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L B Reller

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1 Campylobacter enteritis: clinical and epidemiologic features. Ann Intern Med 1979 12.90
2 The clinical significance of positive blood cultures: a comprehensive analysis of 500 episodes of bacteremia and fungemia in adults. I. Laboratory and epidemiologic observations. Rev Infect Dis 1983 10.03
3 The clinical significance of positive blood cultures in the 1990s: a prospective comprehensive evaluation of the microbiology, epidemiology, and outcome of bacteremia and fungemia in adults. Clin Infect Dis 1997 9.39
4 Quality control limits for ampicillin, carbenicillin, mezlocillin, and piperacillin disk diffusion susceptibility tests: a collaborative study. J Clin Microbiol 1981 8.49
5 Campylobacter enteritis. N Engl J Med 1981 7.98
6 Antibiotic susceptibility testing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: selection of a control strain and criteria for magnesium and calcium content in media. J Infect Dis 1974 7.65
7 Controlled evaluation of the volume of blood cultured in detection of bacteremia and fungemia. J Clin Microbiol 1982 6.19
8 Controlled comparison of the BacT/Alert and BACTEC 660/730 nonradiometric blood culture systems. J Clin Microbiol 1992 5.09
9 Unrecognised Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteraemia among hospital inpatients in less developed countries. Lancet 1999 4.64
10 The clinical significance of positive blood cultures: a comprehensive analysis of 500 episodes of bacteremia and fungemia in adults. II. Clinical observations, with special reference to factors influencing prognosis. Rev Infect Dis 1983 4.52
11 Practice guidelines for the management of infectious diarrhea. Clin Infect Dis 2001 4.49
12 BacT/Alert: an automated colorimetric microbial detection system. J Clin Microbiol 1990 4.35
13 Serum dilution test for bactericidal activity. II. Standardization and correlation with antimicrobial assays and susceptibility tests. J Infect Dis 1977 4.00
14 Controlled evaluation of BacT/Alert standard aerobic and FAN aerobic blood culture bottles for detection of bacteremia and fungemia. J Clin Microbiol 1995 3.51
15 Evaluation of cefazolin, a new cephalosporin antibiotic. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1973 3.44
16 Serum dilution test for bactericidal activity. I. Selection of a physiologic diluent. J Infect Dis 1977 3.15
17 Isolation of Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni from migratory waterfowl. J Clin Microbiol 1980 3.11
18 Fatal Mycobacterium tuberculosis bloodstream infections in febrile hospitalized adults in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Clin Infect Dis 1998 2.81
19 Comparison of acridine orange and Gram stains for detection of microorganisms in cerebrospinal fluid and other clinical specimens. J Clin Microbiol 1981 2.77
20 Development of a standardized screening method for detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci. J Clin Microbiol 1994 2.77
21 Controlled evaluation of BACTEC Plus 26 and Roche Septi-Chek aerobic blood culture bottles. J Clin Microbiol 1991 2.62
22 Controlled clinical laboratory comparison of BACTEC plus aerobic/F resin medium with BacT/Alert aerobic FAN medium for detection of bacteremia and fungemia. J Clin Microbiol 1997 2.54
23 Controlled comparison of the BACTEC high-blood-volume fungal medium, BACTEC Plus 26 aerobic blood culture bottle, and 10-milliliter isolator blood culture system for detection of fungemia and bacteremia. J Clin Microbiol 1993 2.49
24 Bactericidal antibody after colonization with Neisseria meningitidis. J Infect Dis 1973 2.35
25 Controlled evaluation of 5 versus 10 milliliters of blood cultured in aerobic BacT/Alert blood culture bottles. J Clin Microbiol 1994 2.32
26 Comparison of acridine orange, methylene blue, and Gram stains for blood cultures. J Clin Microbiol 1982 2.30
27 A hospital-based prevalence survey of bloodstream infections in febrile patients in Malawi: implications for diagnosis and therapy. J Infect Dis 2000 2.29
28 Effect of agitation and terminal subcultures on yield and speed of detection of the Oxoid Signal blood culture system versus the BACTEC radiometric system. J Clin Microbiol 1989 2.25
29 Comparative in-vitro activity of MK0787 (N-formimidoyl thienamycin) against 540 blood culture isolates. J Antimicrob Chemother 1982 2.25
