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An outbreak of type 4b Listeria monocytogenes infection involving patients from eight Boston hospitals. Arch Intern Med (1986) 3.12
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Evaluation of 10 methods to distinguish epidemic-associated Campylobacter strains. J Clin Microbiol (1991) 2.97
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Implementation of clinical guidelines using a computer charting system. Effect on the initial care of health care workers exposed to body fluids. JAMA (1997) 2.83
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On the use of zero-inflated and hurdle models for modeling vaccine adverse event count data. J Biopharm Stat (2006) 2.45
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Antibiotic treatment of guinea-pigs infected with agent of Legionnaires' disease. Lancet (1978) 2.28
Review of the epidemiologic evidence for an association between infant feeding and infant health. Pediatrics (1984) 2.27
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Vaccine Safety Datalink project: a new tool for improving vaccine safety monitoring in the United States. The Vaccine Safety Datalink Team. Pediatrics (1997) 2.25
Peritonitis due to a mycobacterium chelonei-like organism associated with intermittent chronic peritoneal dialysis. J Infect Dis (1982) 2.20
Bacterial meningitis and septicemia in sickle cell disease. Am J Dis Child (1977) 2.19
Resistance mechanisms of multiply resistant pneumococci: antibiotic degradation studies. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1979) 2.17
A major focus of Legionnaires' disease in Bloomington, Indiana. Ann Intern Med (1979) 2.16
DTP-associated reactions: an analysis by injection site, manufacturer, prior reactions, and dose. Pediatrics (1984) 2.15
Role of foods in sporadic listeriosis. II. Microbiologic and epidemiologic investigation. The Listeria Study Group. JAMA (1992) 2.15
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Pulse oximetry as a fifth pediatric vital sign. Pediatrics (1997) 2.11
Legionnaires' disease: clinical features of the epidemic in Philadelphia. Ann Intern Med (1979) 2.10
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Prevalence of ampicillin- and chloramphenicol-resistant strains of Haemophilus influenzae causing meningitis and bacteremia: national survey of hospital laboratories. J Infect Dis (1978) 2.01
Assignment of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A and C class-specific anticapsular antibody concentrations to the new standard reference serum CDC1992. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol (1995) 2.00
Comparison of ribotyping and multilocus enzyme electrophoresis for subtyping of Listeria monocytogenes isolates. J Clin Microbiol (1994) 1.96
Resistance to penicillin-streptomycin synergy among clinical isolates of viridans streptococci. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1983) 1.93
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Meningococcal disease in Los Angeles County, California, and among men in the county jails. N Engl J Med (1996) 1.89
Efficacy of cervical spine immobilization methods. J Trauma (1983) 1.89
Evaluation of new clinical criteria for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis. Am J Med (1994) 1.89
Robust estimation of standard curves for protein molecular weight and linear-duplex DNA base-pair number after gel electrophoresis. Anal Biochem (1986) 1.88
Failure of Legionella pneumophila sensitivities to predict culture results from disinfectant-treated air-conditioning cooling towers. Appl Environ Microbiol (1982) 1.85
The risk of seizures after receipt of whole-cell pertussis or measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. N Engl J Med (2001) 1.84
An outbreak in 1965 of severe respiratory illness caused by the Legionnaires' disease bacterium. J Infect Dis (1978) 1.84
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Two outbreaks of sternal wound infection due to organisms of the Mycobacterium fortuitum complex. J Infect Dis (1981) 1.76
Pertussis vaccine--an analysis of benefits, risks and costs. N Engl J Med (1979) 1.75
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Risk factors associated with leptospirosis in northeastern Thailand, 1998. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2001) 1.73
Interlaboratory study evaluating quantitation of antibodies to Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol (1996) 1.71
Immunologic response to early and routine DTP immunization in infants. Pediatrics (1984) 1.71
Susceptibility of pneumococci to 14 beta-lactam agents: comparison of strains resistant, intermediate-resistant, and susceptible to penicillin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1981) 1.67
Disseminated mycobacteriosis due to Mycobacterium abcessus in two recipients of renal homografts. Am Rev Respir Dis (1974) 1.66
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Comparison of prevention strategies for neonatal group B streptococcal infection. A population-based economic analysis. JAMA (1993) 1.63
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Sporadic legionellosis in the United States: the first thousand cases. Ann Intern Med (1981) 1.60
Changing patterns of bacterial meningitis in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1935-1970. J Infect Dis (1973) 1.58
Admission decisions in emergency department chest pain patients at low risk for myocardial infarction: patient versus physician preferences. Ann Emerg Med (1996) 1.58
Potable water as a source of Legionnaires' disease. JAMA (1985) 1.56
Duration of antibody response after meningococcal polysaccharide vaccination in US Air Force personnel. J Infect Dis (1994) 1.56
Nonpneumonic, short-incubation-period Legionellosis (Pontiac fever) in men who cleaned a steam turbine condenser. Science (1979) 1.56
Haemophilus influenzae disease in Alaskan Eskimos: characteristics of a population with an unusual incidence of invasive disease. Lancet (1981) 1.53
Epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in southern California: implications for the design and conduct of a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine efficacy trial. J Infect Dis (1996) 1.52
A comparison of pulse oximetry and respiratory rate in patient screening. Respir Med (1996) 1.51
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A one-year study of endemic campylobacteriosis in a midwestern city: association with consumption of raw milk. J Infect Dis (1987) 1.45
Risk factors in bacterial meningitis: Charleston County, South Carolina. J Infect Dis (1973) 1.45
Incorporating patient preferences into practice guidelines: management of children with fever without source. Ann Emerg Med (1994) 1.44