Contemporary Tools for the Diagnosis and Management of Invasive Mycoses

Manual of Clinical Microbiology.

1980 • 14,937 citations

Manual of clinical microbiology

2003 • 2,635 citations

Guidelines for Treatment of Candidiasis

2004 • 1,463 citations

Development of Interpretive Breakpoints for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing: Conceptual Framework and Analysis of In Vitro-In Vivo Correlation Data for Fluconazole, Itraconazole, and Candida Infections

1997 • 862 citations

Rare and Emerging Opportunistic Fungal Pathogens: Concern for Resistance beyondCandida albicansandAspergillus fumigatus

2004 • 691 citations

Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the (1->3) -D-Glucan Assay as an Aid to Diagnosis of Fungal Infections in Humans

2005 • 651 citations

-D-Glucan as a Diagnostic Adjunct for Invasive Fungal Infections: Validation, Cutoff Development, and Performance in Patients with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome

2004 • 637 citations

CHROMagar Candida, a new differential isolation medium for presumptive identification of clinically important Candida species

1994 • 634 citations

Infections due to emerging and uncommon medically important fungal pathogens

2004 • 594 citations

Antifungal Susceptibility Survey of 2,000 Bloodstream Candida Isolates in the United States

2003 • 503 citations

Detection of circulating galactomannan for the diagnosis and management of invasive aspergillosis

2004 • 481 citations

Detection of Galactomannan Antigenemia by Enzyme Immunoassay for the Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis: Variables That Affect Performance

2004 • 473 citations

Update on detection of bacteremia and fungemia

1997 • 459 citations

Antifungal Therapy Decreases Sensitivity of theAspergillus Galactomannan Enzyme Immunoassay

2005 • 457 citations

Antifungal Susceptibility Testing: Practical Aspects and Current Challenges

2001 • 451 citations

The Impact of Culture Isolation ofAspergillusSpecies: A Hospital‐Based Survey of Aspergillosis

2001 • 444 citations

Autopsy-Controlled Prospective Evaluation of Serial Screening for Circulating Galactomannan by a Sandwich Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Hematological Patients at Risk for Invasive Aspergillosis

1999 • 386 citations

Utilization of the internal transcribed spacer regions as molecular targets to detect and identify human fungal pathogens

2002 • 358 citations

Has Antifungal Susceptibility Testing Come of Age?

2002 • 357 citations

Contribution of (1→3)-β- <scp>d</scp> -Glucan Chromogenic Assay to Diagnosis and Therapeutic Monitoring of Invasive Aspergillosis in Neutropenic Adult Patients: a Comparison with Serial Screening for Circulating Galactomannan

2005 • 332 citations

The use of respiratory-tract cultures in the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

1996 • 316 citations

Prospective Comparison of the Diagnostic Potential of Real-Time PCR, Double-Sandwich Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Galactomannan, and a (1→3)-β- <scp>d</scp> -Glucan Test in Weekly Screening for Invasive Aspergillosis in Patients with Hematological Disorders

2004 • 290 citations

Interpretive Breakpoints for Fluconazole and Candida Revisited: a Blueprint for the Future of Antifungal Susceptibility Testing

2006 • 286 citations

AspergillusGalactomannan Enzyme Immunoassay and Quantitative PCR for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis with Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid

2004 • 285 citations

Current Status of Nonculture Methods for Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections

2002 • 285 citations

Significance of isolation of aspergillus from the respiratory tract in diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Results from a three-year prospective study

1986 • 282 citations

Correlation of MIC with Outcome for Candida Species Tested against Voriconazole: Analysis and Proposal for Interpretive Breakpoints

2006 • 257 citations

False‐Positive Galactomannan PlateliaAspergillusTest Results for Patients Receiving Piperacillin‐Tazobactam

2004 • 247 citations

Multiechinocandin- and Multiazole-ResistantCandida parapsilosisIsolates Serially Obtained during Therapy for Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

2005 • 243 citations

Value of antigen detection using an enzyme immunoassay in the diagnosis and prediction of invasive aspergillosis in two adult and pediatric hematology units during a 4-year prospective study

2001 • 234 citations

Multicenter evaluation of proposed standardized procedure for antifungal susceptibility testing of filamentous fungi

1997 • 234 citations

Results from the ARTEMIS DISK Global AntifungalSurveillance Study: a 6.5-Year Analysis of Susceptibilitiesof Candida and Other Yeast Species to Fluconazole andVoriconazole by Standardized Disk Diffusion Testing

2005 • 226 citations

Quality Control Limits for Broth Microdilution Susceptibility Tests of Ten Antifungal Agents

2000 • 220 citations

Galactomannan detection in computerized tomography‐based broncho‐alveolar lavage fluid and serum in haematological patients at risk for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

2003 • 215 citations

Plasma (1--&gt;3)-beta-D-glucan and fungal antigenemia in patients with candidemia, aspergillosis, and cryptococcosis

1995 • 210 citations

Detection of amphotericin B-resistant Candida isolates in a broth-based system

1995 • 202 citations

Comparison of Etest and National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards broth macrodilution method for antifungal susceptibility testing: enhanced ability to detect amphotericin B-resistant Candida isolates

