M R Jacobs

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1 Emergence of multiply resistant pneumococci. N Engl J Med 1978 8.32
2 Acute otitis media: management and surveillance in an era of pneumococcal resistance--a report from the Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Therapeutic Working Group. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1999 5.88
3 Mutations in 23S rRNA and ribosomal protein L4 account for resistance in pneumococcal strains selected in vitro by macrolide passage. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000 4.31
4 Study of comparative antipneumococcal activities of penicillin G, RP 59500, erythromycin, sparfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and vancomycin by using time-kill methodology. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1994 3.12
5 Two new mechanisms of macrolide resistance in clinical strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Eastern Europe and North America. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000 3.00
6 Spread of drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Asian countries: Asian Network for Surveillance of Resistant Pathogens (ANSORP) Study. Clin Infect Dis 1999 2.74
7 Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of pneumococci. 2. Determination of optimal disc diffusion test for detection of penicillin G resistance. J Antimicrob Chemother 1980 2.73
8 Comparative activities of the beta-lactamase inhibitors YTR 830, sodium clavulanate, and sulbactam combined with amoxicillin or ampicillin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1984 2.71
9 Infection caused by vancomycin-resistant Streptococcus sanguis II. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1984 2.66
10 Susceptibilities of penicillin-susceptible and -resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae to RP 59500, vancomycin, erythromycin, PD 131628, sparfloxacin, temafloxacin, win 57273, ofloxacin, and ciprofloxacin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1992 2.64
11 Ligase chain reaction for detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in urogenital swabs. J Clin Microbiol 1995 2.62
12 Comparative activities of the beta-lactamase inhibitors YTR 830, clavulanate, and sulbactam combined with ampicillin and broad-spectrum penicillins against defined beta-lactamase-producing aerobic gram-negative bacilli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1986 2.48
13 Once-daily vs. continuous aminoglycoside dosing: efficacy and toxicity in animal and clinical studies of gentamicin, netilmicin, and tobramycin. J Infect Dis 1983 2.41
14 Comparative activity of beta-lactamase inhibitors YTR 830, clavulanate, and sulbactam combined with beta-lactams against beta-lactamase-producing anaerobes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1986 2.39
15 Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of pneumococci: determination of Kirby-Bauer breakpoints for penicillin G, erythromycin, clindamycin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, and rifampin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1979 2.32
16 Frequency and significance of isolation of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis from cerebrospinal fluid and tracheal aspirate specimens from low birth weight infants. J Pediatr 1994 2.25
17 Beta-lactamase production and susceptibilities to amoxicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, ticarcillin, ticarcillin-clavulanate, cefoxitin, imipenem, and metronidazole of 320 non-Bacteroides fragilis Bacteroides isolates and 129 fusobacteria from 28 U.S. centers. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1990 2.25
18 Activity of CP 99,219 compared with those of ciprofloxacin, grepafloxacin, metronidazole, cefoxitin, piperacillin, and piperacillin-tazobactam against 489 anaerobes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1994 2.21
19 Resistance mechanisms of multiply resistant pneumococci: antibiotic degradation studies. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1979 2.17
20 Variation in erythromycin and clindamycin susceptibilities of Streptococcus pneumoniae by four test methods. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997 2.17
21 Activity of CP99,219 compared with DU-6859a, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, levofloxacin, lomefloxacin, tosufloxacin, sparfloxacin and grepafloxacin against penicillin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci. J Antimicrob Chemother 1995 2.13
22 In vitro development of resistance to five quinolones and amoxicillin-clavulanate in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1999 2.04
23 MIC and time-kill study of activities of DU-6859a, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, sparfloxacin, cefotaxime, imipenem, and vancomycin against nine penicillin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1996 1.90
