Published in J Clin Microbiol on March 16, 2011
Worrisome trends in incidence and mortality of candidemia in intensive care units (Paris area, 2002-2010). Intensive Care Med (2014) 1.45
Diagnosis of invasive candidiasis in the ICU. Ann Intensive Care (2011) 1.35
Characterization of methicillin-susceptible and -resistant staphylococci in the clinical setting: a multicentre study in Nigeria. BMC Infect Dis (2012) 1.10
The antibiotic resistance profiles of bacterial strains isolated from patients with hospital-acquired bloodstream and urinary tract infections. Crit Care Res Pract (2012) 1.07
Characterisation and clinical features of Enterobacter cloacae bloodstream infections occurring at a tertiary care university hospital in Switzerland: is cefepime adequate therapy? Int J Antimicrob Agents (2013) 1.03
Epidemiology and Microbiologic Characterization of Nosocomial Candidemia from a Brazilian National Surveillance Program. PLoS One (2016) 0.90
Nosocomial bloodstream infections in Brazilian pediatric patients: microbiology, epidemiology, and clinical features. PLoS One (2013) 0.88
A Fatal Bloodstream Infection by Staphylococcus pettenkoferi in an Intensive Care Unit Patient. Case Rep Crit Care (2011) 0.83
What's new in multidrug-resistant pathogens in the ICU? Ann Intensive Care (2016) 0.83
Treatment of bloodstream infections in ICUs. BMC Infect Dis (2014) 0.82
Early insights into the interactions of different β-lactam antibiotics and β-lactamase inhibitors against soluble forms of Acinetobacter baumannii PBP1a and Acinetobacter sp. PBP3. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2012) 0.81
Healthcare environments and spatial variability of healthcare associated infection risk: cross-sectional surveys. PLoS One (2013) 0.81
A descriptive study of nosocomial infections in an adult intensive care unit in fiji: 2011-12. J Trop Med (2014) 0.81
Time to blood culture positivity as a predictor of clinical outcome in patients with Candida albicans bloodstream infection. BMC Infect Dis (2013) 0.80
The burden of nosocomial staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection in South Korea: a prospective hospital-based nationwide study. BMC Infect Dis (2014) 0.80
Diagnosis by real-time polymerase chain reaction of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes in bone marrow transplant patients with bloodstream infections. BMC Infect Dis (2013) 0.80
Gram-negative infections in adult intensive care units of latin america and the Caribbean. Crit Care Res Pract (2014) 0.79
Diagnosis of bacteremia in pediatric oncologic patients by in-house real-time PCR. BMC Infect Dis (2015) 0.78
Acinetobacter spp. are associated with a higher mortality in intensive care patients with bacteremia: a survival analysis. BMC Infect Dis (2016) 0.78
Hemolytic factor production by clinical isolates of Candida species. Curr Microbiol (2013) 0.78
Comparison between automated system and PCR-based method for identification and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of clinical Enterococcus spp. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo (2014) 0.78
A decade of change in susceptibility patterns of Gram-negative blood culture isolates: a single center study. Germs (2015) 0.77
Antibacterial and non-cytotoxic effect of nanocomposites based in polyethylene and copper nanoparticles. J Mater Sci Mater Med (2015) 0.76
Cholecystokinin protects rats against sepsis induced by Staphylococcus aureus. Med Microbiol Immunol (2014) 0.76
Effects of inappropriate empirical antibiotic therapy on mortality in patients with healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a propensity-matched analysis. BMC Infect Dis (2016) 0.76
Catheter related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI) in ICU patients: making the decision to remove or not to remove the central venous catheter. PLoS One (2012) 0.75
Health care associated infections, antibiotic resistance and clinical outcome: A surveillance study from Sanandaj, Iran. World J Clin Cases (2016) 0.75
Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Heteroresistant and Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus from Bloodstream Infections in a Brazilian Teaching Hospital. PLoS One (2016) 0.75
Effects of human blood red cells on the haemolytic capability of clinical isolates of Candida tropicalis. J Biomed Sci (2015) 0.75
The EMPIRICUS trial-the final nail in the coffin of empirical antifungal therapy in the intensive care unit? J Thorac Dis (2017) 0.75
Outcomes and Predictive Factors Associated with Adequacy of Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection. Front Public Health (2016) 0.75
Correlation between mass and volume of collected blood with positivity of blood cultures. BMC Res Notes (2015) 0.75
Prevalence of the Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Coagulase-Positive-and Negative-Staphylococcus in Chicken Meat Retailed to Consumers. Front Microbiol (2016) 0.75
The risk and clinical outcome of candidemia depending on underlying malignancy. Intensive Care Med (2017) 0.75
Patterns and trends of pediatric bloodstream infections: a 7-year surveillance study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2016) 0.75
Cross-resistance between voriconazole and fluconazole for non-albicans Candida infection: a case-case-control study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2017) 0.75
Incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of nosocomial Enterococcus spp. bloodstream infections in a tertiary-care hospital in Beijing, China: a four-year retrospective study. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control (2017) 0.75
