Published in J Appl Bacteriol on January 01, 1989
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Isolation of Candida albicans and halophilic Vibrio spp. from aquatic birds in Connecticut and Florida. Appl Environ Microbiol (1990) 1.05
Characterization of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2012) 0.97
Characterization of Vibrio fluvialis-like strains implicated in limp lobster disease. Appl Environ Microbiol (2003) 0.86
Kanagawa-negative, tdh- and trh-positive Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from fresh oysters marketed in Fortaleza, Brazil. Curr Microbiol (2011) 0.86
Power plays: iron transport and energy transduction in pathogenic vibrios. Biometals (2011) 0.84
Vibrios associated with red tides caused by Mesodinium rubrum. Appl Environ Microbiol (1990) 0.82
Complete sequence of plasmid pMP1 from the marine environmental Vibrio vulnificus and location of its replication origin. Mar Biotechnol (NY) (2008) 0.79
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Diagnostic testing for Clostridium difficile: a comprehensive survey of laboratories in England. J Hosp Infect (2011) 3.24
The role of 'no-touch' automated room disinfection systems in infection prevention and control. J Hosp Infect (2012) 2.97
Two-step glutamate dehydrogenase antigen real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile. J Hosp Infect (2009) 2.76
Analysis of an outbreak of non-phage-typeable methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by using a randomly amplified polymorphic DNA assay. J Clin Microbiol (1997) 2.26
An outbreak of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis in a London teaching hospital. J Hosp Infect (1998) 2.10
Carbapenem resistance in Escherichia coli associated with plasmid-determined CMY-4 beta-lactamase production and loss of an outer membrane protein. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1999) 2.08
Group B streptococci in the female genital tract. Br Med J (1976) 2.04
Revised guidelines for control of MRSA: applying appropriately-based recommendations. J Hosp Infect (1999) 2.02
An outbreak of extended-spectrum, beta-lactamase-producing Salmonella senftenberg in a burns ward. J Hosp Infect (1998) 1.97
Laboratory tools and strategies for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening, surveillance and typing: state of the art and unmet needs. Clin Microbiol Infect (2009) 1.95
Rapid diagnosis of bacteremia by universal amplification of 23S ribosomal DNA followed by hybridization to an oligonucleotide array. J Clin Microbiol (2000) 1.88
Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis by detection of tuberculostearic acid in sputum by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with selected ion monitoring. J Infect Dis (1987) 1.69
A hospital outbreak of antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter anitratus: epidemiology and control. J Hosp Infect (1980) 1.69
The human gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori has a gene encoding an enzyme first classified as a mucinase in Vibrio cholerae. Mol Microbiol (1994) 1.67
Antimicrobial susceptibilities and beta-lactamase production of Hong Kong isolates of gastroenteric salmonellae and Salmonella typhi. J Antimicrob Chemother (1991) 1.67
Rapid HPLC assay of fluoroquinolones in clinical specimens. J Antimicrob Chemother (1989) 1.58
Identification and control of an outbreak of ciprofloxacin-susceptible EMRSA-15 on a neonatal unit. J Hosp Infect (2007) 1.47
Diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion by the detection of tuberculostearic acid in pleural aspirates. Chest (1991) 1.43
Diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis by detection of tuberculostearic acid in cerebrospinal fluid. Lancet (1987) 1.38
Analysis of antimicrobial susceptibility results using microcomputers. J Clin Microbiol (1988) 1.38
Community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains as a cause of healthcare-associated infection. J Hosp Infect (2011) 1.35
Use of the polymerase chain reaction for rapid detection of high-level mupirocin resistance in staphylococci. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (1999) 1.34
vanA genes in vancomycin-resistant clinical isolates of Oerskovia turbata and Arcanobacterium (Corynebacterium) haemolyticum. J Antimicrob Chemother (1995) 1.28
Guidelines for the control of glycopeptide-resistant enterococci in hospitals. J Hosp Infect (2005) 1.23
The emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at a London teaching hospital, 2000-2006. Clin Microbiol Infect (2008) 1.20
Salmonella serotypes, Salmonella typhi phage types, and anti-microbial resistance at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica. J Hyg (Lond) (1977) 1.16