24 Activities of levofloxacin, ofloxacin, and ciprofloxacin, alone and in combination with amikacin, against acinetobacters as determined by checkerboard and time-kill studies. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997 1.87
25 Comparative evaluation of the API 20S system and the automicrobic system gram-positive identification card for species identification of streptococci. J Clin Microbiol 1984 1.82
26 Susceptibilities of penicillin- and erythromycin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci to HMR 3647 (RU 66647), a new ketolide, compared with susceptibilities to 17 other agents. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998 1.79
27 Evaluation of the rapid strep system for species identification of streptococci. J Clin Microbiol 1984 1.78
28 Susceptibility of 539 gram-positive and gram-negative anaerobes to new agents, including RP59500, biapenem, trospectomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam. J Antimicrob Chemother 1993 1.76
29 In vitro selection of resistance to four beta-lactams and azithromycin in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998 1.75
30 Characterization of beta-lactamases from non-Bacteroides fragilis group Bacteroides spp. belonging to seven species and their role in beta-lactam resistance. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1990 1.75
31 Activities of gatifloxacin compared to those of seven other agents against anaerobic organisms. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998 1.73
32 In vitro development of resistance to telithromycin (HMR 3647), four macrolides, clindamycin, and pristinamycin in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000 1.70
33 Susceptibility of 170 penicillin-susceptible and penicillin-resistant pneumococci to six oral cephalosporins, four quinolones, desacetylcefotaxime, Ro 23-9424 and RP 67829. J Antimicrob Chemother 1993 1.69
34 A polyclonal outbreak of predominantly VanB vancomycin-resistant enterococci in northeast Ohio. Northeast Ohio Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Surveillance Program. Clin Infect Dis 1999 1.64
35 In vitro selection of resistance to clinafloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and trovafloxacin in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000 1.62
36 Susceptibilities of 228 penicillin- and erythromycin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci to RU 64004, a new ketolide, compared with susceptibilities to 16 other agents. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997 1.61
37 Comparative activity of ampicillin, amoxycillin, amoxycillin/clavulanate and cefotaxime against 189 penicillin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci. J Antimicrob Chemother 1995 1.58
38 Bacteriologic and clinical efficacy of amoxicillin/clavulanate vs. azithromycin in acute otitis media. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2000 1.57
39 Susceptibility of penicillin-resistant pneumococci to eighteen antimicrobials: implications for treatment of meningitis. J Antimicrob Chemother 1983 1.56
40 Evaluation of two methods for rapid testing for beta-lactamase production in Bacteroides and Fusobacterium. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1990 1.56
41 Antipneumococcal activities of RP 59500 (quinupristin-dalfopristin), penicillin G, erythromycin, and sparfloxacin determined by MIC and rapid time-kill methodologies. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1996 1.51
42 In vitro susceptibilities of 185 penicillin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci to WY-49605 (SUN/SY 5555), a new oral penem, compared with those to penicillin G, amoxicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, cefixime, cefaclor, cefpodoxime, cefuroxime, and cefdinir. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1994 1.51
43 Effect of CO2 on susceptibilities of anaerobes to erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, and roxithromycin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1994 1.49
44 Antipneumococcal activities of gemifloxacin compared to those of nine other agents. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000 1.49
45 Antipneumococcal activity of ABT-773 compared to those of 10 other agents. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000 1.48
46 Characterization of a beta-lactamase from Clostridium clostridioforme. J Antimicrob Chemother 1994 1.47
47 Structure-activity relationships of quinolone agents against mycobacteria: effect of structural modifications at the 8 position. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1996 1.46
48 Comparative antianaerobic activity of BMS 284756. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2001 1.44
49 Susceptibilities of 123 strains of Xanthomonas maltophilia to eight beta-lactams (including beta-lactam-beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations) and ciprofloxacin tested by five methods. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1994 1.44