30 Evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic test for detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen in urine samples from adults with community-acquired pneumonia. J Clin Microbiol 2001 2.23
31 Controlled evaluation of BacT/alert standard anaerobic and FAN anaerobic blood culture bottles for the detection of bacteremia and fungemia. J Clin Microbiol 1995 2.21
32 Clinical microbiology in developing countries. Emerg Infect Dis 2001 2.18
33 Clinical impact of bacteria and fungi recovered only from broth cultures. J Clin Microbiol 1995 2.17
34 Diagnostic utility of postmortem blood cultures. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1993 2.06
35 Evaluation of transport and storage techniques for isolation of Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni from turkey cecal specimens. J Clin Microbiol 1981 2.06
36 Minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations of 44 antimicrobial agents against three standard control strains in broth with and without human serum. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1981 2.04
37 Application of rejection criteria for stool ovum and parasite examinations. J Clin Microbiol 1992 2.04
38 Evaluation of preservative fluid for urine collected for culture. J Clin Microbiol 1979 2.03
39 Controlled evaluation of the agar-slide and radiometric blood culture systems for the detection of bacteremia and fungemia. J Clin Microbiol 1986 1.98
40 Use of a sodium polyanetholesulfonate disk for the identification of Gardnerella vaginalis. J Clin Microbiol 1985 1.97
41 Reliability of cord formation in BACTEC media for presumptive identification of mycobacteria. J Clin Microbiol 1993 1.94
42 Controlled evaluation of BACTEC PLUS 27 and Roche Septi-Chek anaerobic blood culture bottles. J Clin Microbiol 1992 1.92
43 Multicenter collaborative evaluation of a standardized serum bactericidal test as a prognostic indicator in infective endocarditis. Am J Med 1985 1.92
44 Rejection criteria for endotracheal aspirates from adults. J Clin Microbiol 1993 1.91
45 Recovery of clinically important microorganisms from the BacT/Alert blood culture system does not require testing for seven days. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1993 1.83
46 Controlled comparison of original vented aerobic fan medium with new nonvented BacT/ALERT FA medium for culturing blood. J Clin Microbiol 2001 1.81
47 Controlled evaluation of the effect of atmosphere of incubation on detection of bacteremia and fungemia in supplemented peptone broth. J Clin Microbiol 1982 1.81
48 Prevalence of congenital or acquired complement deficiency in patients with sporadic meningocococcal disease. N Engl J Med 1983 1.79
49 Rationale for selective use of anaerobic blood cultures. J Clin Microbiol 1993 1.77
50 Correlation of serum bactericidal activity with antimicrobial agent level and minimal bactericidal concentration. J Infect Dis 1982 1.74
51 Enriched brucella medium for storage and transport of cultures of Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni. J Clin Microbiol 1980 1.73
52 Development of resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa to imipenem, norfloxacin, and ciprofloxacin during therapy: proof provided by typing with a DNA probe. J Infect Dis 1988 1.72
53 Double-blind placebo controlled trial of erythromycin for treatment of Campylobacter enteritis. Lancet 1982 1.68
54 Clinical importance of identifying coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from blood cultures: evaluation of MicroScan Rapid and Dried Overnight Gram-Positive panels versus a conventional reference method. J Clin Microbiol 1998 1.68
55 Comparison of antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1984 1.67
56 Cryptosporidium, enterocytozoon, and cyclospora infections in pediatric and adult patients with diarrhea in Tanzania. Clin Infect Dis 1999 1.64
57 Bacterial endocarditis caused by Oerskovia turbata. Ann Intern Med 1975 1.61
58 Multicenter evaluation of a Candida albicans peptide nucleic acid fluorescent in situ hybridization probe for characterization of yeast isolates from blood cultures. J Clin Microbiol 2005 1.60
59 Fever and human immunodeficiency virus infection as sentinels for emerging mycobacterial and fungal bloodstream infections in hospitalized patients >/=15 years old, Bangkok. J Infect Dis 1999 1.60
60 Duration of incubation of fungal cultures. J Clin Microbiol 1996 1.60
