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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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The impact of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia on patient outcomes: mortality, length of stay, and hospital charges.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2005
|
5.86
|
|
2
|
Procalcitonin guidance of antibiotic therapy in community-acquired pneumonia: a randomized trial.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2006
|
4.15
|
|
3
|
Characteristics and outcomes of public campaigns aimed at improving the use of antibiotics in outpatients in high-income countries.
|
Lancet Infect Dis
|
2010
|
3.65
|
|
4
|
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
|
Lancet Infect Dis
|
2005
|
3.18
|
|
5
|
Ready for a world without antibiotics? The Pensières Antibiotic Resistance Call to Action.
|
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
|
2012
|
3.02
|
|
6
|
Use of procalcitonin to shorten antibiotic treatment duration in septic patients: a randomized trial.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2007
|
2.88
|
|
7
|
Health-care workers: source, vector, or victim of MRSA?
|
Lancet Infect Dis
|
2008
|
2.79
|
|
8
|
Society's failure to protect a precious resource: antibiotics.
|
Lancet
|
2011
|
2.51
|
|
9
|
Adequacy of antimicrobial treatment and outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in 9 Western European countries.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2009
|
2.39
|
|
10
|
Antibiotic selection pressure and resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2004
|
2.35
|
|
11
|
Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in humans, Europe.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2011
|
2.35
|
|
12
|
Low apolipoprotein A-I level at intensive care unit admission and systemic inflammatory response syndrome exacerbation.
|
Crit Care Med
|
2004
|
2.33
|
|
13
|
A randomized clinical trial to compare fleroxacin-rifampicin with flucloxacillin or vancomycin for the treatment of staphylococcal infection.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2004
|
2.22
|
|
14
|
Diagnostic and prognostic accuracy of clinical and laboratory parameters in community-acquired pneumonia.
|
BMC Infect Dis
|
2007
|
2.11
|
|
15
|
Evaluation of three molecular assays for rapid identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2007
|
1.97
|
|
16
|
A call for action: the application of The International Health Regulations to the global threat of antimicrobial resistance.
|
PLoS Med
|
2011
|
1.88
|
|
17
|
Use of an automated multiple-locus, variable-number tandem repeat-based method for rapid and high-throughput genotyping of Staphylococcus aureus isolates.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2005
|
1.88
|
|
18
|
Pro-adrenomedullin to predict severity and outcome in community-acquired pneumonia [ISRCTN04176397].
|
Crit Care
|
2006
|
1.70
|
|
19
|
A novel multiplex real-time PCR assay for rapid typing of major staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec elements.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2004
|
1.63
|
|
20
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Impact of combined low-level mupirocin and genotypic chlorhexidine resistance on persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage after decolonization therapy: a case-control study.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2011
|
1.62
|
|
21
|
Temporal effects of antibiotic use and hand rub consumption on the incidence of MRSA and Clostridium difficile.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2008
|
1.60
|
|
22
|
Quantifying uncertainty: physicians' estimates of infection in critically ill neonates and children.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2004
|
1.57
|
|
23
|
Is throat screening necessary to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in patients upon admission to an intensive care unit?
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2007
|
1.51
|
|
24
|
Use of benchmarking and public reporting for infection control in four high-income countries.
|
Lancet Infect Dis
|
2011
|
1.50
|
|
25
|
Mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin as a prognostic marker in sepsis: an observational study.
|
Crit Care
|
2005
|
1.49
|
|
26
|
Prevalence and prediction of previously unknown MRSA carriage on admission to a geriatric hospital.
|
Age Ageing
|
2005
|
1.27
|
|
27
|
Should this event be notified to the World Health Organization? Reliability of the international health regulations notification assessment process.
|
Bull World Health Organ
|
2011
|
1.27
|
|
28
|
Quasiexperimental study of the effects of antibiotic use, gastric acid-suppressive agents, and infection control practices on the incidence of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in hospitalized patients.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2009
|
1.22
|
|
29
|
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Geneva, Switzerland, 1993-2005.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2008
|
1.21
|
|
30
|
Gram-negative bacteremia upon hospital admission: when should Pseudomonas aeruginosa be suspected?
