Published in J Parasitol on August 01, 2010
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Real-time PCR using hybridization probes for the rapid and specific identification of Francisella tularensis subspecies tularensis. Mol Cell Probes (2006) 1.00
Molecular detection and characterization of spotted fever group rickettsiae in Taiwan. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2007) 0.99
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Influence of -308 A/G polymorphism in the tumor necrosis factor alpha gene on etanercept treatment in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum (2007) 0.94
Serological screening and toxoplasmosis exposure factors among pregnant women in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2006) 0.93
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Surveillance of HIV type 1 recent infection and molecular epidemiology among different risk behaviors between 2007 and 2009 after the HIV type 1 CRF07_BC outbreak in Taiwan. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses (2011) 0.93
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Suppression of host Th1-type granulomatous inflammation by Taenia solium metacestodes is related to down-regulation of osteopontin gene expression. Int J Parasitol (2007) 0.92
Application of loop-mediated isothermal amplification for malaria diagnosis during a follow-up study in São Tomé. Malar J (2012) 0.92
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Detection of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in hospital water by culture and molecular methods. Int J Med Microbiol (2008) 0.90
Prevalence and clinical impact of Met Y1253D-activating point mutation in radiotherapy-treated squamous cell cancer of the oropharynx. Oncogene (2003) 0.89
A norovirus outbreak in a nursing home: norovirus shedding time associated with age. J Clin Virol (2012) 0.89
Development of one-step quantitative reverse transcription PCR for the rapid detection of flaviviruses. Virol J (2013) 0.88
Using the Health Belief Model to understand caregiver factors influencing childhood influenza vaccinations. J Community Health Nurs (2011) 0.87
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Homozygous proline at codon 72 of p53 as a potential risk factor favoring the development of undifferentiated thyroid carcinoma. Int J Oncol (2002) 0.86
Use of a locked-nucleic-acid oligomer in the clamped-probe assay for detection of a minority Pfcrt K76T mutant population of Plasmodium falciparum. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 0.86
Elevated telomerase activity, c-MYC-, and hTERT mRNA expression: association with tumour progression in malignant lipomatous tumours. J Pathol (2003) 0.86
Water quality parameters associated with prevalence of Legionella in hot spring facility water bodies. Water Res (2010) 0.86
Prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis Infection among preschool children in kindergartens of Taipei City, Taiwan in 2008. Korean J Parasitol (2009) 0.86
Methylation of histone H3 lysine 27 associated with apoptosis in osteosarcoma cells induced by staurosporine. Histol Histopathol (2009) 0.84
No association of the CARD8 (TUCAN) c.30T>A (p.C10X) variant with Crohn's disease: a study in 3 independent European cohorts. Inflamm Bowel Dis (2008) 0.84
The repair and recombination enzyme ERCC1 is not required for immunoglobulin class switching. DNA Repair (Amst) (2003) 0.84
First case of granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba castellanii in Taiwan. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2009) 0.83
Prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium infection among schoolchildren in remote areas devoid of sanitation in northwestern Swaziland, Southern Africa. Jpn J Infect Dis (2011) 0.83
Distribution and effects of polymorphic RANTES gene alleles in HIV/HCV coinfection -- a prospective cross-sectional study. World J Gastroenterol (2005) 0.83
Prevalence of obesity and its association with cardiovascular disease risk factors in adolescent girls from a college in central Taiwan. Kaohsiung J Med Sci (2008) 0.82
Unexplained deaths and critical illnesses of suspected infectious cause, Taiwan, 2000-2005. Emerg Infect Dis (2008) 0.82
Cost-effectiveness of detection of intestinal amebiasis by using serology and specific-amebic-antigen assays among persons with or without human immunodeficiency virus infection. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 0.82
Genetic typing, based on the 56-kilodalton type-specific antigen gene, of Orientia tsutsugamushi strains isolated from chiggers collected from wild-caught rodents in Taiwan. Appl Environ Microbiol (2011) 0.82
Qualitative detection of avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses: a comparative evaluation of four real-time nucleic acid amplification methods. Mol Cell Probes (2008) 0.82
Genotyping of the triallelic variant G2677T/A in MDR1 using LightCycler with locked-nucleic-acid-modified hybridization probes. Anal Biochem (2004) 0.82
