D W Fraser

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1 Legionnaires' disease: isolation of a bacterium and demonstration of its role in other respiratory disease. N Engl J Med 1977 25.00
2 Legionnaires' disease: description of an epidemic of pneumonia. N Engl J Med 1977 24.44
3 Toxic-shock syndrome in menstruating women: association with tampon use and Staphylococcus aureus and clinical features in 52 cases. N Engl J Med 1980 7.85
4 Atypical Legionella-like organisms: fastidious water-associated bacteria pathogenic for man. Lancet 1979 4.62
5 Legionnaires' disease outbreak at an Atlanta, Georgia, Country Club: evidence for spread from an evaporative condenser. Am J Epidemiol 1980 3.30
6 Epidemiology as a liberal art. N Engl J Med 1987 3.13
7 An outbreak of type 4b Listeria monocytogenes infection involving patients from eight Boston hospitals. Arch Intern Med 1986 3.12
8 Aspergillosis and other systemic mycoses. The growing problem. JAMA 1979 2.96
9 Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from hospital shower heads. Ann Intern Med 1981 2.89
10 Bacterial meningitis in the United States, 1978 through 1981. The National Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance Study. JAMA 1985 2.87
11 Pneumococcal disease after pneumococcal vaccination: an alternative method to estimate the efficacy of pneumococcal vaccine. N Engl J Med 1980 2.85
12 The diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease. Ann Intern Med 1978 2.36
13 Haemophilus influenzae meningitis. A national study of secondary spread in household contacts. N Engl J Med 1979 2.34
14 Spread of meningococcal infection within households. Lancet 1974 2.32
15 Antibiotic treatment of guinea-pigs infected with agent of Legionnaires' disease. Lancet 1978 2.28
16 Review of the epidemiologic evidence for an association between infant feeding and infant health. Pediatrics 1984 2.27
17 Pneumococcal vaccine efficacy in selected populations in the United States. Ann Intern Med 1986 2.26
18 Peritonitis due to a mycobacterium chelonei-like organism associated with intermittent chronic peritoneal dialysis. J Infect Dis 1982 2.20
19 A major focus of Legionnaires' disease in Bloomington, Indiana. Ann Intern Med 1979 2.16
20 Legionnaires' disease: clinical features of the epidemic in Philadelphia. Ann Intern Med 1979 2.10
21 Epidemiologic aspects of legionellosis. Epidemiol Rev 1979 2.03
22 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
23 Lassa fever in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone, 1970-1972. I. Epidemiologic studies. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1974 1.92
24 Failure of Legionella pneumophila sensitivities to predict culture results from disinfectant-treated air-conditioning cooling towers. Appl Environ Microbiol 1982 1.85
25 An outbreak in 1965 of severe respiratory illness caused by the Legionnaires' disease bacterium. J Infect Dis 1978 1.84
26 Two outbreaks of sternal wound infection due to organisms of the Mycobacterium fortuitum complex. J Infect Dis 1981 1.76
27 Pertussis vaccine--an analysis of benefits, risks and costs. N Engl J Med 1979 1.75
28 Disseminated mycobacteriosis due to Mycobacterium abcessus in two recipients of renal homografts. Am Rev Respir Dis 1974 1.66
29 Epidemiology of pertussis, Atlanta, 1977. J Pediatr 1981 1.62
30 Sporadic legionellosis in the United States: the first thousand cases. Ann Intern Med 1981 1.60
31 Changing patterns of bacterial meningitis in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1935-1970. J Infect Dis 1973 1.58
32 Potable water as a source of Legionnaires' disease. JAMA 1985 1.56
33 Nonpneumonic, short-incubation-period Legionellosis (Pontiac fever) in men who cleaned a steam turbine condenser. Science 1979 1.56
34 Haemophilus influenzae disease in Alaskan Eskimos: characteristics of a population with an unusual incidence of invasive disease. Lancet 1981 1.53
35 Drugs, coma, and myoglobinuria. Arch Neurol 1972 1.47
36 Legionellosis. Sci Am 1979 1.46
37 Risk factors in bacterial meningitis: Charleston County, South Carolina. J Infect Dis 1973 1.45
38 Epidemic Legionnaires' disease. Airborne transmission down a chimney. JAMA 1981 1.40
