David S Stephens

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1 Fatal inhalational anthrax in a 94-year-old Connecticut woman. JAMA 2002 3.26
2 Specific, sensitive, and quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for human immunoglobulin G antibodies to anthrax toxin protective antigen. Emerg Infect Dis 2002 2.76
3 Immune responses to Bacillus anthracis protective antigen in patients with bioterrorism-related cutaneous or inhalation anthrax. J Infect Dis 2004 2.29
4 Pathology and pathogenesis of bioterrorism-related inhalational anthrax. Am J Pathol 2003 2.11
5 Differential induction of the toll-like receptor 4-MyD88-dependent and -independent signaling pathways by endotoxins. Infect Immun 2005 2.05
6 Cationic antimicrobial peptide resistance in Neisseria meningitidis. J Bacteriol 2005 1.99
7 Comparative genomics of Neisseria meningitidis: core genome, islands of horizontal transfer and pathogen-specific genes. Microbiology 2006 1.75
8 Genetic basis for nongroupable Neisseria meningitidis. J Infect Dis 2003 1.62
9 Economics of an adolescent meningococcal conjugate vaccination catch-up campaign in the United States. Clin Infect Dis 2008 1.60
10 Neisseria meningitidis lipooligosaccharide structure-dependent activation of the macrophage CD14/Toll-like receptor 4 pathway. Infect Immun 2004 1.59
11 A case of naturally acquired inhalation anthrax: clinical care and analyses of anti-protective antigen immunoglobulin G and lethal factor. Clin Infect Dis 2007 1.51
12 Herd immunity and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: a quantitative model. Vaccine 2007 1.49
13 Meningococcal disease: changes in epidemiology and prevention. Clin Epidemiol 2012 1.48
14 Description and nomenclature of Neisseria meningitidis capsule locus. Emerg Infect Dis 2013 1.47
15 Assessing the risk of laboratory-acquired meningococcal disease. J Clin Microbiol 2005 1.47
16 sodC-based real-time PCR for detection of Neisseria meningitidis. PLoS One 2011 1.45
17 Anthrax lethal toxin paralyzes neutrophil actin-based motility. J Infect Dis 2005 1.32
18 Phosphoethanolamine substitution of lipid A and resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to cationic antimicrobial peptides and complement-mediated killing by normal human serum. Infect Immun 2008 1.32
19 Population structure and capsular switching of invasive Neisseria meningitidis isolates in the pre-meningococcal conjugate vaccine era--United States, 2000-2005. J Infect Dis 2010 1.31
20 KpsF is the arabinose-5-phosphate isomerase required for 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid biosynthesis and for both lipooligosaccharide assembly and capsular polysaccharide expression in Neisseria meningitidis. J Biol Chem 2002 1.24
21 Endotoxin of Neisseria meningitidis composed only of intact lipid A: inactivation of the meningococcal 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid transferase. J Bacteriol 2002 1.22
22 Macrolide efflux in Streptococcus pneumoniae is mediated by a dual efflux pump (mel and mef) and is erythromycin inducible. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005 1.22
23 Neisseria meningitidis: biology, microbiology, and epidemiology. Methods Mol Biol 2012 1.20
24 Translocation and surface expression of lipidated serogroup B capsular Polysaccharide in Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Immun 2005 1.19
25 Management of anthrax meningitis. Lancet Infect Dis 2005 1.17
26 Genotype-specific carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in Georgia counties with hyper- and hyposporadic rates of meningococcal disease. J Infect Dis 2002 1.16
27 Paclitaxel binding to human and murine MD-2. J Biol Chem 2008 1.13
28 Antimicrobial peptides and endotoxin inhibit cytokine and nitric oxide release but amplify respiratory burst response in human and murine macrophages. Cell Microbiol 2005 1.08
29 Phase variable changes in genes lgtA and lgtC within the lgtABCDE operon of Neisseria gonorrhoeae can modulate gonococcal susceptibility to normal human serum. J Endotoxin Res 2002 1.08
30 Biofilm formation by Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Immun 2004 1.05
31 Clinical issues in the prophylaxis, diagnosis, and treatment of anthrax. Emerg Infect Dis 2002 1.04
32 The MisR/MisS two-component regulatory system influences inner core structure and immunotype of lipooligosaccharide in Neisseria meningitidis. J Biol Chem 2004 1.04
33 Pathogenesis and diagnosis of human meningococcal disease using immunohistochemical and PCR assays. Am J Clin Pathol 2004 1.04
34 Autoregulation of the MisR/MisS two-component signal transduction system in Neisseria meningitidis. J Bacteriol 2006 1.03
35 Modification of lipooligosaccharide with phosphoethanolamine by LptA in Neisseria meningitidis enhances meningococcal adhesion to human endothelial and epithelial cells. Infect Immun 2008 0.99
