Published in J Clin Microbiol on July 01, 2005
New real-time PCR assay for rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus directly from specimens containing a mixture of staphylococci. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 6.06
Correlation of oxacillin MIC with mecA gene carriage in coagulase-negative staphylococci. J Clin Microbiol (2000) 3.86
Rapid slide latex agglutination test for detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol (1999) 3.46
Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate from a patient in Pennsylvania. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 3.44
Rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus directly from sterile or nonsterile clinical samples by a new molecular assay. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 3.27
Vancomycin-intermediate and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus: what the infectious disease specialist needs to know. Clin Infect Dis (2000) 3.00
Evaluation of MRSA-Screen, a simple anti-PBP 2a slide latex agglutination kit, for rapid detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol (1999) 2.94
Assay formats involving acridinium-ester-labeled DNA probes. Clin Chem (1989) 2.93
Rapid detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus isolates by the MRSA-screen latex agglutination test. J Clin Microbiol (1999) 2.40
Evaluation of three rapid methods for detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol (2000) 2.39
Multiplex PCR assay for simultaneous detection of nine clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes in Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 2.32
Evaluation of a triplex PCR assay to discriminate Staphylococcus aureus from coagulase-negative Staphylococci and determine methicillin resistance from blood cultures. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 2.20
Rapid detection of methicillin-resistant staphylococci from blood culture bottles by using a multiplex PCR assay. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 2.19
Rapid PCR-based identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from screening swabs. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 2.16
Vancomycin resistance in staphylococci. Clin Microbiol Rev (2002) 2.07
Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and simultaneous confirmation by automated nucleic acid extraction and real-time PCR. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 1.70
Comparison of the Vitek Gram-Positive Susceptibility 106 card and the MRSA-screen latex agglutination test for determining oxacillin resistance in clinical bloodstream isolates of Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol (2001) 1.40
Application of an rRNA probe matrix for rapid identification of bacteria and fungi from routine blood cultures. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.39
Evaluation of a latex agglutination test (MRSA-Screen) for detection of oxacillin resistance in coagulase-negative Staphylococci. J Clin Microbiol (2001) 1.30
Rapid detection of antimicrobial-resistant organism carriage: an unmet clinical need. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 1.12
Rapid detection of methicillin resistance in staphylococci using a slide latex agglutination kit. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2000) 1.06
Practical therapeutic application of the oxoid PBP2' latex agglutination test for the rapid identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in blood cultures. Am J Clin Pathol (2002) 0.89
Identification of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Canada. N Engl J Med (2003) 14.29
Increasing hospital admission rates for urological complications after transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy. J Urol (2010) 6.01
Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults. CMAJ (2004) 4.27
Increased vancomycin MICs for Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates from a university hospital during a 5-year period. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 3.34
Gastrointestinal microflora studies in late-onset autism. Clin Infect Dis (2002) 2.80
Evolution of antimicrobial resistance among Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Brooklyn, NY. J Antimicrob Chemother (2007) 2.62
Increasing hospital admission rates for urological complications after transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy. J Urol (2013) 2.53
Clostridium difficile testing in the clinical laboratory by use of multiple testing algorithms. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 2.47
Ambler class A extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in Canadian hospitals. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 2.36
Impact of strain type on detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile: comparison of molecular diagnostic and enzyme immunoassay approaches. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 2.32
Use of electrochemical DNA biosensors for rapid molecular identification of uropathogens in clinical urine specimens. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 2.27
Surveillance definitions of infections in long-term care facilities: revisiting the McGeer criteria. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2012) 2.15
SARS in healthcare facilities, Toronto and Taiwan. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 1.95
Multicenter evaluation of BBL CHROMagar MRSA medium for direct detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from surveillance cultures of the anterior nares. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.94
Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome during intubation and mechanical ventilation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2004) 1.78
