Host Factors Predisposing to and Influencing Therapy of Foreign Body Infections

Tumors: Wounds That Do Not Heal

1986 • 4,202 citations

Cachectin: More Than a Tumor Necrosis Factor

1987 • 1,457 citations

Fibronectins: multifunctional modular glycoproteins.

1982 • 1,334 citations

MSCRAMM-MEDIATED ADHERENCE OF MICROORGANISMS TO HOST TISSUES

1994 • 1,171 citations

Complement Activation during Cardiopulmonary Bypass

1981 • 1,163 citations

Hemodialysis leukopenia. Pulmonary vascular leukostasis resulting from complement activation by dialyzer cellophane membranes.

1977 • 1,004 citations

Surface-Active Biomaterials

1984 • 961 citations

FIBRINOGEN AND FIBRIN

1984 • 748 citations

Evidence for autolysin‐mediated primary attachment of Staphylococcus epidermidis to a polystyrene surface

1997 • 681 citations

The virulence of Staphylococcus pyogenes for man; a study of the problems of wound infection.

1957 • 635 citations

Fibronectin adsorption on hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces detected by antibody binding and analyzed during cell adhesion in serum-containing medium.

1982 • 613 citations

Pathogenesis of Foreign Body Infection: Description and Characteristics of an Animal Model

1982 • 610 citations

Molecular characterization of the clumping factor (fibrinogen receptor) of Staphylococcus aureus

1994 • 539 citations

Fibronectin, Fibrinogen, and Laminin Act as Mediators of Adherence of Clinical Staphylococcal Isolates to Foreign Material

1988 • 522 citations

The immunologic release of constituents from neutrophil leukocytes. I. The role of antibody and complement on nonphagocytosable surfaces or phagocytosable particles.

1971 • 513 citations

Pathogenesis of foreign body infection. Evidence for a local granulocyte defect.

1984 • 480 citations

Fibronectin binds to Staphylococcus aureus

1978 • 458 citations

Influence of growth rate on susceptibility to antimicrobial agents: biofilms, cell cycle, dormancy, and stringent response

1990 • 405 citations

Clumping factor B (ClfB), a new surface‐located fibrinogen‐binding adhesin of Staphylococcus aureus

1998 • 401 citations

Advances in Inflammation Research.

1980 • 393 citations

The virulence of staph pyogenes for man : a study of wound infection

1957 • 390 citations

The Staphylococcus aureus collagen adhesin is a virulence determinant in experimental septic arthritis

1994 • 358 citations

Two different genes encode fibronectin binding proteins in Staphylococcus aureus

1991 • 357 citations

Adsorption characteristics of plasma fibronectin in relationship to biological activity

1981 • 335 citations

The Immunologic Release of Constituents from Neutrophil Leukocytes

1971 • 319 citations

Adhesion properties of mutants of Staphylococcus aureus defective in fibronectin‐binding proteins and studies on the expression of fnb genes

1995 • 296 citations

Binding and Factor XIII _a -Mediated Cross-Linking of a 27-Kilodalton Fragment of Fibronectin to Staphylococcus aureus

1980 • 291 citations

Adhesive colonization of biomaterials and antibiotic resistance

1987 • 286 citations

Secretory Responses of Human Neutrophils: Exocytosis of Specific (Secondary) Granules by Human Neutrophils during Adherence in vitro and during Exudation in vivo

1979 • 286 citations

The foreign body reaction: A chronic inflammatory response

1974 • 286 citations

Molecular characterization and expression of a gene encoding a Staphylococcus aureus collagen adhesin.

1992 • 280 citations

Presence of Laminin Receptors in Staphylococcus aureus

1985 • 271 citations

Cloning and expression of the gene for a fibronectin-binding protein from Staphylococcus aureus.

1987 • 255 citations

Elaboration of toxic oxygen by-products by neutrophils in a model of immune complex disease.

