Published in J Microbiol Methods on November 04, 2009
Comparison of two capillary gel electrophoresis systems for Clostridium difficile ribotyping, using a panel of ribotype 027 isolates and whole-genome sequences as a reference standard. J Clin Microbiol (2012) 0.95
Epidemiological tracing of bovine tuberculosis in Switzerland, multilocus variable number of tandem repeat analysis of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium caprae. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Genotyping of Salmonella Typhi using 8-loci multi locus VNTR analysis. Gut Pathog (2016) 0.75
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex genetic diversity: mining the fourth international spoligotyping database (SpolDB4) for classification, population genetics and epidemiology. BMC Microbiol (2006) 11.86
Whole-genome sequencing to delineate Mycobacterium tuberculosis outbreaks: a retrospective observational study. Lancet Infect Dis (2012) 7.18
Cluster of human tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis: evidence for person-to-person transmission in the UK. Lancet (2007) 3.31
Guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis and susceptibility testing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). J Antimicrob Chemother (2005) 2.74
Are susceptibility tests enough, or should laboratories still seek ESBLs and carbapenemases directly? J Antimicrob Chemother (2012) 2.68
A study of the relationship between environmental contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and patients' acquisition of MRSA. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2006) 2.58
The role of the natural environment in the emergence of antibiotic resistance in gram-negative bacteria. Lancet Infect Dis (2013) 2.43
Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in Asia. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control (2013) 1.59
Characterization of toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans strains isolated from humans and domestic cats in the United Kingdom. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.45
Reduction in the rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition in surgical wards by rapid screening for colonization: a prospective, cross-over study. Clin Microbiol Infect (2009) 1.44
Impacts of anthropogenic activity on the ecology of class 1 integrons and integron-associated genes in the environment. ISME J (2011) 1.35
Coexistence of multiple multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis subtypes of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 strains within fecal specimens. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.23
Automated high-throughput mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains by a combination of PCR and nondenaturing high-performance liquid chromatography. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 1.22
Undetected multidrug-resistant tuberculosis amplified by first-line therapy in mixed infection. Emerg Infect Dis (2013) 1.20
A systematic review of the antifungal effectiveness and tolerability of amphotericin B formulations. Clin Ther (2003) 1.19
An outbreak of a CTX-M-type beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: the importance of using cefpodoxime to detect extended-spectrum beta-lactamases. J Antimicrob Chemother (2003) 1.19
Update on screening and clinical diagnosis of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Int J Antimicrob Agents (2010) 1.16
Molecular and kinetic comparison of the novel extended-spectrum beta-lactamases CTX-M-25 and CTX-M-26. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 1.13
Novel CTX-M {beta}-lactamase genotype distribution and spread into multiple species of Enterobacteriaceae in Changsha, Southern China. J Antimicrob Chemother (2009) 1.13
High community faecal carriage rates of CTX-M ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in a specific population group in Birmingham, UK. J Antimicrob Chemother (2012) 1.10
Use of variations in staphylococcal interspersed repeat units for molecular typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 1.09
Current challenges in treating MRSA: what are the options? Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther (2008) 1.09
Prevalence and characteristics of β-lactamase and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes in Escherichia coli isolated from farmed fish in China. J Antimicrob Chemother (2012) 1.07
A geographically-restricted but prevalent Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain identified in the West Midlands Region of the UK between 1995 and 2008. PLoS One (2011) 1.01
Multicenter antimicrobial susceptibility survey of gram-negative bacteria isolated from patients with community-acquired infections in the People's Republic of China. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2006) 0.99
Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in animals and man: prescribing, practices and policies. J Antimicrob Chemother (2010) 0.97
Utilizing rapid multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis typing to aid control of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile Infection: a multicenter study. J Clin Microbiol (2012) 0.96
Global Origin of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Midlands, UK. Emerg Infect Dis (2010) 0.96
Examination of single and multiple mutations involved in resistance to quinolones in Staphylococcus aureus by a combination of PCR and denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC). J Antimicrob Chemother (2002) 0.96
bla(IMP-9) and its association with large plasmids carried by Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from the People's Republic of China. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2006) 0.95
Molecular characterization of diphtheria toxin repressor (dtxR) genes present in nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains isolated in the United Kingdom. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 0.94
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs from Thailand. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2011) 0.85
High-level gentamicin resistance mediated by a Tn4001-like transposon in seven nonclonal hospital isolates of Streptococcus pasteurianus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2007) 0.82
AmWeb: a novel interactive web tool for antimicrobial resistance surveillance, applicable to both community and hospital patients. J Antimicrob Chemother (2013) 0.82
Epidemiological typing of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Pakistan and India. J Med Microbiol (2009) 0.81
Tuberculosis microepidemics among dispersed migrants, Birmingham, UK, 2004-2013. Emerg Infect Dis (2015) 0.79
Genome analysis shows a common evolutionary origin for the dominant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a UK South Asian community. Tuberculosis (Edinb) (2007) 0.79
A study of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of MRSA screening and monitoring on surgical wards using a new, rapid molecular test (EMMS). BMC Health Serv Res (2007) 0.76
How do hospital professionals involved in a randomised controlled trial perceive the value of genotyping vs. PCR-ribotyping for control of hospital acquired C. difficile infections? BMC Infect Dis (2014) 0.75
Apolipoprotein E-epsilon2 confers risk of pulmonary tuberculosis in women from the Indian subcontinent--a preliminary study. J Infect (2009) 0.75
UK antimicrobial resistance strategy must be set in a wider context. BMJ (2013) 0.75
Application of denaturing HPLC to rapidly identify rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in low- and high-prevalence areas. J Antimicrob Chemother (2008) 0.75