L K Siu

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1 A global emerging disease of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess: is serotype K1 an important factor for complicated endophthalmitis? Gut 2002 3.73
2 Capsular serotype K1 or K2, rather than magA and rmpA, is a major virulence determinant for Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess in Singapore and Taiwan. J Clin Microbiol 2006 2.19
3 Characteristics of bacteremia between community-acquired and nosocomial Klebsiella pneumoniae infection: risk factor for mortality and the impact of capsular serotypes as a herald for community-acquired infection. Arch Intern Med 2002 2.19
4 Epidemiological typing of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from children in Taiwan. Clin Infect Dis 2004 2.05
5 Impaired phagocytosis of capsular serotypes K1 or K2 Klebsiella pneumoniae in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with poor glycemic control. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 1.71
6 A 5-year study of the seroepidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae: high prevalence of capsular serotype K1 in Taiwan and implication for vaccine efficacy. J Infect Dis 2000 1.71
7 High prevalence of phagocytic-resistant capsular serotypes of Klebsiella pneumoniae in liver abscess. Microbes Infect 2004 1.59
8 Evaluation of a multiplex PCR for detection of serotypes K1, K2 and K5 in Klebsiella sp. and comparison of isolates within these serotypes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2008 1.51
9 CTX-M-14, a plasmid-mediated CTX-M type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase isolated from Escherichia coli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2002 1.44
10 Dissemination of multidrug-resistant, class 1 integron-carrying Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in Taiwan. Clin Microbiol Infect 2008 1.42
11 Risk factors and molecular analysis of community methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage. J Clin Microbiol 2005 1.40
12 Widespread dissemination of aminoglycoside resistance genes armA and rmtB in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Taiwan producing CTX-M-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamases. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008 1.36
13 Rapid creation of a temporary isolation ward for patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome in Taiwan. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2004 1.32
14 Diversity of SHV and TEM beta-lactamases in Klebsiella pneumoniae: gene evolution in Northern Taiwan and two novel beta-lactamases, SHV-25 and SHV-26. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2001 1.31
15 Clinical and microbiological characteristics of community-acquired thoracic empyema or complicated parapneumonic effusion caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in Taiwan. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2010 1.28
16 Variety of TEM-, SHV-, and CTX-M-type beta-lactamases present in recent clinical isolates of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Enterobacter cloacae from Taiwan. Microb Drug Resist 2005 1.22
17 Outer membrane protein change combined with co-existing TEM-1 and SHV-1 beta-lactamases lead to false identification of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. J Antimicrob Chemother 2001 1.15
18 Extended-spectrum cephalosporin compared to cefazolin for treatment of Klebsiella pneumoniae-caused liver abscess. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2003 1.13
19 First identification of blaOXA-51-like in non-baumannii Acinetobacter spp. J Chemother 2009 1.10
20 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage, infection and transmission in dialysis patients, healthcare workers and their family members. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007 1.06
21 Contribution of outer membrane protein K36 to antimicrobial resistance and virulence in Klebsiella pneumoniae. J Antimicrob Chemother 2010 1.05
22 Emergence of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli in Taiwan: resistance due to combined CMY-2 production and porin deficiency. J Chemother 2009 1.04
23 Experience of using convalescent plasma for severe acute respiratory syndrome among healthcare workers in a Taiwan hospital. J Antimicrob Chemother 2005 1.03
24 First report of Salmonella enterica serotype panama meningitis associated with consumption of contaminated breast milk by a neonate. J Clin Microbiol 2005 1.00
25 magA is not a specific virulence gene for Klebsiella pneumoniae strains causing liver abscess but is part of the capsular polysaccharide gene cluster of K. pneumoniae serotype K1. J Med Microbiol 2006 1.00
26 Molecular epidemiology and mutations at gyrA and parC genes of ciprofloxacin-resistant Escherichia coli isolates from a Taiwan medical center. Microb Drug Resist 2001 0.99
27 Novel SHV-derived extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, SHV-57, that confers resistance to ceftazidime but not cefazolin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005 0.96
28 Recurrent Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess: clinical and microbiological characteristics. J Clin Microbiol 2009 0.95
29 Community-acquired liver abscess caused by serotype K1 Klebsiella pneumoniae with CTX-M-15-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007 0.93
30 Use of automated riboprinter and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for epidemiological studies of invasive Haemophilus influenzae in Taiwan. J Med Microbiol 2001 0.91
31 Is OmpK35 specific for ceftazadime penetration? Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2001 0.90
32 Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) carriage and infection in intensive care units. Microb Drug Resist 2004 0.89
33 Mutations of the rpoB gene in rifampicin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Taiwan. J Antimicrob Chemother 2004 0.89
34 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii on computer interface surfaces of hospital wards and association with clinical isolates. BMC Infect Dis 2009 0.88
35 Antimicrobial resistance of Moraxella catarrhalis isolates in Taiwan. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2011 0.87
36 Variable resistance patterns of integron-associated multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in a surgical intensive care unit. Microb Drug Resist 2004 0.86
37 Nosocomial outbreak of Kluyvera cryocrescens bacteremia. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2002 0.86
38 Molecular characterization of beta-lactamase genes and their genetic structures in Acinetobacter genospecies 3 isolates in Taiwan. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2010 0.85
39 Virulence of Klebsiella pneumoniae serotype K2 should not be underestimated in K. pneumoniae liver abscess. Clin Infect Dis 2007 0.84
40 CMY-2 beta-lactamase-carrying community-acquired urinary tract Escherichia coli: genetic correlation with Salmonella enterica serotypes Choleraesuis and Typhimurium. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2007 0.83
41 Serotype K1 capsule, rather than magA per se, is really the virulence factor in Klebsiella pneumoniae strains that cause primary pyogenic liver abscess. J Infect Dis 2006 0.83
42 How carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. established in a newly constructed hospital. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2008 0.82
43 Fatal Pasteurella multocida septicemia and necrotizing fasciitis related with wound licked by a domestic dog. Scand J Infect Dis 2007 0.82
44 Clinical features and risk factors of mortality for bacteremia due to community-onset healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2013 0.81
45 Comparative antimicrobial susceptibility of aerobic and facultative bacteria from community-acquired bacteremia to ertapenem in Taiwan. BMC Infect Dis 2007 0.80
46 Nosocomial liver abscess caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. J Clin Microbiol 2006 0.79
47 Increasing opsonizing and killing effect of serum from patients with recurrent K1 Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2012 0.79
48 Investigation of an outbreak caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a cardiovascular surgery unit by ribotyping, randomly amplifed polymorphic DNA and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. APMIS 2001 0.77
49 One tube multiplex PCR for simple screening of SCCmec I-V types of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Chemother 2008 0.77
50 Molecular and epidemiologic analysis of a county-wide outbreak caused by Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Enteritidis traced to a bakery. BMC Infect Dis 2004 0.75
51 In vitro susceptibility of six fluoroquinolones against invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from 1996 to 2001 in Taiwan. Microb Drug Resist 2003 0.75
52 Different culture medium formulations induce variant protein expression patterns of outer membrane porins in Klebsiella pneumoniae. J Chemother 2011 0.75
53 Single-dose pharmacokinetics of intraperitoneal ofloxacin in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Perit Dial Int 1993 0.75