Molecular characterization of cefoxitin-resistant Escherichia coli from Canadian hospitals. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 1.74
Clinical and epidemiologic features of group a streptococcal pneumonia in Ontario, Canada. Arch Intern Med (2003) 1.67
Risk factors for resistance to antimicrobial agents among nursing home residents. Am J Epidemiol (2003) 1.62
End-of-life treatment and bacterial antibiotic resistance: a potential association. Chest (2010) 1.58
Effect of multivitamin and mineral supplementation on episodes of infection in nursing home residents: a randomized, placebo-controlled study. J Am Geriatr Soc (2007) 1.52
Interpretation of diagnostic laboratory tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome: the Toronto experience. CMAJ (2004) 1.50
Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 in humans, Canada. Emerg Infect Dis (2010) 1.41
Interobserver reliability of radiologists' interpretations of mobile chest radiographs for nursing home-acquired pneumonia. J Am Med Dir Assoc (2006) 1.41
Application of an rRNA probe matrix for rapid identification of bacteria and fungi from routine blood cultures. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.39
In vitro evaluation of antibiotic synergy for polymyxin B-resistant carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.35
Risk factors for surgical-site infection following primary total knee arthroplasty. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2004) 1.28
Are broad-spectrum fluoroquinolones more likely to cause Clostridium difficile-associated disease? Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2006) 1.27
Evaluation of a new chromogenic medium, MRSA select, for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 1.27
The role of colonization pressure in nosocomial transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Am J Infect Control (2008) 1.25
Detection and characterization of heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Canada: results from the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, 1995-2006. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2009) 1.22
Evaluation of a rapid PCR assay for diagnosis of meningococcal meningitis. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.22
Multicenter study to evaluate the OptiMAL test for rapid diagnosis of malaria in U.S. hospitals. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.18
Patient safety in the clinical laboratory: a longitudinal analysis of specimen identification errors. Arch Pathol Lab Med (2006) 1.17
Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolates misidentified as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by the BD GeneOhm MRSA assay. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 1.17
Antimicrobial resistance in hospitals: how concerned should we be? CMAJ (2009) 1.16
Use of oseltamivir during influenza outbreaks in Ontario nursing homes, 1999-2000. J Am Geriatr Soc (2002) 1.14
Clearance of Cellulosimicrobium cellulans bacteremia in a child without central venous catheter removal. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 1.09
ampC gene expression in promoter mutants of cefoxitin-resistant Escherichia coli clinical isolates. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2007) 1.08
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Canada: results from the Canadian nosocomial infection surveillance program, 1999-2005. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 1.07
Identification of an atypical strain of toxoplasma gondii as the cause of a waterborne outbreak of toxoplasmosis in Santa Isabel do Ivai, Brazil. J Infect Dis (2010) 1.07
Positive urine cultures: A major cause of inappropriate antimicrobial use in hospitals? Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol (2009) 1.06
Epidemiology and outcome of pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Canadian hospitals. PLoS One (2013) 1.05
Identification of different clonal complexes and diverse amino acid substitutions in penicillin-binding protein 2 (PBP2) associated with borderline oxacillin resistance in Canadian Staphylococcus aureus isolates. J Med Microbiol (2006) 1.05
Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates with a partial or complete absence of staphylococcal cassette chromosome elements. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.04
Nosocomial transmission of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Toronto, Canada. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2012) 1.01
Surveillance for hospital outbreaks of invasive group a streptococcal infections in Ontario, Canada, 1992 to 2000. Ann Intern Med (2007) 0.99
Plasmodium falciparum malaria occurring 8 years after leaving an endemic area. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2008) 0.95
Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility determination of uropathogens in clinical urine specimens by use of ATP bioluminescence. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 0.95
Legionella pneumophila serogroup 4 isolated from joint tissue. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 0.94
Conventional and molecular methods for verification of results obtained with BacT/Alert Nonvent blood culture bottles. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 0.94
Environmental risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia hospitalization in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc (2009) 0.94
Risk factors associated with resistance to ciprofloxacin in clinical bacterial isolates from intensive care unit patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2007) 0.94
