Published in Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek on January 01, 2003
Clinical presentation, etiology, and outcome of infective endocarditis in the 21st century: the International Collaboration on Endocarditis-Prospective Cohort Study. Arch Intern Med (2009) 7.82
Impact of routine systematic polymerase chain reaction testing on case finding for Legionnaires' disease: a pre-post comparison study. Clin Infect Dis (2013) 2.28
Effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on upper respiratory tract infections in healthy adults: the VIDARIS randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2012) 2.27
Use of ethanol locks to prevent recurrent central line sepsis. J Infect (2004) 1.69
Salicylic acid dependent signaling promotes basal thermotolerance but is not essential for acquired thermotolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant J (2004) 1.54
Fibrates may cause an abnormal urinary betaine loss which is associated with elevations in plasma homocysteine. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther (2009) 1.49
Peritonsillar infection in Christchurch 2006-2008: epidemiology and microbiology. N Z Med J (2011) 1.46
Evaluation of a PCR assay for detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in respiratory and nonrespiratory samples from adults with community-acquired pneumonia. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.41
Cutaneous myiasis due to Dermatobia hominis (the human botfly) in a New Zealand traveller returned from South America. N Z Med J (2009) 1.39
Rapid and simple high-performance liquid chromatographic assay for the determination of metformin in human plasma and breast milk. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci (2002) 1.36
Coenzyme Q10: an independent predictor of mortality in chronic heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol (2008) 1.35
Salicylate accumulation inhibits growth at chilling temperature in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol (2004) 1.27
The scent of Mycobacterium tuberculosis--part II breath. Tuberculosis (Edinb) (2009) 1.27
Antibiotic resistance in uncomplicated urinary tract infection: problems with interpreting cumulative resistance rates from local community laboratories. N Z Med J (2002) 1.23
Contamination of Qiagen DNA extraction kits with Legionella DNA. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.22
Recurrent breast abscess caused by Gordonia bronchialis in an immunocompetent patient. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.17
Trimethylaminuria: causes and diagnosis of a socially distressing condition. Clin Biochem Rev (2011) 1.12
The scent of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb) (2008) 1.08
Investigation into the production of 2-Pentylfuran by Aspergillus fumigatus and other respiratory pathogens in vitro and human breath samples. Med Mycol (2008) 1.06
2-Aminoacetophenone as a potential breath biomarker for Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the cystic fibrosis lung. BMC Pulm Med (2010) 1.05
Plasma lipids and betaine are related in an acute coronary syndrome cohort. PLoS One (2011) 0.97
Homocysteine, glycine betaine, and N,N-dimethylglycine in patients attending a lipid clinic. Metabolism (2005) 0.96
Coenzyme Q10: is there a clinical role and a case for measurement? Clin Biochem Rev (2008) 0.95
Outpatient intravenous treatment for infective endocarditis: safety, effectiveness and one-year outcomes. J Infect (2009) 0.93
Effects of orange juice and proline betaine on glycine betaine and homocysteine in healthy male subjects. Eur J Nutr (2007) 0.93
Dietary and supplementary betaine: acute effects on plasma betaine and homocysteine concentrations under standard and postmethionine load conditions in healthy male subjects. Am J Clin Nutr (2008) 0.92
Short and long-term variation of plasma glycine betaine concentrations in humans. Clin Biochem (2004) 0.90
Betaine and secondary events in an acute coronary syndrome cohort. PLoS One (2012) 0.90
Successful antimicrobial therapy and implant retention for streptococcal infection of prosthetic joints. ANZ J Surg (2004) 0.88
Free and total cefazolin plasma and interstitial fluid concentrations at steady state during continuous infusion. J Antimicrob Chemother (2002) 0.88
Protein binding of cefazolin is saturable in vivo both between and within patients. Br J Clin Pharmacol (2007) 0.87
Biomarkers of cardiac dysfunction and mortality from community-acquired pneumonia in adults. PLoS One (2013) 0.87
Betaine supplementation decreases post-methionine hyperhomocysteinemia in chronic renal failure. Kidney Int (2002) 0.87
Separation of cationic aracyl derivatives of betaines and related compounds. J Chromatogr A (2005) 0.87
Inter- and intra-individual variations in normal urinary glycine betaine excretion. Clin Biochem (2007) 0.87
Campylobacter fetus-associated epidural abscess and bacteremia. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 0.86
Comparison of galactomannan detection, PCR-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and real-time PCR for diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in a neutropenic rat model and effect of caspofungin acetate. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol (2005) 0.86