61 Controlled evaluation of supplemented peptone and Bactec blood culture broths for the detection of bacteremia and fungemia. J Clin Microbiol 1985 1.58
62 Antimicrobial susceptibilities of group B streptococci isolated from patients with invasive disease: 10-year perspective. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2001 1.58
63 Seasonal variation in the etiology of bloodstream infections in a febrile inpatient population in a developing country. Int J Infect Dis 2001 1.56
64 Comparative evaluation of Oxoid Signal and BACTEC radiometric blood culture systems for the detection of bacteremia and fungemia. J Clin Microbiol 1988 1.55
65 Comparison of direct and standard antimicrobial disk susceptibility testing for bacteria isolated from blood. J Clin Microbiol 1979 1.54
66 Gardnerella vaginalis bacteremia: a review of thirty cases. Obstet Gynecol 1984 1.53
67 Relevance of the number of positive bottles in determining clinical significance of coagulase-negative staphylococci in blood cultures. J Clin Microbiol 2001 1.45
68 Rapid radiometric method for pyrazinamide susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Res Microbiol 1989 1.43
69 Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains inhibited by vancomycin in selective media and correlation with auxotype. J Clin Microbiol 1981 1.42
70 Automated blood culture systems. Clin Lab Med 1994 1.40
71 Shigellosis in custodial institutions. Am J Epidemiol 1970 1.40
72 Epidemic Shiga bacillus dysentery in Central America. II. Epidemiologic studies in 1969. J Infect Dis 1970 1.39
73 Rapid bacterial antigen detection is not clinically useful. J Clin Microbiol 1995 1.39
74 Comparison of in vitro activity of moxalactam (LY127935) with cefazolin, amikacin, tobramycin, carbenicillin, piperacillin, and ticarcillin against 420 blood culture isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1980 1.39
75 Clinical importance of increased sensitivity of BacT/Alert FAN aerobic and anaerobic blood culture bottles. J Clin Microbiol 1996 1.39
76 Controlled evaluation of Trypticase soy broth in agar slide and conventional blood culture systems. J Clin Microbiol 1985 1.35
77 A clinical trial of oral therapy in a rural cholera-treatment center. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1970 1.34
78 Clinical comparison of an agar slide blood culture bottle with tryptic soy broth and a conventional blood culture bottle with supplemented peptone broth. J Clin Microbiol 1985 1.33
79 Cryptosporidium species, a protean protozoan. J Clin Microbiol 1987 1.31
80 Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in patients with permanent pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Circulation 2001 1.30
81 Controlled evaluation of blood culture medium containing gelatin and V-factor-analog for detection of septicemia in children. J Clin Microbiol 1988 1.28
82 Effect of atmosphere and duration of incubation on primary isolation of group A streptococci from throat cultures. J Clin Microbiol 1983 1.27
83 Motility-indole-lysine medium for presumptive identification of enteric pathogens of Enterobacteriaceae. J Clin Microbiol 1975 1.26
84 Adjunctive erythromycin treatment for idiopathic preterm labor: results of a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1986 1.26
85 Controlled clinical comparison of BacT/alert FA plus and FN plus blood culture media with BacT/alert FA and FN blood culture media. J Clin Microbiol 2013 1.25
86 Molecular characterization and multilaboratory evaluation of Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 51299 for quality control of screening tests for vancomycin and high-level aminoglycoside resistance in enterococci. J Clin Microbiol 1995 1.25
87 Neurocysticercosis in the United States: 35 cases and a review. Rev Infect Dis 1988 1.24
88 Campylobacter enteritis in Denver. West J Med 1982 1.23
89 Shigellosis in the United States: ten-year review of nationwide surveillance, 1964-1973. Am J Epidemiol 1976 1.21
90 Significance of Clostridium tertium bacteremia in neutropenic and nonneutropenic patients: review of 32 cases. Clin Infect Dis 2001 1.20
91 RP 59500, a new streptogramin highly active against recent isolates of North American staphylococci. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1993 1.20
92 The intercellular adhesin locus ica is present in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from bacteremic patients with infected and uninfected prosthetic joints. Med Microbiol Immunol 2001 1.19