50 Carriage of antibiotic-resistant pneumococci among Asian children: a multinational surveillance by the Asian Network for Surveillance of Resistant Pathogens (ANSORP). Clin Infect Dis 2001 1.42
51 Ability of RapID Yeast Plus System to identify 304 clinically significant yeasts within 5 hours. J Clin Microbiol 1996 1.41
52 Corynebacterium striatum: a diphtheroid with pathogenic potential. Clin Infect Dis 1993 1.41
53 Comparative activity of trovafloxacin, alone and in combination with other agents, against gram-negative nonfermentative rods. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997 1.37
54 Susceptibility of penicillin-sensitive and -resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae to new antimicrobial agents, including daptomycin, teicoplanin, cefpodoxime and quinolones. J Antimicrob Chemother 1989 1.37
55 A 1994-95 survey of Haemophilus influenzae susceptibility to ten orally administered agents. A 187 clinical laboratory center sample in the United States. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1997 1.37
56 Susceptibilities of 394 Bacteroides fragilis, non-B. fragilis group Bacteroides species, and Fusobacterium species to newer antimicrobial agents. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1991 1.35
57 Antipneumococcal activities of GAR-936 (a new glycylcycline) compared to those of nine other agents against penicillin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000 1.34
58 Susceptibilities of non-Pseudomonas aeruginosa gram-negative nonfermentative rods to ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, levofloxacin, D-ofloxacin, sparfloxacin, ceftazidime, piperacillin, piperacillin-tazobactam, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and imipenem. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1996 1.34
59 Evaluation of PCR primers to screen for Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates and beta-lactam resistance, and to detect common macrolide resistance determinants. J Antimicrob Chemother 2001 1.33
60 Bacteriologic and clinical efficacy of high dose amoxicillin/clavulanate in children with acute otitis media. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2001 1.30
61 Carriage of antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae by children in eastern and central Europe--a multicenter study with use of standardized methods. Clin Infect Dis 1996 1.29
62 Bacteriologic efficacies of oral azithromycin and oral cefaclor in treatment of acute otitis media in infants and young children. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000 1.28
63 Diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia in intubated, intensive care unit patients. Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 1.27
64 Activity of CP 99,219 (trovafloxacin) compared with ciprofloxacin, sparfloxacin, clinafloxacin, lomefloxacin and cefuroxime against ten penicillin-susceptible and penicillin-resistant pneumococci by time-kill methodology. J Antimicrob Chemother 1996 1.27
65 In-vitro activity of erythromycin, roxithromycin and CP 62993 against common paediatric pathogens. J Antimicrob Chemother 1987 1.26
66 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates and the antimicrobial susceptibility of such isolates in children with otitis media. Clin Infect Dis 2001 1.25
67 Activities of RPR 106972 (a new oral streptogramin), cefditoren (a new oral cephalosporin), two new oxazolidinones (U-100592 and U-100766), and other oral and parenteral agents against 203 penicillin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1996 1.24
68 Susceptibilities of 177 penicillin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci to FK 037, cefpirome, cefepime, ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, imipenem, biapenem, meropenem, and vancomycin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1994 1.23
69 Anti-Mycobacterium avium activity of quinolones: in vitro activities. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1993 1.23
70 Comparative antianaerobic activities of the ketolides HMR 3647 (RU 66647) and HMR 3004 (RU 64004). Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997 1.22
71 Antipneumococcal activity of telithromycin by agar dilution, microdilution, E test, and disk diffusion methodologies. J Clin Microbiol 2000 1.20
72 N-1-tert-butyl-substituted quinolones: in vitro anti-Mycobacterium avium activities and structure-activity relationship studies. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1996 1.20
73 Resistance patterns of streptococcus pneumoniae from carriers attending day-care centers in southwestern Greece. Clin Infect Dis 1997 1.19
74 A bone marrow-derived murine macrophage model for evaluating efficacy of antimycobacterial drugs under relevant physiological conditions. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1994 1.19
75 Antipneumococcal activities of cefpirome and cefotaxime, alone and in combination with vancomycin and teicoplanin, determined by checkerboard and time-kill methods. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1996 1.18