Guidelines for the management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 23.85
Bad bugs, no drugs: no ESKAPE! An update from the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis (2009) 22.98
Nosocomial bloodstream infections in US hospitals: analysis of 24,179 cases from a prospective nationwide surveillance study. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 20.99
International study of the prevalence and outcomes of infection in intensive care units. JAMA (2009) 11.57
The influence of inadequate antimicrobial treatment of bloodstream infections on patient outcomes in the ICU setting. Chest (2000) 9.51
Novel multiplex PCR assay for characterization and concomitant subtyping of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec types I to V in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 8.29
Nosocomial bloodstream infection in critically ill patients. Excess length of stay, extra costs, and attributable mortality. JAMA (1994) 6.11
Intravenous colistin as therapy for nosocomial infections caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii. Clin Infect Dis (1999) 5.90
Update to the multiplex PCR strategy for assignment of mec element types in Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2007) 3.96
Rapid detection and identification of metallo-beta-lactamase-encoding genes by multiplex real-time PCR assay and melt curve analysis. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 3.30
Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia: risk factors for mortality and influence of delayed receipt of effective antimicrobial therapy on clinical outcome. Clin Infect Dis (2003) 3.20
Occurrence and characterization of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (2000-2004). Microb Drug Resist (2006) 3.11
Epidemiology of candidemia in Brazil: a nationwide sentinel surveillance of candidemia in eleven medical centers. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 2.60
Summer Peaks in the Incidences of Gram-Negative Bacterial Infection Among Hospitalized Patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 2.50
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: an emerging pathogen among older adults in community hospitals and nursing homes. Clin Infect Dis (2010) 2.32
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus: a nosocomial pathogen with an unusual seasonal pattern. J Infect Dis (1979) 2.31
First report of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in Brazil. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2008) 1.93
Nosocomial bacteremia caused by antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria in critically ill patients: clinical outcome and length of hospitalization. Clin Infect Dis (2002) 1.88
Multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: a descriptive study in a city hospital. BMC Infect Dis (2010) 1.72
Evolution, incidence, and susceptibility of bacterial bloodstream isolates from 519 bone marrow transplant patients. Clin Infect Dis (2001) 1.57
Effectiveness and safety of colistin: prospective comparative cohort study. J Antimicrob Chemother (2010) 1.42
Principles of antibiotic therapy in severe infections: optimizing the therapeutic approach by use of laboratory and clinical data. Clin Infect Dis (2007) 1.35
Risk factors and clinical outcomes of nosocomial multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. J Hosp Infect (2004) 1.33
Clinical and microbiological aspects of candidemia due to Candida parapsilosis in Brazilian tertiary care hospitals. Med Mycol (2006) 1.29
Seasonal variation of Acinetobacter infections: 1987-1996. Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System. Clin Infect Dis (1999) 1.29
Temporal evolution of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Curitiba, southern Brazil. Am J Infect Control (2010) 1.11
First description of bla(CTX-M-14)- and bla(CTX-M-15)-producing Escherichia coli isolates in Brazil. Microb Drug Resist (2010) 0.98
Nosocomial primary bloodstream infections in intensive care unit patients in a nonteaching community medical center: a 21-month prospective study. Clin Infect Dis (2001) 0.95
Rapid detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in rectal samples from patients admitted to intensive care units. Braz J Infect Dis (2009) 0.82
Nosocomial bloodstream infections in US hospitals: analysis of 24,179 cases from a prospective nationwide surveillance study. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 20.99
Antibiotic prevention of acute exacerbations of COPD. N Engl J Med (2012) 4.11
Current trends in the epidemiology of nosocomial bloodstream infections in patients with hematological malignancies and solid neoplasms in hospitals in the United States. Clin Infect Dis (2003) 3.53
Managing SARS amidst uncertainty. N Engl J Med (2003) 2.87
EBV microRNAs in primary lymphomas and targeting of CXCL-11 by ebv-mir-BHRF1-3. Cancer Res (2008) 2.46
Screening inpatients for MRSA--case closed. N Engl J Med (2013) 2.44
Ultrasensitive monitoring of HIV-1 viral load by a low-cost real-time reverse transcription-PCR assay with internal control for the 5' long terminal repeat domain. Clin Chem (2006) 2.32
Screening for MRSA: a flawed hospital infection control intervention. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 2.27
Nosocomial bloodstream infections in pediatric patients in United States hospitals: epidemiology, clinical features and susceptibilities. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2003) 2.22
Infective dermatitis and human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis in childhood and adolescence. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 1.66