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2009
|
1.19
|
|
31
|
The environment and healthcare-acquired infections: why accurate reporting and evaluation of biological plausibility are important.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2013
|
1.15
|
|
32
|
Cost implications of successful hand hygiene promotion.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2004
|
1.15
|
|
33
|
Conserving antibiotics for the future: new ways to use old and new drugs from a pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic perspective.
|
Drug Resist Updat
|
2011
|
1.14
|
|
34
|
Time-dependent study entries and exposures in cohort studies can easily be sources of different and avoidable types of bias.
|
J Clin Epidemiol
|
2012
|
1.13
|
|
35
|
Comparison of strategies to reduce meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus rates in surgical patients: a controlled multicentre intervention trial.
|
BMJ Open
|
2013
|
1.11
|
|
36
|
Modelling the impact of antibiotic use on antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli using population-based data from a large hospital and its surrounding community.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2011
|
1.10
|
|
37
|
Priority actions to fight antibiotic resistance: results of an international meeting.
|
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
|
2012
|
1.10
|
|
38
|
Bench-to-bedside review: Rapid molecular diagnostics for bloodstream infection--a new frontier?
|
Crit Care
|
2012
|
1.08
|
|
39
|
Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: results of a nation-wide survey in Switzerland.
|
Swiss Med Wkly
|
2002
|
1.08
|
|
40
|
Multihospital outbreak of Clostridium difficile ribotype 027 infection: epidemiology and analysis of control measures.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2011
|
1.06
|
|
41
|
Use of oligoarrays for characterization of community-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2006
|
1.05
|
|
42
|
Effect of individual- and group-level antibiotic exposure on MRSA isolation: a multilevel analysis.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2006
|
1.04
|
|
43
|
Estimating the cost of health care-associated infections: mind your p's and q's.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2010
|
1.02
|
|
44
|
Rapid identification of hospitalized patients at high risk for MRSA carriage.
|
J Am Med Inform Assoc
|
2008
|
1.02
|
|
45
|
Antibiotic consumption, bacterial resistance and their correlation in a Swiss university hospital and its adult intensive care units.
|
Scand J Infect Dis
|
2003
|
1.02
|
|
46
|
Control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
|
Infect Dis Clin North Am
|
2011
|
1.01
|
|
47
|
Epidemiological interpretation of studies examining the effect of antibiotic usage on resistance.
|
Clin Microbiol Rev
|
2013
|
1.01
|
|
48
|
Impact of compliance with infection management guidelines on outcome in patients with severe sepsis: a prospective observational multi-center study.
|
Crit Care
|
2014
|
1.00
|
|
49
|
Rapid Staphylococcus aureus agr type determination by a novel multiplex real-time quantitative PCR assay.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2006
|
1.00
|
|
50
|
Dissemination and sustainability of a hospital-wide hand hygiene program emphasizing positive reinforcement.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2010
|
0.99
|
|
51
|
Activity and impact on antibiotic use and costs of a dedicated infectious diseases consultant on a septic orthopaedic unit.
|
J Infect
|
2009
|
0.99
|
|
52
|
High prevalence of isolates with reduced glycopeptide susceptibility in persistent or recurrent bloodstream infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2011
|
0.99
|
|
53
|
An international, multicentre survey of β-lactam antibiotic therapeutic drug monitoring practice in intensive care units.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2014
|
0.98
|
|
54
|
Impact of the French campaign to reduce inappropriate ambulatory antibiotic use on the prescription and consultation rates for respiratory tract infections.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2011
|
0.97
|
|
55
|
Evaluation of molecular assays for rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2010
|
0.97
|
|
56
|
Preventing surgical site infections.
|
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther
|
2010
|
0.97
|
|
57
|
Forgotten antibiotics: an inventory in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Australia.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2012
|
0.97
|
|
58
|
The impact of antibiotic use on the incidence and resistance pattern of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing bacteria in primary and secondary healthcare settings.
|
Br J Clin Pharmacol
|
2012
|
0.96
|
|
59
|
Nursing resources: a major determinant of nosocomial infection?
|
Curr Opin Infect Dis
|
2004
|
0.95
|
|
60
|
The PIRO concept: R is for response.
|
Crit Care
|
2003
|
0.94
|
|
61
|
At least it won't hurt: the personal risks of antibiotic exposure.
|
Curr Opin Pharmacol
|
2011
|
0.93
|
|
62
|
Daily chlorhexidine bathing and hospital-acquired infection.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2013
|
0.93
|
|
63
|
Decolonization of intestinal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae with oral colistin and neomycin: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2013
|
0.92
|
|
64
|
The health and economic burden of bloodstream infections caused by antimicrobial-susceptible and non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae and Staphylococcus aureus in European hospitals, 2010 and 2011: a multicentre retrospective cohort study.
