Ian M Mackay

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1 Guideline to reference gene selection for quantitative real-time PCR. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004 10.03
2 Identification of a novel polyomavirus from patients with acute respiratory tract infections. PLoS Pathog 2007 8.01
3 Evidence of human coronavirus HKU1 and human bocavirus in Australian children. J Clin Virol 2005 5.66
4 Evidence of human metapneumovirus in Australian children. Med J Aust 2002 3.65
5 Frequent detection of human rhinoviruses, paramyxoviruses, coronaviruses, and bocavirus during acute respiratory tract infections. J Med Virol 2006 3.50
6 Real-time PCR assays for detection of bocavirus in human specimens. J Clin Microbiol 2006 2.29
7 Human bocavirus: passenger or pathogen in acute respiratory tract infections? Clin Microbiol Rev 2008 2.29
8 Distinguishing molecular features and clinical characteristics of a putative new rhinovirus species, human rhinovirus C (HRV C). PLoS One 2008 2.23
9 A sensitive, specific, and cost-effective multiplex reverse transcriptase-PCR assay for the detection of seven common respiratory viruses in respiratory samples. J Mol Diagn 2004 2.21
10 Community epidemiology of human metapneumovirus, human coronavirus NL63, and other respiratory viruses in healthy preschool-aged children using parent-collected specimens. Pediatrics 2007 2.13
11 New human coronavirus, HCoV-NL63, associated with severe lower respiratory tract disease in Australia. J Med Virol 2005 2.04
12 Proposals for the classification of human rhinovirus species C into genotypically assigned types. J Gen Virol 2010 1.58
13 Newly identified human rhinoviruses: molecular methods heat up the cold viruses. Rev Med Virol 2010 1.20
14 Human metapneumovirus, Australia, 2001-2004. Emerg Infect Dis 2006 1.18
15 Human bocavirus: multisystem detection raises questions about infection. J Infect Dis 2007 1.17
16 Detection of human respiratory syncytial virus in respiratory samples by LightCycler reverse transcriptase PCR. J Clin Microbiol 2002 1.15
17 Detection and differentiation of Plasmodium species by polymerase chain reaction and colorimetric detection in blood samples of patients with suspected malaria. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2004 1.10
18 A real-time PCR assay for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by LightCycler. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2002 1.08
19 Newly identified respiratory viruses in children with asthma exacerbation not requiring admission to hospital. J Med Virol 2010 1.00
20 Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte epitope vaccination protects against human metapneumovirus infection and disease in mice. J Virol 2006 1.00
21 Observational Research in Childhood Infectious Diseases (ORChID): a dynamic birth cohort study. BMJ Open 2012 0.97
22 Detection and differentiation of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 by a duplex LightCycler PCR that incorporates an internal control PCR reaction. J Clin Virol 2004 0.96
23 From sneeze to wheeze: what we know about rhinovirus Cs. J Clin Virol 2013 0.96
24 Usefulness of published PCR primers in detecting human rhinovirus infection. Emerg Infect Dis 2011 0.96
25 Age-specific and sex-specific morbidity and mortality from avian influenza A(H7N9). J Clin Virol 2013 0.92
26 Specific detection of enterovirus 71 directly from clinical specimens using real-time RT-PCR hybridization probe assay. Mol Cell Probes 2006 0.91
27 Respiratory virus detection in nasopharyngeal aspirate versus bronchoalveolar lavage is dependent on virus type in children with chronic respiratory symptoms. J Clin Virol 2013 0.88
28 Prior evidence of putative novel rhinovirus species, Australia. Emerg Infect Dis 2008 0.86
29 Randomized placebo-controlled trial on azithromycin to reduce the morbidity of bronchiolitis in Indigenous Australian infants: rationale and protocol. Trials 2011 0.85
30 Simultaneous detection and differentiation of human polyomaviruses JC and BK by a rapid and sensitive PCR-ELAHA assay and a survey of the JCV subtypes within an Australian population. J Med Virol 2004 0.84
31 Detection of Neisseria meningitidis by LightCycler PCR. Pathology 2003 0.83
32 Orthopoxvirus detection in environmental specimens during suspected bioterror attacks: inhibitory influences of common household products. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007 0.83
33 Human rhinovirus C in adult haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients with respiratory illness. J Clin Virol 2013 0.83
34 Heterogeneous and Dynamic Prevalence of Asymptomatic Influenza Virus Infections. Emerg Infect Dis 2016 0.80
35 A single dose of azithromycin does not improve clinical outcomes of children hospitalised with bronchiolitis: a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. PLoS One 2013 0.79
36 Antibiotics for bronchiectasis exacerbations in children: rationale and study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Trials 2012 0.79
37 Avian influenza A (H7N9) virus: can it help us more objectively judge all respiratory viruses? J Clin Virol 2013 0.78
38 Human rhinoviruses: coming in from the cold. Genome Med 2009 0.76
39 Detection of Neisseria Meningitidis in clinical samples by a duplex real-time PCR targeting the porA and ctrA genes. Mol Diagn 2003 0.76
40 Human coronavirus nomenclature. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2006 0.75
41 Bronchiectasis exacerbation study on azithromycin and amoxycillin-clavulanate for respiratory exacerbations in children (BEST-2): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2013 0.75
42 Respiratory Viruses in Neonates: A Prospective, Community-based Birth Cohort Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2016 0.75
43 Protocol for the use of enzyme-linked hybridization assays for genital ulcer disease. Methods Mol Biol 2012 0.75