36 O-Acetylation of the terminal N-acetylglucosamine of the lipooligosaccharide inner core in Neisseria meningitidis. Influence on inner core structure and assembly. J Biol Chem 2006 0.98
37 Hexa-acylation and KDO(2)-glycosylation determine the specific immunostimulatory activity of Neisseria meningitidis lipid A for human monocyte derived dendritic cells. Vaccine 2005 0.98
38 MisR/MisS two-component regulon in Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Immun 2007 0.97
39 Impact of bioterrorism preparedness on the public health response to the 2003-2004 influenza vaccine crisis. Public Health Rep 2005 0.96
40 The Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A capsular polysaccharide O-3 and O-4 acetyltransferase. J Biol Chem 2004 0.96
41 Genetic basis for biosynthesis of the (alpha 1-->4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate capsule of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X. Infect Immun 2003 0.95
42 Inner core assembly and structure of the lipooligosaccharide of Neisseria meningitidis: capacity of strain NMB to express all known immunotype epitopes. Glycobiology 2004 0.95
43 Lipooligosaccharide structure contributes to multiple steps in the virulence of Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Immun 2006 0.95
44 TLR4-dependent adjuvant activity of Neisseria meningitidis lipid A. Vaccine 2007 0.95
45 Human MD-2 discrimination of meningococcal lipid A structures and activation of TLR4. Glycobiology 2007 0.94
46 Human antimicrobial peptide LL-37 induces MefE/Mel-mediated macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2010 0.94
47 Increase in pilus islet 2-encoded pili among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Emerg Infect Dis 2010 0.93
48 Meningococcal conjugate vaccines. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2004 0.92
49 Development and evaluation of an improved mouse model of meningococcal colonization. Infect Immun 2003 0.91
50 Acquired inducible antimicrobial resistance in Gram-positive bacteria. Future Microbiol 2012 0.89
51 Mitis group streptococci express variable pilus islet 2 pili. PLoS One 2011 0.88
52 Notes from the Field: Increase in Neisseria meningitidis-Associated Urethritis Among Men at Two Sentinel Clinics - Columbus, Ohio, and Oakland County, Michigan, 2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016 0.88
53 The human host defense peptide LL-37 interacts with Neisseria meningitidis capsular polysaccharides and inhibits inflammatory mediators release. PLoS One 2010 0.87
54 Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W-135 carriage among US travelers to the 2001 Hajj. J Infect Dis 2004 0.86
55 Attachment and invasion of Neisseria meningitidis to host cells is related to surface hydrophobicity, bacterial cell size and capsule. PLoS One 2013 0.86
56 In vivo determination of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A capsular polysaccharide by whole cell high-resolution magic angle spinning NMR spectroscopy. Carbohydr Res 2006 0.86
57 Diversity of factor H-binding protein in Neisseria meningitidis carriage isolates. Vaccine 2011 0.85
58 The structure of the L9 immunotype lipooligosaccharide from Neisseria meningitidis NMA Z2491. Carbohydr Res 2008 0.85
59 Vaccines for the unvaccinated: protecting the herd. J Infect Dis 2008 0.83
60 Serogroup B meningococcal vaccines. Curr Opin Investig Drugs 2006 0.83
61 Requirement of NMB0065 for connecting assembly and export of sialic acid capsular polysaccharides in Neisseria meningitidis. Microbes Infect 2010 0.82
62 Virulence factors of gram-negative bacteria in sepsis with a focus on Neisseria meningitidis. Contrib Microbiol 2011 0.81
63 Induction of efflux-mediated macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011 0.81
64 Models of interinstitutional partnerships between research intensive universities and minority serving institutions (MSI) across the Clinical Translational Science Award (CTSA) consortium. Clin Transl Sci 2013 0.80
65 Laboratory-acquired serogroup A meningococcal meningitis. J Occup Health 2007 0.79
66 Physicochemical characterization and biological activity of lipooligosaccharides and lipid A from Neisseria meningitidis. J Endotoxin Res 2007 0.79
67 Industry-related outbreak of human anthrax. Emerg Infect Dis 2003 0.79
68 Workshop on vaccine pressure and Neisseria meningitidis, Annecy, France, 9-11 March 2005. Vaccine 2007 0.78
69 Pilus backbone protein PitB of Streptococcus pneumoniae contains stabilizing intramolecular isopeptide bonds. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011 0.76
70 Preventing influenza: vaccine systems and practices in the Southeast. Public Health Rep 2007 0.75
71 Adjuvant therapy for meningococcal sepsis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2005 0.75
72 West Nile virus southeast conference. Emerg Infect Dis 2003 0.75