Solid-state NMR detection, characterization, and quantification of the multiple aluminum environments in US-Y catalysts by (27)Al MAS and MQMAS experiments at very high field. J Am Chem Soc (2001) 1.14
Antibiotic resistance: effect of different criteria for classifying isolates as duplicates on apparent resistance frequencies. J Antimicrob Chemother (2002) 1.14
Diagnosis of bacteriuria by detection of volatile organic compounds in urine using an automated headspace analyzer with multiple conducting polymer sensors. J Clin Microbiol (2001) 1.13
A case of melioidosis presenting with prostatic abscess in Hong Kong. J Urol (1987) 1.12
Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis in Hong Kong. Arch Dis Child (1987) 1.10
Susceptibilities of Hong Kong isolates of multiply resistant Shigella spp. to 25 antimicrobial agents, including ampicillin plus sulbactam and new 4-quinolones. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1988) 1.09
Seasonal patterns of respiratory syncytial virus infection in Hong Kong: a preliminary report. J Infect Dis (1987) 1.08
Evaluation of three commercial detection systems for Mycobacterium tuberculosis where clinical diagnosis is difficult. J Clin Pathol (1999) 1.08
Validation of the NCCLS proposal to use results only from the first isolate of a species per patient in the calculation of susceptibility frequencies. J Antimicrob Chemother (2002) 1.08
Significant reduction of endemic MRSA acquisition and infection in cardiothoracic patients by means of an enhanced targeted infection control programme. J Hosp Infect (2005) 1.08
Simultaneous identification and typing of multi-drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates by analysis of pncA and rpoB. J Med Microbiol (2000) 1.07
Molecular studies of plasmids of multiply-resistant Shigella spp. in Hong Kong. Epidemiol Infect (1993) 1.06
Antibodies against the predominant glycosaminoglycan of the mammalian cornea, keratan sulfate-I. J Biol Chem (1982) 1.05
Time-kill studies of tea tree oils on clinical isolates. J Antimicrob Chemother (2000) 1.04
Septic arthritis caused by Streptococcus suis serotype 2. J Infect (1987) 1.04
Rapid high performance liquid chromatographic assay of cephalosporins in biological fluids. J Antimicrob Chemother (1986) 1.02
Community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: the case for a genotypic definition. J Hosp Infect (2012) 1.02
Outbreaks of infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on neonatal and burns units of a new hospital. Epidemiol Infect (1990) 1.02
Computer programs for accurate determination of size of DNA fragments in agarose gels. J Clin Pathol (1987) 1.01
Construction and characterization of mutants of the TEM-1 beta-lactamase containing amino acid substitutions associated with both extended-spectrum resistance and resistance to beta-lactamase inhibitors. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1999) 1.00
Aeromonas septicaemia in Hong Kong species distribution and associated disease. J Infect (1995) 1.00
A simultaneous outbreak on a neonatal unit of two strains of multiply antibiotic resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae controllable only by ward closure. J Hosp Infect (2001) 1.00
Comparison of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from teaching hospitals in London and the USA, 2004-2006: where is USA300 in the UK? Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2009) 0.99
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Hong Kong. J Hosp Infect (1988) 0.99
Epidemiological analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Zagreb Trauma Hospital using a randomly amplified polymorphic DNA-typing method. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (1999) 0.97
Panton-Valentine leukocidin-encoding bacteriophage and gene sequence variation in community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Clin Microbiol Infect (2010) 0.96
Antimicrobial susceptibilities of halophilic vibrios. J Antimicrob Chemother (1989) 0.95
The effect of obstruction on the biliary excretion of cefoperazone and ceftazidime. J Antimicrob Chemother (1990) 0.95
Legionella pneumophila seen in Gram stains of respiratory secretions and recovered from conventional blood cultures. J Infect (1983) 0.93
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase in Salmonella spp. J Hosp Infect (1995) 0.93
Emergence of ofloxacin-resistant Citrobacter freundii and Pseudomonas maltophilia after ofloxacin therapy. J Antimicrob Chemother (1987) 0.93
Infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus suis serotype 2. J Infect (1990) 0.92
Investigation of an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) assay. J Hosp Infect (1996) 0.90
DNA array technology and diagnostic microbiology. Expert Rev Mol Diagn (2001) 0.90