1976 • 249 citations

Host Factors Selectively Increase Staphylococcal Adherence on Inserted Catheters: A Role for Fibronectin and Fibrinogen or Fibrin

1989 • 236 citations

A Fibrinogen-Binding Protein of Staphylococcus epidermidis

1998 • 235 citations

Infections associated with indwelling medical devices

1995 • 226 citations

Staphylococcus epidermidis Infections

1983 • 226 citations

Specific binding of the human S protein (vitronectin) to streptococci, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli

1987 • 216 citations

Fibronectins

1986 • 209 citations

Antibiotic Tolerance Among Clinical Isolates of Bacteria

1985 • 208 citations

The biologic effects of implant materials

1991 • 207 citations

Thrombospondin binds to Staphylococcus aureus and promotes staphylococcal adherence to surfaces

1991 • 198 citations

Granulocyte Neutral Proteases and Pseudomonas Elastase as Possible Causes of Airway Damage in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

1984 • 196 citations

Localization of the binding site for cell attachment in the alpha1(I) chain of collagen

1978 • 195 citations

Reduced adherence to traumatized rat heart valves by a low-fibronectin-binding mutant of Staphylococcus aureus

1989 • 194 citations

Effect of vancomycin hydrochloride on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm associated with silicone elastomer

1987 • 193 citations

Fibronectin binding to Staphylococcus aureus.

1982 • 190 citations

Use of adhesion-defective mutants of Staphylococcus aureus to define the role of specific plasma proteins in promoting bacterial adhesion to canine arteriovenous shunts

1995 • 188 citations

Extracellular matrix proteins (fibronectin, laminin, and type IV collagen) bind and aggregate bacteria.

1985 • 188 citations

The Effects of Proteins on Bacterial Attachment to Polystyrene

1976 • 187 citations

Isolation and characterization of a fibronectin receptor from Staphylococcus aureus.

1987 • 183 citations

In vivo biocompatibility studies. I. The cage implant system and a biodegradable hydrogel

1983 • 181 citations

Clinical and microbial features of prosthetic joint infection

1984 • 175 citations

BIOMEDICAL POLYMERS - BACTERIAL ADHESION, COLONIZATION, AND INFECTION

1986 • 172 citations

Modulation of adherence of coagulase-negative staphylococci to teflon catheters in vitro

1986 • 165 citations

Interaction of biofilm bacteria with antibiotics in a novel in vitro chemostat system

1989 • 162 citations

Foreign Body Infection: Role of Fibronectin as a Ligand for the Adherence of Staphylococcus aureus

1984 • 157 citations

Adsorption of fibronectin onto polymethylmethacrylate and promotion of Staphylococcus aureus adherence

1984 • 156 citations

Collagen Binding of Staphylococcus aureus Is a Virulence Factor in Experimental Endocarditis

1996 • 156 citations

Adhesion of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus saprophyticus to a Hydrophobic Biomaterial

1985 • 154 citations

Pharmacokinetics of Tissue Penetration of Antibiotics

1981 • 153 citations

Bacterial adherence to fibronectin and endothelial cells: a possible mechanism for bacterial tissue tropism.

1984 • 153 citations

Fibronectin Is More Active than Fibrin or Fibrinogen in Promoting Staphylococcus aureus Adherence to Inserted Intravascular Catheters

1993 • 148 citations

Cloning of aas, a gene encoding a Staphylococcus saprophyticus surface protein with adhesive and autolytic properties

1998 • 145 citations

Adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus to Surface-Bound Platelets: Role of Fibrinogen/Fibrin and Platelet Integrins

1993 • 144 citations

Comparative in vitro antibiotic resistance of surface-colonizing coagulase-negative staphylococci

1989 • 143 citations

Successful therapy of experimental chronic foreign-body infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by antimicrobial combinations

1991 • 142 citations

Induction of staphylococcal infections in mice with small inocula introduced on sutures.

