Published in APMIS on January 01, 2010
Longitudinal study of the contamination of air and of soil surfaces in the vicinity of pig barns by livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Appl Environ Microbiol (2012) 1.24
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 intensive care unit patients. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.13
A rapid and high-throughput screening approach for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus based on the combination of two different real-time PCR assays. J Clin Microbiol (2014) 0.83
Evaluation of the BD GeneOhm MRSA and VanR Assays as a Rapid Screening Tool for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in a Tertiary Hospital in Saudi Arabia. Int J Microbiol (2011) 0.82
Evaluation of BD MAX Staph SR Assay for Differentiating Between Staphylococcus aureus and Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci and Determining Methicillin Resistance Directly From Positive Blood Cultures. Ann Lab Med (2017) 0.81
Outbreak analysis and typing of MRSA isolates by automated repetitive-sequence-based PCR in a region with multiple strain types causing epidemics. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2012) 0.78
Rapid confirmation of suspected methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonies on chromogenic agars by a new commercial PCR assay, the GenomEra MRSA/SA Diagnose. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2012) 0.76
Occurrence of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Turkey and broiler barns and contamination of air and soil surfaces in their vicinity. Appl Environ Microbiol (2013) 0.76
Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Healthy Turkeys and Broilers Using DNA Microarrays. Front Microbiol (2016) 0.75
Accurate and rapid identification of bacterial species from positive blood cultures with a DNA-based microarray platform: an observational study. Lancet (2009) 4.53
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
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Lancet Infect Dis (2005) 3.18
Clinical and microbiological characteristics of severe Streptococcus pyogenes disease in Europe. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 2.80
Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in humans, Europe. Emerg Infect Dis (2011) 2.35
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
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Finland. Emerg Infect Dis (2002) 1.83
Etiological diagnosis of childhood pneumonia by use of transthoracic needle aspiration and modern microbiological methods. Clin Infect Dis (2002) 1.81
Epidemiology of severe Streptococcus pyogenes disease in Europe. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 1.81
Lactobacillus bacteremia during a rapid increase in probiotic use of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in Finland. Clin Infect Dis (2002) 1.57
Predictors of mortality in beta-hemolytic streptococcal bacteremia: a population-based study. J Infect (2009) 1.47
Elimination of epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a university hospital and district institutions, Finland. Emerg Infect Dis (2003) 1.43
Severe Streptococcus pyogenes infections, United Kingdom, 2003-2004. Emerg Infect Dis (2008) 1.43
Early diagnosis of dengue in travelers: comparison of a novel real-time RT-PCR, NS1 antigen detection and serology. J Clin Virol (2009) 1.36
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Finland: the first years (2008-11). J Antimicrob Chemother (2012) 1.35
Genetic diversity among type emm28 group A Streptococcus strains causing invasive infections and pharyngitis. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.26
Streptococcus mutans clonal variation revealed by multilocus sequence typing. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.15
Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococci and their SCCmec types in a long-term-care facility. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 1.15
Performance of the Luminex xTAG Respiratory Viral Panel Fast in a clinical laboratory setting. J Virol Methods (2012) 1.08
Bufavirus in feces of patients with gastroenteritis, Finland. Emerg Infect Dis (2014) 1.07
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serotype O78:H(-) in family, Finland, 2009. Emerg Infect Dis (2012) 1.06
Acute central nervous system complications in varicella zoster virus infections. J Clin Virol (2002) 1.04
Rapid identification of bacterial pathogens using a PCR- and microarray-based assay. BMC Microbiol (2009) 1.01
Nationwide trends in molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Finland, 1997-2004. BMC Infect Dis (2007) 1.01
Extraintestinal Clostridium difficile infections. Clin Infect Dis (2013) 1.01
Evaluation of multiplex polymerase chain reaction and microarray-based assay for rapid herpesvirus diagnostics. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2012) 1.01
Burkholderia pseudomallei infections in Finnish tourists injured by the December 2004 tsunami in Thailand. Euro Surveill (2005) 1.00
Acute bacterial, nonnecrotizing cellulitis in Finland: microbiological findings. Clin Infect Dis (2008) 0.98
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
Mutation at the position 2058 of the 23S rRNA as a cause of macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pyogenes. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob (2004) 0.97
Real-time multiplex PCR assay for detection of Yersinia pestis and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. APMIS (2009) 0.97
Detection of virulence genes of Clostridium difficile by multiplex PCR. APMIS (2009) 0.97
emm typing of invasive T28 group A streptococci, 1995-2004, Finland. J Med Microbiol (2006) 0.96
Detection of human orthopoxvirus infections and differentiation of smallpox virus with real-time PCR. J Med Virol (2009) 0.95
A quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for rapid detection of 9 pathogens directly from stools of travelers with diarrhea. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2013) 0.94
Characterization of Shigella sonnei Isolate Carrying Shiga Toxin 2-Producing Gene. Emerg Infect Dis (2015) 0.94
Molecular epidemiology of dengue virus strains from Finnish travelers. Emerg Infect Dis (2008) 0.92
An outbreak of Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus associated with consumption of fresh goat cheese. BMC Infect Dis (2006) 0.92
