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Laura Nistico

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1 Direct detection of bacterial biofilms on the middle-ear mucosa of children with chronic otitis media. JAMA 2006 4.53
2 Characterization of biofilm matrix, degradation by DNase treatment and evidence of capsule downregulation in Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates. BMC Microbiol 2008 1.64
3 Characterization, distribution, and expression of novel genes among eight clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Infect Immun 2006 1.55
4 Direct demonstration of viable Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in an infected total joint arthroplasty. A case report. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008 1.46
5 Molecular and imaging techniques for bacterial biofilms in joint arthroplasty infections. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2005 1.34
6 Tonsillolith: not just a stone but a living biofilm. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2009 1.21
7 The role of biofilms in otolaryngologic infections: update 2007. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007 1.20
8 Chronic surgical site infection due to suture-associated polymicrobial biofilm. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2009 1.19
9 New methods for the detection of orthopedic and other biofilm infections. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2011 1.14
10 Identification of adenoid biofilms with middle ear pathogens in otitis-prone children utilizing SEM and FISH. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2009 1.07
11 Multifunctional role of human SPLUNC1 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. Infect Immun 2012 1.06
12 Can we trust intraoperative culture results in nonunions? J Orthop Trauma 2014 1.02
13 Characterization of a mixed MRSA/MRSE biofilm in an explanted total ankle arthroplasty. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2011 1.01
14 Real-time microsensor measurement of local metabolic activities in ex vivo dental biofilms exposed to sucrose and treated with chlorhexidine. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010 0.96
15 Demonstration of Bacillus cereus in orthopaedic-implant-related infection with use of a multi-primer polymerase chain reaction-mass spectrometric assay: report of two cases. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011 0.85
16 Cutaneous fistula from the gastric remnant resulting from a chronic suture-associated biofilm infection. Obes Surg 2009 0.84
17 Direct demonstration of Staphylococcus biofilm in an external ventricular drain in a patient with a history of recurrent ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure. Pediatr Neurosurg 2010 0.83
18 Temporal expression of agrB, cidA, and alsS in the early development of Staphylococcus aureus UAMS-1 biofilm formation and the structural role of extracellular DNA and carbohydrates. Pathog Dis 2014 0.82
19 Laser disruption and killing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. Am J Otolaryngol 2010 0.82
20 Bacterial biofilm on monofilament suture and porcine xenograft after inguinal herniorrhaphy. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2010 0.82
21 Bacterial biofilms on implanted suture material are a cause of surgical site infection. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2014 0.81
22 Reducing Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation on stainless steel 316L using functionalized self-assembled monolayers. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2013 0.80
23 Kinetics and morphology of polymicrobial biofilm formation on polypropylene mesh. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2012 0.79
24 Direct demonstration of bacterial biofilms on prosthetic mesh after ventral herniorrhaphy. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2015 0.77