Positive deviance: a new strategy for improving hand hygiene compliance. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 1.64
Epidemiology of severe sepsis around the world. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets (2006) 1.63
Nosocomial bloodstream infections due to Acinetobacter baumannii, Acinetobacter pittii and Acinetobacter nosocomialis in the United States. J Infect (2011) 1.61
[Use of statistical process control charts in the epidemiological surveillance of nosocomial infections]. Rev Saude Publica (2003) 1.60
Hospital and community fluoroquinolone use and resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli in 17 US hospitals. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 1.54
Integron carrying a novel metallo-beta-lactamase gene, blaIMP-16, and a fused form of aminoglycoside-resistant gene aac(6')-30/aac(6')-Ib': report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 1.51
Infections associated with religious rituals. Int J Infect Dis (2013) 1.44
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome in adult patients with nosocomial bloodstream infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Infect (2005) 1.43
Classification of Journals in the QUALIS System of CAPES - URGENT need of changing the criteria! Arq Bras Cardiol (2010) 1.42
Patient-to-patient transmission of hepatitis C virus. Ann Intern Med (2005) 1.40
Rates of and reasons for failure of commercial human immunodeficiency virus type 1 viral load assays in Brazil. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.37
Decreasing mortality in severe sepsis and septic shock patients by implementing a sepsis bundle in a hospital setting. PLoS One (2011) 1.35
Performance of the automated Abbott RealTime HIV-1 assay on a genetically diverse panel of specimens from Brazil. J Virol Methods (2006) 1.33
Nosocomial bloodstream infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae: impact of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) production on clinical outcome in a hospital with high ESBL prevalence. BMC Infect Dis (2006) 1.31
Septic shock--evaluating another failed treatment. N Engl J Med (2012) 1.30
Nosocomial bacteremia: clinical significance of a single blood culture positive for coagulase-negative staphylococci. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2005) 1.29
[II Brazilian Guidelines for Cardiac Transplantation]. Arq Bras Cardiol (2010) 1.24
Hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease in the intensive care unit setting: epidemiology, clinical course and outcome. BMC Infect Dis (2007) 1.22
Look before you leap: active surveillance for multidrug-resistant organisms. Clin Infect Dis (2007) 1.17
Clinical and economic impact of procalcitonin to shorten antimicrobial therapy in septic patients with proven bacterial infection in an intensive care setting. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2013) 1.17
Successful prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in an intensive care setting. Am J Infect Control (2009) 1.16
Physicians' perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge concerning antimicrobial resistance in a Brazilian teaching hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2007) 1.16
Predicting hospital rates of fluoroquinolone-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa from fluoroquinolone use in US hospitals and their surrounding communities. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 1.12
Measuring rates of hand hygiene adherence in the intensive care setting: a comparative study of direct observation, product usage, and electronic counting devices. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 1.11
Endocarditis due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci: case report and review of the literature. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 1.11
A systematic review of the effects of different types of therapeutic exercise on physiologic and functional measurements in patients with HIV/AIDS. Clinics (Sao Paulo) (2013) 1.11
Epidemiology of bloodstream infections in patients receiving long-term total parenteral nutrition. J Clin Gastroenterol (2007) 1.10
100% adherence study: educational workshops vs. video sessions to improve adherence among ART-naïve patients in Salvador, Brazil. AIDS Behav (2008) 1.08
Bloodstream infections with metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa: epidemiology, microbiology, and clinical outcomes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2006) 1.08
Use of ethanol lock therapy to reduce the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections in home parenteral nutrition patients. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr (2007) 1.08
IRF-4 and c-Rel expression in antiviral-resistant adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. Blood (2007) 1.06
Impact of a program to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infection in the zero tolerance era. Am J Infect Control (2010) 1.06
Time to blood culture positivity as a predictor of clinical outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 1.06
Genomic features and evolutionary constraints in Saffold-like cardioviruses. J Gen Virol (2010) 1.06
Post-malaria neurological syndrome: a case report and review of the literature. J Travel Med (2009) 1.05
High prevalence of primary antiretroviral resistance among HIV-1-infected adults and children in Bahia, a northeast state of Brazil. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2007) 1.04
