Published in Crit Care Med on August 01, 2011
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Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) production in non-Klebsiella pneumoniae Enterobacteriaceae isolates by use of the Phoenix, Vitek 2, and disk diffusion methods. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 1.24
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Rapid intrinsic fluorescence method for direct identification of pathogens in blood cultures. MBio (2013) 0.88
Evaluation of a chromogenic agar for detection of group B streptococcus in pregnant women. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 0.88
Increased susceptibility to Candida infection following cecal ligation and puncture. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2011) 0.88
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Automation in the clinical microbiology laboratory. Clin Chem (2013) 0.83
Discontinuation of reflex testing of stool samples for vancomycin-resistant enterococci resulted in increased prevalence. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2013) 0.83
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Transmission of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus between patients with cystic fibrosis. J Pediatr (2007) 0.83
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Using outpatient prescription claims to evaluate medication adherence in an acute myocardial infarction population. AMIA Annu Symp Proc (2005) 0.82
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