1995 • 200 citations

In Vitro Susceptibilities of Candida spp. to Caspofungin: Four Years of Global Surveillance

2006 • 195 citations

Activities of Fluconazole and Voriconazole against 1,586 Recent Clinical Isolates of Candida Species Determined by Broth Microdilution, Disk Diffusion, and Etest Methods: Report from The ARTEMIS Global Antifungal Susceptibility Program, 2001

2003 • 195 citations

Treatment with Piperacillin‐Tazobactam and False‐PositiveAspergillusGalactomannan Antigen Test Results for Patients with Hematological Malignancies

2004 • 191 citations

Assessment of Ribosomal Large-Subunit D1-D2, Internal Transcribed Spacer 1, and Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 Regions as Targets for Molecular Identification of Medically Important Aspergillus Species

2005 • 181 citations

Cryptococcosis in Organ Transplant Recipients: An Overview

2002 • 175 citations

Interlaboratory Comparison of Results of Susceptibility Testing with Caspofungin against Candida and Aspergillus Species

2004 • 172 citations

Aspergillus Fungemia: Report of Two Cases and Review

1995 • 169 citations

In Vitro Activities of Anidulafungin against More than 2,500 Clinical Isolates of Candida spp., Including 315 Isolates Resistant to Fluconazole

2005 • 163 citations

Caspofungin Resistance inCandida albicans: Correlating Clinical Outcome with Laboratory Susceptibility Testing of Three Isogenic Isolates Serially Obtained from a Patient with Progressive Candida Esophagitis

2004 • 162 citations

Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization with Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes for Rapid Identification of Candida albicans Directly from Blood Culture Bottles

2002 • 158 citations

Use of Calcofluor White in Clinical Mycology

1984 • 156 citations

Evaluation of Possible Correlations between Antifungal Susceptibilities of Filamentous Fungi In Vitro and Antifungal Treatment Outcomes in Animal Infection Models

1998 • 152 citations

Efficacy of Galactomannan Antigen in the Platelia Aspergillus Enzyme Immunoassay for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis in Liver Transplant Recipients

2004 • 144 citations

Direct identification and recognition of yeast species from clinical material by using albicans ID and CHROMagar Candida plates

1996 • 136 citations

Caspofungin Susceptibility Testing of Isolates from Patients with Esophageal Candidiasis or Invasive Candidiasis: Relationship of MIC to Treatment Outcome

2005 • 136 citations

Multicenter Evaluation of a Candida albicans Peptide Nucleic Acid Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization Probe for Characterization of Yeast Isolates from Blood Cultures

2005 • 128 citations

Cost savings with implementation of PNA FISH testing for identification of Candida albicans in blood cultures

2006 • 123 citations

Identification of Medically Important Molds by an Oligonucleotide Array

2005 • 121 citations

Bifidobacterium lipoteichoic acid and false ELISA reactivity in aspergillus antigen detection

2004 • 120 citations

Experience with the MicroSeq D2 Large-Subunit Ribosomal DNA Sequencing Kit for Identification of Filamentous Fungi Encountered in the Clinical Laboratory

2004 • 107 citations

Elevation of Blood (1→3)-Beta-&lt;i&gt;D&lt;/i&gt;-Glucan Concentrations in Hemodialysis Patients

2001 • 105 citations

False-Positive Aspergillus Galactomannan Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Results In Vivo during Amoxicillin-Clavulanic Acid Treatment

2004 • 102 citations

Detection of plasma (1 → 3)-β-<scp>d</scp>-glucan in patients withFusarium, Trichosporon, SaccharomycesandAcremoniumfungaemias

1997 • 102 citations

Diagnosis of histoplasmosis by antigen detection based upon experience at the histoplasmosis reference laboratory

2002 • 102 citations

False-positive result in Limulus test caused by Limulus amebocyte lysate-reactive material in immunoglobulin products

1989 • 97 citations

Activities of Micafungin against 315 Invasive Clinical Isolates of Fluconazole-Resistant Candida spp

2006 • 96 citations

E-Test Method for Testing Susceptibilities of Aspergillus spp. to the New Triazoles Voriconazole and Posaconazole and to Established Antifungal Agents: Comparison with NCCLS Broth Microdilution Method

2002 • 96 citations

Evaluation of Broth Microdilution Testing Parameters and Agar Diffusion Etest Procedure for Testing Susceptibilities of Aspergillus spp. to Caspofungin Acetate (MK-0991)

2003 • 94 citations

Comparison of Results of Voriconazole Disk Diffusion Testing for Candida Species with Results from a Central Reference Laboratory in the ARTEMIS Global Antifungal Surveillance Program

2005 • 93 citations

Evaluation of etest for determining in vitro susceptibility of yeast isolates to amphotericin B

1998 • 91 citations

Correlation between In Vitro Susceptibility Determined by E Test and Response to Therapy with Amphotericin B: Results from a Multicenter Prospective Study of Candidemia

1999 • 90 citations

Further Standardization of Broth Microdilution Methodology for In Vitro Susceptibility Testing of Caspofungin against Candida Species by Use of an International Collection of More than 3,000 Clinical Isolates

2004 • 89 citations

Multicenter Comparison of the Sensititre YeastOne Colorimetric Antifungal Panel with the NCCLS M27-A2 Reference Method for Testing New Antifungal Agents against Clinical Isolates of Candida spp

2004 • 87 citations

False-positive endotoxemia derives from gauze glucan after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma with cirrhosis.

