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A A Medeiros

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1 A functional classification scheme for beta-lactamases and its correlation with molecular structure. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1995 26.51
2 The introduction of jet injection mass vaccination into the national smallpox eradication program of Brazil. Trop Geogr Med 1971 11.37
3 More extended-spectrum beta-lactamases. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1991 11.28
4 Novel plasmid-mediated beta-lactamase (MIR-1) conferring resistance to oxyimino- and alpha-methoxy beta-lactams in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1990 6.11
5 Outbreak of ceftazidime resistance caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamases at a Massachusetts chronic-care facility. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1990 5.81
6 Evolution of extended-spectrum beta-lactam resistance (SHV-8) in a strain of Escherichia coli during multiple episodes of bacteremia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997 4.20
7 Effect of salt concentration on the apparent in-vitro susceptibility of Pseudomonas and other gram-negative bacilli to gentamicin. J Infect Dis 1971 3.76
8 Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium with transferable vanB class vancomycin resistance. J Clin Microbiol 1994 3.61
9 Characterization of IMI-1 beta-lactamase, a class A carbapenem-hydrolyzing enzyme from Enterobacter cloacae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1996 3.44
10 Ampicillin-resistant Haemophilus influenzae type B possessing a TEM-type beta-lactamase but little permeability barrier to ampicillin. Lancet 1975 3.34
11 Five novel plasmid-determined beta-lactamases. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1985 3.34
12 Vacuum blood-culture bottles inhibiting growth of Candida and fostering growth of Bacteroides. Lancet 1974 3.26
13 Comparison of polyacrylamide and agarose gel thin-layer isoelectric focusing for the characterization of beta-lactamases. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1983 3.19
14 Molecular cloning and DNA homology of plasmid-mediated beta-lactamase genes. Mol Gen Genet 1987 3.12
15 Molecular epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in salmonella from animals and human beings in the United States. N Engl J Med 1982 2.97
16 Beta-lactamases. Br Med Bull 1984 2.90
17 Ampicillin treatment failure of apparently beta-lactamase-negative Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis due to novel beta-lactamase. Lancet 1981 2.41
18 The risk of endothelial infection in adults with salmonella bacteremia. Ann Intern Med 1978 2.29
19 Spread of a "Pseudomonas-specific" beta-lactamase to plasmids of enterobacteria. J Bacteriol 1982 2.28
20 An animal source for the ROB-1 beta-lactamase of Haemophilus influenzae type b. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1986 2.21
21 SME-type carbapenem-hydrolyzing class A beta-lactamases from geographically diverse Serratia marcescens strains. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000 2.15
22 Emergence and nosocomial transmission of ampicillin-resistant enterococci. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1992 2.07
23 Dissemination of an antibiotic resistance plasmid in hospital patient flora. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1980 1.79
24 Broad-spectrum, transmissible beta-lactamases. N Engl J Med 1988 1.70
25 Pharmacodynamics of piperacillin alone and in combination with tazobactam against piperacillin-resistant and -susceptible organisms in an in vitro model of infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1994 1.70
26 Computer-generated plots of results of antimicrobial-susceptibility tests. JAMA 1969 1.58
27 Controlling vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1995 1.55
28 Recent experience with bacillemia due to gram-negative organisms. J Infect Dis 1971 1.50
29 Genetic and biochemical properties of AER-1, a novel carbenicillin-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase from Aeromonas hydrophila. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1985 1.45
30 Spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a hospital after exposure to a health care worker with chronic sinusitis. Clin Infect Dis 1993 1.44
31 Diagnosis of gonorrhea in male patients by culture of uncentrifuged first-voided urine. JAMA 1977 1.42
32 High rate of erythromycin and clarithromycin resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from blood cultures from Providence, R.I. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1993 1.39
33 Predictors of effect of ampicillin-sulbactam against TEM-1 beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in an in vitro dynamic model: enzyme activity versus MIC. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1996 1.39
34 Novel plasmid-mediated beta-lactamase in members of the family Enterobacteriaceae from Ohio. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1986 1.38
35 Discrimination of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases by a novel nitrocefin competition assay. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1990 1.36
36 International comparison of prevalence of resistance to antibiotics. JAMA 1978 1.34
37 Single-disk diffusion testing (Kirby-Bauer) of susceptibility of Proteus mirabilis to chloramphenicol: significance of the intermediate category. J Clin Microbiol 1980 1.24
38 Characterization of the beta-lactamases of six species of Legionella. J Bacteriol 1982 1.20
39 IS6770, an enterococcal insertion-like sequence useful for determining the clonal relationship of clinical enterococcal isolates. J Infect Dis 1994 1.17