1961 • 141 citations

Treatment of experimental foreign body infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

1990 • 138 citations

Identification of a region of human fibrinogen interacting with staphylococcal clumping factor

1982 • 135 citations

THE ORGANIZATION OF BLOOD COMPONENTS NEAR INTERFACES

1977 • 135 citations

Physical and biological effects of a surface coating procedure on polyurethane catheters

1996 • 133 citations

Binding of collagen to Staphylococcus aureus Cowan 1

1986 • 127 citations

Adhesive substrates for fibronectin

1981 • 125 citations

Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus Recovered from Infected Foreign Body In Vivo to Killing by Antimicrobials

1991 • 119 citations

Space Science, Space Technology and the Space Station

1986 • 118 citations

Genetic evidence that bound coagulase of Staphylococcus aureus is not clumping factor

1992 • 116 citations

Degranulation and abnormal bactericidal function of granulocytes procured by reversible adhesion to nylon wool

1976 • 116 citations

Toxicological Evaluation of Biomaterials: Primary Acute Toxicity Screening Program

1977 • 116 citations

The Role of Fibrinogen in Staphylococcal Adherence to Catheters In Vitro

1990 • 115 citations

Molecular Cloning and Expression of the Gene for Elastin-binding Protein (ebpS) in Staphylococcus aureus

1996 • 115 citations

Disorders of Phagocyte Chemotaxis

1980 • 114 citations

Binding sites for streptococci and staphylococci in fibronectin

1984 • 113 citations

Decreased susceptibility to antibiotic killing of a stable small colony variant of Staphylococcus aureus in fluid phase and on fibronectin- coated surfaces

1997 • 108 citations

Degranulation and abnormal bactericidal function of granulocytes procured by reversible adhesion to nylon wool

1976 • 107 citations

Complement-Mediated Opsonic Activity in Normal and Infected Human Cerebrospinal Fluid: Early Response During Bacterial Meningitis

1982 • 107 citations

Experimental Models in Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

1986 • 104 citations

Specific binding of bone sialoprotein to Staphylococcus aureus isolated from patients with osteomyelitis

1989 • 104 citations

Reconsideration of the role of fibronectin binding in endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus

1996 • 99 citations

Microbial Adhesion to Fibronectin in Vitro Correlates with Production of Endocarditis in Rabbits

1985 • 98 citations

Neutrophil specific granules: a fuse that ignites the inflammatory response.

1984 • 96 citations

The production of subcutaneous staphylococcal skin lesions in mice.

1965 • 94 citations

Abnormal Phagocyte Chemotaxis: Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestations, and Management of Patients

1981 • 92 citations

Role of Plasma and Extracellular Matrix Proteins in the Physiopathology of Foreign Body Infections

1998 • 85 citations

Host-Bacteria Interactions in Foreign Body Infections

1996 • 81 citations

Interaction of von Willebrand Factor withStaphylococcus aureus

1997 • 80 citations

Binding of elastin to Staphylococcus aureus.

1991 • 76 citations

Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus growing on fibronectin-coated surfaces to bactericidal antibiotics

1993 • 76 citations

Role of Staphylococcus aureus surface adhesins in orthopaedic device infections: are results model-dependent?

1997 • 75 citations

Novel animal model for studying the molecular mechanisms of bacterial adhesion to bone‐implanted metallic devices: Role of fibronectin in Staphylococcus aureus adhesion

1996 • 75 citations

Fibronectin-induced agglutination of Staphylococcus aureus correlates with invasiveness.

1984 • 72 citations

Effect of fibronectin on adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to fibrin thrombi in vitro

1985 • 72 citations

Influence of surface treatments developed for oral implants on the physical and biological properties of titanium. (II) Adsorption isotherms and biological activity of immobilized fibronectin.

1997 • 72 citations

Role of fibronectin in staphylococcal adhesion to metallic surfaces used as models of orthopaedic devices

1994 • 71 citations

Attachment of Staphylococcus aureus to polymethylmethacrylate increases its resistance to phagocytosis in foreign body infection

1985 • 68 citations

Teicoplanin alone or combined with rifampin compared with vancomycin for prophylaxis and treatment of experimental foreign body infection by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

1994 • 64 citations

Collagen binding in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus

1987 • 62 citations

Contribution of Tumor Necrosis Factor to Host Defense against Staphylococci in a Guinea Pig Model of Foreign Body Infections

1992 • 62 citations

Decreased Heat-Labile Opsonic Activity and Complement Levels Associated with Evidence of C3 Breakdown Products in Infected Pleural Effusions

1979 • 61 citations

In vivo biocompatibility studies. VII. Inflammatory response to polyethylene and to a cytotoxic polyvinylchloride

1986 • 61 citations

Peptide analogs to a fibronectin receptor inhibit attachment of Staphylococcus aureus to fibronectin-containing substrates

1990 • 55 citations

Neutrophil bactericidal activity against Staphylococcus aureus adherent on biological surfaces. Surface-bound extracellular matrix proteins activate intracellular killing by oxygen-dependent and -independent mechanisms.