Bacterial contamination on touch surfaces in the public transport system and in public areas of a hospital in London. Lett Appl Microbiol (2009) 0.90
Occurrence of multiple antibiotic resistance and R-plasmids in gram-negative bacteria isolated from faecally contaminated fresh-water streams in Hong Kong. Epidemiol Infect (1987) 0.89
Necrotising fasciitis caused by Vibrio vulnificus. J Clin Pathol (1984) 0.89
Comparison of methods for the diagnosis of typhoid fever. J Clin Pathol (1990) 0.88
Evaluation of Cathra system for identifying gram negative aerobic bacteria. J Clin Pathol (1990) 0.87
Laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 0.86
Study of wrist posture, loading and repetitive motion as risk factors for developing carpal tunnel syndrome. Hand Surg (2007) 0.86
Comparative ultrastructure of the mammalian amnion. Obstet Gynecol (1968) 0.86
A tuberculostearic acid assay in the diagnosis of sputum smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis. A prospective study of bronchoscopic aspirate and lavage specimens. Ann Intern Med (1989) 0.86
Prevalence and role of efflux pump activity in ciprofloxacin resistance in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2011) 0.85
Synthesis of 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate (PAPS) increases during corneal development. J Biol Chem (1980) 0.85
In-vitro antimicrobial susceptibility and beta-lactamases of ampicillin-resistant Escherichia coli in Hong Kong. J Antimicrob Chemother (1994) 0.85
An outbreak of Serratia marcescens transmitted by contaminated breast pumps in a special care baby unit. J Hosp Infect (1986) 0.84
Diagnosis of Treponema pallidum in vitreous samples using real time polymerase chain reaction. Br J Ophthalmol (2006) 0.84
A methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak in a new University hospital due to a strain transferred with an infected patient from another city six months previously. New Microbiol (2003) 0.83
Quantitative bacterial cultures of bronchoalveolar lavage fluids. Am Rev Respir Dis (1989) 0.83
Failure of bacteriophage typing to detect an inter-hospital outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Zagreb subsequently identified by random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Clin Microbiol Infect (1999) 0.83
Occurrence and distribution of halophilic vibrios in subtropical coastal waters of Hong Kong. Appl Environ Microbiol (1986) 0.83
Low prevalence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage at hospital admission: implications for risk-factor-based vs universal screening. J Hosp Infect (2013) 0.83
Cholylglycine hydrolase and 7alpha-dehydroxylase optimum assay conditions in vitro and caecal enzyme activities ex vivo. Clin Chim Acta (1997) 0.82
Community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in injecting drug users and the homeless in south London. J Hosp Infect (2008) 0.82
A five-year prospective study of septicaemia in hospitalized children in Hong Kong. J Trop Med Hyg (1991) 0.82
Special precautions reduce oropharyngeal contamination in bronchoalveolar lavage for bacteriologic studies. Lung (1989) 0.82
National glycopeptide-resistant enterococcal bacteraemia surveillance Working Group report to the Department of Health - August 2004. J Hosp Infect (2005) 0.81
Clinical negligence, litigation and healthcare-associated infections. J Hosp Infect (2012) 0.81
Rifampin resistance in Mycobacterium kansasii is associated with rpoB mutations. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2001) 0.81
UK handwashing initiative. J Hosp Infect (1999) 0.80
Typing of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1986) 0.80
HTLV-III antibody testing in Hong Kong. JAMA (1986) 0.80
Utility of antimicrobial susceptibility-based algorithms for the presumptive identification of genotypically-defined community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at a London teaching hospital. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2010) 0.80
Highly epidemic strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus not distinguished by capsule formation, protein A content or adherence to HEp-2 cells. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2001) 0.80
Evaluation of the Microbact-24E bacterial identification system. J Clin Pathol (1988) 0.80
Impact of the suspending medium on susceptibility of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to hydrogen peroxide vapour decontamination. J Hosp Infect (2012) 0.79
Antibiotics for cholangitis. Lancet (1989) 0.79
Vibrio vulnificus necrotizing fasciitis presenting with compartmental syndrome of the hand. J Hand Surg Br (1988) 0.79
Pharmacokinetics of parenteral imipenem/cilastatin in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. J Antimicrob Chemother (1991) 0.79