| Rank |
Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
|
Clinical features and short-term outcomes of 144 patients with SARS in the greater Toronto area.
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JAMA
|
2003
|
8.76
|
|
2
|
The immediate psychological and occupational impact of the 2003 SARS outbreak in a teaching hospital.
|
CMAJ
|
2003
|
7.46
|
|
3
|
Negative mucosal synergy between Herpes simplex type 2 and HIV in the female genital tract.
|
AIDS
|
2007
|
3.14
|
|
4
|
West Nile virus infection in 2002: morbidity and mortality among patients admitted to hospital in southcentral Ontario.
|
CMAJ
|
2003
|
3.03
|
|
5
|
A metagenomic analysis of pandemic influenza A (2009 H1N1) infection in patients from North America.
|
PLoS One
|
2010
|
1.99
|
|
6
|
Evaluation of the RealArt Malaria LC real-time PCR assay for malaria diagnosis.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2004
|
1.91
|
|
7
|
The laboratory impact of changing syphilis screening from the rapid-plasma reagin to a treponemal enzyme immunoassay: a case-study from the Greater Toronto Area.
|
Sex Transm Dis
|
2011
|
1.77
|
|
8
|
The impact of infection on population health: results of the Ontario burden of infectious diseases study.
|
PLoS One
|
2012
|
1.58
|
|
9
|
Disproportionately high semen shedding of HIV is associated with compartmentalized cytomegalovirus reactivation.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2005
|
1.58
|
|
10
|
The incidence and effect of bacteriospermia and elevated seminal leukocytes on semen parameters.
|
Fertil Steril
|
2012
|
1.55
|
|
11
|
Interpretation of diagnostic laboratory tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome: the Toronto experience.
|
CMAJ
|
2004
|
1.50
|
|
12
|
Rubella outbreak in the Netherlands, 2004-2005: high burden of congenital infection and spread to Canada.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
2009
|
1.45
|
|
13
|
Performance of the xTAG® gastrointestinal pathogen panel, a multiplex molecular assay for simultaneous detection of bacterial, viral, and parasitic causes of infectious gastroenteritis.
|
J Microbiol Biotechnol
|
2013
|
1.39
|
|
14
|
Self-collected mid-turbinate swabs for the detection of respiratory viruses in adults with acute respiratory illnesses.
|
PLoS One
|
2011
|
1.33
|
|
15
|
Severe acute respiratory syndrome diagnostics using a coronavirus protein microarray.
|
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
|
2006
|
1.31
|
|
16
|
Antimicrobial resistance among clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Canada during 2000.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2002
|
1.30
|
|
17
|
In vitro antimicrobial susceptibilities of Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates obtained in Canada in 2002.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2004
|
1.30
|
|
18
|
Fatal severe acute respiratory syndrome is associated with multiorgan involvement by coronavirus.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2004
|
1.18
|
|
19
|
Allergic fungal sinusitis associated with Trichoderma longibrachiatum.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2003
|
1.17
|
|
20
|
Characterization of an influenza A and influenza B co-infection of a patient in a long-term care facility with co-circulating influenza A and influenza B.
|
Int J Infect Dis
|
2008
|
1.14
|
|
21
|
HIV-specific CD8+ lymphocytes in semen are not associated with reduced HIV shedding.
|
J Immunol
|
2005
|
1.09
|
|
22
|
Characterization of culture-positive adenovirus serotypes from respiratory specimens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada: September 2007-June 2008.
|
Virol J
|
2009
|
1.08
|
|
23
|
Effects of 630-, 660-, 810-, and 905-nm laser irradiation delivering radiant exposure of 1-50 J/cm2 on three species of bacteria in vitro.
|
J Clin Laser Med Surg
|
2002
|
1.06
|
|
24
|
Hepatitis B virus DNA prediction rules for hepatitis B e antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B.
|
Hepatology
|
2007
|
1.03
|
|
25
|
Validation of the TaqMan Influenza A Detection Kit and a rapid automated total nucleic acid extraction method to detect influenza A virus in nasopharyngeal specimens.