39 Spread of Haemophilus influenzae. Secondary illness in household contacts of patients with H influenzae meningitis. Am J Dis Child 1978 1.40
40 Sporadic community-acquired Legionnaires' disease in the United States. A case-control study. Ann Intern Med 1979 1.37
41 Isolation of Pittsburgh pneumonia agent from nebulizers used in respiratory therapy. Ann Intern Med 1980 1.36
42 Epidemic group C meningococcal meningitis in Upper Volta, 1979. Bull World Health Organ 1983 1.35
43 Bacterial meningitis in Bernalillo County, New Mexico: a comparison with three other American populations. Am J Epidemiol 1974 1.35
44 From the center for disease control. Epidemiology of pneumococcal serotypes in the United States, 1978--1979. J Infect Dis 1980 1.32
45 Prevention of Hemophilus influenzae type b disease. JAMA 1984 1.30
46 Pneumococcal vaccine: to use or not. JAMA 1981 1.27
47 Hemophilus influenzae type b disease in a day-care center. Report of an outbreak. J Pediatr 1978 1.26
48 Lassa fever: response to an imported case. N Engl J Med 1977 1.23
49 Pertussis in the United States, 1979: a look at vaccine efficacy. J Infect Dis 1981 1.21
50 Trends in meningococcal disease in the United States, 1975-1980. J Infect Dis 1983 1.20
51 Disease control programs in the United States. Control of streptococcal and poststreptococcal disease. JAMA 1978 1.19
52 A cluster of Acinetobacter Pneumonia in foundry workers. Ann Intern Med 1981 1.16
53 The Vermont epidemic of Legionnaires' disease. Ann Intern Med 1979 1.16
54 A 1957 outbreak of Legionnaires' disease associated with a meat packing plant. Am J Epidemiol 1983 1.15
55 Preventing severe heat injury in runners: suggestions from the 1979 Peachtree Road Race experience. Ann Intern Med 1982 1.13
56 Legionellosis: Legionnaires' disease; Pontiac fever. Med Clin North Am 1980 1.12
57 Lymphocytic choriomeningitis in university hospital personnel. Clinical features. Am J Med 1975 1.12
58 Pneumococcal bacteremia in Charleston County, South Carolina. Am J Epidemiol 1980 1.11
59 Foodborne outbreak of group G streptococcal pharyngitis. Am J Epidemiol 1982 1.11
60 An outbreak of adenovirus type 3 disease at a private recreation center swimming pool. Am J Epidemiol 1980 1.09
61 Legionnaires' disease: four summers' harvest. Am J Med 1980 1.08
62 Outbreak of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infections in medical center personnel. Am J Epidemiol 1975 1.07
63 Legionnaires' disease in New York City, August-September 1978. Bull N Y Acad Med 1980 1.06
64 Sporadic and epidemic nosocomial legionellosis in the United States. Epidemiologic features. Am J Med 1981 1.04
65 An epidemic of disease due to serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis in Alabama: report of an investigation and community-wide prophylaxis with a sulfonamide. J Infect Dis 1977 1.03
66 Leptospirosis caused by serotype Fort-Bragg. A suburban outbreak. Ann Intern Med 1973 1.02
67 1974 outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease diagnosed in 1977. Clinical and epidemiological features. Lancet 1978 1.02
68 Disseminated mycobacterium kansasii infection presenting as cellulitis in a recipient of a renal homograft. Am Rev Respir Dis 1975 1.01
69 Legionellosis: evidence of airborne transmission. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1980 1.01
70 Utilization of health services among rural women in Gujarat, India. Public Health 1997 0.98
71 Adverse effects of two rifampicin dosage regimens for the prevention of meningococcal infection. Lancet 1984 0.97
72 Potable water as a source for legionellosis. Environ Health Perspect 1985 0.94
73 Group A meningococcal disease in skid rows: epidemiology and implications for control. Am J Public Health 1984 0.94
74 Risk of group A meningococcal disease: bacterial interference and cross-reactive bacteria among mucosal flora. J Clin Microbiol 1985 0.93
75 Type-specific immunity and pharyngeal acquisition of group A Streptococcus. Am J Epidemiol 1982 0.93
76 Methadone overdose. Illicit use of pharmaceutically prepared parenteral narcotics. JAMA 1971 0.92
77 Listeria monocytogenes infection in neonates: Investigation of an epidemic. J Infect Dis 1978 0.92
