Published in Health Lab Sci on October 01, 1975
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Feasibility of using ultrasonics for removing viable microorganisms from surfaces. Contam Control (1967) 2.54
Comparative levels and types of microbial contamination detected in industrial clean rooms. Appl Microbiol (1966) 2.53
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Morphological, biochemical, and growth characteristics of pseudomonas cepacia from distilled water. Appl Microbiol (1973) 2.05
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Serodiagnosis of viral hepatitis A: detection of acute-phase immunoglobulin M anti-hepatitis A virus by radioimmunoassay. J Clin Microbiol (1977) 1.80
Mycobacterium chelonae wound infections after plastic surgery employing contaminated gentian violet skin-marking solution. N Engl J Med (1987) 1.74
Relative frequency distribution of d(125 C) values for spore isolates from the mariner-Mars 1969 spacecraft. Appl Microbiol (1971) 1.72
Decontaminated single-use devices: an oxymoron that may be placing patients at risk for cross-contamination. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2001) 1.70
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Inactivation of hepatitis B virus by intermediate-to-high-level disinfectant chemicals. J Clin Microbiol (1983) 1.66
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Molecular subtyping of Clostridium perfringens by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to facilitate food-borne-disease outbreak investigations. J Clin Microbiol (1999) 1.60
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An epidemiologic approach to low-level radium 226 exposure. Public Health Rep (1966) 1.58
Microbial growth and endotoxin production in the intravenous anesthetic propofol. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (1991) 1.49
Survival of hepatitis A virus in feces after drying and storage for 1 month. J Clin Microbiol (1982) 1.46
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Intrinsic bacterial contamination of a commercial iodophor solution: investigation of the implicated manufacturing plant. Appl Environ Microbiol (1984) 1.40
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Comparative evaluation of selective media for isolation of Pseudomonas cepacia from cystic fibrosis patients and environmental sources. J Clin Microbiol (1988) 1.37
Acquisition of Pseudomonas cepacia at summer camps for patients with cystic fibrosis. Summer Camp Study Group. J Pediatr (1994) 1.36
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A microbiological assay technique for hands. Health Lab Sci (1973) 1.36
Growth and endotoxin production of Yersinia enterocolitica and Enterobacter agglomerans in packed erythrocytes. J Clin Microbiol (1989) 1.34
Efficacy of chemical dosing methods for isolating nontuberculous mycobacteria from water supplies of dialysis centers. Appl Environ Microbiol (1988) 1.33
Long-term outcomes of patients receiving percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes. J Gen Intern Med (1996) 1.32
Hepatitis B surface antigen in saliva, impetiginous lesions, and the environment in two remote Alaskan villages. Appl Environ Microbiol (1976) 1.30
Determining the significance of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from blood cultures at a community hospital: a role for species and strain identification. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2000) 1.29
"e" Antigen, Dane particles, and serum DNA polymerase activity in HBsAg carriers. Ann Intern Med (1976) 1.29
A combination medium for demonstrating starch and gelatin hydrolysis. Am J Med Technol (1968) 1.28
Microbial contamination of renal dialysis systems and associated health risks. Trans Am Soc Artif Intern Organs (1974) 1.27
Factors influencing the occurrence of high numbers of iodine-resistant bacteria in iodinated swimming pools. Appl Microbiol (1966) 1.27
Microbiologic indicators of health risks associated with swimming. Am J Public Health (1985) 1.27
The Veterans Affairs medical care system: hospital and clinic utilization statistics for 1994. Med Care (1998) 1.25
Evaluation of a finger prick blood collection method for the seroepidemiology of hepatitis B. Bull World Health Organ (1978) 1.25
Pyrogenic reactions during haemodialysis caused by extramural endotoxin. Lancet (1975) 1.24
Iodine--champagne in a tin cup. Infect Control (1982) 1.24