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D S Stephens

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1 Bioterrorism-related inhalational anthrax: the first 10 cases reported in the United States. Emerg Infect Dis 2001 11.73
2 Meningococcal disease. N Engl J Med 2001 8.50
3 A population-based assessment of invasive disease due to group B Streptococcus in nonpregnant adults. N Engl J Med 1993 6.18
4 Capsule switching of Neisseria meningitidis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1997 5.90
5 The changing epidemiology of meningococcal disease in the United States, 1992-1996. J Infect Dis 1999 4.37
6 The epidemiology of candidemia in two United States cities: results of a population-based active surveillance. Clin Infect Dis 1999 3.92
7 Invasive group B streptococcal disease: the emergence of serotype V. J Infect Dis 1996 2.85
8 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
9 Macrolide resistance among invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates. JAMA 2001 2.40
10 Invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in adults. A prospective, population-based surveillance. CDC Meningitis Surveillance Group. Ann Intern Med 1992 2.33
11 Role of M protein in adherence of group A streptococci. Infect Immun 1991 2.05
12 Pilus- and non-pilus-mediated interactions of Haemophilus influenzae type b with human erythrocytes and human nasopharyngeal mucosa. J Infect Dis 1990 1.97
13 Multicenter collaborative evaluation of a standardized serum bactericidal test as a prognostic indicator in infective endocarditis. Am J Med 1985 1.92
14 Interaction of Neisseria meningitidis with human nasopharyngeal mucosa: attachment and entry into columnar epithelial cells. J Infect Dis 1983 1.86
15 Attachment of Neisseria meningitidis to human mucosal surfaces: influence of pili and type of receptor cell. J Infect Dis 1981 1.84
16 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
17 Genetic basis for biosynthesis, structure, and function of meningococcal lipooligosaccharide (endotoxin). Crit Rev Microbiol 1998 1.82
18 Structure and dissemination of a chromosomal insertion element encoding macrolide efflux in Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Infect Dis 2001 1.79
19 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
20 Epidemiology and pathogenesis of Neisseria meningitidis. Microbes Infect 2000 1.73
21 The emergence of Streptococcus pneumoniae resistant to macrolide antimicrobial agents: a 6-year population-based assessment. J Infect Dis 2000 1.69
22 Pathogenesis of IgA1 protease-producing and -nonproducing Haemophilus influenzae in human nasopharyngeal organ cultures. J Infect Dis 1986 1.58
23 Mechanisms of mucosal invasion by pathogenic Neisseria. Rev Infect Dis 1983 1.56
24 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
25 Analysis in Neisseria meningitidis and other Neisseria species of genes homologous to the FKBP immunophilin family. Mol Microbiol 1993 1.39
26 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
27 Pili and outer membrane appendages on Neisseria meningitidis in the cerebrospinal fluid of an infant. J Infect Dis 1982 1.34
28 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
29 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
30 Urinary tract infection: an overview. Am J Med Sci 1997 1.31
31 Polymorphisms in pilin glycosylation Locus of Neisseria meningitidis expressing class II pili. Infect Immun 2001 1.27
32 Lipooligosaccharide biosynthesis in pathogenic Neisseria. Cloning, identification, and characterization of the phosphoglucomutase gene. J Biol Chem 1994 1.27
33 Evaluation of effectiveness of the 23-valent pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide vaccine for HIV-infected patients. Arch Intern Med 2000 1.26
34 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
35 Two glycosyltransferase genes, lgtF and rfaK, constitute the lipooligosaccharide ice (inner core extension) biosynthesis operon of Neisseria meningitidis. J Bacteriol 1996 1.25
36 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
37 Pili of Neisseria meningitidis. Analysis of structure and investigation of structural and antigenic relationships to gonococcal pili. J Exp Med 1985 1.23
38 Association of virulence of Neisseria meningitidis with transparent colony type and low-molecular-weight outer membrane proteins. J Infect Dis 1983 1.20
39 Deletions of Tn916-like transposons are implicated in tetM-mediated resistance in pathogenic Neisseria. Mol Microbiol 1993 1.16
40 Increased risk of meningitis and bacteremia due to Listeria monocytogenes in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Clin Infect Dis 1993 1.15
41 Intracellular growth of Afipia felis, a putative etiologic agent of cat scratch disease. Infect Immun 1992 1.14
42 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
43 Infections caused by Mycobacterium szulgai in humans. Rev Infect Dis 1988 1.11
44 Microheterogeneity of Neisseria lipooligosaccharide: analysis of a UDP-glucose 4-epimerase mutant of Neisseria meningitidis NMB. Infect Immun 1995 1.09
45 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
46 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
