Published in J Clin Pathol on November 02, 2011
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Prevalence and correlates of chlamydia trachomatis, neisseria gonorrhoeae, trichomonas vaginalis infections, and bacterial vaginosis among a cohort of young injection drug users in Baltimore, Maryland. Sex Transm Dis (2005) 1.34
Clinical evaluation of the BD ProbeTec™ Chlamydia trachomatis Qx amplified DNA assay on the BD Viper™ system with XTR™ technology. Sex Transm Dis (2011) 1.33
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What qualities are most important to making a point of care test desirable for clinicians and others offering sexually transmitted infection testing? PLoS One (2011) 1.29
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Clinical accuracy of a PLEX-ID flu device for simultaneous detection and identification of influenza viruses A and B. J Clin Microbiol (2012) 1.25
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Rapid identification viruses from nasal pharyngeal aspirates in acute viral respiratory infections by RT-PCR and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. J Virol Methods (2011) 1.22
Factors associated with the prevalence and incidence of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among African American women in New York city who use drugs. J Infect Dis (2008) 1.20
D-alanyl ester depletion of teichoic acids in Lactobacillus reuteri 100-23 results in impaired colonization of the mouse gastrointestinal tract. Environ Microbiol (2007) 1.20
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Risk factors for ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in children 6 months following mass treatment in Tanzania. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2011) 1.18
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No association between hepatitis C virus seropositivity and acute myocardial infarction. Clin Infect Dis (2006) 1.16
Direct identification of chlamydiae from clinical samples using a DNA microarray assay: a validation study. Mol Cell Probes (2007) 1.16
Female prisoners' preferences of collection methods for testing for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection. Sex Transm Dis (2003) 1.16
Comparison of the Abbott m2000 RealTime CT assay and the Cepheid GeneXpert CT/NG assay to the Roche Amplicor CT assay for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in ocular samples from Tanzania. J Clin Microbiol (2013) 1.15
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Molecular evidence to support the expansion of the hostrange of Chlamydophila pneumoniae to include reptiles as well as humans, horses, koalas and amphibians. Syst Appl Microbiol (2002) 1.14
Focus on the liver: alcohol use, highly active antiretroviral therapy, and liver disease in HIV-infected patients. Alcohol Res Health (2010) 1.13
Streamlining HIV testing in the emergency department-leveraging kiosks to provide true universal screening: a usability study. Telemed J E Health (2013) 1.13
Framework for the development of response protocols for public health syndromic surveillance systems: case studies of 8 US states. Disaster Med Public Health Prep (2009) 1.10
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A survey of usage protocols of syndromic surveillance systems by state public health departments in the United States. J Public Health Manag Pract (2009) 1.07
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Role of Chlamydia trachomatis in miscarriage. Emerg Infect Dis (2011) 1.06
Typing of lymphogranuloma venereum Chlamydia trachomatis strains. Emerg Infect Dis (2010) 1.06
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Understanding the roles of cytokines and neutrophil activity and neutrophil apoptosis in the protective versus deleterious inflammatory response in pneumonia. Int J Infect Dis (2012) 1.05
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Detailed protocol for purification of Chlamydia pneumoniae elementary bodies. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 1.04
Severity of disease and clinical outcomes in patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains not influenced by the presence of the Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene. Clin Infect Dis (2011) 1.04
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Analysis of pathogen and host factors related to clinical outcomes in patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol (2012) 1.03
Utilising the internet to test for sexually transmitted infections: results of a survey and accuracy testing. Sex Transm Infect (2009) 1.03
Hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia: the pneumonia severity index vs clinical judgment. Chest (2003) 1.02
Waddlia chondrophila: from bovine abortion to human miscarriage. Clin Infect Dis (2011) 1.02
Monitoring seasonal influenza A evolution: rapid 2009 pandemic H1N1 surveillance with an reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction/electro-spray ionization mass spectrometry assay. J Clin Virol (2012) 1.02
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