Betaine analogues alter homocysteine metabolism in rats. Int J Biochem Cell Biol (2004) 0.85
Variability of plasma and urine betaine in diabetes mellitus and its relationship to methionine load test responses: an observational study. Cardiovasc Diabetol (2012) 0.84
Biological variation of coenzyme Q10. Clin Chem (2005) 0.83
Plasma and urine betaine and dimethylglycine variation in healthy young male subjects. Clin Biochem (2009) 0.83
Measurement of marine osmolytes in mammalian serum by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Anal Biochem (2011) 0.82
Coenzyme Q10; an adjunctive therapy for congestive heart failure? N Z Med J (2009) 0.82
Plasma total coenzyme Q9 (CoQ9) in the New Zealand population: reference interval and biological variation. Clin Chem (2007) 0.82
Sex differences in the control of plasma concentrations and urinary excretion of glycine betaine in patients attending a lipid disorders clinic. Clin Biochem (2007) 0.82
Real-time detection of common microbial volatile organic compounds from medically important fungi by Selected Ion Flow Tube-Mass Spectrometry (SIFT-MS). J Microbiol Methods (2005) 0.82
An abnormal urinary excretion of glycine betaine may persist for years. Clin Biochem (2007) 0.81
The bioavailability of coenzyme Q10 supplements available in New Zealand differs markedly. N Z Med J (2004) 0.81
An audit of venous duplex ultrasonography in patients with lower limb cellulitis. N Z Med J (2011) 0.80
Betaine excretion correlates with plasma homocysteine when plasma lipids are elevated. Clin Biochem (2011) 0.80
A nuclear-magnetic-resonance-based assay for betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase activity. Anal Biochem (2004) 0.80
A high performance liquid chromatographic method for the measurement of total carnitine in human plasma and urine. Clin Chim Acta (2004) 0.80
Betaine structure and the presence of hydroxyl groups alters the effects on DNA melting temperatures. Biopolymers (2009) 0.80
SIT1 is a betaine/proline transporter that is activated in mouse eggs after fertilization and functions until the 2-cell stage. Development (2008) 0.79
Dimethylthetin treatment causes diffuse alveolar lung damage: a pilot study in a sheep model of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD). Exp Toxicol Pathol (2006) 0.79
The organic osmolytes betaine and proline are transported by a shared system in early preimplantation mouse embryos. J Cell Physiol (2007) 0.79
Betaine homocysteine methyltransferase is active in the mouse blastocyst and promotes inner cell mass development. J Biol Chem (2012) 0.78
Plasma betaine concentrations correlate with plasma cortisol but not with C-reactive protein in an elderly population. Clin Chem Lab Med (2012) 0.78
Rethinking osteoporotic sacral fractures. Injury (2008) 0.78
Comparison of PCR-ELISA and galactomannan detection for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis. Pathology (2005) 0.78
The contrasting relationships between betaine and homocysteine in two clinical cohorts are associated with plasma lipids and drug treatments. PLoS One (2012) 0.77
Validation of (1)H NMR spectroscopy as an analytical tool for methylamine metabolites in urine. Clin Chim Acta (2005) 0.77
Fluorescence is less sensitive than ultraviolet or electrochemical detection for measurement of coenzyme Q10 in plasma. Clin Chim Acta (2005) 0.77
Assessment of potential causes of falsely positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis breath test. Tuberculosis (Edinb) (2013) 0.76
Extreme urinary betaine losses in type 2 diabetes combined with bezafibrate treatment are associated with losses of dimethylglycine and choline but not with increased losses of other osmolytes. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther (2014) 0.76
Dietary betaine and inflammation. Am J Clin Nutr (2008) 0.76
Measurement of plasma free choline by high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection following derivatization with 1-naphthyl isocyanate. Anal Chim Acta (2009) 0.76
Stability of benzylpenicillin during continuous home intravenous therapy. J Antimicrob Chemother (2004) 0.76
Prevalence of concurrent deep vein thrombosis in patients with lower limb cellulitis: a prospective cohort study. BMC Infect Dis (2013) 0.76
N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and statins in heart failure. Lancet (2009) 0.75
Uptake of betaine into mouse cumulus-oocyte complexes via the SLC7A6 isoform of y+L transporter. Biol Reprod (2014) 0.75
Atypical pneumonia--time to breathe new life into a useful term? Lancet Infect Dis (2009) 0.75
Staphylococcus aureus Carriage in a New Zealand Primary School: A Cohort Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2017) 0.75
Dimethylglycine supplementation does not affect plasma homocysteine concentrations in pre-dialysis chronic renal failure patients. Clin Biochem (2004) 0.75
Fibrates plus betaine: a winning combination? N Z Med J (2010) 0.75
Enhanced detection of Legionnaires' disease by PCR testing of induced sputum and throat swabs. Eur Respir J (2013) 0.75