Published in J Clin Microbiol on April 14, 2010
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Comparison of the MALDI Biotyper system using Sepsityper specimen processing to routine microbiological methods for identification of bacteria from positive blood culture bottles. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 1.53
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Evaluation of Spectra VRE, a new chromogenic agar medium designed to screen for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.33
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Comparison of polymyxin B, tigecycline, cefepime, and meropenem MICs for KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae by broth microdilution, Vitek 2, and Etest. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 1.20
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Multicenter clinical evaluation of the illumigene group A Streptococcus DNA amplification assay for detection of group A Streptococcus from pharyngeal swabs. J Clin Microbiol (2013) 1.13
Real-time detection of influenza a, influenza B, and respiratory syncytial virus a and B in respiratory specimens by use of nanoparticle probes. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.09
Introduction of a Novel Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus into Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2009. Viruses (2009) 1.09
False-positive cryptococcal antigen test associated with use of BBL Port-a-Cul transport vials. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.08
Evaluation of MicroScan Autoscan for identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis patients. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.06
Advances in identification of clinical yeast isolates by use of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. J Clin Microbiol (2013) 1.04
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Moxifloxacin pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics and optimal dose and susceptibility breakpoint identification for treatment of disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2010) 1.01
Molecular characterization of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates in the United States, 2004 to 2010. J Clin Microbiol (2013) 1.01
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Automated detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in clinical samples: isothermal tcdB amplification coupled to array-based detection. J Clin Microbiol (2012) 1.00
Detection of fecal shedding of rotavirus vaccine in infants following their first dose of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine. Vaccine (2011) 0.99
Screening and treatment for depression during pregnancy: a cautionary note. Aust N Z J Psychiatry (2005) 0.99
Comparison of BD phoenix to vitek 2, microscan MICroSTREP, and Etest for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 0.99
Antifungal susceptibilities of Cryptococcus neoformans. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 0.96
Rapid identification of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistance by flow cytometry using a peptide nucleic acid probe. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 0.96
Microbiology of liver abscesses and the predictive value of abscess gram stain and associated blood cultures. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2003) 0.95
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection caused by Actinomyces neuii subsp. neuii. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 0.95
Identification of clinical coryneform bacterial isolates: comparison of biochemical methods and sequence analysis of 16S rRNA and rpoB genes. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 0.94
Trends in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus anovaginal colonization in pregnant women in 2005 versus 2009. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 0.93
Effects of solid-medium type on routine identification of bacterial isolates by use of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 0.93
Bilateral periprosthetic joint infection caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis, and identification of Salmonella sp using molecular techniques. Int J Infect Dis (2009) 0.93
Identification of an erm(T) gene in strains of inducibly clindamycin-resistant group B Streptococcus. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2006) 0.92
Late complications of Candida (Torulopsis) glabrata fungemia: description of a phenomenon. Scand J Infect Dis (2002) 0.91
Multicenter clinical evaluation of VRESelect agar for identification of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium. J Clin Microbiol (2013) 0.91
Rapid detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase genes in enterobacteriaceae directly from blood culture bottles by real-time PCR. Am J Clin Pathol (2012) 0.91
Comparison of the BD MAX enteric bacterial panel to routine culture methods for detection of Campylobacter, enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (O157), Salmonella, and Shigella isolates in preserved stool specimens. J Clin Microbiol (2014) 0.91
Cross-class resistance to non-beta-lactam antimicrobials in extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Am J Clin Pathol (2003) 0.91
Improving clinical significance of PCR: use of propidium monoazide to distinguish viable from dead Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. J Orthop Res (2009) 0.91
Light microscopy, culture, molecular, and serologic methods for detection of herpes simplex virus. J Clin Microbiol (2013) 0.90