76 Bacterial contamination in platelet concentrates. Vox Sang 2014 1.18
77 Postantibiotic effect and postantibiotic sub-MIC effect of levofloxacin compared to those of ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, azithromycin, and clarithromycin against 20 pneumococci. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998 1.18
78 High prevalence of carriage of antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in children in Kampala Uganda. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2001 1.17
79 Bactericidal activity of DU-6859a compared to activities of three quinolones, three beta-lactams, clindamycin, and metronidazole against anaerobes as determined by time-kill methodology. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997 1.16
80 Activities and postantibiotic effects of gemifloxacin compared to those of 11 other agents against Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000 1.16
81 Comparative activities of the beta-lactamase inhibitors YTR 830, clavulanate and sulbactam combined with extended-spectrum penicillins against ticarcillin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and pseudomonads. J Antimicrob Chemother 1986 1.16
82 Susceptibilities of 428 gram-positive and -negative anaerobic bacteria to Bay y3118 compared with their susceptibilities to ciprofloxacin, clindamycin, metronidazole, piperacillin, piperacillin-tazobactam, and cefoxitin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1993 1.14
83 Efficacy of amoxicillin/clavulanate for acute otitis media: relation to Streptococcus pneumoniae susceptibility. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1996 1.13
84 Antianaerobic activity of the ketolide RU 64004 compared to activities of four macrolides, five beta-lactams, clindamycin, and metronidazole. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997 1.12
85 MIC and time-kill studies of antipneumococcal activity of GV 118819X (sanfetrinem) compared with those of other agents. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997 1.12
86 Susceptibilities of 201 anaerobes to erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, and roxithromycin by oxyrase agar dilution and E test methodologies. J Clin Microbiol 1995 1.12
87 Pharmacokinetics, outcome of treatment, and toxic effects of amphotericin B and 5-fluorocytosine in neonates. J Pediatr 1990 1.11
88 Susceptibilities of 123 Xanthomonas maltophilia strains to clinafloxacin, PD 131628, PD 138312, PD 140248, ciprofloxacin, and ofloxacin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1994 1.11
89 Molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in Korea. The Asian Network for Surveillance of Resistant Pathogens (ANSORP) Study Group. J Clin Microbiol 2000 1.10
90 Use of immunosuppressive agents in the treatment of severe ocular and vascular manifestations of Cogan's syndrome. Am J Med 1990 1.10
91 Susceptibility of penicillin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci to dirithromycin compared with susceptibilities to erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, roxithromycin, and clindamycin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997 1.09
92 Postantibiotic effect of sanfetrinem compared with those of six other agents against 12 penicillin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997 1.09
93 Determination of drug susceptibility and DNA fingerprint patterns of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Kampala, Uganda. East Afr Med J 2000 1.08
94 Antipneumococcal activity of BAY 12-8039, a new quinolone, compared with activities of three other quinolones and four oral beta-lactams. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997 1.08
95 Antibiotic-resistant pneumococci. Pediatr Clin North Am 1995 1.07
96 Bacterial clearance of biologic grafts used in hernia repair: an experimental study. Surg Endosc 2011 1.07
97 Topical fluoroquinolones: antimicrobial activity and in vitro corneal epithelial toxicity. Curr Eye Res 1991 1.07
98 Evaluation of RapID onE system for identification of 379 strains in the family Enterobacteriaceae and oxidase-negative, gram-negative nonfermenters. J Clin Microbiol 1994 1.07
99 Susceptibilities of Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis to ABT-773 compared to their susceptibilities to 11 other agents. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2001 1.07
100 Accuracy and reproducibility of the IDS rapID STR system for species identification of streptococci. J Clin Microbiol 1986 1.06
101 Spread of multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in South Korea. Clin Infect Dis 1997 1.05
102 Antimycobacterial quinolones: a comparative analysis of structure-activity and structure-cytotoxicity relationships. Res Microbiol 1996 1.05
103 Comparative efficacies of ceftriaxone, moxalactam, and ampicillin in experimental Salmonella typhimurium infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1982 1.05