1997 • 83 citations

In Vitro Susceptibilities of Clinical Isolates of Candida Species, Cryptococcus neoformans , and Aspergillus Species to Itraconazole: Global Survey of 9,359 Isolates Tested by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Broth Microdilution Methods

2005 • 83 citations

Comparative evaluation of chemiluminescent DNA probe assays and exoantigen tests for rapid identification of Blastomyces dermatitidis and Coccidioides immitis

1994 • 77 citations

Multicenter Comparative Evaluation of Six Commercial Systems and the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards M27-A Broth Microdilution Method for Fluconazole Susceptibility Testing of Candida Species

2002 • 75 citations

Diagnosis of invasive fungal infections: advances in nonculture systems.

1998 • 75 citations

Experience with the MicroSeq D2 Large-Subunit Ribosomal DNA Sequencing Kit for Identification of Commonly Encountered, Clinically Important Yeast Species

2003 • 75 citations

Laboratory Methods for the Diagnosis and Confirmation of Systemic Mycoses

1992 • 74 citations

In Vitro Susceptibility Testing of Aspergillus spp.: Comparison of Etest and Reference Microdilution Methods for Determining Voriconazole and Itraconazole MICs

2003 • 74 citations

Clinical Evaluation of the Sensititre YeastOne Colorimetric Antifungal Plate for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of the New Triazoles Voriconazole, Posaconazole, and Ravuconazole

2004 • 71 citations

Arterial Infections Due to Listeria monocytogenes: Report of Four Cases and Review of World Literature

1992 • 71 citations

LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF BACTEREMIA AND FUNGEMIA

2001 • 69 citations

Evaluation of Etest Method for Determining Caspofungin (MK-0991) Susceptibilities of 726 Clinical Isolates of Candida Species

2001 • 63 citations

Performance Accuracy of Antibacterial and Antifungal Susceptibility Test Methods: Report From the College of American Pathologists Microbiology Surveys Program (2001–2003)

2006 • 62 citations

Laboratory Detection of Fungemia

1994 • 62 citations

Influences of Methodological Variables on Susceptibility Testing of Caspofungin against Candida Species and Aspergillus fumigatus

2003 • 62 citations

Evaluation of the Etest Method Using Mueller-Hinton Agar with Glucose and Methylene Blue for Determining Amphotericin B MICs for 4,936 Clinical Isolates of Candida Species

2004 • 53 citations

Comparison of Results of Fluconazole Disk Diffusion Testing for Candida Species with Results from a Central Reference Laboratory in the ARTEMIS Global Antifungal Surveillance Program

2004 • 53 citations

Evaluation of Etest Method for Determining Fluconazole and Voriconazole MICs for 279 Clinical Isolates of Candida Species Infrequently Isolated from Blood

2003 • 50 citations

Comparative evaluation of a chemiluminescent DNA probe and an exoantigen test for rapid identification of Histoplasma capsulatum

1992 • 46 citations

Evaluation of BACTEC MYCO/F Lytic Medium for Recovery of Mycobacteria and Fungi from Blood

1998 • 42 citations

Mycoses in the transplanted patient

2000 • 41 citations

Molecular Microbiology

2005 • 39 citations

Evaluation of Etest Method for Determining Posaconazole MICs for 314 Clinical Isolates of Candida Species

2001 • 33 citations

CHROMagar Candida Medium for Direct Susceptibility Testing of Yeast from Blood Cultures

2005 • 32 citations

Real-time antifungal susceptibility screening aids management of invasive yeast infections in immunocompromised patients

2002 • 31 citations

Quality Control Limits for Posaconazole Disk Susceptibility Tests on Mueller-Hinton Agar with Glucose and Methylene Blue

2006 • 31 citations

Algorithms for detection and identification of fungi.

2006 • 30 citations

Utility of real-time antifungal susceptibility testing for fluconazole in the treatment of candidemia

2004 • 28 citations

Quality Control Limits for Fluconazole Disk Susceptibility Tests on Mueller-Hinton Agar with Glucose and Methylene Blue

2003 • 21 citations

Routine Use of a Commercial Test, GLABRATA RTT, for Rapid Identification of Candida glabrata in Six Laboratories

2004 • 21 citations

Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Opportunistic Infection by Using Polymerase Chain Reaction and .BETA.-glucan in Patients with Hematological Neoplasms.

2001 • 18 citations

Quality Control Limits for Voriconazole Disk Susceptibility Tests on Mueller-Hinton Agar with Glucose and Methylene Blue

2004 • 13 citations