78 Acute histoplasmosis: clinical, epidemiologic and serologic findings of an outbreak associated with exposure to a fallen tree. Am J Med 1979 0.91
79 Race-specific differences in bacterial meningitis deaths in the United States, 1962-1968. Am J Public Health 1976 0.91
80 Bacteremia in Charleston County, South Carolina. Am J Epidemiol 1986 0.90
81 Failure of prophylaxis for bacterial endocarditis: American Heart Association Registry. Br Heart J 1980 0.89
82 Infections with Legionella pneumophila in children. J Infect Dis 1981 0.89
83 A winter outbreak of acute histoplasmosis in northern Michigan. Am J Epidemiol 1983 0.87
84 An explosive outbreak of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in a summer camp. Pediatrics 1980 0.87
85 A simplified approach to meningococcal disease prophylaxis. JAMA 1976 0.86
86 Lack of observed association between armadillo contact and leprosy in humans. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1977 0.85
87 A controlled study of penicillin therapy of group A streptococcal acquisitions in Egyptian families. J Infect Dis 1980 0.84
88 Leprosy in the United States, 1971-1973. J Infect Dis 1977 0.83
89 Management of household contacts of leprosy patients. Ann Intern Med 1978 0.83
90 Undiagnosed bacterial meningitis in Vermont children. Am J Epidemiol 1975 0.82
91 Laboratory studies of a lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus outbreak in man and laboratory animals. Am J Epidemiol 1975 0.79
92 Legionnaires' disease: a new awareness. Trans Stud Coll Physicians Phila 1980 0.78
93 Disseminated actinomycosis with spinal cord compression: report of two cases. Neurology 1979 0.78
94 Legionnaires' disease in a child with cancer. Pediatrics 1979 0.78
95 Bacteria newly recognized as nosocomial pathogens. Am J Med 1981 0.78
96 Streptozotocin-induced lactic acidosis. A case report and some experimental observations. Am J Med Sci 1973 0.77
97 Legionnaires' disease. Dis Mon 1980 0.76
98 Nosocomial Legionnaires' disease in Columbus, Ohio. Ann Intern Med 1979 0.76
99 Antibiotics for legionnaires' disease. Lancet 1978 0.76
100 Variation in protection by BCG. Lancet 1996 0.75
101 The story of Legionnaires' disease. Proc Inst Med Chic 1980 0.75
102 Failure of prophylaxis for bacterial endocarditis: American Heart association Registry. J Fam Pract 1980 0.75
103 Tetanus in the United States, 1900-1969. Analysis by cohorts. Am J Epidemiol 1972 0.75
104 Surveillance: the tool and its users. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1992 0.75
105 The geographic conundrum of infections: where or wherefore? J Infect Dis 1983 0.75
106 Meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b. J Infect Dis 1980 0.75
107 Vaccines against bacterial meningitis. An unfinished story. Postgrad Med 1977 0.75
108 Prophylaxis of Hemophilus influenzae type b disease. JAMA 1984 0.75
109 Epidemiology of bacterial meningitis: a review of selected aspects. Adv Neurol 1978 0.75
110 Statistics on uremic pericarditis. Ann Intern Med 1971 0.75
111 Failure of prophylaxis for bacterial endocarditis: American Heart Association registry. Ann Intern Med 1979 0.75
112 Failure of prophylaxis for bacterial endocarditis: American Heart Association registry. Am J Cardiol 1980 0.75
113 Communicable diseases: scarlet fever. Urban Health 1975 0.75
114 Failure of prophylaxis for bacterial endocarditis: American Heart Association Registry. J Pediatr 1980 0.75
115 Important announcement from the American Heart Association. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1979 0.75
116 Failure of prophylaxis for bacterial endocarditis: American Heart Association Registry. Am Heart J 1980 0.75
117 Editorial: Preventing tetanus in patients with wounds. Ann Intern Med 1976 0.75
118 Clustering of disease in population units: an exact test and its asymptotic version. Am J Epidemiol 1983 0.75
119 Letter: Whooping-cough vaccination. Lancet 1976 0.75
120 Delayed hypersensitivity reactions in patients with Mycobacterium chelonei and Mycobacterium fortuitum infections. Am Rev Respir Dis 1978 0.75
121 Failure of prophylaxis for bacterial endocarditis: American Heart Association registry. South Med J 1980 0.75
122 Benefits and risks of pertussis vaccine: further comments. N Engl J Med 1980 0.75