a novel antiarrhythmic drug on calcium handling and arrhythmogenic activity of pulmonary vein cardiomyocytes. Br J Pharmacol (2007) 1.08
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of hydroxyurea in spinal muscular atrophy. Neurology (2010) 1.03
Carriage rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) depend on anatomic location, the number of sites cultured, culture methods, and the distribution of clonotypes. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2010) 1.02
Bacteraemia caused by non-freundii, non-koseri Citrobacter species in Taiwan. J Hosp Infect (2010) 1.02
Enzyme-linked immunospot assay for interferon-gamma in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy. Clin Microbiol Infect (2009) 1.01
Mechanoelectrical feedback regulates the arrhythmogenic activity of pulmonary veins. Heart (2006) 1.01
Candida glabrata fungaemia in intensive care units. Clin Microbiol Infect (2007) 1.01
Acute myeloid leukemia bearing t(7;11)(p15;p15) is a distinct cytogenetic entity with poor outcome and a distinct mutation profile: comparative analysis of 493 adult patients. Leukemia (2009) 1.01
Microbiological characteristics of clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans in Taiwan: serotypes, mating types, molecular types, virulence factors, and antifungal susceptibility. Clin Microbiol Infect (2009) 1.01
Are current-induced forces conservative? Phys Rev Lett (2004) 1.00
Four anthropometric indices and cardiovascular risk factors in Taiwan. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord (2002) 1.00
The immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome related to HIV co-infections: a review. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2011) 0.99
Declining drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from elderly patients in Taiwan, 2000-2008. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2010) 0.99
Scoring systems for 6-month mortality in critically ill cirrhotic patients: a prospective analysis of chronic liver failure - sequential organ failure assessment score (CLIF-SOFA). Aliment Pharmacol Ther (2014) 0.98
Skin and soft-tissue infections caused by Aeromonas species. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2012) 0.98
Oxytocin receptor (OXTR) is not associated with optimism in the Nurses' Health Study. Mol Psychiatry (2012) 0.97
Role of serum sodium in assessing hospital mortality in cancer patients with spontaneous tumour lysis syndrome inducing acute uric acid nephropathy. Int J Clin Pract (2009) 0.97
Clonal spread of CC17 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium with multilocus sequence type 78 (ST78) and a novel ST444 in Taiwan. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2009) 0.97
Early effective drainage in the treatment of loculated tuberculous pleurisy. Eur Respir J (2008) 0.96
Rapid identification of fungal pathogens in positive blood cultures using oligonucleotide array hybridization. Clin Microbiol Infect (2009) 0.96
Recurrence of peptic ulcer in uraemic and non-uraemic patients after Helicobacter pylori eradication: a 2-year study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther (2007) 0.96
Oxcarbazepine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome in a patient with HLA-B*1502 genotype. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol (2008) 0.96
Factors associated with isolated anti-hepatitis B core antibody in HIV-positive patients: impact of compromised immunity. J Viral Hepat (2009) 0.96
Secular trends of healthcare-associated infections at a teaching hospital in Taiwan, 1981-2007. J Hosp Infect (2010) 0.96
Basal core promoter mutation is associated with progression to cirrhosis rather than hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Br J Cancer (2012) 0.95
Poor outcome in post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder with pulmonary involvement after allogeneic hematopoietic SCT: 13 years' experience in a single institute. Bone Marrow Transplant (2008) 0.94
Mycobacterial infections in adult patients with hematological malignancy. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2011) 0.94
Strain relatedness of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from patients with repeated bacteraemia. Clin Microbiol Infect (2009) 0.94
High bone marrow angiopoietin-1 expression is an independent poor prognostic factor for survival in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Br J Cancer (2011) 0.94
Correlation of interleukin-10 gene haplotype with hepatocellular carcinoma in Taiwan. Tissue Antigens (2006) 0.93
Epoetin alfa and darbepoetin alfa: effects on ventricular hypertrophy in patients with chronic kidney disease. J Nephrol (2008) 0.92