104 Anti-pneumococcal activity of gatifloxacin compared with other quinolone and non-quinolone agents. J Antimicrob Chemother 1999 1.05
105 Time-kill study of the activity of trovafloxacin compared with ciprofloxacin, sparfloxacin, metronidazole, cefoxitin, piperacillin and piperacillin/tazobactam against six anaerobes. J Antimicrob Chemother 1997 1.04
106 Comparative activities of clinafloxacin against gram-positive and -negative bacteria. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998 1.03
107 Vitamin K-dependent carboxylation. A synthetic peptide based upon the gamma-carboxylation recognition site sequence of the prothrombin propeptide is an active substrate for the carboxylase in vitro. J Biol Chem 1988 1.02
108 Activity of HMR 3647 compared to those of five agents against Haemophilus influenzae and moraxella catarrhalis by MIC determination and time-kill assay. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998 1.02
109 Determination of activities of levofloxacin, alone and combined with gentamicin, ceftazidime, cefpirome, and meropenem, against 124 strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by checkerboard and time-kill methodology. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998 1.01
110 Comparative activities of clarithromycin, erythromycin, and azithromycin against penicillin-susceptible and penicillin-resistant pneumococci. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1996 1.01
111 Activities of beta-lactams against Acinetobacter genospecies as determined by agar dilution and E-test MIC methods. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997 1.00
112 Preoperative use of povidone-iodine. A prospective, randomized study. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1986 0.99
113 Activities of three quinolones, alone and in combination with extended-spectrum cephalosporins or gentamicin, against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998 0.99
114 Prevalence and significance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in patients with cystic fibrosis. Pediatr Pulmonol 1988 0.99
115 Establishment of the first international repository for transfusion-relevant bacteria reference strains: ISBT working party transfusion-transmitted infectious diseases (WP-TTID), subgroup on bacteria. Vox Sang 2011 0.99
116 Comparative activities of LY 333328, a new glycopeptide, against penicillin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1996 0.98
117 Don't bug me: the problem of bacterial contamination of blood components--challenges and solutions. Transfusion 2001 0.98
118 Single- and multi-step resistance selection study of gemifloxacin compared with trovafloxacin, ciprofloxacin, gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin in Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Antimicrob Chemother 2001 0.98
119 Adhesion of Staphylococcus epidermidis to biomedical polymers: contributions of surface thermodynamics and hemodynamic shear conditions. J Biomed Mater Res 1995 0.98
120 Anti-anaerobic activity of erythromycin, azithromycin and clarithromycin: effect of pH adjustment of media to compensate for pH shift caused by incubation in CO2. J Antimicrob Chemother 1998 0.97
121 MIC and time-kill study of antipneumococcal activities of RPR 106972 (a new oral streptogramin), RP 59500 (quinupristin-dalfopristin), pyostacine (RP 7293), penicillin G, cefotaxime, erythromycin, and clarithromycin against 10 penicillin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1996 0.97
122 Use of real time pulsed field gel electrophoresis to guide interventions during a nursery outbreak of Serratia marcescens infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1999 0.97
123 Anti-Mycobacterium avium activity of quinolones: structure-activity relationship studies. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1993 0.97
124 Susceptibility of group B streptococci to 16 beta-lactam antibiotics, including new penicillin and cephalosporin derivatives. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1982 0.96
125 In vitro anti-Mycobacterium avium activities of quinolones: predicted active structures and mechanistic considerations. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1994 0.96
126 Platelet bacterial contamination and the use of a chemiluminescence-linked universal bacterial ribosomal RNA gene probe. Transfusion 1994 0.96
127 Penicillin-resistant pneumococcus and meningitis. Ann Intern Med 1983 0.95
128 Activities of a new fluoroketolide, HMR 3787, and its (des)-fluor derivative RU 64399 compared to those of telithromycin, erythromycin A, azithromycin, clarithromycin, and clindamycin against macrolide-susceptible or -resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and S. pyogenes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2001 0.95
129 Evaluation of the 4-hour RapID NF Plus method for identification of 345 gram-negative nonfermentative rods. J Clin Microbiol 1992 0.95
