Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on March 01, 1991
Multiplex PCR for identification of methicillin-resistant staphylococci in the clinical laboratory. J Clin Microbiol (1994) 4.44
Detection of methicillin-resistant staphylococci by using the polymerase chain reaction. J Clin Microbiol (1992) 3.01
Genotypic identification of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci by polymerase chain reaction. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1991) 2.61
Rapid detection of the mecA gene in methicillin-resistant staphylococci by enzymatic detection of polymerase chain reaction products. J Clin Microbiol (1992) 2.42
Molecular detection of antimicrobial resistance. Clin Microbiol Rev (2001) 2.31
Revised interpretation of oxacillin MICs for Staphylococcus epidermidis based on mecA detection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1995) 1.64
Detection of the Staphylococcal mecA gene by chemiluminescent DNA hybridization. J Clin Microbiol (1995) 1.16
Immunological detection of penicillin-binding protein 2' of methicillin-resistant staphylococci by using monoclonal antibodies prepared from synthetic peptides. J Clin Microbiol (1995) 0.96
Comparison of phenotypic methods and DNA hybridization for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol (1994) 0.91
Development of enzyme-labeled oligonucleotide probe for detection of mecA gene in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol (1994) 0.83
Absence of the mecA Gene in Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Different Clinical Specimens in Shendi City, Sudan. Biomed Res Int (2015) 0.77
Molecular Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Non-Protein Coding RNA-Mediated Monoplex Polymerase Chain Reaction. PLoS One (2016) 0.75
Detection of specific sequences among DNA fragments separated by gel electrophoresis. J Mol Biol (1975) 503.08
Labeling deoxyribonucleic acid to high specific activity in vitro by nick translation with DNA polymerase I. J Mol Biol (1977) 205.11
Novel method for detection of beta-lactamases by using a chromogenic cephalosporin substrate. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1972) 61.10
Low-affinity penicillin-binding protein associated with beta-lactam resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol (1984) 14.64
Evolution of an inducible penicillin-target protein in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by gene fusion. FEBS Lett (1987) 8.49
Intrinsic resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics in Staphylococcus aureus. FEBS Lett (1980) 7.13
Molecular cloning of the gene of a penicillin-binding protein supposed to cause high resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics in Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol (1986) 6.97
The role of beta-lactamase in staphylococcal resistance to penicillinase-resistant penicillins and cephalosporins. J Clin Microbiol (1986) 6.00
New mechanism for methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: clinical isolates that lack the PBP 2a gene and contain normal penicillin-binding proteins with modified penicillin-binding capacity. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1989) 5.49
Regulation of penicillin-binding protein activity: description of a methicillin-inducible penicillin-binding protein in Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1985) 3.98
Detection of methicillin resistance in staphylococci by using a DNA probe. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1990) 3.80
Methicillin-resistant staphylococci. Clin Microbiol Rev (1988) 3.77
The expression in Staphylococcus aureus of cloned DNA encoding methicillin resistance. J Gen Microbiol (1988) 3.34
Cloning and expression of methicillin resistance from Staphylococcus epidermidis in Staphylococcus carnosus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1988) 3.30
Homology of mecA gene in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus and Staphylococcus simulans to that of Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1990) 3.09
Beta-lactam-specific resistant mutants of Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1986) 2.41
Role of beta-lactamase and different testing conditions in oxacillin-borderline-susceptible staphylococci. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1988) 1.78
Inactivation of benzylpenicillin and methicillin by hospital staphylococci. Br Med J (1963) 1.43
Susceptibility of the "penicillinase-resistant" penicillins and cephalosporins to penicillinase of Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Pathol (1977) 1.35
Cloning and characterization of blaVIM, a new integron-borne metallo-beta-lactamase gene from a Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolate. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1999) 9.01
Lung cancer mortality in the Mayo Lung Project: impact of extended follow-up. J Natl Cancer Inst (2000) 6.77