Evaluating total lymphocyte counts as a substitute for CD4 counts in the follow up of AIDS patients. Braz J Infect Dis (2007) 1.03
Detection and gram discrimination of bacterial pathogens from aqueous and vitreous humor using real-time PCR assays. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2011) 1.02
A controlled trial of universal gloving versus contact precautions for preventing the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms. Am J Infect Control (2007) 1.02
A program for sustained improvement in preventing ventilator associated pneumonia in an intensive care setting. BMC Infect Dis (2012) 1.02
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome in adult patients with nosocomial bloodstream infections due to enterococci. BMC Infect Dis (2006) 1.01
Infective dermatitis associated with the human T cell lymphotropic virus type I in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 1.01
Intravenous polymyxin B for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2007) 1.00
Risk factors for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia in hospitalized patients: an analysis of two case-control studies. Am J Infect Control (2006) 1.00
Antimicrobial susceptibility of gram-positive bacteria isolated in Brazilian hospitals participating in the SENTRY Program (2005-2008). Braz J Infect Dis (2009) 0.99
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): new issues for infection control. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2007) 0.98
Brazilian guidelines for the management of candidiasis - a joint meeting report of three medical societies: Sociedade Brasileira de Infectologia, Sociedade Paulista de Infectologia and Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. Braz J Infect Dis (2013) 0.98
HIV-1 strains identified in Brazilian blood donors: significant prevalence of B/F1 recombinants. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses (2007) 0.96
Team-based prevention of catheter-related infections. N Engl J Med (2006) 0.96
Positive deviance: a program for sustained improvement in hand hygiene compliance. Am J Infect Control (2011) 0.95
Efficacy and safety of Efavirenz in HIV patients on Rifampin for tuberculosis. Braz J Infect Dis (2004) 0.95
The use of sirolimus in ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus infections in renal transplant recipients. Clin Transplant (2007) 0.93
A multicenter study using positive deviance for improving hand hygiene compliance. Am J Infect Control (2013) 0.92
Comparison of severity of illness scoring systems for patients with nosocomial bloodstream infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. BMC Infect Dis (2006) 0.92
Antiphospholipid antibodies in HIV-positive patients. Clin Rheumatol (2007) 0.90
Epidemiology of fungal infections in liver transplant recipients: a six-year study of a large Brazilian liver transplantation centre. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz (2011) 0.90
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and fluoroquinolone use. Emerg Infect Dis (2005) 0.90
Epidemiology and risk factors for bloodstream infections after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantion. New Microbiol (2007) 0.90
Molecular typing of antimicrobial-resistant Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains (STEC) in Brazil. Res Microbiol (2010) 0.89
A randomized, clinical trial to evaluate the impact of regular physical activity on the quality of life, body morphology and metabolic parameters of patients with AIDS in Salvador, Brazil. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2011) 0.89
Short communication: Use of raltegravir in late-presenting HIV-infected pregnant women. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses (2013) 0.88
Nosocomial bloodstream infections in Brazilian pediatric patients: microbiology, epidemiology, and clinical features. PLoS One (2013) 0.88
Infection control: the case for horizontal rather than vertical interventional programs. Int J Infect Dis (2010) 0.88
Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in children in Brazil. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2007) 0.88
Influence of state laws mandating reporting of healthcare-associated infections: the case of central line-associated bloodstream infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2013) 0.88
[Incidence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus at a university hospital in Brazil]. Rev Saude Publica (2005) 0.88
Practices and an assessment of health care workers' perceptions of compliance with infection control knowledge of nosocomial infections. Am J Infect Control (2005) 0.87
Risk factors for infection by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a tertiary hospital in Salvador, Brazil. Braz J Infect Dis (2006) 0.87
Cross-sectional study to evaluate factors associated with adherence to antiretroviral therapy by Brazilian HIV-infected patients. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses (2006) 0.87
Vancomycin susceptibility of oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates causing nosocomial bloodstream infections. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 0.87
Trial of universal gloving with emollient-impregnated gloves to promote skin health and prevent the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms in a surgical intensive care unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 0.87
Clinical culture surveillance of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species in a teaching hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil: a 7-year study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2006) 0.86