Search Results - "Klugman, K P"
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Use of a Rapid Test of Pneumococcal Colonization Density to Diagnose Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (01-03-2012)“…Background. There is major need for a more sensitive assay for the diagnosis of pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We hypothesized that…”
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Nomenclature of Major Antimicrobial-Resistant Clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae Defined by the Pneumococcal Molecular Epidemiology Network
Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology (01-07-2001)“…Article Usage Stats Services JCM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Mutations within the rplD Gene of Linezolid-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Isolated in the United States
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-04-2014)“…Three invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae strains nonsusceptible to linezolid were isolated in the United States between 2001 and 2012 from the CDC's Active…”
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Estimating the prevalence of coinfection with influenza virus and the atypical bacteria Bordetella pertussis, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Published in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases (01-09-2014)“…Coinfections with common bacterial respiratory pathogens and influenza viruses are well-known causes of disease, often via synergistic interactions between the…”
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Timing of serotype 1 pneumococcal disease suggests the need for evaluation of a booster dose
Published in Vaccine (18-04-2011)“…Abstract Protection against serotype 1 could not be demonstrated in two randomized trials of 9 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. An analysis of the…”
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Increased Disease Burden and Antibiotic Resistance of Bacteria Causing Severe Community-Acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Children
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (01-07-2000)“…To improve the management of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected children, we assessed the burden…”
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Comparison of the effects of macrolides, amoxicillin, ceftriaxone, doxycycline, tobramycin and fluoroquinolones, on the production of pneumolysin by Streptococcus pneumoniae in vitro
Published in Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (01-11-2007)“…Objectives To compare the effects of subinhibitory concentrations of amoxicillin, ceftriaxone, azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin, telithromycin,…”
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Temporal association of infant immunisation with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on the ecology of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Staphylococcus aureus nasopharyngeal colonisation in a rural South African community
Published in Vaccine (22-09-2014)“…Highlights • PCV immunisation at 6, 10 and 40 weeks, with no catch-up campaign, reduces vaccine serotype colonisation in infants. • Also, community-wide…”
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Severity of illness scoring systems in patients with bacteraemic pneumococcal pneumonia: implications for the intensive care unit care
Published in Clinical microbiology and infection (01-09-2009)“…Severity of illness scoring systems are useful for decisions on the management of patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), including assessing the…”
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An International Prospective Study of Pneumococcal Bacteremia: Correlation with In Vitro Resistance, Antibiotics Administered, and Clinical Outcome
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-07-2003)“…We performed a prospective, international, observational study of 844 hospitalized patients with blood cultures positive for Streptococcus pneumoniae. Fifteen…”
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Association of Serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae with Disease Severity and Outcome in Adults: An International Study
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (01-07-2007)“…Background. The introduction of conjugate pneumococcal vaccination for children has reduced the burden of invasive disease due to pneumococcal conjugate…”
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Outcome of Cephalosporin Treatment for Serious Infections Due to Apparently Susceptible Organisms Producing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases: Implications for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology (01-06-2001)“…Article Usage Stats Services JCM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Immunogenicity and Impact on Nasopharyngeal Carriage of a Nonavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (01-10-1999)“…The safety, immunogenicity, and impact on carriage of a nonvalent pneumococcal vaccine given at ages 6, 10, and 14 weeks were examined in a double-blind,…”
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A century of pneumococcal vaccination research in humans
Published in Clinical microbiology and infection (01-10-2012)“…Sir Almroth Wright coordinated the first trial of a whole-cell pneumococcal vaccine in South Africa from 1911 to 1912. Wright started a chain of events that…”
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Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Invasive Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates Due to Spontaneous Mutation and Horizontal Gene Transfer
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-03-2006)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Clarithromycin alone and in combination with ceftriaxone inhibits the production of pneumolysin by both macrolide-susceptible and macrolide-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Published in Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (01-02-2007)“…Objectives To investigate the effects of clarithromycin (0.01–0.5 mg/L) alone or in combination with ceftriaxone (0.1 and 0.25 mg/L) on pneumolysin production…”
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The successful clone: the vector of dissemination of resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae
Published in Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (01-12-2002)“…A small number of pneumococcal clones dominate the population of antibiotic-resistant pneumococci. The emergence of fluoroquinolone resistance in these clones…”
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Impact of conjugate Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine introduction in South Africa
Published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization (01-10-2006)“…To analyse trends in reported invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in South Africa within the first five years of introduction of conjugate Haemophilus…”
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Epidemiology of Ciprofloxacin Resistance and Its Relationship to Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Production in Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Causing Bacteremia
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (01-03-2000)“…A prospective study of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia was performed in 12 hospitals in 7 countries. Of 452 episodes of bacteremia, 25 (5.5%) were caused by…”
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Bactericidal activity against cephalosporin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in cerebrospinal fluid of children with acute bacterial meningitis
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-09-1995)“…Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit StumbleUpon…”
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