93 Application of rejection criteria for stool cultures for bacterial enteric pathogens. J Clin Microbiol 1993 1.17
94 Comparison of PCR, culture, and histopathology for diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis. J Clin Microbiol 1997 1.16
95 Effect of incubation atmosphere and temperature on isolation of Campylobacter jejuni from human stools. Can J Microbiol 1983 1.15
96 A five-year multicenter study of the susceptibility of the Bacteroides fragilis group isolates to cephalosporins, cephamins, penicillins, clindamycin, and metronidazole in the United States. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1994 1.15
97 Value of routine anaerobic blood cultures for pediatric patients. J Pediatr 1995 1.14
98 Comparison of Isolator 1.5 and BACTEC NR660 aerobic 6A blood culture systems for detection of fungemia in children. J Clin Microbiol 1996 1.13
99 Pyrazinamide and pyrazinoic acid activity against tubercle bacilli in cultured human macrophages and in the BACTEC system. J Infect Dis 1990 1.13
100 Cefazolin in the treatment of bacterial pneumonia. J Infect Dis 1973 1.13
101 Comparison of BACTEC MYCO/F LYTIC and WAMPOLE ISOLATOR 10 (lysis-centrifugation) systems for detection of bacteremia, mycobacteremia, and fungemia in a developing country. J Clin Microbiol 2000 1.12
102 Contamination of catheter-drawn blood cultures. J Clin Microbiol 2001 1.12
103 Successful treatment of Brucella melitensis end-carditis. Am J Med 1978 1.11
104 Assessment of similarity among coagulase-negative staphylococci from sequential blood cultures of neonates and children by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. J Infect Dis 1996 1.11
105 Diagnosis of Giardia lamblia infections by detection of parasite-specific antigens. J Clin Microbiol 1989 1.11
106 Multicenter collaborative evaluation of a standardized serum bactericidal test as a predictor of therapeutic efficacy in acute and chronic osteomyelitis. Am J Med 1987 1.10
107 Comparative evaluation of supplemented peptone broth with sodium polyanetholesulfonate and trypticase soy broth with sodium amylosulfate for detection of septicemia. J Clin Microbiol 1982 1.10
108 Detection of Pneumocystis jiroveci in respiratory specimens by four staining methods. J Clin Microbiol 2004 1.10
109 Cost and time savings following introduction of rejection criteria for clinical specimens. J Clin Microbiol 1996 1.07
110 Underlying complement deficiency in patients with disseminated gonococcal infection. Sex Transm Dis 1988 1.07
111 Comparison of atmospheres of incubation for primary isolation of Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni from animal specimens: 5% oxygen versus candle jar. J Clin Microbiol 1982 1.07
112 Tuberculous pericarditis in Tanzanian patients with and without HIV infection. Tuber Lung Dis 1994 1.06
113 Controlled clinical comparison of the BacT/ALERT FN and the standard anaerobic SN blood culture medium. J Clin Microbiol 2004 1.06
114 Validity of cultures of fluid collected through drainage catheters versus those obtained by direct aspiration. J Clin Microbiol 2001 1.06
115 Clinical importance of polymicrobial bacteremia. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1986 1.06
116 Clinical utility of broth cultures of cerebrospinal fluid from patients at risk for shunt infections. J Clin Microbiol 1997 1.05
117 Effect of sodium polyanetholesulfonate and gelatin on the recovery of Gardnerella vaginalis from blood culture media. J Clin Microbiol 1985 1.05
118 Serotypes and penicillin susceptibility of pneumococci isolated from blood. J Clin Microbiol 1980 1.05
119 Survival after lung transplantation of cystic fibrosis patients infected with Burkholderia cepacia complex. Am J Transplant 2008 1.04
120 Controlled clinical comparison of BACTEC plus anaerobic/F to standard anaerobic/F as the anaerobic companion bottle to plus aerobic/F medium for culturing blood from adults. J Clin Microbiol 2001 1.03
121 The contribution of leukocytes and bacteria to the low pH of empyema fluid. Am Rev Respir Dis 1983 1.02
122 Clinical and immunologic significance of cholera-like toxin and cytotoxin production by Campylobacter species in patients with acute inflammatory diarrhea in the USA. J Infect Dis 1989 1.01
