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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Harmonization of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis protocols for epidemiological typing of strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a single approach developed by consensus in 10 European laboratories and its application for tracing the spread of related strains.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2003
|
7.50
|
|
2
|
Evolutionary origin and emergence of a highly successful clone of serotype M1 group a Streptococcus involved multiple horizontal gene transfer events.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2005
|
3.89
|
|
3
|
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
|
Lancet Infect Dis
|
2005
|
3.18
|
|
4
|
Clinical and microbiological characteristics of severe Streptococcus pyogenes disease in Europe.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2009
|
2.80
|
|
5
|
Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in humans, Europe.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2011
|
2.35
|
|
6
|
Evaluation of molecular typing methods in characterizing a European collection of epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains: the HARMONY collection.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2007
|
1.85
|
|
7
|
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Finland.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2002
|
1.83
|
|
8
|
Epidemiology of severe Streptococcus pyogenes disease in Europe.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2008
|
1.81
|
|
9
|
Predictors of mortality in beta-hemolytic streptococcal bacteremia: a population-based study.
|
J Infect
|
2009
|
1.47
|
|
10
|
Elimination of epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a university hospital and district institutions, Finland.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2003
|
1.43
|
|
11
|
Severe Streptococcus pyogenes infections, United Kingdom, 2003-2004.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2008
|
1.43
|
|
12
|
Genetic diversity among type emm28 group A Streptococcus strains causing invasive infections and pharyngitis.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2005
|
1.26
|
|
13
|
Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococci and their SCCmec types in a long-term-care facility.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2008
|
1.15
|
|
14
|
Nationwide trends in molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Finland, 1997-2004.
|
BMC Infect Dis
|
2007
|
1.01
|
|
15
|
A selective broth enrichment combined with real-time nuc-mecA-PCR in the exclusion of MRSA.
|
APMIS
|
2010
|
1.00
|
|
16
|
Acute bacterial, nonnecrotizing cellulitis in Finland: microbiological findings.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2008
|
0.98
|
|
17
|
Molecular epidemiology of an outbreak caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a health care ward and associated nursing home.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2005
|
0.97
|
|
18
|
emm typing of invasive T28 group A streptococci, 1995-2004, Finland.
|
J Med Microbiol
|
2006
|
0.96
|
|
19
|
An outbreak of Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus associated with consumption of fresh goat cheese.
|
BMC Infect Dis
|
2006
|
0.92
|
|
20
|
Complement factor H allotype 402H is associated with increased C3b opsonization and phagocytosis of Streptococcus pyogenes.
|
Mol Microbiol
|
2008
|
0.92
|
|
21
|
Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and endocarditis among injection drug users and nonaddicts: host factors, microbiological and serological characteristics.
|
J Infect
|
2008
|
0.89
|
|
22
|
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in Finland in 2004 to 2006.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2009
|
0.89
|
|
23
|
Predictors of death after severe Streptococcus pyogenes infection.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2009
|
0.84
|
|
24
|
Clustering of Serratia marcescens infections in a neonatal intensive care unit.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2004
|
0.83
|
|
25
|
Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis Bacteremia, Finland, 1995-2004.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2010
|
0.82
|
|
26
|
A cluster of Candida krusei infections in a haematological unit.
|
BMC Infect Dis
|
2007
|
0.81
|
|
27
|
The pls gene found in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains is common in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus sciuri.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2005
|
0.81
|
|
28
|
Proposal for common Nordic epidemiological terms and definitions for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
|
Scand J Infect Dis
|
2008
|
0.79
|
|
29
|
Rapid emergence of emm84 among invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections in Finland.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2008
|
0.78
|
|
30
|
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening by online immunometric monitoring of bacterial growth under selective pressure.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2009
|
0.77
|
|
31
|
Binding of complement regulators factor H and C4b binding protein to group A streptococcal strains isolated from tonsillar tissue and blood.
|
Microbes Infect
|
2008
|
0.76
|
|
32
|
[Microbiological research methods as weapons for infection epidemiology].
|
Duodecim
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
33
|
Evaluation of phenotypic and molecular methods for screening and detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
|
Scand J Infect Dis
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
34
|
Staphylococcus aureus colonization among nursing home residents in a large Finnish nursing home.
|
Scand J Infect Dis
|
2007
|
0.75
|