130 Prevalence of mefE, erm and tet(M) genes in Streptococcus pneumoniae strains from Central Italy. Int J Antimicrob Agents 1999 0.95
131 Activity of telithromycin and seven other agents against 1034 pediatric Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from ten central and eastern European centers. Clin Microbiol Infect 2003 0.95
132 Comparative activity of the new fluoroquinolone Bay y3118 against 177 penicillin susceptible and resistant pneumococci. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1993 0.94
133 Activities of clinafloxacin, alone and in combination with other compounds, against 45 gram-positive and -negative organisms for which clinafloxacin MICs are high. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1999 0.94
134 Postantibiotic effect and postantibiotic sub-MIC effect of quinupristin-dalfopristin against gram-positive and -negative organisms. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998 0.94
135 Enteric fever caused by Salmonella paratyphi C in South and South West Africa. S Afr Med J 1978 0.94
136 Treatment of active refractory rheumatoid arthritis with humanized monoclonal antibody CAMPATH-1H administered by daily subcutaneous injection. Arthritis Rheum 1995 0.93
137 Prevalence and mechanisms of macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pyogenes in Santiago, Chile. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2001 0.92
138 Activity of WY-49605 compared with those of amoxicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, imipenem, ciprofloxacin, cefaclor, cefpodoxime, cefuroxime, clindamycin, and metronidazole against 384 anaerobic bacteria. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1994 0.92
139 Antipneumococcal activities of levofloxacin and clarithromycin as determined by agar dilution, microdilution, E-test, and disk diffusion methodologies. J Clin Microbiol 1998 0.92
140 Postantibiotic effects of grepafloxacin compared to those of five other agents against 12 gram-positive and -negative bacteria. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000 0.91
141 Evaluation of Etest for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Clin Microbiol 2000 0.91
142 Carriage of antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Greek infants and toddlers. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2000 0.91
143 Laboratory surveillance of synergy between and resistance to trimethoprim and sulfonamides. Rev Infect Dis 1982 0.91
144 Molecular epidemiological survey of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae from Asia, Europe, and North America. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1999 0.91
145 Mediterranean clone of penicillin-susceptible, multidrug-resistant serotype 6B Streptococcus pneumoniae in Greece, Italy and Israel. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2000 0.90
146 A prospective microbiologic surveillance program to detect and prevent the transfusion of bacterially contaminated platelets. Transfusion 1994 0.90
147 Comparison of the E-test and conventional agar dilution methods for susceptibility testing of gram-negative anaerobic rods. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1994 0.90
148 Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a primary pathogen in children with bacterial peritonitis. J Pediatr Surg 1987 0.90
149 Antibacterial activity of nitroxoline and sulphamethizole alone and in combination in urinary tract infections. S Afr Med J 1978 0.90
150 Activity of telithromycin compared with seven other agents against 1039 Streptococcus pyogenes pediatric isolates from ten centers in central and eastern Europe. Clin Microbiol Infect 2003 0.90
151 Lack of utility of the lysis-centrifugation blood culture method for detection of fungemia in immunocompromised cancer patients. J Clin Microbiol 1998 0.89
152 Susceptibilities of 540 anaerobic gram-negative bacilli to amoxicillin, amoxicillin-BRL 42715, amoxicillin-clavulanate, temafloxacin, and clindamycin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1992 0.89
153 Alterations of penicillin-binding proteins 1A, 2X, and 2B in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates for which amoxicillin MICs are higher than penicillin MICs. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004 0.88
154 Postantibiotic effects of gatifloxacin against gram-positive and -negative organisms. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1999 0.87
155 Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1 in South Africa. S Afr Med J 1979 0.86
156 Postantibiotic effects of garenoxacin (BMS-284756) against 12 gram-positive or -negative organisms. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2003 0.86
157 Postantibiotic effect of trovafloxacin against gram-positive and -negative organisms. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998 0.86
158 Time-kill studies on susceptibility of nine penicillin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci to cefditoren compared with nine other beta-lactams. J Antimicrob Chemother 1997 0.86