123 Controlled evaluation of hypertonic sucrose medium at a 1:5 ratio of blood to broth for detection of bacteremia and fungemia in supplemented peptone broth. J Clin Microbiol 1983 1.00
124 Tuberculoid tenosynovitis and carpal tunnel syndrome caused by Mycobacterium szulgai. Am J Med 1978 0.99
125 Value of terminal subcultures for blood cultures monitored by BACTEC 9240. J Clin Microbiol 1996 0.99
126 Shigellosis in the United States: five-year review of nationwide surveillance, 1964-1968. Am J Epidemiol 1970 0.99
127 Fecal leukocytes in stool specimens submitted for Clostridium difficile toxin assay. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1993 0.98
128 Single-dose amoxicillin therapy with follow-up urine culture. Effective initial management for acute uncomplicated urinary tract infections. Am J Med 1982 0.97
129 Endocarditis caused by Bacillus subtilis. Am J Clin Pathol 1973 0.97
130 Clinical utility of cardiac valve Gram stain and culture in patients undergoing native valve replacement. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1998 0.96
131 Evaluation of transport media for Campylobacter jejuni in human fecal specimens. J Clin Microbiol 1983 0.96
132 Revision of standards for adjusting the cation content of Mueller-Hinton broth for testing susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to aminoglycosides. J Clin Microbiol 1992 0.96
133 Issues in cerebrospinal fluid management. Acid-fast bacillus smear and culture. Am J Clin Pathol 1991 0.96
134 Colicin typing as an epidemiological tool in the investigation of outbreaks of Shigella sonnei. Appl Microbiol 1971 0.96
135 Utility of paired BACTEC MYCO/F LYTIC blood culture vials for detection of bacteremia, mycobacteremia, and fungemia. J Clin Microbiol 2001 0.96
136 Recent and innovative methods for detection of bacteremia and fungemia. Am J Med 1983 0.95
137 Interaction of cefotaxime and desacetylcefotaxime against pathogenic bacteria. Assessment with the serum bactericidal test. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1984 0.95
138 Interpretive criteria and quality control parameters for determining bacterial susceptibility to fosfomycin tromethamine. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1993 0.95
139 Leptotrichia endocarditis: report of two cases from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis (ICE) database and review of previous cases. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2007 0.94
140 Subcultures of BACTEC-positive but gram or acridine orange stain-negative NR 6A and 7A blood culture bottles are unnecessary. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1994 0.94
141 Cephradine concentrations in serum, pleural fluid, pleura, and lung of normal rabbits. J Antimicrob Chemother 1981 0.94
142 Serogrouping of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: correlation of serogroup with disseminated gonococcal infection. Sex Transm Dis 1984 0.94
143 Controlled evaluation of modified radiometric blood culture medium supplemented with gelatin for detection of bacteremia and fungemia. J Clin Microbiol 1987 0.93
144 A case-control study of nosocomial ampicillin-resistant enterococcal infection and colonization at a university hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1993 0.93
145 Development of interpretive criteria and quality control limits for macrolide and clindamycin susceptibility testing of Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Clin Microbiol 1996 0.93
146 Limulus amebocyte lysate test in neonates. Am J Clin Pathol 1976 0.93
147 Risk factors for infective endocarditis in patients with enterococcal bacteremia: a case-control study. Infection 2004 0.93
148 Comparison of CampyPak II with standard 5% oxygen and candle jars for growth of Campylobacter jejuni from human feces. J Clin Microbiol 1982 0.92
149 Contemporary testing for enteric pathogens: the potential for cost, time, and health care savings. J Clin Microbiol 1996 0.92
150 Motility-indole-lysine-sulfide medium. J Clin Microbiol 1975 0.92
151 Controlled comparison of BacT/ALERT FAN aerobic medium and BATEC fungal blood culture medium for detection of fungemia. J Clin Microbiol 2001 0.91
152 Prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in subjects with NIDDM in San Luis Valley of Colorado. Diabetes Care 1988 0.91
153 Susceptibility of Aspergillus to 5-fluorocytosine and amphotericin B alone and in combination. J Antimicrob Chemother 1978 0.91
154 False-positive Gram-stained smears. JAMA 1979 0.90
