Published in J Clin Microbiol on March 18, 2009
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Multicenter evaluation of the LightCycler methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) advanced test as a rapid method for detection of MRSA in nasal surveillance swabs. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.26
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Comparison of the next-generation Xpert MRSA/SA BC assay and the GeneOhm StaphSR assay to routine culture for identification of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus in positive-blood-culture broths. J Clin Microbiol (2014) 0.89
Evaluation of a modular multiplex-PCR methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus detection assay adapted for mecC detection. J Clin Microbiol (2013) 0.88
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External quality assessment of the molecular diagnostics and genotyping of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2010) 0.78
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Direct detection of nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage via helicase-dependent isothermal amplification and chip hybridization. BMC Res Notes (2012) 0.76
Detection of mecA- and mecC-Positive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Isolates by the New Xpert MRSA Gen 3 PCR Assay. J Clin Microbiol (2015) 0.76
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Typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a university hospital setting by using novel software for spa repeat determination and database management. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 14.80
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
Universal surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 3 affiliated hospitals. Ann Intern Med (2008) 5.92
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Multiplex PCR strategy for subtyping the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IV in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: 'SCCmec IV multiplex'. J Antimicrob Chemother (2007) 3.43
Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus directly from nasal swab specimens by a real-time PCR assay. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 3.18
Seven novel variants of the staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Ireland. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 2.87
A new multiplex PCR for easy screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus SCCmec types I-V. Clin Microbiol Infect (2007) 2.58
Pigs as source of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 infections in humans, Denmark. Emerg Infect Dis (2008) 2.52
Concurrent analysis of nose and groin swab specimens by the IDI-MRSA PCR assay is comparable to analysis by individual-specimen PCR and routine culture assays for detection of colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 2.16
Evaluation of the IDI-MRSA assay for detection of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus from nasal and rectal specimens pooled in a selective broth. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 2.15
Partial excision of the chromosomal cassette containing the methicillin resistance determinant results in methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.99
Evaluation of three molecular assays for rapid identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.97
Performance of the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus test before and during high-volume clinical use. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.97
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
Comparison of the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR assay to culture by use of BBL CHROMagar MRSA for detection of MRSA in nasal surveillance cultures from an at-risk community population. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.79
Controlled evaluation of the IDI-MRSA assay for detection of colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in diverse mucocutaneous specimens. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.71
Comparison of six methods of extracting Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA from processed sputum for testing by quantitative real-time PCR. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.69
Evaluation of the IDI-MRSA assay on the SmartCycler real-time PCR platform for rapid detection of MRSA from screening specimens. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2007) 1.68
Novel type of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec in a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain isolated in Sweden. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2008) 1.61
Comparison of BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR versus the CHROMagar MRSA assay for screening patients for the presence of MRSA strains. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.54
Verification of the IDI-MRSA assay for detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in diverse specimen types in a core clinical laboratory setting. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 1.50
Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream isolates in urban Detroit. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 1.49
Evaluation of a single-locus real-time polymerase chain reaction as a screening test for specific detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in ICU patients. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2006) 1.48
Detection of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec-associated DNA segments in multiresistant methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and identification of Staphylococcus epidermidis ccrAB4 in both methicillin-resistant S. aureus and MSSA. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2008) 1.37
Selective screening of carriers for control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in high-risk hospital areas with a high level of endemic MRSA. Clin Infect Dis (1998) 1.37
Rapid increase of genetically diverse methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Copenhagen, Denmark. Emerg Infect Dis (2007) 1.27
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Comparison of two versions of the IDI-MRSA assay using charcoal swabs for prospective nasal and nonnasal surveillance samples. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.09
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Epidemiology of emerging methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Denmark: a nationwide study in a country with low prevalence of MRSA infection. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 2.23
Latent tuberculosis in HIV positive, diagnosed by the M. tuberculosis specific interferon-gamma test. Respir Res (2006) 2.15
Whole genome sequencing identifies zoonotic transmission of MRSA isolates with the novel mecA homologue mecC. EMBO Mol Med (2013) 2.07
A timescale for evolution, population expansion, and spatial spread of an emerging clone of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. PLoS Pathog (2010) 2.04
Retrospective detection of methicillin resistant and susceptible Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Danish slaughter pigs. Vet Microbiol (2007) 1.76
Novel types of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec elements identified in clonal complex 398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2011) 1.75
Rapid PCR detection of Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 398 by targeting the restriction-modification system carrying sau1-hsdS1. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.62
Effectiveness of penicillin, dicloxacillin and cefuroxime for penicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a retrospective, propensity-score-adjusted case-control and cohort analysis. J Antimicrob Chemother (2013) 1.60
