Published in Adv Exp Med Biol on January 01, 1987
Bioterrorism-related inhalational anthrax: the first 10 cases reported in the United States. Emerg Infect Dis (2001) 11.73
Meningococcal disease. N Engl J Med (2001) 8.50
A population-based assessment of invasive disease due to group B Streptococcus in nonpregnant adults. N Engl J Med (1993) 6.18
Capsule switching of Neisseria meningitidis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1997) 5.90
The changing epidemiology of meningococcal disease in the United States, 1992-1996. J Infect Dis (1999) 4.37
The epidemiology of candidemia in two United States cities: results of a population-based active surveillance. Clin Infect Dis (1999) 3.92
Invasive group B streptococcal disease: the emergence of serotype V. J Infect Dis (1996) 2.85
Cryptococcosis: population-based multistate active surveillance and risk factors in human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons. Cryptococcal Active Surveillance Group. J Infect Dis (1999) 2.57
Macrolide resistance among invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates. JAMA (2001) 2.40
Invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in adults. A prospective, population-based surveillance. CDC Meningitis Surveillance Group. Ann Intern Med (1992) 2.33
Role of M protein in adherence of group A streptococci. Infect Immun (1991) 2.05
Pilus- and non-pilus-mediated interactions of Haemophilus influenzae type b with human erythrocytes and human nasopharyngeal mucosa. J Infect Dis (1990) 1.97
Multicenter collaborative evaluation of a standardized serum bactericidal test as a prognostic indicator in infective endocarditis. Am J Med (1985) 1.92
Interaction of Neisseria meningitidis with human nasopharyngeal mucosa: attachment and entry into columnar epithelial cells. J Infect Dis (1983) 1.86
Attachment of Neisseria meningitidis to human mucosal surfaces: influence of pili and type of receptor cell. J Infect Dis (1981) 1.84
Characterization of the gene cassette required for biosynthesis of the (alpha1-->6)-linked N-acetyl-D-mannosamine-1-phosphate capsule of serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis. J Bacteriol (1998) 1.83
Genetic basis for biosynthesis, structure, and function of meningococcal lipooligosaccharide (endotoxin). Crit Rev Microbiol (1998) 1.82
Structure and dissemination of a chromosomal insertion element encoding macrolide efflux in Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Infect Dis (2001) 1.79
The (alpha2-->8)-linked polysialic acid capsule and lipooligosaccharide structure both contribute to the ability of serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis to resist the bactericidal activity of normal human serum. Infect Immun (1998) 1.78
Epidemiology and pathogenesis of Neisseria meningitidis. Microbes Infect (2000) 1.73
The emergence of Streptococcus pneumoniae resistant to macrolide antimicrobial agents: a 6-year population-based assessment. J Infect Dis (2000) 1.69
B- and T-cell markers in opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome: immunophenotyping of CSF lymphocytes. Neurology (2004) 1.58
Pathogenesis of IgA1 protease-producing and -nonproducing Haemophilus influenzae in human nasopharyngeal organ cultures. J Infect Dis (1986) 1.58
Mechanisms of mucosal invasion by pathogenic Neisseria. Rev Infect Dis (1983) 1.56
Expression of sialic acid and polysialic acid in serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis: divergent transcription of biosynthesis and transport operons through a common promoter region. J Bacteriol (1996) 1.50
Analysis in Neisseria meningitidis and other Neisseria species of genes homologous to the FKBP immunophilin family. Mol Microbiol (1993) 1.39
Carriage of Haemophilus influenzae type b in children after widespread vaccination with conjugate Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines. Pediatr Infect Dis J (1993) 1.36
Pili and outer membrane appendages on Neisseria meningitidis in the cerebrospinal fluid of an infant. J Infect Dis (1982) 1.34
Molecular epidemiology of group B streptococcal infections: use of restriction endonuclease analysis of chromosomal DNA and DNA restriction fragment length polymorphisms of ribosomal RNA genes (ribotyping). J Infect Dis (1992) 1.33
Identification of a genetic locus involved in the biosynthesis of N-acetyl-D-mannosamine, a precursor of the (alpha 2-->8)-linked polysialic acid capsule of serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis. J Bacteriol (1994) 1.33
Urinary tract infection: an overview. Am J Med Sci (1997) 1.31
Polymorphisms in pilin glycosylation Locus of Neisseria meningitidis expressing class II pili. Infect Immun (2001) 1.27
Lipooligosaccharide biosynthesis in pathogenic Neisseria. Cloning, identification, and characterization of the phosphoglucomutase gene. J Biol Chem (1994) 1.27