40 Induction of beta-lactamase and methicillin resistance in unusual strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Antimicrob Chemother 1990 1.17
41 Molecular epidemiology of OHIO-1 beta-lactamase. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1987 1.14
42 A colorimetric procedure for measuring beta-lactamase activity. Anal Biochem 1988 1.11
43 Beta-lactamase effect on ampicillin treatment of Haemophilus influenzae B bacteremia and meningitis in infant rats. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1977 1.11
44 Bacterial infection in renal homotransplant recipients. A study of fifty-three bacteremic episodes. Am J Med 1972 1.11
45 Role of beta-lactamase in expression of resistance by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1987 1.11
46 Listeroisis in immunosuppressed patients. A cluster of eight cases. Am J Med 1975 1.08
47 A common-source outbreak of Staphylococcus epidermidis infections among patients undergoing cardiac surgery. J Infect Dis 1990 1.08
48 Implications of antimicrobial resistance in the empirical treatment of community-acquired respiratory tract infections: the case of macrolides. J Antimicrob Chemother 2002 1.05
49 Nosocomial outbreaks of multiresistant bacteria: extended-spectrum beta-lactamases have arrived in North America. Ann Intern Med 1993 1.04
50 R factor-mediated increments in levels of resistance to and enzymatic degradation of penicillins and cephalosporins. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (Bethesda) 1967 1.02
51 Gram-negative bacilli resistant to third-generation cephalosporins: beta-lactamase characterization and susceptibility to Sch 34343. J Antimicrob Chemother 1985 1.01
52 Association of cephalosporinase activity, cephalothin resistance, and episome-mediated drug resistance in Klebsiella strains. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (Bethesda) 1966 0.99
53 Multiple antibiotic resistance plasmids in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from diarrhoeal specimens of hospitalized children in Indonesia. J Antimicrob Chemother 1985 0.99
54 Characterization and prevalence of the different mechanisms of resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics in clinical isolates of Escherichia coli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1974 0.98
55 Contribution of R factors to the antibiotic resistance of hospital isolates of Serratia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (Bethesda) 1968 0.97
56 Meningitis due to ceftriaxone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. N Engl J Med 1995 0.95
57 Failure of therapy in pseudomonas endocarditis: selection of resistant mutants. J Infect Dis 1986 0.95
58 Relapsing infection due to Enterobacter species: lessons of heterogeneity. Clin Infect Dis 1997 0.93
59 Laboratory surveillance of synergy between and resistance to trimethoprim and sulfonamides. Rev Infect Dis 1982 0.91
60 The second of two epidemics of histoplasmosis resulting from work on the same starling roost. Am Rev Respir Dis 1966 0.90
61 International surveillance of prevalence of antibiotic resistance. J Antimicrob Chemother 1977 0.90
62 Erythema nodosum and erythema multiforme as clinical manifestations of histoplasmosis in a community outbreak. N Engl J Med 1966 0.90
63 Mechanisms of resistance to cephalosporins in ampicillin-resistant Escherichia coli. J Infect Dis 1973 0.88
64 Molecular distribution of ROB-1 beta-lactamase in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1991 0.88
65 The growing threat of antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. Med Clin North Am 1995 0.86
66 Net effect of inoculum size on antimicrobial action of ampicillin-sulbactam: studies using an in vitro dynamic model. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997 0.86
67 Echocardiographic diagnosis of an infected myxoma in an atypical location. Am Heart J 1987 0.86
68 Computer surveillance of shifts in the gross patient flora during hospitalization. J Infect Dis 1975 0.83
69 Failure of routine susceptibility tests to detect imipenem resistance among strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1991 0.81
70 Diagnostic microbiology laboratory susceptibility test results discriminate distinctive antibiotic resistance plasmids. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1984 0.79
71 Modification of homogeneous resistance in a methicillin-resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus by acquisition of a beta-lactamase encoding plasmid. J Antimicrob Chemother 1989 0.79
72 Bacteroides bacillemia. Sepsis for surgeons. Arch Surg 1972 0.77
73 Spurious oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus because of defective oxacillin disks. J Clin Microbiol 1988 0.75
74 Effect of cefoxitin and clindamycin on selection of derepressed mutants in Enterobacter cloacae. New Microbiol 2004 0.75
75 Focal intracranial mucormycosis presenting as chronic meningitis. JAMA 1981 0.75
76 Detection and treatment of infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus resistant to penicillinase-resistant penicillins. J Infect Dis 1988 0.75
77 Cerebral cryptococcomas in a cow. J Comp Pathol 2012 0.75
78 Rapid biochemical identification of gram-negative bacilli from blood cultures using API-20E strips. Am J Clin Pathol 1982 0.75
79 Expanding spectrum of antibiotic resistance: constant surveillance is necessary for early detection and containment of new resistance genes. R I Med J 1981 0.75
80 Replicate inoculation of multi-chambered trays. Lab Pract 1970 0.75
81 Ability of ceftibuten to induce the class-I beta-lactamases of Enterobacter cloacae, Serratia marcescens, and Enterobacter aerogenes. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1991 0.75