Published in Ann Thorac Surg on February 01, 2004
Circulating bacterial-derived DNA fragments and markers of inflammation in chronic hemodialysis patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 1.11
New Insight in Loss of Gut Barrier during Major Non-Abdominal Surgery. PLoS One (2008) 1.00
Acute mesenteric ischemia after cardio-pulmonary bypass surgery. World J Gastroenterol (2008) 0.97
Preoperative apolipoprotein CI levels correlate positively with the proinflammatory response in patients experiencing endotoxemia following elective cardiac surgery. Intensive Care Med (2008) 0.90
Early expression of FcgammaRI (CD64) on monocytes of cardiac surgical patients and higher density of monocyte anti-inflammatory scavenger CD163 receptor in "on-pump" patients. Mediators Inflamm (2008) 0.83
Cardiopulmonary bypass induced microcirculatory injury of the small bowel in rats. World J Gastroenterol (2009) 0.82
Prognostic value of sCD14-ST (presepsin) in cardiac surgery. Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol (2015) 0.75
Prevention of infectious complications after heart surgery in children: procalcitonin-guided strategy. Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol (2014) 0.75
Analysis of the effect of renal replacement therapy: in the prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2014) 0.75
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Nickel Allergy: What Is the Role of the Low Nickel Diet? J Neurogastroenterol Motil (2017) 0.75
Glutamine and recombinant human growth hormone protect intestinal barrier function following portal hypertension surgery. World J Gastroenterol (2007) 0.75
Increased intestinal permeability and tight junction alterations in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Hepatology (2009) 4.16
A multicenter study of septic shock due to candidemia: outcomes and predictors of mortality. Intensive Care Med (2014) 3.56
Detection and Isolation of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis from intestinal mucosal biopsies of patients with and without Crohn's disease in Sardinia. Am J Gastroenterol (2005) 3.47
Predictors of mortality in patients with bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: importance of inadequate initial antimicrobial treatment. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2007) 2.97
Mechanisms of azole resistance in clinical isolates of Candida glabrata collected during a hospital survey of antifungal resistance. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 2.48
Chronic postpneumonic pleural empyema: comparative merits of thoracoscopic versus open decortication. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2009) 2.21
Rv1818c-encoded PE_PGRS protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is surface exposed and influences bacterial cell structure. Mol Microbiol (2004) 2.09
Bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: risk factors, molecular epidemiology, and clinical outcome. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2006) 2.07
The -174G/C interleukin-6 polymorphism influences postoperative interleukin-6 levels and postoperative atrial fibrillation. Is atrial fibrillation an inflammatory complication? Circulation (2003) 2.03
Tracheal lacerations after endotracheal intubation: a proposed morphological classification to guide non-surgical treatment. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2009) 2.01
Biofilm production by Candida species and inadequate antifungal therapy as predictors of mortality for patients with candidemia. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.99
Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura: an analysis of 110 patients treated in a single institution. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.96
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, genetic susceptibility to Crohn's disease, and Sardinians: the way ahead. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.82
Assessment of linezolid resistance mechanisms among Staphylococcus epidermidis causing bacteraemia in Rome, Italy. J Antimicrob Chemother (2010) 1.80
Gain of function mutations in CgPDR1 of Candida glabrata not only mediate antifungal resistance but also enhance virulence. PLoS Pathog (2009) 1.76
A research agenda on the management of intra-abdominal candidiasis: results from a consensus of multinational experts. Intensive Care Med (2013) 1.74
Videothoracoscopic management of the solitary pulmonary nodule: a single-institution study on 429 cases. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 1.68
Effectiveness of higher doses of botulinum toxin to induce healing in patients with chronic anal fissures. Surgery (2002) 1.65
Anorexia and serum leptin levels in hemodialysis patients. Nephron Clin Pract (2004) 1.59
Comparison of real-time PCR, conventional PCR, and galactomannan antigen detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples from hematology patients for diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.58
Direct maldi-tof mass spectrometry assay of blood culture broths for rapid identification of Candida species causing bloodstream infections: an observational study in two large microbiology laboratories. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 1.58
The quest for a new vaccine against tuberculosis. J Infect Dev Ctries (2009) 1.55
Microwave-assisted synthesis of colloidal inorganic nanocrystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl (2011) 1.55
A multicenter multinational study of abdominal candidiasis: epidemiology, outcomes and predictors of mortality. Intensive Care Med (2015) 1.54
Recurrent ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection caused by small-colony variants of Staphylococcus aureus. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 1.53
Comparative study of the physiological roles of three peroxidases (NADH peroxidase, Alkyl hydroperoxide reductase and Thiol peroxidase) in oxidative stress response, survival inside macrophages and virulence of Enterococcus faecalis. Mol Microbiol (2007) 1.51
Aortic expansion rate in patients with dilated post-stenotic ascending aorta submitted only to aortic valve replacement long-term follow-up. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 1.50
Costs of bloodstream infections caused by Escherichia coli and influence of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase production and inadequate initial antibiotic therapy. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2010) 1.47
Midterm angiographic patency and vasoreactive profile of proximal versus distal radial artery grafts. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 1.46
Normothermia does not improve postoperative hemostasis nor does it reduce inflammatory activation in patients undergoing primary isolated coronary artery bypass. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2002) 1.46
Characterization of clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from Italy by the BD Phoenix extended-spectrum beta-lactamase detection method. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.46
Severe acute hepatitis after resumption of interferon-Beta therapy for multiple sclerosis: a word of caution. Am J Gastroenterol (2007) 1.42
