Published in J Clin Microbiol on May 11, 2011
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Ultrarapid detection of blaKPC₁/₂-₁₂ from perirectal and nasal swabs by use of real-time PCR. J Clin Microbiol (2012) 1.04
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Identification of the heme compound copurified with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from bloodstains, a major inhibitor of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. J Forensic Sci (1994) 4.02
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A real-time quadriplex PCR assay for the diagnosis of rectal lymphogranuloma venereum and non-lymphogranuloma venereum Chlamydia trachomatis infections. Sex Transm Infect (2008) 1.70
Cluster of bloodstream infections caused by KPC-2 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Manhattan. Am J Infect Control (2009) 1.63
Evaluation of PCR-based testing for surveillance of KPC-producing carbapenem-resistant members of the Enterobacteriaceae family. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 1.51
Success of an infection control program to reduce the spread of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2009) 1.43
Development and evaluation of a real-time PCR assay for detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase genes. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 1.39
A quantitative LightCycler PCR to detect Streptococcus pneumoniae in blood and CSF. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2003) 1.34
Accuracy and potential usefulness of triplex real-time PCR for improving antibiotic treatment of patients with blood cultures showing clustered gram-positive cocci on direct smears. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 1.29
First outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae in Germany. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2010) 1.29
Early detection and identification of commonly encountered Candida species from simulated blood cultures by using a real-time PCR-based assay. J Mol Diagn (2004) 1.18
Comparison of five methods for extraction of Legionella pneumophila from respiratory specimens. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 1.17
Rapid detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae from blood culture bottles by real-time PCR. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 1.12
Rapid detection of pathogens in blood culture bottles by real-time PCR in conjunction with the pre-analytic tool MolYsis. J Infect (2008) 1.10
The low-template-DNA (stochastic) threshold--its determination relative to risk analysis for national DNA databases. Forensic Sci Int Genet (2009) 1.08
Use of real-time polymerase chain reaction for identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus directly from positive blood culture bottles. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2007) 0.98
Real-time PCR of the 16S-rRNA gene in the diagnosis of neonatal bacteraemia. Acta Paediatr (2008) 0.96
A rapid real-time PCR assay for the detection of HIV-1 proviral DNA using double-stranded primer. J Virol Methods (2009) 0.90
Evaluation of the alkaline wash/lysis procedure for the molecular diagnosis of a positive bacterial blood culture in clinical routine practice. J Clin Lab Anal (2010) 0.79
Prevalence of drug-resistant HIV-1 variants in untreated individuals in Europe: implications for clinical management. J Infect Dis (2005) 3.52
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Containment of a country-wide outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Israeli hospitals via a nationally implemented intervention. Clin Infect Dis (2011) 2.89
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Adaptation to different human populations by HIV-1 revealed by codon-based analyses. PLoS Comput Biol (2006) 2.48
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Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae by adults and children in community and family settings. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 1.95
Progression of normotensive adolescents to hypertensive adults: a study of 26,980 teenagers. Hypertension (2010) 1.87
Specific antibody response after influenza immunization in systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol (2002) 1.77
Evaluation of a multiplex real-time reverse transcriptase PCR assay for detection and differentiation of influenza viruses A and B during the 2001-2002 influenza season in Israel. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.64
Men who have sex with men, risk behavior, and HIV infection: integrative analysis of clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory databases. Clin Infect Dis (2011) 1.64
Threshold survey evaluating transmitted HIV drug resistance among public antenatal clinic clients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Antivir Ther (2008) 1.62
Postexposure treatment with doxycycline for the prevention of tick-borne relapsing fever. N Engl J Med (2006) 1.61
Listeria monocytogenes infection in Israel and review of cases worldwide. Emerg Infect Dis (2002) 1.58
Tracing the HIV-1 subtype B mobility in Europe: a phylogeographic approach. Retrovirology (2009) 1.58
Mutation D30N is not preferentially selected by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype C in the development of resistance to nelfinavir. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 1.54
Potential role of active surveillance in the control of a hospital-wide outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 1.52
Fast track evaluation of patients with acute chest pain: experience in a large-scale chest pain unit in Israel. Isr Med Assoc J (2010) 1.51
Prevalence and characteristics of heteroresistant vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in a tertiary care center. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.44
Transient elevation of triiodothyronine caused by triiodothyronine autoantibody associated with acute Epstein-Barr-virus infection. Thyroid (2003) 1.44
Body mass index and socioeconomic status measured in adolescence, country of origin, and the incidence of gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma in a cohort of 1 million men. Cancer (2013) 1.43
Rapid detection of influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus neuraminidase resistance mutation H275Y by real-time reverse transcriptase PCR. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.42
Detection of Zika virus RNA in whole blood of imported Zika virus disease cases up to 2 months after symptom onset, Israel, December 2015 to April 2016. Euro Surveill (2016) 1.32
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in neonatal intensive care unit. Emerg Infect Dis (2005) 1.32