155 Rifampin-resistant meningococcal disease in a contact patient given prophylactic rifampin. J Pediatr 1986 0.90
156 Controlled comparison of bioMérieux VITAL and BACTEC NR-660 systems for detection of bacteremia and fungemia in pediatric patients. J Clin Microbiol 1997 0.90
157 Susceptibility of Clostridium perfringens isolated from human infections to twenty antibiotics. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1977 0.90
158 Comparative evaluation of medium and atmosphere of incubation for isolation of Streptococcus pyogenes. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1987 0.90
159 Effect of pyridoxal on growth of nutritionally variant streptococci and other bacteria on sheep blood agar. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1983 0.89
160 Dark-field microscopy of human feces for presumptive diagnosis of Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni enteritis. J Clin Microbiol 1982 0.89
161 Granulomatous hepatitis associated with acute cytomegalovirus infection. Lancet 1973 0.89
162 Bile-esculin test for presumptive identification of enterococci and streptococci: effects of bile concentration, inoculation technique, and incubation time. J Clin Microbiol 1998 0.89
163 Antibiotic concentrations in human parapneumonic effusions. J Antimicrob Chemother 1981 0.88
164 Short-course therapy for catheter-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Arch Intern Med 1989 0.88
165 Controlled multicenter evaluation of a bacteriophage-based method for rapid detection of Staphylococcus aureus in positive blood cultures. J Clin Microbiol 2013 0.87
166 Corneoscleral rim cultures: lack of utility and implications for clinical decision-making and infection prevention in the care of patients undergoing corneal transplantation. Cornea 2001 0.87
167 Growth of nutritionally variant streptococci on common laboratory and 10 commercial blood culture media. J Clin Microbiol 1981 0.86
168 Controlled evaluation of hypertonic sucrose medium for detection of bacteremia and fungemia in supplemented peptone broth. J Clin Microbiol 1982 0.86
169 The serum bactericidal test. Rev Infect Dis 1986 0.86
170 Meningococcemia and acquired complement deficiency. Association in patients with hepatic failure. Arch Intern Med 1986 0.85
171 Controlled comparison of a new Becton Dickinson agar slant blood culture system with Roche Septi-Chek for the detection of bacteremia and fungemia. J Clin Microbiol 1989 0.85
172 Comparison of iodophor and alcohol pledgets with the Medi-Flex blood culture prep kit II for preventing contamination of blood cultures. J Clin Microbiol 2000 0.85
173 Growth of nutritionally variant streptococci on laboratory media supplemented with blood of eight animal species. Med Lab Sci 1982 0.84
174 Auricular sporotrichosis in a brick mason. Arch Dermatol 1979 0.84
175 Detection of bloodstream pathogens in a bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-vaccinated pediatric population in Malawi: a pilot study. Clin Microbiol Infect 2003 0.84
176 Hospital management of tuberculosis in a region with a low incidence of tuberculosis and a high prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2001 0.84
177 Pleural space infections: microbiology and antimicrobial therapy. Semin Respir Infect 1999 0.84
178 Granulomatous tenosynovitis and carpal tunnel syndrome caused by Sporothrix schenckii. Am J Med 1981 0.83
179 Biliary flora and antimicrobial concentrations after Kasai's operation. J Pediatr Surg 1979 0.83
180 Differentiating pyogenic arthritis from spontaneous hemarthrosis in patients with hemophilia. West J Med 1986 0.83
181 Significance of blood stream infection after lung transplantation: analysis in 176 consecutive patients. Transplantation 2000 0.83
182 From the national communicable disease center. Shigellosis in the United States. 1964-1968. J Infect Dis 1969 0.82
183 Clinical importance of "breakthrough" bacteremia. Am J Med 1984 0.81
184 Effect of altered headspace atmosphere on yield and speed of detection of the Oxoid Signal blood culture system versus the BACTEC radiometric system. J Clin Microbiol 1990 0.81
185 Aspergillus clavatus endocarditis involving a normal aortic valve following coronary artery surgery. Rev Infect Dis 1986 0.81
186 Enhancement of the activity of cefotaxime by iron-binding proteins. J Antimicrob Chemother 1990 0.81