1990 • 54 citations

Pathology of bactericidal power of neutrophils.

1975 • 54 citations

Purification of a bone sialoprotein‐binding protein from Staphylococcus aureus

1994 • 51 citations

Short-Term Administration of Rifampin in the Prevention or Eradication of Infection Due to Foreign Bodies

1983 • 50 citations

Multiple interactions between human vitronectin and Staphylococcus aureus

1993 • 47 citations

Amikacin, Ceftazidime, and Flucloxacillin against Suspended and Adherent Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus epidermidis in an In Vitro Model of Infection

1992 • 43 citations

Chemiluminescence by polymorphonuclear leukocytes adhering to surfaces

1981 • 34 citations

Cleavage of C3 by Neutral Proteases from Granulocytes in Pleural Empyema

1981 • 31 citations

Quantitation and characterization of competitive protein binding to polymers.

1981 • 31 citations

Biocompatibility: Bioengineering Aspects

1986 • 29 citations

Comparison of sparfloxacin, temafloxacin, and ciprofloxacin for prophylaxis and treatment of experimental foreign-body infection by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

1995 • 29 citations

Staphylococcal adhesion to collagen in intpa-articular sepsis

1988 • 27 citations

Gelatin-binding domain-specific anti-human plasma fibronectin Fab' inhibits fibronectin-mediated gelatin binding but not cell spreading.

1981 • 27 citations

Host-Bacteria Interactions in Foreign Body Infections

1996 • 27 citations

Detection by PCR and analysis of the distribution of a fibronectin-binding protein gene (fbn) among staphylococcal isolates

1995 • 27 citations

A low-fibronectin-binding mutant of Staphylococcus aureus 879R4S has Tn918 inserted into its single fnb gene

1996 • 27 citations

The development of a small-scale biofilm model suitable for studying the effects of antibiotics on biofilms of gram-negative bacteria

1997 • 26 citations

Adherence of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguis to salivary components bound to glass

1981 • 26 citations

Role of fibronectin in staphylococcal colonisation of fibrin thrombi and plastic surfaces

1993 • 25 citations

Comparative efficacies of imipenem, oxacillin and vancomycin for therapy of chronic foreign body infection due to methicillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus

1994 • 25 citations

Host Determinants in Staphylococcal Disease

1981 • 24 citations

Materials for Medicine

1986 • 22 citations

Effect of three proteinaceous foreign materials on infected and subinfected wound models.

1975 • 20 citations

Antibiotic Killing of Bacteria: Comparison of Bacteria on Surfaces and in Liquid, Growing and Nongrowing

1995 • 18 citations

Bone modelling in the implantation bed

1985 • 14 citations

Monosaccharide Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus Adherence to Human Solid-Phase Fibronectin

1987 • 13 citations

Phenotypic antibiotic tolerance of Staphylococcus aureus in implant-related infections: relationship with in vitro colonization of artificial surfaces

1998 • 13 citations

Different Effects of Fibronectin on the Phagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus and Coagulase‐Negative Staphylococci by Murine Peritoneal Macrophages

1998 • 12 citations

Endothelialization in blood pumps.

1978 • 11 citations

In vitro development and stability of tolerance to cloxacillin and vancomycin inStaphylococcus aureus

1994 • 11 citations

Deficient Phagocytosis Secondary to Breakdown of Opsonic Factors in Infected Exudates

1982 • 11 citations

The mechanism of “primary mineralization” in the reaction of bone to injury and administration of implant

1985 • 8 citations

[New biomaterials in orthopedics].

1985 • 3 citations