The emerging threat of acquired carbapenemases in Gram-negative bacteria. Clin Microbiol Infect (2010) 6.76
Appearance of IMP-1 metallo-beta-lactamase in Europe. Lancet (1999) 5.41
Characterization of the metallo-beta-lactamase determinant of Acinetobacter baumannii AC-54/97 reveals the existence of bla(IMP) allelic variants carried by gene cassettes of different phylogeny. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2000) 5.26
Rapid evolution and spread of carbapenemases among Enterobacteriaceae in Europe. Clin Microbiol Infect (2012) 4.68
The Aeromonas hydrophila cphA gene: molecular heterogeneity among class B metallo-beta-lactamases. J Bacteriol (1991) 4.64
Identification of a streptococcal penicillin-binding protein that reacts very slowly with penicillin. J Bacteriol (1983) 4.42
Standard numbering scheme for class B beta-lactamases. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2001) 4.36
Structure of In31, a blaIMP-containing Pseudomonas aeruginosa integron phyletically related to In5, which carries an unusual array of gene cassettes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1999) 4.24
Acquired carbapenemases in Gram-negative bacterial pathogens: detection and surveillance issues. Clin Microbiol Infect (2010) 4.07
Regulation of penicillin-binding protein activity: description of a methicillin-inducible penicillin-binding protein in Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1985) 3.98
Biochemical characterization of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa 101/1477 metallo-beta-lactamase IMP-1 produced by Escherichia coli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1999) 3.68
Carbapenem-non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae in Europe: conclusions from a meeting of national experts. Euro Surveill (2010) 3.22
EUCAST expert rules in antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Clin Microbiol Infect (2011) 2.65
Controlling the spread of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negatives: therapeutic approach and infection control. Clin Microbiol Infect (2010) 2.63
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Europe: a survey among national experts from 39 countries, February 2013. Euro Surveill (2013) 2.63
Hospital outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing VIM-1, a novel transferable metallo-beta-lactamase. Clin Infect Dis (2000) 2.61
Genotypic identification of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci by polymerase chain reaction. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1991) 2.61
In70 of plasmid pAX22, a bla(VIM-1)-containing integron carrying a new aminoglycoside phosphotransferase gene cassette. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2001) 2.29
Transition from resistance to hypersusceptibility to beta-lactam antibiotics associated with loss of a low-affinity penicillin-binding protein in a Streptococcus faecium mutant highly resistant to penicillin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1985) 2.19
Zn(II) dependence of the Aeromonas hydrophila AE036 metallo-beta-lactamase activity and stability. Biochemistry (1997) 2.11
Solubilization and isolation of the membrane-bound DD-carboxypeptidase of Streptococcus faecalis ATCC9790. Properties of the purified enzyme. Eur J Biochem (1978) 2.10
Comparison of the MB/BacT and BACTEC 460 TB systems for recovery of mycobacteria from various clinical specimens. J Clin Microbiol (1999) 2.09
Purification and biochemical characterization of the VIM-1 metallo-beta-lactamase. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2000) 2.08
The penicillin-binding proteins in Streptococcus faecalis ATCC 9790. Eur J Biochem (1980) 2.07
Epidemic diffusion of KPC carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Italy: results of the first countrywide survey, 15 May to 30 June 2011. Euro Surveill (2013) 2.02
Identification of the lethal target of benzylpenicillin in Streptococcus faecalis by in vivo penicillin binding studies. Nature (1980) 1.96
Identification of 54 mycobacterial species by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the hsp65 gene. J Clin Microbiol (2001) 1.95
The three-dimensional structure of VIM-2, a Zn-beta-lactamase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa in its reduced and oxidised form. J Mol Biol (2007) 1.94
Conserved sequence motifs among bacterial, eukaryotic, and archaeal phosphatases that define a new phosphohydrolase superfamily. Protein Sci (1998) 1.93
Dynamics of a nosocomial outbreak of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing the PER-1 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase. J Clin Microbiol (2001) 1.92
Bacteriolytic activity in staphylococci. Infect Immun (1977) 1.90
Molecular heterogeneity of bla(VIM-2)-containing integrons from Pseudomonas aeruginosa plasmids encoding the VIM-2 metallo-beta-lactamase. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2001) 1.80