Three-dimensional analysis of the occlusal plane related to the hamular-incisive-papilla occlusal plane in young adults. J Oral Rehabil (2007) 0.92
Healthcare-associated bacteraemia caused by Leuconostoc species at a university hospital in Taiwan between 1995 and 2008. J Hosp Infect (2011) 0.92
Characteristics of skin and soft tissue infection caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria in Taiwan. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis (2011) 0.92
External quality assessment of sputum smear microscopy in Taiwan. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis (2009) 0.92
Correlation between time to positivity of blood cultures with clinical presentation and outcomes in patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteraemia: prospective cohort study. Clin Microbiol Infect (2009) 0.91
Acquisition of JAK2, PTPN11, and RAS mutations during disease progression in primary myelodysplastic syndrome. Leukemia (2006) 0.91
Comparative bactericidal activities of daptomycin, glycopeptides, linezolid and tigecycline against blood isolates of Gram-positive bacteria in Taiwan. Clin Microbiol Infect (2007) 0.90
Risk factors for incident diabetes mellitus among HIV-infected patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy in Taiwan: a case-control study. HIV Med (2009) 0.90
Partial and complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament. Acta Radiol (2002) 0.90
Gender differences in treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients in Taiwan: a prospective observational study. Clin Microbiol Infect (2012) 0.89
Clinical significance of anti-GM-CSF antibodies in idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Thorax (2006) 0.89
In vitro activities of doripenem and other carbapenems against clinically important bacteria isolated in intensive care units: nationwide data from the SMART Programme. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2010) 0.89
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus after rituximab therapy. Lupus (2012) 0.89
Direct monitoring of UV-induced free radical generation in HaCaT keratinocytes. Clin Exp Dermatol (2007) 0.89
Contrast-free MRA at 3.0 T for the detection of intracranial aneurysms. Neurology (2011) 0.89
Bacteraemia due to ciprofloxacin-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis in adult patients at a university hospital in Taiwan, 1996-2004. Epidemiol Infect (2006) 0.89
Anorectal dysfunction in women with urinary incontinence or lower urinary tract symptoms. Int J Gynaecol Obstet (2002) 0.88
Clinical significance of cytogenetics and interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma in Taiwan. Ann Oncol (2005) 0.88
Circulation of international clones of levofloxacin non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae in Taiwan. Clin Microbiol Infect (2009) 0.87
Risk assessment of arsenic exposure from consumption of cultured milkfish, Chanos chanos (Forsskål), from the arsenic-contaminated area in southwestern Taiwan. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol (2005) 0.86
Aetiology of cavitary lung lesions in patients with HIV infection. HIV Med (2009) 0.86
Impact of pneumococcal vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease in Taiwan. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2010) 0.86
The dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor-sitagliptin modulates calcium dysregulation, inflammation, and PPARs in hypertensive cardiomyocytes. Int J Cardiol (2013) 0.86
Risk factors and outcomes of Escherichia coli bacteremia caused by strains that produce CTX-M or non-CTX-M extended-spectrum-beta-lactamases. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2010) 0.86
Amoebiasis among patrons visiting gay saunas in Taiwan. HIV Med (2008) 0.86
Clinical outcomes of tigecycline alone or in combination with other antimicrobial agents for the treatment of patients with healthcare-associated multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2013) 0.86
Phase II study of pemetrexed in combination with cisplatin and cetuximab in recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Eur J Cancer (2013) 0.86
Prevalence and accessory gene regulator (agr) analysis of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus among methicillin-resistant isolates in Taiwan--SMART program, 2003. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2010) 0.86
Clinical experience of QuantiFERON(®) -TB Gold testing in patients with psoriasis treated with tumour necrosis factor blockers in Taiwan. Br J Dermatol (2011) 0.86
The role of chest radiography in the suspicion for and diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in intensive care units. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis (2009) 0.86