Identification of Histoplasma capsulatum from culture extracts by real-time PCR. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 0.89
Detection and quantification of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by MultiCode-RTx real-time PCR targeting the HCV 3' untranslated region. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 0.89
Survival of influenza virus on hands and fomites in community and laboratory settings. Am J Infect Control (2012) 0.89
Predictive value and cost-effectiveness analysis of a rapid polymerase chain reaction for preoperative detection of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2003) 0.88
The hsp65 gene patterns of less common Mycobacterium and Nocardia spp. by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis with capillary electrophoresis. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2007) 0.88
Antimicrobial susceptibility of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: potential utility of fosfomycin. Scand J Infect Dis (2003) 0.88
Performance of the BD GeneOhm MRSA achromopeptidase assay for real-time PCR detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nasal specimens. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 0.88
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Five cases of bacteraemia due to Gordonia species. J Med Microbiol (2009) 0.87
Antimicrobial resistance among isolates causing invasive pneumococcal disease before and after licensure of heptavalent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine. PLoS One (2009) 0.86
Cultivation of Enterobacter hormaechei from human atherosclerotic tissue. J Atheroscler Thromb (2010) 0.85
Bordetella holmesii: initial genomic analysis of an emerging opportunist. Pathog Dis (2013) 0.85
Utility of surveillance cultures for antimicrobial resistant organisms in infants transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2013) 0.84
Evaluation of a microarray-based genotyping assay for the rapid detection of cytochrome P450 2C19 *2 and *3 polymorphisms from whole blood using nanoparticle probes. Am J Clin Pathol (2011) 0.84
Bloodstream infection caused by nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in an immunocompromised host in the United States. J Clin Microbiol (2012) 0.84
Multicenter comparison of the Vitek 2 antifungal susceptibility test with the CLSI broth microdilution reference method for testing caspofungin, micafungin, and posaconazole against Candida spp. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 0.84
Identification of two borderline oxacillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus from routine nares swab specimens by one of three chromogenic agars evaluated for the detection of MRSA. Am J Clin Pathol (2010) 0.83
Epidemiology of enterococci in a neonatal intensive care unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 0.83
Limiting false-positive polymerase chain reaction results: detection of DNA and mRNA to differentiate viable from dead bacteria. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2009) 0.83
Multicenter evaluation of the Verigene Clostridium difficile nucleic acid assay. J Clin Microbiol (2013) 0.83
Comparison of BD Phoenix and bioMérieux Vitek 2 automated systems for the detection of macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B resistance among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2012) 0.81
Linezolid for the treatment of drug-resistant infections. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther (2008) 0.81
The fusarium keratitis outbreak: not done yet? Arch Ophthalmol (2007) 0.80
Rotaviral and bacterial gastroenteritis in children during winter: an evaluation of physician ordering patterns. J Clin Virol (2003) 0.79
Bacterial culture isolates from hospitalized pediatric patients with conjunctivitis. Am J Ophthalmol (2006) 0.79
Distinction between intact and antibiotic-inactivated bacteria by real-time PCR after treatment with propidium monoazide. J Orthop Res (2010) 0.79
Evaluation of the LightCycler Staphylococcus M GRADE kits on positive blood cultures that contained gram-positive cocci in clusters. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 0.79
Identification of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in blood cultures: a multicenter performance evaluation of a three-color peptide nucleic acid fluorescence in situ hybridization assay. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 0.77
Comparison of the automated Phoenix with the Vitek 2 for the identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Can J Microbiol (2010) 0.77
In vitro activity of doripenem alone and in multi-agent combinations against extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2013) 0.77
Recognition and treatment of neonatal community-associated MRSA pneumonia and bacteremia. Pediatr Pulmonol (2008) 0.76
Genome Sequence of the Human Abscess Isolate Streptococcus intermedius BA1. Genome Announc (2013) 0.76
A tile layer's nightmare. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 0.75
Rapid species determination of Nocardia keratitis using pyrosequencing technology. Am J Ophthalmol (2006) 0.75
A rare presentation of a common disease. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 0.75
Outbreak of Rapidly Growing Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Among Patients Undergoing Cosmetic Surgery in the Dominican Republic. Ann Plast Surg (2017) 0.75
Microfiltration of brilliant blue G dye. Retina (2013) 0.75
No Clear Benefit of Chlorhexidine Use at Home Before Surgical Preparation. J Am Acad Orthop Surg (2017) 0.75