187 Epidemic shiga-bacillus dysentery in Central America. Evolution of the outbreak in El Salvador, 1969-70. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1971 0.80
188 Bacillus cereus necrotizing cellulitis mimicking clostridial myonecrosis: case report and review of the literature. Scand J Infect Dis 1997 0.80
189 Bone marrow cultures for the diagnosis of mycobacterial and fungal infections in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 1999 0.80
190 [Epidemic shiga dysentery in Central America. II. Epidemiologic studies in 1969]. Bol Oficina Sanit Panam 1971 0.79
191 Shigellosis among Indians. J Infect Dis 1970 0.79
192 A multicenter comparative trial of three-day norfloxacin vs ten-day sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections. Arch Intern Med 1987 0.78
193 General guidelines for clinical bacteriology. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Food and Drug Administration. Clin Infect Dis 1992 0.78
194 Analysis of enteric coagulase-negative staphylococci from neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1989 0.78
195 Ofloxacin, a new broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone. Results from a Multicenter, National Comparative Activity Surveillance Study. The Ofloxacin Surveillance Group. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1992 0.78
196 Mycobacteria in stool specimens: the nonvalue of smears for predicting culture results. J Clin Microbiol 1993 0.77
197 Rejection criteria for endotracheal aspirates from pediatric patients. J Clin Microbiol 1996 0.77
198 The pleuropulmonary consequences of esophageal rupture: an experimental model. Am Rev Respir Dis 1979 0.77
199 Bacteremia in granulocytopenic patients in a tertiary-care general hospital. Rev Infect Dis 1991 0.76
200 Leptospirosis in a traveler from Honduras. Colo Med 1981 0.76
201 Effect of human serum on inhibition of growth of Staphylococcus aureus by antimicrobial agents. Eur J Clin Microbiol 1986 0.76
202 Acute suppurative parotitis associated with anaerobic bacteremia. Am J Clin Pathol 1981 0.76
203 Campylobacter fetus pericarditis in a patient with beta-thalassemia: case report and review of the literature. Clin Microbiol Infect 2001 0.76
204 Controlled clinical comparison of bioMérieux VITAL and BACTEC NR-660 blood culture systems for detection of bacteremia and fungemia in adults. J Clin Microbiol 1999 0.75
205 Comparative evaluation of radiometric tryptic soy broth versus radiometric tryptic soy broth with 10% sucrose for detection of bacteremia and fungemia in pediatric patients. J Clin Microbiol 1989 0.75
206 Genetic relatedness of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from paired blood and respiratory specimens. J Clin Microbiol 2007 0.75
207 Interpretive criteria and quality control parameters for testing bacterial susceptibility to the fluoroquinolone PD131628. J Clin Microbiol 1995 0.75
208 Controlled evaluation of trypticase soy broth with and without gelatin and yeast extract in the detection of bacteremia and fungemia. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1987 0.75
209 Absence of bacteremia after insertion or removal of intrauterine devices. Obstet Gynecol 1976 0.75
210 Valve resection for endocarditis. Ann Intern Med 1979 0.75
211 Viral contamination of intradermal skin test syringes. Ann Allergy 1985 0.75
212 Epstein-Barr virus and Guillain-Barrè syndrome. Lancet 1973 0.75
213 The pathogenesis of the low pleural fluid pH in esophageal rupture. Am Rev Respir Dis 1983 0.75
214 Penetration of cephradine into normal, inflammatory, and infected pleural fluids in rabbits. J Antimicrob Chemother 1980 0.75
215 From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Disseminated infection with Simiae-avium group mycobacteria in persons with AIDS--Thailand and Malawi, 1997. JAMA 2002 0.75
216 Effect of chemical preservation of urine on routine urinalysis and non-culture tests for bacteriuria. Med Lab Sci 1983 0.75
217 Activity of cefamandole, cefoxitin, ampicillin and gentamicin against 419 bacteria isolated from blood of patients with sepsis. Chemotherapy 1980 0.75
218 Antibiotic excretion into the bile. J Pediatr Surg 1983 0.75
219 Epidemic shiga dysentery in Central America. Lancet 1970 0.75
220 Shigella flexneri dysentery in the Australian forces in South Vietnam. Med J Aust 1970 0.75
221 Issues in cerebrospinal fluid management. CSF Venereal Disease Research Laboratory testing. Am J Clin Pathol 1991 0.75