|
Euro Surveill
|
2016
|
0.92
|
|
65
|
Rapid and high-throughput genotyping of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates by automated multilocus variable-number of tandem repeats: a tool for real-time epidemiology.
|
J Microbiol Methods
|
2008
|
0.91
|
|
66
|
Effect of design-related bias in studies of diagnostic tests for ventilator-associated pneumonia.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2002
|
0.91
|
|
67
|
Is patient isolation the single most important measure to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant pathogens?
|
Virulence
|
2013
|
0.90
|
|
68
|
Complete Genome Sequences of Nitrofurantoin-Sensitive and -Resistant Escherichia coli ST540 and ST2747 Strains.
|
Genome Announc
|
2014
|
0.90
|
|
69
|
G-CSF and IL-8 for early diagnosis of sepsis in neonates and critically ill children - safety and cost effectiveness of a new laboratory prediction model: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN91123847].
|
Crit Care
|
2004
|
0.90
|
|
70
|
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus control in the 21st century: beyond the acute care hospital.
|
Curr Opin Infect Dis
|
2008
|
0.89
|
|
71
|
Estimating attributable mortality due to nosocomial infections acquired in intensive care units.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2010
|
0.89
|
|
72
|
De-escalation as a potential way of reducing antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance in ICU.
|
Intensive Care Med
|
2014
|
0.88
|
|
73
|
Fighting bacterial resistance at the root: need for adapted EMEA guidelines.
|
Lancet Infect Dis
|
2011
|
0.87
|
|
74
|
"Antibiotics are not automatic anymore"--the French national campaign to cut antibiotic overuse.
|
PLoS Med
|
2009
|
0.87
|
|
75
|
Effect of a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, educational program on the use of antibiotics in a geriatric university hospital.
|
J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2004
|
0.87
|
|
76
|
Burden of bloodstream infection caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae determined using multistate modeling at a Swiss University Hospital and a nationwide predictive model.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2012
|
0.87
|
|
77
|
Hand hygiene practices and adherence determinants in surgical wards across Europe and Israel: a multicenter observational study.
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2011
|
0.86
|
|
78
|
Bacteremic sepsis in intensive care: temporal trends in incidence, organ dysfunction, and prognosis.
|
Crit Care Med
|
2003
|
0.85
|
|
79
|
Long-term reduction of vascular access-associated bloodstream infection.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2005
|
0.85
|
|
80
|
Valuation of hospital bed-days released by infection control programs: a comparison of methods.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2014
|
0.85
|
|
81
|
Navigating the Web in search of resources on antimicrobial stewardship in health care institutions.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2009
|
0.85
|
|
82
|
Prevention of primary bacteraemia.
|
Int J Antimicrob Agents
|
2007
|
0.84
|
|
83
|
Acute respiratory distress syndrome after bacteremic sepsis does not increase mortality.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2003
|
0.84
|
|
84
|
The Potential Role of Social Media Platforms in Community Awareness of Antibiotic Use in the Gulf Cooperation Council States: Luxury or Necessity?
|
J Med Internet Res
|
2015
|
0.84
|
|
85
|
A simulation-based evaluation of methods to estimate the impact of an adverse event on hospital length of stay.
|
Med Care
|
2007
|
0.84
|
|
86
|
Improved treatment of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections: utility of clinical studies.
|
Future Microbiol
|
2014
|
0.84
|
|
87
|
Cefuroxime prophylaxis is effective in noninstrumented spine surgery: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
|
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
|
2008
|
0.84
|
|
88
|
Epidemiology and acquisition of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a septic orthopedic ward.
|
Springerplus
|
2013
|
0.84
|
|
89
|
Multilevel competing risk models to evaluate the risk of nosocomial infection.
|
Crit Care
|
2014
|
0.83
|
|
90
|
Low risk despite high endemicity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections following elective total joint arthroplasty: a 12-year experience.
|
Ann Med
|
2011
|
0.83
|
|
91
|
Diagnostic accuracy of G-CSF, IL-8, and IL-1ra in critically ill children with suspected infection.
|
Intensive Care Med
|
2002
|
0.83
|
|
92
|
Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage and MRSA surgical site infections in patients undergoing colorectal surgery: a cohort study in two centers.