|
Ann Clin Lab Sci
|
2009
|
1.00
|
|
26
|
Clinical utility of cytomegalovirus (CMV) serology testing in high-risk CMV D+/R- transplant recipients.
|
Am J Transplant
|
2005
|
0.98
|
|
27
|
Risk factors for influenza among health care workers during 2009 pandemic, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2013
|
0.98
|
|
28
|
A surveillance study of adenovirus infection in adult solid organ transplant recipients.
|
Am J Transplant
|
2005
|
0.98
|
|
29
|
Cytomegalovirus glycoprotein B genotype does not correlate with outcomes in liver transplant patients.
|
J Clin Virol
|
2002
|
0.97
|
|
30
|
One-year outcomes and health care utilization in survivors of severe acute respiratory syndrome.
|
Arch Intern Med
|
2007
|
0.96
|
|
31
|
Community-acquired antibiotic resistance in urinary isolates from adult women in Canada.
|
Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol
|
2006
|
0.96
|
|
32
|
Interactions between cytomegalovirus, human herpesvirus-6, and the recurrence of hepatitis C after liver transplantation.
|
Am J Transplant
|
2002
|
0.95
|
|
33
|
Seroprevalence of pandemic influenza H1N1 in Ontario from January 2009-May 2010.
|
PLoS One
|
2011
|
0.95
|
|
34
|
Uropathogen antibiotic resistance in adult women presenting to family physicians with acute uncomplicated cystitis.
|
Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol
|
2004
|
0.95
|
|
35
|
Patterns of syphilis testing in a large cohort of HIV patients in Ontario, Canada, 2000-2009.
|
BMC Infect Dis
|
2013
|
0.94
|
|
36
|
When should a diagnosis of influenza be considered in adults requiring intensive care unit admission? Results of population-based active surveillance in Toronto.
|
Crit Care
|
2011
|
0.91
|
|
37
|
Syk is downstream of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and mediates human rhinovirus activation of p38 MAPK in airway epithelial cells.
|
J Immunol
|
2006
|
0.90
|
|
38
|
Adverse events associated with high-dose ribavirin: evidence from the Toronto outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome.
|
Pharmacotherapy
|
2007
|
0.89
|
|
39
|
The production of transgenic pigs for potential use in clinical xenotransplantation: microbiological evaluation.
|
Xenotransplantation
|
2002
|
0.86
|
|
40
|
Effects of 810 nm laser irradiation on in vitro growth of bacteria: comparison of continuous wave and frequency modulated light.
|
Lasers Surg Med
|
2002
|
0.86
|
|
41
|
The utility and cost of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae screening of a male infertility population.
|
Fertil Steril
|
2011
|
0.86
|
|
42
|
Detection of influenza H7N9 virus: all molecular tests are not equal.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2013
|
0.86
|
|
43
|
Prevalence and characterization of invasive isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes with reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolones.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2005
|
0.85
|
|
44
|
Respiratory syncytial virus infection-associated hospitalization in adults: a retrospective cohort study.
|
BMC Infect Dis
|
2014
|
0.84
|
|
45
|
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
|
|
46
|
The production of transgenic pigs for potential use in clinical xenotransplantation: baseline clinical pathology and organ size studies.
|
Xenotransplantation
|
2002
|
0.84
|
|
47
|
Clinical impact of human herpesvirus 6 infection after liver transplantation.
|
Transplantation
|
2002
|
0.84
|
|
48
|
Rubella immunity among prenatal women in Ontario, 2006-2010.
|
BMC Infect Dis
|
2013
|
0.83
|
|
49
|
Increase in transmitted HIV drug resistance among persons undergoing genotypic resistance testing in Ontario, Canada, 2002-09.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2012
|
0.83
|
|
50
|
Effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) of 810 nm upon in vitro growth of bacteria: relevance of irradiance and radiant exposure.
|
J Clin Laser Med Surg
|
2003
|
0.82
|
|
51
|
HIV viral shedding in semen: lack of correlation with systemic virus-specific CD8 responses.
|
AIDS
|
2004
|
0.82
|
|
52
|
Detection of RNA in purified cytomegalovirus virions.