Rhino-orbital and rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2002) 1.30
HIV-1 subtype distribution and its demographic determinants in newly diagnosed patients in Europe suggest highly compartmentalized epidemics. Retrovirology (2013) 1.30
The calculated genetic barrier for antiretroviral drug resistance substitutions is largely similar for different HIV-1 subtypes. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2006) 1.27
Recent trends in the epidemiology of non-typhoid Salmonella and antimicrobial resistance: the Israeli experience and worldwide review. Curr Opin Infect Dis (2005) 1.20
Bacterial induction of autoantibodies to beta2-glycoprotein-I accounts for the infectious etiology of antiphospholipid syndrome. J Clin Invest (2002) 1.19
Antibiotic exposure as a risk factor for fluconazole-resistant Candida bloodstream infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2012) 1.11
Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in post-acute-care facilities in Israel. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2011) 1.09
Discordances between interpretation algorithms for genotypic resistance to protease and reverse transcriptase inhibitors of human immunodeficiency virus are subtype dependent. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2006) 1.08
Neurovirulent vaccine-derived polioviruses in sewage from highly immune populations. PLoS One (2006) 1.07
Regulatory T cells and IL-10 levels are reduced in patients with vulnerable coronary plaques. Atherosclerosis (2012) 1.06
Nocardiosis: a 15-year experience in a tertiary medical center in Israel. Eur J Intern Med (2013) 1.05
Digital cell quantification identifies global immune cell dynamics during influenza infection. Mol Syst Biol (2014) 1.02
Limited cross-border infections in patients newly diagnosed with HIV in Europe. Retrovirology (2013) 1.01
Isolation of genetically unrelated bla(NDM-1)-positive Providencia rettgeri strains in Israel. J Clin Microbiol (2013) 1.01
Parental Staphylococcus aureus carriage is associated with staphylococcal carriage in young children. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2009) 0.99
Zika Virus Disease in Traveler Returning from Vietnam to Israel. Emerg Infect Dis (2016) 0.99
Stiff-person syndrome following West Nile fever. Arch Neurol (2004) 0.98
Possible transmission of pandemic (HIN1) 2009 virus with oseltamivir resistance. Emerg Infect Dis (2010) 0.97
Pediatric parapneumonic empyema: risk factors, clinical characteristics, microbiology, and management. Pediatr Emerg Care (2013) 0.97
Increase in transmitted resistance to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors among newly diagnosed HIV-1 infections in Europe. BMC Infect Dis (2014) 0.96
Presence of viremia in patients with primary herpetic gingivostomatitis. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 0.96
Measured body mass index in adolescence and the incidence of colorectal cancer in a cohort of 1.1 million males. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2011) 0.96
Barkedji virus, a novel mosquito-borne flavivirus identified in Culex perexiguus mosquitoes, Israel, 2011. J Gen Virol (2013) 0.95
Nosocomial bloodstream infections in a pediatric intensive care unit: 3-year survey. Med Sci Monit (2007) 0.95
High rate of human bocavirus and adenovirus coinfection in hospitalized Israeli children. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 0.95
Adenovirus infections in hospitalized patients in Israel: epidemiology and molecular characterization. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 0.95
Evaluation of Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV for direct detection of influenza viruses (A and B) and respiratory syncytial virus in patient clinical samples. J Clin Microbiol (2013) 0.94
White blood cells count and incidence of type 2 diabetes in young men. Diabetes Care (2012) 0.94
RegaDB: community-driven data management and analysis for infectious diseases. Bioinformatics (2013) 0.93
The effect of infliximab and timing of vaccination on the humoral response to influenza vaccination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Semin Arthritis Rheum (2009) 0.92
An outbreak of Phialemonium infective endocarditis linked to intracavernous penile injections for the treatment of impotence. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 0.92
First national surveillance of susceptibility of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. to antimicrobials in Israel. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2007) 0.92
Evaluation of four different systems for extraction of RNA from stool suspensions using MS-2 coliphage as an exogenous control for RT-PCR inhibition. PLoS One (2012) 0.91
Treatment-associated polymorphisms in protease are significantly associated with higher viral load and lower CD4 count in newly diagnosed drug-naive HIV-1 infected patients. Retrovirology (2012) 0.91
Transmission of Staphylococcus aureus from mothers to newborns. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2012) 0.90
Onset of a pandemic: characterizing the initial phase of the swine flu (H1N1) epidemic in Israel. BMC Infect Dis (2011) 0.90
Development of oseltamivir resistance during oseltamivir therapy in a child with severe 2009 H1N1 influenza. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2010) 0.89
The dynamics of infection and the persistence of immunity to A(H1N1)pdm09 virus in Israel. Influenza Other Respir Viruses (2012) 0.89
Mortality risk factors associated with familial Mediterranean fever among a cohort of 1.25 million adolescents. Ann Rheum Dis (2013) 0.89
Increased extent of and risk factors for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and seasonal influenza among children, Israel. Emerg Infect Dis (2011) 0.89
Characterization of human metapneumovirus infections in Israel. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 0.89
Characterization of large mumps outbreak among vaccinated Palestinian refugees. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 0.89
Diminished selection for thymidine-analog mutations associated with the presence of M184V in Ethiopian children infected with HIV subtype C receiving lamivudine-containing therapy. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2006) 0.88
Efficacy and safety of vaccination against pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus among patients with rheumatic diseases. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2011) 0.87
Phylogenetic analysis of human parvovirus b19 sequences from eleven different countries confirms the predominance of genotype 1 and suggests the spread of genotype 3b. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 0.87
White blood cell count and the risk for coronary artery disease in young adults. PLoS One (2012) 0.87