Detection of methicillin resistance in coagulase-negative staphylococci and in staphylococci directly from simulated blood cultures using the EVIGENE MRSA Detection Kit. J Antimicrob Chemother (2003) 1.57
Guidelines for reporting novel mecA gene homologues. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2012) 1.54
Phylogeographic variation in recombination rates within a global clone of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Genome Biol (2012) 1.45
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spa typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from domestic animals and veterinary staff in the UK and Ireland. J Antimicrob Chemother (2006) 1.33
Spread of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST80-IV clone in a Danish community. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2005) 1.31
An international multicenter study of antimicrobial resistance and typing of hospital Staphylococcus aureus isolates from 21 laboratories in 19 countries or states. Microb Drug Resist (2004) 1.30
Fungemia: An increasing problem in a Danish university hospital 1989 to 1994. Clin Microbiol Infect (1995) 1.28
Rapid increase of genetically diverse methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Copenhagen, Denmark. Emerg Infect Dis (2007) 1.27
Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis clones: evidence of geographic dissemination. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 1.26
Two distinct clones of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with the same USA300 pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profile: a potential pitfall for identification of USA300 community-associated MRSA. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 1.25
An unexpected location of the arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME) in a USA300-related MRSA strain. PLoS One (2011) 1.22
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 is an increasing cause of disease in people with no livestock contact in Denmark, 1999 to 2011. Euro Surveill (2015) 1.20
Changing epidemiology of pediatric Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in Denmark from 1971 through 2000. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2007) 1.14
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A Staphylococcus xylosus isolate with a new mecC allotype. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2012) 1.07
Human metapneumovirus and respiratory syncytial virus in hospitalized danish children with acute respiratory tract infection. Scand J Infect Dis (2004) 1.06
Primary pneumocystis infection in infants hospitalized with acute respiratory tract infection. Emerg Infect Dis (2007) 1.05
Molecular epidemiology of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus in Spain: emergence of the USA300 clone in an autochthonous population. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.05
Clonal relationship of recent invasive Haemophilus influenzae serotype f isolates from Denmark and the United States. J Med Microbiol (2004) 1.05
Development of a real-time quadruplex PCR assay for simultaneous detection of nuc, Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL), mecA and homologue mecALGA251. J Antimicrob Chemother (2012) 1.02
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Core Genome Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for High- Resolution Typing of Enterococcus faecium. J Clin Microbiol (2015) 0.99
Correlation of cefoxitin MICs with the presence of mecA in Staphylococcus spp. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 0.98
Changing epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Iceland from 2000 to 2008: a challenge to current guidelines. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 0.98
Comparison of two agar dilution methods and three agar diffusion methods, including the Etest, for antibiotic susceptibility testing of thermophilic Campylobacter species. Clin Microbiol Infect (1999) 0.98
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Variations in spa types found in consecutive MRSA isolates from the same patients. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2010) 0.96
Non-spa-typeable clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains are naturally occurring protein A mutants. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 0.96
Nosocomial transmission of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Danish Hospitals. J Antimicrob Chemother (2012) 0.95
Carriage frequency, diversity and methicillin resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in Danish small ruminants. Vet Microbiol (2012) 0.93
Detection of inducible clindamycin resistance in staphylococci by broth microdilution using erythromycin-clindamycin combination wells. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 0.92
Novel mutations in penicillin-binding protein genes in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates that are methicillin resistant on susceptibility testing, but lack the mec gene. J Antimicrob Chemother (2013) 0.92
Future challenges and treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia with emphasis on MRSA. Future Microbiol (2011) 0.92
Dynamic of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in pig farm households: a pilot study. PLoS One (2013) 0.91
Incidence and characterisation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from nasal colonisation in participants attending a cattle veterinary conference in the UK. PLoS One (2013) 0.91
An outbreak of borderline oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (BORSA) in a dermatological unit. Microb Drug Resist (2005) 0.90
Genome sequence of Staphylococcus aureus strain 11819-97, an ST80-IV European community-acquired methicillin-resistant isolate. J Bacteriol (2012) 0.90
Stable incidence and continued improvement in short term mortality of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia between 1995 and 2008. BMC Infect Dis (2012) 0.89
Characterisation, dissemination and persistence of gentamicin resistant Escherichia coli from a Danish university hospital to the waste water environment. Environ Int (2007) 0.88
Phenotypic detection of mecC-MRSA: cefoxitin is more reliable than oxacillin. J Antimicrob Chemother (2013) 0.87
Growth phase-dependent regulation of the global virulence regulator Rot in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus. Int J Med Microbiol (2009) 0.86
A novel FRET pair for detection of parallel DNA triplexes by the LightCycler. BMC Biotechnol (2010) 0.86
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Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated in 1965 are more susceptible to triclosan than current isolates. PLoS One (2013) 0.84
Gentamicin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis sequence type 6 with reduced penicillin susceptibility: diagnostic and therapeutic implications. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 0.84
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Recently introduced qacA/B genes in Staphylococcus epidermidis do not increase chlorhexidine MIC/MBC. J Antimicrob Chemother (2013) 0.81
Optimal design of parallel triplex forming oligonucleotides containing Twisted Intercalating Nucleic Acids--TINA. Nucleic Acids Res (2010) 0.81
Evaluation of the ATB 32 C system for identification of clinical yeast isolates. Clin Microbiol Infect (1995) 0.81
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Genital and extra-genital screening for gonorrhoea using the BD Probetec ET system with an in-house PCR method targeting the porA pseudogene as confirmatory test. Acta Derm Venereol (2012) 0.78
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Evaluation of different disk diffusion/media combinations for detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci. APMIS (2003) 0.77
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Determination of Elizabethkingia Diversity by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry and Whole-Genome Sequencing. Emerg Infect Dis (2017) 0.75