Multicenter study to determine disk diffusion and broth microdilution criteria for prediction of high- and low-level mupirocin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 0.93
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Canadian aboriginal people. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2006) 0.93
An unusual cause of false-positive results with the BD GeneOhm Cdiff assay. J Clin Microbiol (2013) 0.92
Economic evaluation of oseltamivir phosphate for postexposure prophylaxis of influenza in long-term care facilities. J Am Geriatr Soc (2005) 0.92
Pneumococcal vaccination programs and the burden of invasive pneumococcal disease in Ontario, Canada, 1995-2011. Vaccine (2013) 0.91
National surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among hospitalized pediatric patients in Canadian acute care facilities, 1995-2007. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2012) 0.90
Nosocomial acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus during an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2005) 0.90
Practical therapeutic application of the oxoid PBP2' latex agglutination test for the rapid identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in blood cultures. Am J Clin Pathol (2002) 0.89
Bacteriostatic properties of biomatrices against common orthopaedic pathogens. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2004) 0.89
Acinetobacter baumannii in casualties returning from Afghanistan. Can J Infect Control (2007) 0.89
Automation in the clinical microbiology laboratory. Clin Lab Med (2013) 0.87
A Caenorhabditis elegans host model correlates with invasive disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus recovered during an outbreak in neonatal intensive care. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol (2012) 0.86
Validation of a modified version of the national nosocomial infections surveillance system risk index for health services research. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2009) 0.86
Impact of accessory gene regulator (agr) dysfunction on vancomycin pharmacodynamics among Canadian community and health-care associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob (2011) 0.86
Adhesion and virulence properties of epidemic Canadian methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain 1: identification of novel adhesion functions associated with plasmin-sensitive surface protein. J Infect Dis (2002) 0.85
Nursing home residents and Enterobacteriaceae resistant to third-generation cephalosporins. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 0.85
Multicenter evaluation of the BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Streptococcus species. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 0.85
Use of the Vitek-1 and Vitek-2 systems for detection of constitutive and inducible macrolide resistance in group B streptococci. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 0.84
Highly active anti-retroviral therapy in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in rural Zimbabwe during the socio-economic crisis. Med Confl Surviv (2012) 0.83
Combined topical and oral antimicrobial therapy for the eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization in hospitalized patients. Can J Infect Dis (2002) 0.81
Rapid identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. J Microbiol Methods (2006) 0.81
Ocular vaccinia following exposure to a smallpox vaccinee. Am J Ophthalmol (2004) 0.81
Influenza outbreaks in long-term-care facilities: how can we do better? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2002) 0.80
Rapid identification of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2011) 0.79
Epidemiological typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. J Microbiol Methods (2007) 0.78
Isolation of a strictly anaerobic strain of Staphylococcus epidermidis. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 0.78
Risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection during an outbreak in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery. Am J Infect Control (2012) 0.78
Characterization of ermA in macrolide-susceptible strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2009) 0.77
Efficacy and Safety of CVT-E002, a Proprietary Extract of Panax quinquefolius in the Prevention of Respiratory Infections in Influenza-Vaccinated Community-Dwelling Adults: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, and Placebo-Controlled Trial. Influenza Res Treat (2011) 0.77
Evaluation of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for the rapid identification of glycopeptide-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus. J Antimicrob Chemother (2007) 0.76
Glucose homeostasis abnormalities and gatifloxacin. Clin Infect Dis (2006) 0.75
Preclinical and clinical performance of the Efoora test, a rapid test for detection of human immunodeficiency virus-specific antibodies. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 0.75
Comparison of transcription-mediated amplification and growth-based methods for the quantitation of Enterococcus bacteria in environmental waters. Appl Environ Microbiol (2008) 0.75
Adverse effects of amantadine and oseltamivir used during respiratory outbreaks in a center for developmentally disabled adults. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2004) 0.75
Utility of environmental sampling for the prevention of transmission of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) in hospitals. Can J Infect Control (2009) 0.75
Infants 1-90 days old hospitalized with human rhinovirus infection. J Clin Lab Anal (2014) 0.75
Symptom reporting compared with audiometry for the detection of cochleotoxicity in patients on long-term aminoglycoside therapy. Ann Pharmacother (2011) 0.75