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1
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Detection and Isolation of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis from intestinal mucosal biopsies of patients with and without Crohn's disease in Sardinia.
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Am J Gastroenterol
|
2005
|
3.47
|
|
2
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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
|
|
3
|
Mechanisms of azole resistance in clinical isolates of Candida glabrata collected during a hospital survey of antifungal resistance.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2005
|
2.48
|
|
4
|
Rv1818c-encoded PE_PGRS protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is surface exposed and influences bacterial cell structure.
|
Mol Microbiol
|
2004
|
2.09
|
|
5
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Bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: risk factors, molecular epidemiology, and clinical outcome.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2006
|
2.07
|
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6
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Biofilm production by Candida species and inadequate antifungal therapy as predictors of mortality for patients with candidemia.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2007
|
1.99
|
|
7
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Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, genetic susceptibility to Crohn's disease, and Sardinians: the way ahead.
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J Clin Microbiol
|
2005
|
1.82
|
|
8
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Assessment of linezolid resistance mechanisms among Staphylococcus epidermidis causing bacteraemia in Rome, Italy.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2010
|
1.80
|
|
9
|
Gain of function mutations in CgPDR1 of Candida glabrata not only mediate antifungal resistance but also enhance virulence.
|
PLoS Pathog
|
2009
|
1.76
|
|
10
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Incidence and clinical impact of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase (ESBL) production and fluoroquinolone resistance in bloodstream infections caused by Escherichia coli in patients with hematological malignancies.
|
J Infect
|
2009
|
1.64
|
|
11
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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
|
|
12
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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.
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J Clin Microbiol
|
2011
|
1.58
|
|
13
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The quest for a new vaccine against tuberculosis.
|
J Infect Dev Ctries
|
2009
|
1.55
|
|
14
|
Recurrent ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection caused by small-colony variants of Staphylococcus aureus.
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Clin Infect Dis
|
2005
|
1.53
|
|
15
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Costs of bloodstream infections caused by Escherichia coli and influence of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase production and inadequate initial antibiotic therapy.
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Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2010
|
1.47
|
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16
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Characterization of clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from Italy by the BD Phoenix extended-spectrum beta-lactamase detection method.
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J Clin Microbiol
|
2003
|
1.46
|
|
17
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Antibiotic usage and risk of colonization and infection with antibiotic-resistant bacteria: a hospital population-based study.
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Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2009
|
1.40
|
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18
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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.
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Crit Care
|
2011
|
1.38
|
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19
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Use of the VITEK 2 system for rapid identification of clinical isolates of Staphylococci from bloodstream infections.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2003
|
1.36
|
|
20
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PE is a functional domain responsible for protein translocation and localization on mycobacterial cell wall.
|
Mol Microbiol
|
2007
|
1.34
|
|
21
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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
|
|
22
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Bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase- producing Escherichia coli: risk factors for inadequate initial antimicrobial therapy.
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Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2008
|
1.27
|
|
23
|
Risk factors and outcomes of candidemia caused by biofilm-forming isolates in a tertiary care hospital.
|
PLoS One
|
2012
|
1.27
|
|
24
|
The ATP-binding cassette transporter-encoding gene CgSNQ2 is contributing to the CgPDR1-dependent azole resistance of Candida glabrata.
|
Mol Microbiol
|
2008
|
1.26
|
|
25
|
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
|
|
26
|
Interleukin-6 is a potential biomarker for severe pandemic H1N1 influenza A infection.
|
PLoS One
|
2012
|
1.23
|
|
27
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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
|
|
28
|
Expression and purification of recombinant methylated HBHA in Mycobacterium smegmatis.
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FEMS Microbiol Lett
|
2004
|
1.21
|
|
29
|
ESBL-producing multidrug-resistant Providencia stuartii infections in a university hospital.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2003
|
1.20
|
|
30
|
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
|
|
31
|
Factors associated with mortality in bacteremic patients with hematologic malignancies.
|
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
|
2009
|
1.17
|
|
32
|
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
|
|
33
|
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
|
|
34
|
Cardiopulmonary bypass in man: role of the intestine in a self-limiting inflammatory response with demonstrable bacterial translocation.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2004
|
1.15
|
|
35
|
Declining prevalence of HIV-1 drug resistance in treatment-failing patients: a clinical cohort study.
|
Antivir Ther
|
2007
|
1.15
|
|
36
|
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
|
|
37
|
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
|
|
38
|
Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infections: analysis of trends in prevalence and epidemiology.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2002
|
1.12
|
|
39
|
Circulating bacterial-derived DNA fragments and markers of inflammation in chronic hemodialysis patients.
|
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2008
|
1.11
|
|
40
|
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
|
|
41
|
Biofilm demolition and antibiotic treatment to eradicate resistant Helicobacter pylori: a clinical trial.
|
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
|
2010
|
1.11
|
|
42
|
Molecular identification and typing of enteroviruses isolated from clinical specimens.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2002
|
1.10
|
|
43
|
Performance of genotypic tropism testing on proviral DNA in clinical practice: results from the DIVA study group.
|
New Microbiol
|
2012
|
1.10
|
|
44
|
Risk factors and predictors of mortality of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia in HIV-infected patients.
