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Richard B Thomson

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1 Universal surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 3 affiliated hospitals. Ann Intern Med 2008 5.92
2 Detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in stool samples by real-time polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of C. difficile-associated diarrhea. Clin Infect Dis 2007 3.24
3 Real-time PCR for detection and identification of Plasmodium spp. J Clin Microbiol 2005 3.12
4 The roles of bacteria and TLR4 in rat and murine models of necrotizing enterocolitis. J Immunol 2006 2.83
5 A guide to utilization of the microbiology laboratory for diagnosis of infectious diseases: 2013 recommendations by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)(a). Clin Infect Dis 2013 2.08
6 Performance of the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus test before and during high-volume clinical use. J Clin Microbiol 2007 1.97
7 Topical therapy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization: impact on infection risk. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2009 1.83
8 Evaluation of performance and potential clinical impact of ProSpecT Shiga toxin Escherichia coli microplate assay for detection of Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli in stool samples. J Clin Microbiol 2004 1.71
9 Direct detection of Staphylococcus aureus from adult and neonate nasal swab specimens using real-time polymerase chain reaction. J Mol Diagn 2004 1.49
10 Real-time PCR can rapidly detect methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus directly from positive blood culture bottles. Am J Clin Pathol 2005 1.49
11 Multiplex identification of gram-positive bacteria and resistance determinants directly from positive blood culture broths: evaluation of an automated microarray-based nucleic acid test. PLoS Med 2013 1.40
12 Species-level identification of staphylococcal isolates by real-time PCR and melt curve analysis. J Clin Microbiol 2005 1.36
13 Management of outbreaks of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in the neonatal intensive care unit: a consensus statement. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2006 1.30
14 Real-time detection of blaKPC in clinical samples and surveillance specimens. J Clin Microbiol 2011 1.29
15 Prediction of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus involvement in disease sites by concomitant nasal sampling. J Clin Microbiol 2007 1.11
16 Electronic prediction rules for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2010 1.08
17 Clinical correlation of the CLSI susceptibility breakpoint for piperacillin- tazobactam against extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006 1.07
18 Laboratory testing for Clostridium difficile infection: light at the end of the tunnel. Am J Clin Pathol 2011 1.07
19 Neonatal sepsis caused by Streptococcus bovis variant (biotype II/2): report of a case and review. J Clin Microbiol 2003 1.07
20 Implementation of a universal admission surveillance and decolonization program for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) reduces the number of MRSA and total number of S. aureus isolates reported by the clinical laboratory. J Clin Microbiol 2009 1.07
21 Management of a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in an intensive care unit using novel environmental disinfection: a 38-month report. Am J Infect Control 2009 0.98
22 Unstable vancomycin heteroresistance is common among clinical isolates of methiciliin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol 2005 0.97
23 The heterogeneity of endemic community pediatric group a streptococcal pharyngeal isolates and their relationship to invasive isolates. J Infect Dis 2002 0.97
24 Multiple broad-spectrum Beta-lactamase targets for comprehensive surveillance. J Clin Microbiol 2013 0.93
25 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
26 Executive summary: a guide to utilization of the microbiology laboratory for diagnosis of infectious diseases: 2013 recommendations by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)(a). Clin Infect Dis 2013 0.89
27 Identification of Staphylococcus species directly from positive blood culture broth by use of molecular and conventional methods. J Clin Microbiol 2009 0.89
28 PCR detection of clarithromycin-susceptible and -resistant Helicobacter pylori from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded gastric biopsies. Mod Pathol 2013 0.88
29 Cefoxitin disk diffusion screen for confirmation of oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates and utility in the clinical laboratory. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2005 0.84
30 Clinical significance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization on hospital admission: one-year infection risk. PLoS One 2013 0.83
31 Optimization of a laboratory-developed test utilizing roche analyte-specific reagents for detection of Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus species. J Clin Microbiol 2008 0.82
32 Electronic surveillance for infectious disease trend analysis following a quality improvement intervention. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012 0.82
33 Reply. J Cataract Refract Surg 2017 0.75
34 Fulminant fatal toxic shock syndrome with Staphylococcus aureus. Am J Emerg Med 2007 0.75
35 Fluoroquinolones: considerations for future use. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2002 0.75