47 Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B outer membrane vesicle vaccine in adults with occupational risk for meningococcal disease. Vaccine 1999 1.07
48 Transposition of Tn916 to different sites in the chromosome of Neisseria meningitidis: a genetic tool for meningococcal mutagenesis. Mol Microbiol 1990 1.01
49 Transcriptional regulation of divergent capsule biosynthesis and transport operon promoters in serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Immun 2001 0.99
50 Analysis of damage to human ciliated nasopharyngeal epithelium by Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Immun 1986 0.97
51 Perinatal development of human blood esterases. Clin Pharmacol Ther 1973 0.97
52 The nurse's role in immediate postoperative care. Br Med J 1977 0.96
53 The membrane phospholipids of Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae as characterized by fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry. Microbiology 2000 0.96
54 Molecular epidemiology of sporadic (endemic) serogroup C meningococcal disease. J Infect Dis 1997 0.95
55 gmhX, a novel gene required for the incorporation of L-glycero-D-manno-heptose into lipooligosaccharide in Neisseria meningitidis. Microbiology 2001 0.94
56 Attachment of pathogenic Neisseria to human mucosal surfaces: role in pathogenesis. Infection 1982 0.93
57 Human adenoid organ culture: a model to study the interaction of influenza A with human nasopharyngeal mucosa. J Infect Dis 1986 0.93
58 Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Control 1985 0.92
59 Analysis of the attachment and invasion of human epithelial cells by Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius. J Infect Dis 1992 0.91
60 Chlamydia trachomatis infection of human fallopian tube organ cultures. J Gen Microbiol 1990 0.90
61 Environmental survival of Neisseria meningitidis. Epidemiol Infect 2013 0.90
62 Multiple lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferases in Neisseria meningitidis. Mol Microbiol 1999 0.90
63 exl, an exchangeable genetic island in Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Immun 2001 0.89
64 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
65 Membrane glycerophospholipid biosynthesis in Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae: identification, characterization, and mutagenesis of a lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase. Mol Microbiol 1995 0.87
66 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
67 Pyomyositis and human immunodeficiency virus infection. South Med J 1990 0.82
68 Evidence for functionally distinct pili expressed by Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Immun 1991 0.82
69 Identification and characterization of auxotrophs of Neisseria meningitidis produced by Tn916 mutagenesis. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1995 0.82
70 Analysis of amikacin-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa developing in patients receiving amikacin. Arch Intern Med 1989 0.81
71 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
72 Meningococcemia in identical twins: changes in serum susceptibility after rifampin chemoprophylaxis. J Infect Dis 1988 0.80
73 Common pathways of invasion of mucosal barriers by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis. Surv Synth Pathol Res 1984 0.80
74 Brain abscess: association with pulmonary arteriovenous fistula and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: report of three cases. Am J Med 1988 0.80
75 Characterization of lymphoid cells from the human fallopian tube mucosa. Adv Exp Med Biol 1987 0.79
76 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
77 Common variable hypogammaglobulinemia complicated by an unusual T-suppressor/cytotoxic cell lymphoma. Cancer 1987 0.79
78 Incidence and clinical characteristics of invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in adults. CDC Meningitis Surveillance Group. J Infect Dis 1992 0.78
79 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
80 Meningococcal group Y disease in children. Pediatr Infect Dis 1985 0.77
81 Evaluation of the chick embryo for the determination of relative virulence of Neisseria meningitidis. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1995 0.77
82 CMA's response to abortion bill. CMAJ 1990 0.75
83 Oncology Grand Rounds--Carcinoma of unknown primary site. J Tenn Med Assoc 1979 0.75
84 The nurse's role in immediate postoperative care. Nurs Mirror 1977 0.75
85 Use of tissue culture invasion assays to compare strains of Neisseria meningitidis. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1994 0.75
86 Use of the chick embryo for the determination of the relative virulence of Neisseria meningitidis strains. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1994 0.75
87 Abiotrophia species bacteremia and a mycotic aneurysm in an intravenous drug abuser. N Engl J Med 2001 0.75
88 Pseudodiphtheria: prominent pharyngeal membrane associated with fatal paraquat ingestion. Ann Intern Med 1981 0.75
89 Clinical features of mild systemic meningococcal disease with characterization of bacterial isolates. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1985 0.75
90 Pathogenic events during Haemophilus influenzae type b infection of human nasopharyngeal mucosa. J Infect Dis 1992 0.75