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J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2002
|
1.09
|
|
45
|
Evaluation of the new VITEK 2 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) test for rapid detection of ESBL production in Enterobacteriaceae isolates.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2006
|
1.07
|
|
46
|
PE_PGRS proteins are differentially expressed by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in host tissues.
|
Microbes Infect
|
2006
|
1.07
|
|
47
|
Performance of genotypic tropism testing in clinical practice using the enhanced sensitivity version of Trofile as reference assay: results from the OSCAR Study Group.
|
New Microbiol
|
2010
|
1.06
|
|
48
|
Specific immunoassays confirm association of Mycobacterium avium Subsp. paratuberculosis with type-1 but not type-2 diabetes mellitus.
|
PLoS One
|
2009
|
1.06
|
|
49
|
Clinical performance of human papillomavirus E6 and E7 mRNA testing for high-grade lesions of the cervix.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2009
|
1.04
|
|
50
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PE_PGRS30 is required for the full virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
|
Cell Microbiol
|
2011
|
1.01
|
|
51
|
Contribution of a PerR-like regulator to the oxidative-stress response and virulence of Enterococcus faecalis.
|
Microbiology
|
2005
|
1.01
|
|
52
|
Methylated HBHA produced in M. smegmatis discriminates between active and non-active tuberculosis disease among RD1-responders.
|
PLoS One
|
2011
|
1.01
|
|
53
|
In vitro activities of anidulafungin and other antifungal agents against biofilms formed by clinical isolates of different Candida and Aspergillus species.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2011
|
1.00
|
|
54
|
Role of AFR1, an ABC transporter-encoding gene, in the in vivo response to fluconazole and virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans.
|
Infect Immun
|
2006
|
1.00
|
|
55
|
In vitro activity of tigecycline and comparators against carbapenem-susceptible and resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in Italy.
|
Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob
|
2008
|
0.99
|
|
56
|
Fungaemia caused by Candida glabrata with reduced susceptibility to fluconazole due to altered gene expression: risk factors, antifungal treatment and outcome.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2008
|
0.99
|
|
57
|
Immunogenicity and cytoadherence of recombinant heparin binding haemagglutinin (HBHA) of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis: functional promiscuity or a role in virulence?
|
Vaccine
|
2005
|
0.98
|
|
58
|
Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis develop a strong humoral response against methylated heparin-binding hemagglutinin.
|
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol
|
2005
|
0.97
|
|
59
|
Multidrug-resistant Proteus mirabilis bloodstream infections: risk factors and outcomes.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2012
|
0.96
|
|
60
|
Identification of methicillin-resistant isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci responsible for bloodstream infections with the Phoenix system.
|
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
|
2004
|
0.96
|
|
61
|
Characterization of JC virus in cerebrospinal fluid from HIV-1 infected patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: insights into viral pathogenesis and disease prognosis.
|
J Neurovirol
|
2007
|
0.96
|
|
62
|
RNA (E6 and E7) assays versus DNA (E6 and E7) assays for risk evaluation for women infected with human papillomavirus.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2009
|
0.95
|
|
63
|
Damage to ciliated epithelium in chronic rhinosinusitis: what is the role of bacterial biofilms?
|
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
|
2008
|
0.93
|
|
64
|
Genome-wide expression profiling of the response to short-term exposure to fluconazole in Cryptococcus neoformans serotype A.
|
BMC Microbiol
|
2011
|
0.91
|
|
65
|
High levels of dual resistance to clarithromycin and metronidazole and in vitro activity of levofloxacin against Helicobacter pylori isolates from patients after failure of therapy.
|
Int J Antimicrob Agents
|
2004
|
0.91
|
|
66
|
Candida parapsilosis bloodstream infection in pediatric oncology patients: results of an epidemiologic investigation.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2004
|
0.90
|
|
67
|
Comparison of real-time PCR and pp65 antigen assays for monitoring the development of Cytomegalovirus disease in recipients of solid organ and bone marrow transplants.
