Published in J Clin Microbiol on August 01, 2004
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In vitro activities of linezolid against clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that are susceptible or resistant to first-line antituberculous drugs. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2003) 1.85
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New real-time PCR able to detect in a single tube multiple rifampin resistance mutations and high-level isoniazid resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 1.50
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Is Candida colonization of central vascular catheters in non-candidemic, non-neutropenic patients an indication for antifungals? Intensive Care Med (2009) 1.44
Molecular diagnosis of infective endocarditis by real-time broad-range polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing directly from heart valve tissue. Medicine (Baltimore) (2007) 1.41
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Rapid direct detection of multiple rifampin and isoniazid resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory samples by real-time PCR. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 1.34
Analysis of changes in recent tuberculosis transmission patterns after a sharp increase in immigration. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 1.29
Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains with a silent mutation in rpoB leading to potential misassignment of resistance category. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 1.28
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Evaluation of the new advanced 15-loci MIRU-VNTR genotyping tool in Mycobacterium tuberculosis molecular epidemiology studies. BMC Microbiol (2008) 1.19
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Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in Madrid and identification of two new families specific to Spain-related settings. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.16
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying the mecC gene: emergence in Spain and report of a fatal case of bacteraemia. J Antimicrob Chemother (2013) 1.15
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In vitro activities of tigecycline and eight other antimicrobials against different Nocardia species identified by molecular methods. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2006) 1.12
Evolution of the antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus spp. in Spain: five nationwide prevalence studies, 1986 to 2002. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 1.11
Candida krusei fungaemia: antifungal susceptibility and clinical presentation of an uncommon entity during 15 years in a single general hospital. J Antimicrob Chemother (2005) 1.10
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Is azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus a problem in Spain? Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2013) 1.08
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BK virus in heart transplant recipients: a prospective study. J Heart Lung Transplant (2010) 1.05
Isavuconazole: a new and promising antifungal triazole for the treatment of invasive fungal infections. Future Microbiol (2008) 1.03
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Synergistic effect of posaconazole and caspofungin against clinical zygomycetes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2007) 0.98
Comparison of real-time RT-PCR, shell vial culture, and conventional cell culture for the detection of the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in hospitalized patients. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2011) 0.98
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Correlation between the E test and the CLSI M-38 A microdilution method to determine the activity of amphotericin B, voriconazole, and itraconazole against clinical isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2006) 0.97
Impact of laboratory cross-contamination on molecular epidemiology studies of tuberculosis. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 0.97
Rapid detection of Staphylococcus aureus in lower respiratory tract secretions from patients with suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia: evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert MRSA/SA SSTI assay. J Clin Microbiol (2012) 0.96
Streptococcus pyogenes pharyngeal isolates with reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin in Spain: mechanisms of resistance and clonal diversity. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 0.96
Characterization of multiple isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus from patients: genotype, mating type and invasiveness. Med Mycol (2009) 0.96
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Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole as toxoplasmosis prophylaxis for heart transplant recipients. Clin Infect Dis (2003) 0.94
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Spanish multicenter study of the epidemiology and mechanisms of amoxicillin-clavulanate resistance in Escherichia coli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2012) 0.94
Characterization of microevolution events in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains involved in recent transmission clusters. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 0.94
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Isolation of Serratia fonticola from skin lesions in a Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) with an associated septicaemia. Vet J (2007) 0.93
Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in heart transplant recipients: is hypogammaglobulinemia the answer? J Heart Lung Transplant (2007) 0.92
Antifungal susceptibility, serotyping, and genotyping of clinical Cryptococcus neoformans isolates collected during 18 years in a single institution in Madrid, Spain. Med Mycol (2010) 0.92
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Vancomycin MICs do not predict the outcome of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in correctly treated patients. J Antimicrob Chemother (2012) 0.91
Contaminated feeding bottles: the source of an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in a neonatal intensive care unit. Am J Infect Control (2008) 0.91
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Correlation between the elastase activity index and invasiveness of clinical isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 0.90
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Comparison between the EUCAST procedure and the Etest for determination of the susceptibility of Candida species isolates to micafungin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2013) 0.89
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Diagnosis of influenza in intensive care units: lower respiratory tract samples are better than nose-throat swabs. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 0.89
The value of combining blood culture and SeptiFast data for predicting complicated bloodstream infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria or Candida species. J Clin Microbiol (2013) 0.89