Complement factor H allotype 402H is associated with increased C3b opsonization and phagocytosis of Streptococcus pyogenes. Mol Microbiol (2008) 0.92
Human herpesvirus-6 and -7 in pediatric stem cell transplantation. Pediatr Blood Cancer (2005) 0.89
Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and endocarditis among injection drug users and nonaddicts: host factors, microbiological and serological characteristics. J Infect (2008) 0.89
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in Finland in 2004 to 2006. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 0.89
Antimicrobial susceptibilities of Campylobacter strains isolated from Finnish subjects infected domestically or from those infected abroad. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2003) 0.88
Lymphoproliferative disease after allogeneic stem cell transplantation--pre-emptive diagnosis by quantification of Epstein-Barr virus DNA in serum. J Clin Virol (2003) 0.88
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O100:H⁻: stx2e in drinking water contaminated by waste water in Finland. Curr Microbiol (2010) 0.85
Predictors of death after severe Streptococcus pyogenes infection. Emerg Infect Dis (2009) 0.84
Bacteria, phages and septicemia. PLoS One (2007) 0.84
Novel polymyxin derivatives are effective in treating experimental Escherichia coli peritoneal infection in mice. J Antimicrob Chemother (2010) 0.84
Monitoring of EBV-DNAemia by quantitative real-time PCR after adult liver transplantation. J Clin Virol (2006) 0.84
Efficacy of a novel PCR- and microarray-based method in diagnosis of a prosthetic joint infection. Acta Orthop (2014) 0.83
Multiplex-PCR and oligonucleotide microarray for detection of eight different herpesviruses from clinical specimens. J Clin Virol (2006) 0.83
Pharmacokinetics of novel antimicrobial cationic peptides NAB 7061 and NAB 739 in rats following intravenous administration. J Antimicrob Chemother (2009) 0.83
Clustering of Serratia marcescens infections in a neonatal intensive care unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2004) 0.83
Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis Bacteremia, Finland, 1995-2004. Emerg Infect Dis (2010) 0.82
Serological microarray for detection of HSV-1, HSV-2, VZV, and CMV antibodies. J Virol Methods (2009) 0.82
Evaluation of high-throughput PCR and microarray-based assay in conjunction with automated DNA extraction instruments for diagnosis of sepsis. PLoS One (2011) 0.82
Novel polymyxin derivatives are less cytotoxic than polymyxin B to renal proximal tubular cells. Peptides (2012) 0.81
A cluster of Candida krusei infections in a haematological unit. BMC Infect Dis (2007) 0.81
The pls gene found in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains is common in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus sciuri. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 0.81
Search for Herpesviruses in cerebrospinal fluid of facial palsy patients by PCR. Acta Otolaryngol (2007) 0.81
A novel screening method detects herpesviral DNA in the idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis lung. Ann Med (2011) 0.80
Proposal for common Nordic epidemiological terms and definitions for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Scand J Infect Dis (2008) 0.79
Accurate and rapid identification of Candida spp. frequently associated with fungemia by using PCR and the microarray-based Prove-it Sepsis assay. J Clin Microbiol (2012) 0.79
Case fatality associated with a hypervirulent strain in patients with culture-positive Clostridium difficile infection: a retrospective population-based study. Int J Infect Dis (2012) 0.79
The novel polymyxin derivative NAB739 is remarkably less cytotoxic than polymyxin B and colistin to human kidney proximal tubular cells. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2012) 0.79
Comparative activity of tigecycline and tetracycline on Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria revealed by a multicentre study in four North European countries. Scand J Infect Dis (2011) 0.78
Improved multiplex-PCR and microarray for herpesvirus detection from CSF. J Clin Virol (2008) 0.78
Phylogeography of Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica in Finland, 1993-2011. Infect Dis (Lond) (2015) 0.78
Isolation and characterization of Streptococcus mitis from blood of child with osteomyelitis. Int J Paediatr Dent (2010) 0.78
Rapid emergence of emm84 among invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections in Finland. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 0.78
First isolation of Dietzia cinnamea from a dog bite wound in an adult patient. J Clin Microbiol (2012) 0.77
Applicability of DiversiLab repetitive sequence-based PCR method in epidemiological typing of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC). Foodborne Pathog Dis (2013) 0.77
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening by online immunometric monitoring of bacterial growth under selective pressure. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2009) 0.77
High number of diarrhoeal co-infections in travellers to Benin, West Africa. BMC Infect Dis (2014) 0.77
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
Respiratory diphtheria in an asylum seeker from Afghanistan arriving to Finland via Sweden, December 2015. Euro Surveill (2016) 0.76
Varicella zoster and Borrelia burgdorferi are the main agents associated with facial paresis, especially in children. J Clin Virol (2003) 0.75
Comparative typing of Campylobacter jejuni by heat-stable serotyping and PCR-based restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 0.75
Bartonella quintana and Bartonella pediococcus Infection after Aortic Valve Replacement. Heart Surg Forum (2008) 0.75
Severe Ocular Cowpox in a Human, Finland. Emerg Infect Dis (2015) 0.75
Increased Risk for ESBL-Producing Bacteria from Co-administration of Loperamide and Antimicrobial Drugs for Travelers' Diarrhea(1). Emerg Infect Dis (2016) 0.75
Human herpesvirus-6 and -7 DNA in cerebrospinal fluid of facial palsy patients. Acta Otolaryngol (2008) 0.75
Facial nerve palsy after human herpesvirus 6 infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2004) 0.75
Staphylococcus aureus colonization among nursing home residents in a large Finnish nursing home. Scand J Infect Dis (2007) 0.75