Evaluation of effectiveness of the 23-valent pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide vaccine for HIV-infected patients. Arch Intern Med (2000) 1.26
Two glycosyltransferase genes, lgtF and rfaK, constitute the lipooligosaccharide ice (inner core extension) biosynthesis operon of Neisseria meningitidis. J Bacteriol (1996) 1.25
The (alpha2-->8)-linked polysialic acid capsule of group B Neisseria meningitidis modifies multiple steps during interaction with human macrophages. Infect Immun (1996) 1.25
Inner core biosynthesis of lipooligosaccharide (LOS) in Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B: identification and role in LOS assembly of the alpha1,2 N-acetylglucosamine transferase (RfaK). J Bacteriol (1996) 1.24
Pili of Neisseria meningitidis. Analysis of structure and investigation of structural and antigenic relationships to gonococcal pili. J Exp Med (1985) 1.23
Association of virulence of Neisseria meningitidis with transparent colony type and low-molecular-weight outer membrane proteins. J Infect Dis (1983) 1.20
Deletions of Tn916-like transposons are implicated in tetM-mediated resistance in pathogenic Neisseria. Mol Microbiol (1993) 1.16
Increased risk of meningitis and bacteremia due to Listeria monocytogenes in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Clin Infect Dis (1993) 1.15
A method for performing full-thickness, orthotopic, penetrating keratoplasty in the mouse. Ophthalmic Surg (1990) 1.14
Intracellular growth of Afipia felis, a putative etiologic agent of cat scratch disease. Infect Immun (1992) 1.14
The lipooligosaccharide (LOS) of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B strain NMB contains L2, L3, and novel oligosaccharides, and lacks the lipid-A 4'-phosphate substituent. Carbohydr Res (1998) 1.14
Infections caused by Mycobacterium szulgai in humans. Rev Infect Dis (1988) 1.11
Hypothesis: nonspecific polyclonal activation of memory B cells by antigen as a mechanism for the preservation of long term immunologic anamnesis. Cell Immunol (1978) 1.09
Microheterogeneity of Neisseria lipooligosaccharide: analysis of a UDP-glucose 4-epimerase mutant of Neisseria meningitidis NMB. Infect Immun (1995) 1.09
Loss of pili and decreased attachment to human cells by Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae exposed to subinhibitory concentrations of antibiotics. Infect Immun (1984) 1.09
Purification and characterization of a pilin specific for Brazilian purpuric fever-associated Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius (H. aegyptius) strains. J Clin Microbiol (1990) 1.08
Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B outer membrane vesicle vaccine in adults with occupational risk for meningococcal disease. Vaccine (1999) 1.07
Transposition of Tn916 to different sites in the chromosome of Neisseria meningitidis: a genetic tool for meningococcal mutagenesis. Mol Microbiol (1990) 1.01
[Quantitative determination of the permeability of the so-called blood-brain barrier of Evans blue (T 1824)]. Med Pharmacol Exp Int J Exp Med (1966) 0.99
Transcriptional regulation of divergent capsule biosynthesis and transport operon promoters in serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Immun (2001) 0.99
The non-specific stimulation of immunoglobulin secretion following specific stimulation of the immune system. Immunology (1974) 0.98
Analysis of damage to human ciliated nasopharyngeal epithelium by Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Immun (1986) 0.97
Perinatal development of human blood esterases. Clin Pharmacol Ther (1973) 0.97
The membrane phospholipids of Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae as characterized by fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry. Microbiology (2000) 0.96
The nurse's role in immediate postoperative care. Br Med J (1977) 0.96
Molecular epidemiology of sporadic (endemic) serogroup C meningococcal disease. J Infect Dis (1997) 0.95
gmhX, a novel gene required for the incorporation of L-glycero-D-manno-heptose into lipooligosaccharide in Neisseria meningitidis. Microbiology (2001) 0.94
Attachment of pathogenic Neisseria to human mucosal surfaces: role in pathogenesis. Infection (1982) 0.93
Human adenoid organ culture: a model to study the interaction of influenza A with human nasopharyngeal mucosa. J Infect Dis (1986) 0.93
Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Control (1985) 0.92
Analysis of the attachment and invasion of human epithelial cells by Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius. J Infect Dis (1992) 0.91
Intracameral injection of allogeneic lymphocytes enhances corneal graft survival. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (1990) 0.91
Chlamydia trachomatis infection of human fallopian tube organ cultures. J Gen Microbiol (1990) 0.90