Patterns of macrolide resistance determinants among community-acquired Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates over a 5-year period of decreased macrolide susceptibility rates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1999) 1.75
Penicillin-binding proteins and the intrinsic resistance to beta-lactams in gram-positive cocci. J Antimicrob Chemother (1985) 1.73
The Legionella (Fluoribacter) gormanii metallo-beta-lactamase: a new member of the highly divergent lineage of molecular-subclass B3 beta-lactamases. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2000) 1.69
Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa with acquired bla(vim) metallo-beta-lactamase determinants, Italy. Emerg Infect Dis (2000) 1.65
Reliability of the MB/BacT system for testing susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates to antituberculous drugs. J Clin Microbiol (2000) 1.62
Colistin resistance superimposed to endemic carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: a rapidly evolving problem in Italy, November 2013 to April 2014. Euro Surveill (2014) 1.61
Streptococcus faecium ATCC 9790 penicillin-binding proteins and penicillin sensitivity are heavily influenced by growth conditions: proposal for an indirect mechanism of growth inhibition by beta-lactams. J Bacteriol (1983) 1.60
Gastroesophageal reflux and bronchial asthma: prevalence and effect of cisapride therapy. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr (1993) 1.55
Diffusion of meropenem and imipenem through the outer membrane of Escherichia coli K-12 and correlation with their antibacterial activities. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1992) 1.54
In Streptococcus faecium penicillin-binding protein 5 alone is sufficient for growth at sub-maximal but not at maximal rate. J Gen Microbiol (1986) 1.51
Rapid increase of resistance to erythromycin and clindamycin in Streptococcus pyogenes in Italy, 1993-1995. The Italian Surveillance Group for Antimicrobial Resistance. Emerg Infect Dis (1997) 1.49
Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in adults. Outline of the principal recommendations. National reference guidelines. Minerva Anestesiol (2009) 1.45
Characterization of a new TEM-derived beta-lactamase produced in a Serratia marcescens strain. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1997) 1.42
Antipneumococcal activity of ulifloxacin compared to levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin. J Chemother (2011) 1.42
Mono- and binuclear Zn2+-beta-lactamase. Role of the conserved cysteine in the catalytic mechanism. J Biol Chem (1999) 1.41
TEM-72, a new extended-spectrum beta-lactamase detected in Proteus mirabilis and Morganella morganii in Italy. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2000) 1.41
Peptidoglycan synthesis in cocci and rods of a pH-dependent, morphologically conditional mutant of Klebsiella pneumoniae. J Bacteriol (1979) 1.40
Biochemical characterization of the FEZ-1 metallo-beta-lactamase of Legionella gormanii ATCC 33297T produced in Escherichia coli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2001) 1.38
Identification of a gene (arpU) controlling muramidase-2 export in Enterococcus hirae. J Bacteriol (1995) 1.38
Streptococcus faecium mutants that are temperature sensitive for cell growth and show alterations in penicillin-binding proteins. J Bacteriol (1987) 1.38
Identification of a genetic element (psr) which negatively controls expression of Enterococcus hirae penicillin-binding protein 5. J Bacteriol (1993) 1.36
Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus: bad news and good news from the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net, formerly EARSS), 2002 to 2009. Euro Surveill (2011) 1.34
Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing PER-1 extended-spectrum serine-beta-lactamase and VIM-2 metallo-beta-lactamase. Emerg Infect Dis (2001) 1.34
Three-dimensional structure of FEZ-1, a monomeric subclass B3 metallo-beta-lactamase from Fluoribacter gormanii, in native form and in complex with D-captopril. J Mol Biol (2003) 1.33
PER-1 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase production in an Alcaligenes faecalis clinical isolate resistant to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins and monobactams from a hospital in Northern Italy. Microb Drug Resist (2000) 1.32
Relative importances of outer membrane permeability and group 1 beta-lactamase as determinants of meropenem and imipenem activities against Enterobacter cloacae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1995) 1.29
Characterization of the chromosomal cephalosporinases produced by Acinetobacter lwoffii and Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1996) 1.28