|
New Microbiol
|
2011
|
0.90
|
|
68
|
Surface expression of MPT64 as a fusion with the PE domain of PE_PGRS33 enhances Mycobacterium bovis BCG protective activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mice.
|
Infect Immun
|
2010
|
0.89
|
|
69
|
Molecular identification of Leuconostoc mesenteroides as a cause of brain abscess in an immunocompromised patient.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2006
|
0.87
|
|
70
|
Characterization of two signal transduction systems involved in intracellular macrophage survival and environmental stress response in Enterococcus faecalis.
|
J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol
|
2008
|
0.86
|
|
71
|
Tuberculosis in sheltered homeless population of Rome: an integrated model of recruitment for risk management.
|
ScientificWorldJournal
|
2012
|
0.86
|
|
72
|
Functional dissection of protein domains involved in the immunomodulatory properties of PE_PGRS33 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
|
Pathog Dis
|
2013
|
0.86
|
|
73
|
The hbhA gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is specifically upregulated in the lungs but not in the spleens of aerogenically infected mice.
|
Infect Immun
|
2006
|
0.85
|
|
74
|
Caspofungin activity against clinical isolates of azole cross-resistant Candida glabrata overexpressing efflux pump genes.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2006
|
0.85
|
|
75
|
Rapid detection of clarithromycin resistance in Helicobacter pylori using a PCR-based denaturing HPLC assay.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2005
|
0.84
|
|
76
|
Analysis of heat-induced changes in protein expression of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia K279a reveals a role for GroEL in the host-temperature adaptation.
|
Int J Med Microbiol
|
2010
|
0.84
|
|
77
|
Cytomegalovirus reactivation during alemtuzumab therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia: incidence and treatment with oral ganciclovir.
|
Haematologica
|
2004
|
0.82
|
|
78
|
Emergence and epidemiology of fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains from Italy: report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (2001-2004).
|
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
|
2006
|
0.82
|
|
79
|
Azole resistance of Candida glabrata in a case of recurrent fungemia.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2006
|
0.82
|
|
80
|
The role of Candida surveillance cultures for identification of a preterm subpopulation at highest risk for invasive fungal infection.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
2008
|
0.82
|
|
81
|
Monoclonal antibody fragment from combinatorial phage display library neutralizes alpha-latrotoxin activity and abolishes black widow spider venom lethality, in mice.
|
Toxicon
|
2007
|
0.82
|
|
82
|
Immune response to influenza A (H1N1)v monovalent MF59-adjuvanted vaccine in HIV-infected patients.
|
Vaccine
|
2011
|
0.82
|
|
83
|
First Italian case of cyclosporiasis in an immunocompetent woman: local acquired infection.
|
New Microbiol
|
2008
|
0.82
|
|
84
|
Uncommon Neosartorya udagawae fungus as a causative agent of severe corneal infection.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2011
|
0.81
|
|
85
|
Synthesis of new linear guanidines and macrocyclic amidinourea derivatives endowed with high antifungal activity against Candida spp. and Aspergillus spp.
|
J Med Chem
|
2009
|
0.81
|
|
86
|
PPE_MPTR genes are differentially expressed by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in vivo.
|
Tuberculosis (Edinb)
|
2011
|
0.81
|
|
87
|
Evaluation of the anti-tuberculosis activity generated by different multigene DNA vaccine constructs.
|
Microbes Infect
|
2008
|
0.81
|
|
88
|
Persistent subcutaneous Scedosporium apiospermum infection.
|
Eur J Dermatol
|
2004
|
0.81
|
|
89
|
Virological suppression reduces clinical progression in patients with multiclass-resistant HIV type 1.
|
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
|
2009
|
0.81
|
|
90
|
Multiple malaria infection in a pregnant woman from Nigeria: detection by multiplex PCR.
|
New Microbiol
|
2008
|
0.80
|
|
91
|
The ABC transporter-encoding gene AFR1 affects the resistance of Cryptococcus neoformans to microglia-mediated antifungal activity by delaying phagosomal maturation.
|
FEMS Yeast Res
|
2009
|
0.80
|
|
92
|
Mycobacterium tuberculosis molecular evolution in western Mediterranean Islands of Sicily and Sardinia.
|
Infect Genet Evol
|
2005
|
0.80
|
|
93
|
Intranasal delivery of DNA encoding antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by non-pathogenic invasive Escherichia coli.
|
Vaccine
|
2008
|
0.79
|
|
94
|
Prospective evaluation of epidemiological, clinical, and microbiological features of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in Italy.