DLG5 variants in inflammatory bowel disease. Am J Gastroenterol (2006) 0.82
Comparison of a laboratory-developed RT-PCR and the CDC RT-PCR protocol with rapid immunodiagnostic testing during the 2009 H1N1 influenza A pandemic. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2011) 0.82
Loss expression of O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase by promoter hypermethylation and its relationship to betel quid chewing in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod (2010) 0.82
The multi-cancer marker, rs6983267, located at region 3 of chromosome 8q24, is associated with prostate cancer in Greek patients but does not contribute to the aggressiveness of the disease. Clin Chem Lab Med (2011) 0.81
Association of the eNOS E298D polymorphism and the risk of myocardial infarction in the Greek population. BMC Med Genet (2010) 0.81
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Microevolution of the chromosomal region of acute disease antigen A (adaA) in the query (Q) fever agent Coxiella burnetii. PLoS One (2013) 0.81
Differentiation and identification of Shigella spp. and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli in environmental waters by a molecular method and biochemical test. Water Res (2009) 0.81
Radioprotective effects of Antrodia cinnamomea are enhanced on immune cells and inhibited on cancer cells. Int J Radiat Biol (2014) 0.81
Survey of the status of self-paid varicella vaccination among children one to six years of age in Taiwan. J Microbiol Immunol Infect (2007) 0.81
Intestinal paragonimiasis with colonic ulcer and hematochezia in an elderly Taiwanese woman. Korean J Parasitol (2012) 0.81
Impact of HAART therapy on co-infection of tuberculosis and HIV cases for 9 years in Taiwan. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2009) 0.81
Association between head and neck cancer and microsomal epoxide hydrolase genotypes. Arch Toxicol (2002) 0.80
A study in three European IBD cohorts confirms that the ATG16L1 c.898A>G (p.Thr300Ala) variant is a susceptibility factor for Crohn's disease. J Crohns Colitis (2007) 0.80
Combined treatment with interleukin-12 and mebendazole lessens the severity of experimental eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in ICR mice. Infect Immun (2003) 0.80
Evaluation of complement factor 5 variants as genetic risk factors for the development of advanced fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C infection. J Hepatol (2008) 0.80
Common CFTR haplotypes and susceptibility to chronic pancreatitis and congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens. Hum Mutat (2011) 0.80
Molecular detection and comparison of Acanthamoeba genotypes in different functions of watersheds in Taiwan. Environ Monit Assess (2011) 0.80
A study of immunomodulatory genes responses to macrophages of Schistosoma japonicum infection during different stages by microarray analysis. Acta Trop (2013) 0.80
Locked nucleic acid-enhanced detection of 1100delC*CHEK2 germ-line mutation in Spanish patients with hematologic malignancies. Clin Chem (2004) 0.80
Polymorphic metabolic susceptibility genes and longevity: a study in octogonarians. Toxicol Lett (2004) 0.80
Presence of the exoU gene of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is correlated with cytotoxicity in MDCK cells but not with colonization in BALB/c mice. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 0.79
Enterobius vermicularis infection is well controlled among preschool children in nurseries of Taipei City, Taiwan. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop (2012) 0.79
Identification and significance of Naegleria fowleri isolated from the hot spring which related to the first primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) patient in Taiwan. Int J Parasitol (2013) 0.79
Toxoplasma gondii infection: seroprevalence and associated risk factors among primary school children in the capital area of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Jpn J Infect Dis (2014) 0.79
Seroprevalence, Seroconversion, and Risk Factors for Toxoplasmosis among Pregnant Women in Taipei, Taiwan. Jpn J Infect Dis (2015) 0.79
Anti-CCR3 monoclonal antibody inhibits eosinophil infiltration in Angiostrongylus cantonensis-infected ICR mice. Acta Trop (2009) 0.79
Evaluation of a TaqMan real-time PCR for the detection of Theileria parva in buffalo and cattle. Vet Parasitol (2010) 0.79
Time-dependent persistence of enhanced immune response by a potential probiotic strain Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei NTU 101. Int J Food Microbiol (2008) 0.79
Notch ligand delta-like 4-pretreated dendritic cells alleviate allergic airway responses by enhancing IL-10 production. PLoS One (2013) 0.79
Two-step real-time PCR quantification of all subtypes of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 by an in-house method using locked nucleic acid-based probes. Folia Med (Plovdiv) (2008) 0.79