|
Virus Res
|
2004
|
0.82
|
|
53
|
Use of the Seeplex RV Detection kit for surveillance of respiratory viral outbreaks in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
|
Ann Clin Lab Sci
|
2008
|
0.82
|
|
54
|
Effects of low intensity laser irradiation during healing of skin lesions in the rat.
|
Lasers Surg Med
|
2009
|
0.81
|
|
55
|
Clinical characteristics and outcome associated with pandemic (2009) H1N1 influenza infection in patients with hematologic malignancies: a retrospective cohort study.
|
Leuk Lymphoma
|
2012
|
0.80
|
|
56
|
Utility of the BD Directigen Flu A+B rapid antigen detection assay as an influenza outbreak detection tool.
|
Int J Infect Dis
|
2009
|
0.79
|
|
57
|
Early prediction of nonresponders to treatment with interferon alpha-2b and ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
|
Can J Gastroenterol
|
2003
|
0.79
|
|
58
|
Impact of antiretroviral therapy duration and intensification on isolated shedding of HIV-1 RNA in semen.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
59
|
Isolation and characterization of cynomolgus macaque (Macaca fascicularis) cytomegalovirus (CyCMV).
|
Virology
|
2011
|
0.79
|
|
60
|
Comparison of hospitalized solid organ transplant recipients and nonimmunocompromised patients with pandemic H1N1 infection: a retrospective cohort study.
|
Transplantation
|
2011
|
0.79
|
|
61
|
DO IT Trial: vitamin D Outcomes and Interventions in Toddlers - a TARGet Kids! randomized controlled trial.
|
BMC Pediatr
|
2014
|
0.78
|
|
62
|
Decentralized molecular diagnostic testing plan for pandemic influenza in the Ontario Public Health Laboratory system.
|
Can J Public Health
|
2008
|
0.78
|
|
63
|
Serological diagnosis of syphilis: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to measure antibodies to individual recombinant Treponema pallidum antigens.
|
J Immunoassay Immunochem
|
2008
|
0.78
|
|
64
|
Long-term follow-up of a cohort of HIV-infected patients who discontinued maintenance therapy for cytomegalovirus retinitis.
|
HIV Clin Trials
|
2006
|
0.78
|
|
65
|
Impact of collection method on assessment of semen HIV RNA viral load.
|
PLoS One
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
66
|
Proteomics and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): emerging technology meets emerging pathogen.
|
Clin Chem
|
2005
|
0.77
|
|
67
|
Relation between apolipoprotein E genotype, hepatitis B virus status, and thyroid status in a sample of older persons with Down syndrome.
|
Am J Med Genet A
|
2003
|
0.76
|
|
68
|
Time-dependent bias in hepatitis C classification.
|
Epidemiology
|
2015
|
0.76
|
|
69
|
Laboratory diagnosis of human infection with avian influenza.
|
CMAJ
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
70
|
The Effectiveness of Culture-Directed Preemptive Anti-Aspergillus Treatment in Lung Transplant Recipients at One Year After Transplant.
|
Transplantation
|
2015
|
0.75
|
|
71
|
Value of CT in assessing probable severe acute respiratory syndrome.
|
AJR Am J Roentgenol
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
72
|
Control of microbial contamination during surgical harvest of pig renal xenografts.
|
Xenotransplantation
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
73
|
New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase in Jamaica.
|
J Infect Dev Ctries
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
74
|
Measles Outbreak with Unique Virus Genotyping, Ontario, Canada, 2015.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
75
|
Utility of a monitoring strategy for human herpesviruses 6 and 7 viremia after liver transplantation: a randomized clinical trial.
|
Transplantation
|
2015
|
0.75
|
|
76
|
Infection with H274Y-positive influenza A (H1N1) is not associated with a change in nasopharyngeal Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization in patients.
|
Int J Infect Dis
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
77
|
Development of a molecular-beacon-based multi-allelic real-time RT-PCR assay for the detection of human coronavirus causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV): a general methodology for detecting rapidly mutating viruses.
|
Arch Virol
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
78
|
Progressive and nonresolving pneumonia.
|
Curr Opin Pulm Med
|
2005
|
0.75
|