Antibiotic usage and risk of colonization and infection with antibiotic-resistant bacteria: a hospital population-based study. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2009) 1.40
Early diagnosis of candidemia in intensive care unit patients with sepsis: a prospective comparison of (1→3)-β-D-glucan assay, Candida score, and colonization index. Crit Care (2011) 1.38
Management of invasive candidiasis and candidemia in adult non-neutropenic intensive care unit patients: Part I. Epidemiology and diagnosis. Intensive Care Med (2008) 1.38
Ten-year Echo-Doppler evaluation of forearm circulation following radial artery removal for coronary artery bypass grafting. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2005) 1.38
Patients with in-stent restenosis have an increased risk of mid-term venous graft failure. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.38
An international project to confirm Soviet-era results on immunological and teratological effects of RF field exposure in Wistar rats and comments on Grigoriev et al. [2010]. Bioelectromagnetics (2010) 1.38
Chest ultrasonography in lung contusion. Chest (2006) 1.38
ace, Which encodes an adhesin in Enterococcus faecalis, is regulated by Ers and is involved in virulence. Infect Immun (2009) 1.37
Comparative evaluation of the Bruker Biotyper and Vitek MS matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry systems for identification of yeasts of medical importance. J Clin Microbiol (2013) 1.36
Use of the VITEK 2 system for rapid identification of clinical isolates of Staphylococci from bloodstream infections. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.36
MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry in the clinical mycology laboratory: identification of fungi and beyond. Expert Rev Proteomics (2013) 1.36
PE is a functional domain responsible for protein translocation and localization on mycobacterial cell wall. Mol Microbiol (2007) 1.34
Bronchial carcinoid tumors: nodal status and long-term survival after resection. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.33
Evaluation of VITEK 2 and RapID yeast plus systems for yeast species identification: experience at a large clinical microbiology laboratory. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.33
In vivo emergence of tigecycline resistance in multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2012) 1.29
Bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase- producing Escherichia coli: risk factors for inadequate initial antimicrobial therapy. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2008) 1.27
Risk factors and outcomes of candidemia caused by biofilm-forming isolates in a tertiary care hospital. PLoS One (2012) 1.27
The ATP-binding cassette transporter-encoding gene CgSNQ2 is contributing to the CgPDR1-dependent azole resistance of Candida glabrata. Mol Microbiol (2008) 1.26
Identification and characterization of a Cryptococcus neoformans ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter-encoding gene, CnAFR1, involved in the resistance to fluconazole. Mol Microbiol (2003) 1.25
Relief by botulinum toxin of voiding dysfunction due to benign prostatic hyperplasia: results of a randomized, placebo-controlled study. Urology (2003) 1.23
Interleukin-6 is a potential biomarker for severe pandemic H1N1 influenza A infection. PLoS One (2012) 1.23
Humoral immune responses of type 1 diabetes patients to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis lend support to the infectious trigger hypothesis. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2007) 1.22
Expression and purification of recombinant methylated HBHA in Mycobacterium smegmatis. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2004) 1.21
Loss of mitochondrial functions associated with azole resistance in Candida glabrata results in enhanced virulence in mice. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2011) 1.21
Long-term results of the radial artery used for myocardial revascularization. Circulation (2003) 1.20
ESBL-producing multidrug-resistant Providencia stuartii infections in a university hospital. J Antimicrob Chemother (2003) 1.20
Videothoracoscopic talc poudrage in primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a single-institution experience in 861 cases. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 1.19
The ultrasonographic deep sulcus sign in traumatic pneumothorax. Ultrasound Med Biol (2006) 1.19
The viral load of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA in peripheral blood predicts for biological and clinical characteristics in Hodgkin lymphoma. Clin Cancer Res (2011) 1.18
Incidence, risk factors, and predictors of outcome of candidemia. Survey in 2 Italian university hospitals. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2007) 1.17
Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry-based method for discrimination between molecular types of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. J Clin Microbiol (2012) 1.17
Factors associated with mortality in bacteremic patients with hematologic malignancies. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2009) 1.17
The use of mannan antigen and anti-mannan antibodies in the diagnosis of invasive candidiasis: recommendations from the Third European Conference on Infections in Leukemia. Crit Care (2010) 1.17
Effects of the Enterococcus faecalis hypR gene encoding a new transcriptional regulator on oxidative stress response and intracellular survival within macrophages. Infect Immun (2004) 1.16
Declining prevalence of HIV-1 drug resistance in treatment-failing patients: a clinical cohort study. Antivir Ther (2007) 1.15
Posttranslational regulation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis extracytoplasmic-function sigma factor sigma L and roles in virulence and in global regulation of gene expression. Infect Immun (2006) 1.15
Diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis by a commercial real-time PCR assay for Aspergillus DNA in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples from high-risk patients compared to a galactomannan enzyme immunoassay. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 1.15
Variable expression patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE_PGRS genes: evidence that PE_PGRS16 and PE_PGRS26 are inversely regulated in vivo. J Bacteriol (2006) 1.15
Contribution of CgPDR1-regulated genes in enhanced virulence of azole-resistant Candida glabrata. PLoS One (2011) 1.13
Enterococcus faecalis constitutes an unusual bacterial model in lysozyme resistance. Infect Immun (2007) 1.13
Characterization of Ers, a PrfA-like regulator of Enterococcus faecalis. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol (2006) 1.12
Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infections: analysis of trends in prevalence and epidemiology. Emerg Infect Dis (2002) 1.12
Increase of virulence and its phenotypic traits in drug-resistant strains of Candida albicans. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2008) 1.11
Circulating bacterial-derived DNA fragments and markers of inflammation in chronic hemodialysis patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 1.11
Reliability of the Vitek 2 yeast susceptibility test for detection of in vitro resistance to fluconazole and voriconazole in clinical isolates of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 1.11