|
J Med Virol
|
2011
|
0.79
|
|
95
|
Global climate change and wound care: case study of an off-season vibrio alginolyticus infection in a healthy man.
|
Ostomy Wound Manage
|
2009
|
0.79
|
|
96
|
Bilirubin: An Endogenous Molecule with Antiviral Activity in vitro.
|
Front Pharmacol
|
2012
|
0.79
|
|
97
|
Impact of structural domains of the heparin binding hemagglutinin of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on function.
|
Protein Pept Lett
|
2012
|
0.79
|
|
98
|
Prediction models to identify hospitalized patients at risk of being colonized or infected with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii calcoaceticus complex.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2008
|
0.79
|
|
99
|
Molecular characterization of human adenoviruses isolated in Italy.
|
New Microbiol
|
2006
|
0.79
|
|
100
|
Genotypic analysis by 27A DNA fingerprinting of Candida albicans strains isolated during an outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2002
|
0.79
|
|
101
|
Early mannan detection in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid with preemptive treatment reduces the incidence of invasive Candida infections in preterm infants.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
2010
|
0.79
|
|
102
|
Deep neck infection complicating lymphadenitis caused by Streptococcus intermedius in an immunocompetent child.
|
BMC Infect Dis
|
2006
|
0.79
|
|
103
|
Differential in vitro expression of the brkA gene in Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis clinical isolates.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2006
|
0.78
|
|
104
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Ventriculitis due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis: two case reports.
|
J Med Case Rep
|
2008
|
0.78
|
|
105
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Role of the (Mn)superoxide dismutase of Enterococcus faecalis in the in vitro interaction with microglia.
|
Microbiology
|
2011
|
0.78
|
|
106
|
Use of microelectronic array technology for rapid identification of clinically relevant mycobacteria.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2005
|
0.78
|
|
107
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Human monoclonal antibody fragment specific for glycoprotein G in herpes simplex virus type 2 with applications for serotype-specific diagnosis.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2004
|
0.78
|
|
108
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Cytomegalovirus DNA retrieval in the inner ear fluids of a congenitally deaf child one month after primary infection: a case report.
|
Laryngoscope
|
2011
|
0.78
|
|
109
|
Production and characterization of a human recombinant monoclonal Fab fragment specific for influenza A viruses.
|
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol
|
2003
|
0.77
|
|
110
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Interferon regulatory factor 8-deficiency determines massive neutrophil recruitment but T cell defect in fast growing granulomas during tuberculosis.
|
PLoS One
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
111
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BK virus DNA detection by real-time polymerase chain reaction in clinical specimens.
|
New Microbiol
|
2007
|
0.77
|
|
112
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Molecular tools for differentiating probiotic and clinical strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
|
Int J Food Microbiol
|
2005
|
0.77
|
|
113
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Early detection of negative BACTEC MGIT 960 cultures by PCR-reverse cross-blot hybridization assay.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2002
|
0.77
|
|
114
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Lysophosphatidic acid enhances antimycobacterial response during in vivo primary Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
|
Cell Immunol
|
2011
|
0.76
|
|
115
|
Influenza monitoring in Sardinia, Italy identifies H3 subtype in Mediterranean wild migratory birds.
|
J Infect Dev Ctries
|
2012
|
0.76
|
|
116
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Immune response to influenza A(H1N1)v in HIV-infected patients.
|
J Infect Dev Ctries
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2014
|
0.76
|
|
117
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Synthesis of new antifungal peptides selective against Cryptococcus neoformans.
|
Bioorg Med Chem
|
2010
|
0.76
|
|
118
|
Human antibodies from phage display libraries: expression of recombinant full length immunoglobulin G specific to the hepatitis C virus E2 glycoprotein.
|
New Microbiol
|
2009
|
0.76
|
|
119
|
Effective use of nitrocellulose-blotted antigens for phage display monoclonal antibody selection.
|
New Microbiol
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
120
|
Tuberculosis: novel approaches to an old disease.
|
J Infect Dev Ctries
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
121
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Heparin binding haemagglutin as potential diagnostic marker of Mycobacterium bovis.
|
New Microbiol
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
122
|
Antibiotic therapy for severe bacterial infections: correlation between the inhibitory quotient and outcome.
|
Int J Antimicrob Agents
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
123
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Candida albicans endocarditis diagnosed by PCR-based molecular assay in a critically ill pediatric patient.
|
Scand J Infect Dis
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
124
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Azole susceptibility patterns and genetic relationship among oral Candida strains isolated in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy.
|
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
125
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Squamous cell carcinoma secondary to buruli ulcer.
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Dermatol Surg
|
2007
|
0.75
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