Louis B Rice

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1 Bad bugs, no drugs: no ESKAPE! An update from the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis 2009 22.98
2 Federal funding for the study of antimicrobial resistance in nosocomial pathogens: no ESKAPE. J Infect Dis 2008 5.05
3 International prospective study of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia: implications of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase production in nosocomial Infections. Ann Intern Med 2004 4.75
4 Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream isolates from seven countries: dominance and widespread prevalence of SHV- and CTX-M-type beta-lactamases. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2003 3.92
5 Characterization of blaKPC-containing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates detected in different institutions in the Eastern USA. J Antimicrob Chemother 2009 3.82
6 Antibiotic therapy for Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia: implications of production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases. Clin Infect Dis 2004 3.75
7 A novel peptidoglycan cross-linking enzyme for a beta-lactam-resistant transpeptidation pathway. J Biol Chem 2005 2.18
8 In vitro activity of fosfomycin against blaKPC-containing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates, including those nonsusceptible to tigecycline and/or colistin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 2.12
9 Presence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates possessing blaKPC in the United States. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008 1.89
10 Identification of a new allelic variant of the Acinetobacter baumannii cephalosporinase, ADC-7 beta-lactamase: defining a unique family of class C enzymes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005 1.88
11 Intrinsic and acquired resistance mechanisms in enterococcus. Virulence 2012 1.59
12 Clinical-use-associated decrease in susceptibility of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium to linezolid: a comparison with quinupristin-dalfopristin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004 1.58
13 Evaluation of a commercial microarray system for detection of SHV-, TEM-, CTX-M-, and KPC-type beta-lactamase genes in Gram-negative isolates. J Clin Microbiol 2010 1.55
14 Use of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis for analysis of the stool microbiota of hospitalized patients. J Microbiol Methods 2003 1.54
15 Cotransfer of antibiotic resistance genes and a hylEfm-containing virulence plasmid in Enterococcus faecium. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 1.51
16 Unexpected inhibition of peptidoglycan LD-transpeptidase from Enterococcus faecium by the beta-lactam imipenem. J Biol Chem 2007 1.46
17 Recombination proficiency influences frequency and locus of mutational resistance to linezolid in Enterococcus faecalis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2003 1.42
18 Specificity of L,D-transpeptidases from gram-positive bacteria producing different peptidoglycan chemotypes. J Biol Chem 2007 1.34
19 Emergence of linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus aureus after prolonged treatment of cystic fibrosis patients in Cleveland, Ohio. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011 1.26
20 The hylEfm gene in pHylEfm of Enterococcus faecium is not required in pathogenesis of murine peritonitis. BMC Microbiol 2011 1.18
21 Inactivation kinetics of a new target of beta-lactam antibiotics. J Biol Chem 2011 1.11
22 Analysis of PBP5 of early U.S. isolates of Enterococcus faecium: sequence variation alone does not explain increasing ampicillin resistance over time. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011 1.06
23 Empirical antibiotic choice for the seriously ill patient: are minimization of selection of resistant organisms and maximization of individual outcome mutually exclusive? Clin Infect Dis 2003 1.01
24 Trends and significance of VRE colonization in the ICU: a meta-analysis of published studies. PLoS One 2013 1.00
25 Activation of the L,D-transpeptidation peptidoglycan cross-linking pathway by a metallo-D,D-carboxypeptidase in Enterococcus faecium. Mol Microbiol 2009 0.99
26 A clinical strain of Escherichia coli possessing CMY-2 plasmid-mediated amp C beta-lactamase: an emerging concern in pediatrics? Microb Drug Resist 2002 0.95
27 Novel mechanism of resistance to glycopeptide antibiotics in Enterococcus faecium. J Biol Chem 2006 0.92
28 Photodynamic and antibiotic therapy impair the pathogenesis of Enterococcus faecium in a whole animal insect model. PLoS One 2013 0.89
29 Antibiotic-induced enterococcal expansion in the mouse intestine occurs throughout the small bowel and correlates poorly with suppression of competing flora. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006 0.88
30 Kinetic features of L,D-transpeptidase inactivation critical for β-lactam antibacterial activity. PLoS One 2013 0.88
31 Peptidoglycan cross-linking in glycopeptide-resistant Actinomycetales. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2014 0.85
32 Structure-activity relationships of different beta-lactam antibiotics against a soluble form of Enterococcus faecium PBP5, a type II bacterial transpeptidase. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005 0.85
33 Kinetic analysis of Enterococcus faecium L,D-transpeptidase inactivation by carbapenems. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012 0.84
34 Antibiotic-resistant gram-negative organisms in pediatric chronic-care facilities. Clin Infect Dis 2002 0.83
35 Effect of parenteral fluoroquinolone administration on persistence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in the mouse gastrointestinal tract. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004 0.82
36 Early insights into the interactions of different β-lactam antibiotics and β-lactamase inhibitors against soluble forms of Acinetobacter baumannii PBP1a and Acinetobacter sp. PBP3. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012 0.81
37 Bacteria by the book. Science 2008 0.80
38 Evidence-based evaluation of physician work hour regulations. JAMA 2009 0.80
39 An interventional program to improve antibiotic use. Ann Pharmacother 2003 0.79
40 A novel genetic region flanks the plasmid-carried blaNDM-1 isolated from a patient in Rhode Island in 2012. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2013 0.78
41 Will use of combination cephalosporin/azithromycin therapy forestall resistance to cephalosporins in Neisseria gonorrhoeae? Sex Transm Infect 2015 0.78
42 Collateral damage. Ann Intern Med 2003 0.78
43 Gastrointestinal bacteria will have its way. J Infect Dis 2012 0.77
44 In memoriam: John P. Quinn, MD. Clin Infect Dis 2013 0.75
45 High-Level Fosfomycin Resistance in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium. Emerg Infect Dis 2017 0.75