159 Escherichia coli gastro-enteritis in adults. S Afr Med J 1978 0.86
160 Anti-anaerobic activity of levofloxacin alone and combined with clindamycin and metronidazole. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2000 0.86
161 Serratia marcescens strains implicated in adverse transfusion reactions form biofilms in platelet concentrates and demonstrate reduced detection by automated culture. Vox Sang 2011 0.86
162 Susceptibilities of 200 penicillin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci to piperacillin, piperacillin-tazobactam, ticarcillin, ticarcillin-clavulanate, ampicillin, ampicillin-sulbactam, ceftazidime, and ceftriaxone. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1994 0.85
163 Efficacy and safety of sequential treatment with parenteral sulbactam/ampicillin and oral sultamicillin for skeletal infections in children. Rev Infect Dis 1987 0.85
164 Genetic analysis of serotype 23F Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from several countries by penicillin-binding protein gene fingerprinting and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Chemotherapy 1999 0.84
165 Epidemic listeriosis. Report of 14 cases detected in 9 months. S Afr Med J 1978 0.84
166 Antipneumococcal activity of grepafloxacin compared to that of other agents by time-kill methodology. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998 0.83
167 Activity of telithromycin (HMR 3647) against anaerobic bacteria compared to those of eight other agents by time-kill methodology. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1999 0.83
168 Streptococcus mitis. A cause of serious infection in adults. Arch Intern Med 1987 0.83
169 Resistance patterns of Streptococcus pneumoniae from children in central Italy. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1999 0.83
170 Antimicrobial activity of B-Lock against bacterial and Candida spp. causing catheter-related bloodstream infections. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011 0.83
171 Chromobacterium violaceum adenitis acquired in the northern United States as a complication of chronic granulomatous disease. Pediatr Infect Dis 1986 0.83
172 Alternaria infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: case report and review of invasive alternaria infections. Rev Infect Dis 1988 0.83
173 Multiple-antibiotic resistance--now the pneumococcus. J Antimicrob Chemother 1978 0.82
174 Postantibiotic effects of daptomycin against 14 staphylococcal and pneumococcal clinical isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2003 0.82
175 Antimicrobial activity and in vitro corneal epithelial toxicity of antimicrobial agents for gram-positive corneal pathogens. Curr Eye Res 1993 0.81
176 Aspergillosis due to carpet contamination. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1994 0.81
177 Comparison of agar dilution, microdilution, Etest and disc diffusion to test the activity of trovafloxacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Antimicrob Chemother 1999 0.81
178 Comparison of agar dilution, microdilution, E-test, and disk diffusion methods for testing activity of cefditoren against Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Clin Microbiol 1999 0.81
179 In vitro activities of cefminox against anaerobic bacteria compared with those of nine other compounds. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998 0.81
180 Antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 1996 to 2000. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2004 0.80
181 Synergic activity, for anaerobes, of trovafloxacin with clindamycin or metronidazole: chequerboard and time-kill methods. J Antimicrob Chemother 2000 0.80
182 Clinically significant concentrations of local anesthetics inhibit Staphylococcus aureus in vitro. Int J Obstet Anesth 2002 0.80
183 Synergistic activity of trovafloxacin with other agents against gram-positive and -negative organisms. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1998 0.79
184 Activity of HMR 3647 compared to those of six compounds against 235 strains of Enterococcus faecalis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1999 0.79
185 Activities and time-kill studies of selected penicillins, beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations, and glycopeptides against Enterococcus faecalis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998 0.79
186 Diagnosis and treatment of upper respiratory tract infections in the primary care setting. Clin Ther 2001 0.79
187 Penicillin susceptibility testing of gonococci by disc diffusion. J Antimicrob Chemother 1981 0.79
188 Susceptibility of twenty penicillin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci to levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, erythromycin, azithromycin, and clarithromycin by MIC and time-kill. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1997 0.79
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