Evolution and spread of a multidrug-resistant Proteus mirabilis clone with chromosomal AmpC-type cephalosporinases in Europe. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2011) 1.28
Bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities of beta-lactams against Streptococcus (Enterococcus) faecium are associated with saturation of different penicillin-binding proteins. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1987) 1.26
Paradoxical response of Enterococcus faecalis to the bactericidal activity of penicillin is associated with reduced activity of one autolysin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1990) 1.26
Detection of bacterial phosphatase activity by means of an original and simple test. J Clin Pathol (1979) 1.26
Resistance of Streptococcus pyogenes to erythromycin and related antibiotics in Italy. The Italian Surveillance Group for Antimicrobial Resistance. Clin Infect Dis (1998) 1.23
Comparative evaluation of ligation-mediated PCR and spoligotyping as screening methods for genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. J Clin Microbiol (1999) 1.23
Control of cell septation by lateral wall extension in a pH-conditional morphology mutant of Klebsiella pneumoniae. J Bacteriol (1980) 1.22
Modification of penicillin-binding protein 5 associated with high-level ampicillin resistance in Enterococcus faecium. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1996) 1.21
Characterization and sequence of PhoC, the principal phosphate-irrepressible acid phosphatase of Morganella morganii. Microbiology (1994) 1.21
Characterization of a conditional mutant with altered envelope showing pH-dependent morphology and temperature-dependent division. J Gen Microbiol (1974) 1.19
Different staphylococcal species contain various numbers of penicillin-binding proteins ranging from four (Staphylococcus aureus) to only one (Staphylococcus hyicus). J Bacteriol (1985) 1.19
Hematin-catalyzed epoxidation of 7,8-dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrobenzo[a]pyrene by polyunsaturated fatty acid hydroperoxides. J Biol Chem (1985) 1.18
Brief report: no evidence for parvovirus B19 or hepatitis E virus as a cause of acute liver failure. Dig Dis Sci (2006) 1.16
Epidemiological characterization and distribution of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in Italy. Clin Microbiol Infect (2011) 1.16
Isolation of a gene from Burkholderia cepacia IS-16 encoding a protein that facilitates phosphatase activity. Curr Microbiol (2000) 1.14
Accelerated bone mass senescence after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Transl Med UniSa (2013) 1.13
Division blocks in temperature-sensitive mutants of Streptococcus faecium (S. faecalis ATCC 9790). J Bacteriol (1983) 1.10
Alterations in peptidoglycan chemical composition associated with rod-to-sphere transition in a conditional mutant of Klebsiella pneumoniae. J Bacteriol (1979) 1.09
Vancomycin-resistant Bacillus circulans carrying the vanA gene responsible for vancomycin resistance in enterococci. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (1997) 1.08
The two-competing site (TCS) model for cell shape regulation in bacteria: the envelope as an integration point for the regulatory circuits of essential physiological events. Adv Microb Physiol (1994) 1.06
CENTA as a chromogenic substrate for studying beta-lactamases. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2001) 1.05
Penicillins activate autolysins extracted from both Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae envelopes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1977) 1.05
Target for bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities of beta-lactam antibiotics against Escherichia coli resides in different penicillin-binding proteins. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1995) 1.05
In vitro response to bactericidal activity of cell wall-active antibiotics does not support the general opinion that enterococci are naturally tolerant to these antibiotics. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1990) 1.03
Forthcoming therapeutic perspectives for infections due to multidrug-resistant Gram-positive pathogens. Clin Microbiol Infect (2009) 1.03
Relevance of inapparent coinfection by hepatitis B virus in alpha interferon-treated patients with hepatitis C virus chronic hepatitis. J Med Virol (1997) 1.02
Characterization of OXA-29 from Legionella (Fluoribacter) gormanii: molecular class D beta-lactamase with unusual properties. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2001) 1.02
Emergence of linezolid resistance in Enterococcus faecium not dependent on linezolid treatment. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2006) 1.02
Early initiation of deoxyribonucleic acid replication and shortening of generation time associated with inhibition of lateral wall formation by mecillinam. J Bacteriol (1981) 1.00
OPSI threat in hematological patients. Transl Med UniSa (2013) 0.99