Environmental survival of Neisseria meningitidis. Epidemiol Infect (2013) 0.90
Multiple lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferases in Neisseria meningitidis. Mol Microbiol (1999) 0.90
exl, an exchangeable genetic island in Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Immun (2001) 0.89
Maternal cigarette smoking and invasive meningococcal disease: a cohort study among young children in metropolitan Atlanta, 1989-1996. Am J Public Health (1999) 0.89
Membrane glycerophospholipid biosynthesis in Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae: identification, characterization, and mutagenesis of a lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase. Mol Microbiol (1995) 0.87
Ability of intracamerally inoculated B- and T-cell enriched allogeneic lymphocytes to enhance corneal allograft survival. Int Ophthalmol (1993) 0.87
Immunoglobulin synthesis in bullfrog larvae. J Immunol (1973) 0.86
Stimulation of DNA repair synthesis of rat thymocytes by novobiocin and nalidixic acid in vitro without detectable DNA damage. Arch Toxicol (1987) 0.85
Cellular basis and nature of the polyclonal hyperimmunoglobulinemia induced by antigenic challenge. Cell Immunol (1975) 0.84
The structure of the lipooligosaccharide (LOS) from the alpha-1,2-N-acetyl glucosamine transferase (rfaK(NMB)) mutant strain CMK1 of Neisseria meningitidis: implications for LOS inner core assembly and LOS-based vaccines. Glycobiology (2001) 0.83
Identification and characterization of auxotrophs of Neisseria meningitidis produced by Tn916 mutagenesis. FEMS Microbiol Lett (1995) 0.82
Alterations in the kinetics of hemagglutinin formation following embryonic bursectomy. J Immunol (1971) 0.82
Pyomyositis and human immunodeficiency virus infection. South Med J (1990) 0.82
Evidence for functionally distinct pili expressed by Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Immun (1991) 0.82
Antibody specificities generated during antigen-induced polyclonal hyperimmunoglobulinemia. Cell Immunol (1978) 0.81
Adenosine acts as an endogenous modulator of IL-2-dependent proliferation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes. J Immunol (1995) 0.81
Analysis of amikacin-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa developing in patients receiving amikacin. Arch Intern Med (1989) 0.81
The presence of immunoregulatory cells in chicken thymus: function in B and T cell responses. J Immunol (1977) 0.81
Prevention of cryptococcosis in HIV-infected patients with limited access to highly active antiretroviral therapy: evidence for primary azole prophylaxis. HIV Med (2005) 0.81
Common pathways of invasion of mucosal barriers by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis. Surv Synth Pathol Res (1984) 0.80
Interactions between the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and the sympathetic system. Basic Res Cardiol (1998) 0.80
Brain abscess: association with pulmonary arteriovenous fistula and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: report of three cases. Am J Med (1988) 0.80
Meningococcemia in identical twins: changes in serum susceptibility after rifampin chemoprophylaxis. J Infect Dis (1988) 0.80
Poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase-activity of chicken embryo cells exposed to nucleotoxic agents. Toxicology (1992) 0.80
Common variable hypogammaglobulinemia complicated by an unusual T-suppressor/cytotoxic cell lymphoma. Cancer (1987) 0.79
Cellular immune responses during gonococcal and meningococcal infections. Clin Microbiol Rev (1989) 0.79
Co-transcription of a homologue of the formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase (fpg) and lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (nlaA) in Neisseria meningitidis. FEMS Microbiol Lett (1995) 0.79
Oxygen tensions in rodent tumors after irradiation with neutrons. Adv Exp Med Biol (1997) 0.78
Formation and persistence of N7- and O6-methyl-guanine in DNA of chick embryo brain cells in ovo following administration of N-nitroso-N-methylurea. Zentralbl Veterinarmed A (1996) 0.78
Comparison of isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae causing meningitis and report of gonococcal meningitis in a patient with C8 deficiency. J Clin Microbiol (1989) 0.78
Cellular haemolysin response of chickens bursectomized as embryos (plaque-forming cells-IgG response). Folia Biol (Praha) (1972) 0.78
Incidence and clinical characteristics of invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in adults. CDC Meningitis Surveillance Group. J Infect Dis (1992) 0.78
Homology of (murine) H-2 and (human) HLA with a chicken histocompatibility antigen. Nature (1977) 0.77
Mechanisms of bradykinin-induced catecholamine release in pithed spontaneously hypertensive rats. Immunopharmacology (1999) 0.77