|
Surg Infect (Larchmt)
|
2012
|
0.82
|
|
93
|
Should the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage status be used as a guide to treatment for skin and soft tissue infections?
|
J Infect
|
2012
|
0.82
|
|
94
|
Impact of outpatient antibiotic use on carriage of ampicillin-resistant Escherichia coli.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2010
|
0.82
|
|
95
|
An outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia and bloodstream infection associated with intermittent otitis externa in a healthcare worker.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2004
|
0.81
|
|
96
|
"Ten Commandments" for the Appropriate use of Antibiotics by the Practicing Physician in an Outpatient Setting.
|
Front Microbiol
|
2011
|
0.81
|
|
97
|
Postoperative serum pro-calcitonin and C-reactive protein levels in patients with orthopedic infections.
|
Swiss Med Wkly
|
2010
|
0.80
|
|
98
|
The importance of good data, analysis, and interpretation for showing the economics of reducing healthcare-associated infection.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2011
|
0.80
|
|
99
|
Antibiotic therapy in patients hospitalized with acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
|
JAMA
|
2010
|
0.80
|
|
100
|
Procalcitonin levels during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum.
|
J Perinat Med
|
2011
|
0.80
|
|
101
|
Transmission and effect of multiple clusters of seasonal influenza in a Swiss geriatric hospital.
|
J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2015
|
0.80
|
|
102
|
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in two scuba divers returning from the Philippines.
|
J Travel Med
|
2008
|
0.79
|
|
103
|
Screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus … all doors closed?
|
Curr Opin Infect Dis
|
2014
|
0.78
|
|
104
|
Genotypic and phenotypic analysis of Clostridium difficile correlated with previous antibiotic exposure.
|
Microb Drug Resist
|
2006
|
0.78
|
|
105
|
[Urinary tract infections in adults].
|
Rev Med Suisse
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
106
|
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus decolonization: "yes, we can," but will it help?
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2009
|
0.77
|
|
107
|
Control of MRSA in intensive care units.
|
BMJ
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
108
|
Does colonization with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus protect against nosocomial acquisition of methicillin-resistant S. aureus?
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2014
|
0.77
|
|
109
|
Molecular and epidemiological evaluation of strain replacement in patients previously harboring gentamicin-resistant MRSA.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
110
|
Infection control measures to decrease the burden of antimicrobial resistance in the critical care setting.
|
Curr Opin Crit Care
|
2014
|
0.76
|
|
111
|
Infection control interventions in small rural hospitals with limited resources: results of a cluster-randomized feasibility trial.
|
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
|
2014
|
0.76
|
|
112
|
Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in hospital food: a risk assessment.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2014
|
0.76
|
|
113
|
Molecular characteristics of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonizing surgical patients in Greece.
|
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
|
2012
|
0.76
|
|
114
|
Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in a pediatric intensive care unit linked to a humanitarian organization residential center.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
2010
|
0.76
|
|
115
|
Comment on: Control of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae using a computer-assisted management program to restrict third-generation cephalosporin use.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
116
|
Year in review 2010: Critical Care--Infection.
|
Crit Care
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
117
|
Guidelines for vancomycin use.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
118
|
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus risk profiling: who are we missing?
|
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
119
|
Is anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy associated with increased mortality in patients with severe sepsis caused by pneumonia?
|
J Infect Dis
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
120
|
Control of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: where shall we send our hospital director next time?
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
121
|
Assisted knowledge discovery for the maintenance of clinical guidelines.
|
PLoS One
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
122
|
Think (Gram) negative!
|
Crit Care
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
123
|
Beads vs bugs?
|
Chest
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
124
|
Procalcitonin as diagnostic biomarker of sepsis.
|
Lancet Infect Dis
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
125
|
Ethics roundtable debate: A patient dies from an ICU-acquired infection related to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus--how do you defend your case and your team?
|
Crit Care
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
126
|
Management of Gram-positive bacteraemia.
|
Curr Opin Infect Dis
|
2007
|
0.75
|
|
127
|
[Clostridium difficile infections, specific issues in the elderly].
|
Rev Med Suisse
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
128
|
[Patient management after splenectomy in 2015: state of the art and recommendations].
|
Rev Med Suisse
|
2015
|
0.75
|
|
129
|
Identifying antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitalized patients: what is the role of active-surveillance cultures?
|
Clin Chem
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
130
|
[Procalcitonin: should it be measured systemically?].
|
Rev Med Suisse
|
2013
|
0.75
|