The baseline time span for this database is 1997-October 31, 2007 (fifth
bimonthly period in 2007). The resulting database contained 6,095 10-year
papers. The papers are ranked according to total cites.
*Article 1 Total Cites: 704
Article Title: Medical progress - Staphylococcus aureus infections
Authors: Lowy, FD
Journal: NEW ENGL J MED
Volume: 339
Page: 520-532
Year: 1998
Addresses:
· MONTEFIORE MED CTR, Dept Med, Div Infect Dis, Bronx, NY, USA
· YESHIVA UNIV, Dept Med, Bronx, NY, USA
· YESHIVA UNIV, Dept Microbiol, Bronx, NY, USA
· YESHIVA UNIV, Dept Immunol, Bronx, NY, USA
· Montefiore Med Ctr, Dept Med, Div Infect Dis, 111 E 210th St,
Bronx, NY, USA
*Article 2
Special Topics Interview with
Professor Keiichi
Hiramatsu Special Topics Interview with
Professor Teruyo
Ito
Total Cites: 534
Article Title: Whole genome sequencing of meticillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus
Authors: Kuroda, M, Ohta, T, Uchiyama, I, Baba, T, Yuzawa, H, Kobayashi, I,
Cui, LZ, Oguchi, A, Aoki, K, Nagai, Y, Lian, JQ,
Ito,
T, Kanamori, M, Matsumaru, H, Maruyama, A, Murakami, H,
Hosoyama, A, Mizutani-ui, Y, Takahashi, NK, Sawano, T, Inoue, R, Kaito, C,
Sekimizu, K, Hirakawa, H, Kuhara, S, Goto, S, Yabuzaki, J, Kanehisa, M,
Yamashita, A, Oshima, K, Furuya, K, Yoshino, C, Shiba, T, Hattori, M,
Ogasawara, N, Hayashi, H,
Hiramatsu,
K
Journal: LANCET
Volume: 357
Page: 1225-1240
Year: 2001
Addresses:
· JUNTENDO UNIV, Dept Bacteriol, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo, Japan
· UNIV TSUKUBA, Coll Med Technol & Nursing, Tsukuba, Japan
· OKAZAKI NATL RES INST, Res Ctr Computat Sci, Okazaki, Japan
· UNIV TOKYO, Inst Med Sci, Div Basic Med Sci, Tokyo, Japan
· UNIV TOKYO, Grad Sch Pharmaceut Sci, Tokyo, Japan
· Natl Inst Technol & Evaluat, Tokyo, Japan
· KYUSHU UNIV, Fac Agr, Fukuoka, Japan
· KYOTO UNIV, Inst Chem Res, Kyoto, Japan
· KITASATO UNIV, Sch Sci, Kanagawa, Japan
· RIKEN Genom Sci Ctr, Human Genome Res Grp, Kanagawa, Japan
· NARA INST SCI & TECHNOL, Grad Sch Biol Sci, Nara, Japan
· UNIV TSUKUBA, Inst Basic Med Sci, Tsukuba, Japan
· Juntendo Univ, Dept Bacteriol, Bunkyo Ku, 2-1-1 Hongo, Tokyo,
Japan
*Article 3 Total Cites: 533
Article Title: Nosocomial bloodstream infections in United States
hospitals: A three-year analysis
Authors: Edmond, MB, Wallace, SE, Mcclish, DK, Pfaller, MA, Jones, RN,
Wenzel, RP
Journal: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume: 29
Page: 239-244
Year: 1999
Addresses:
· VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Qual
Hlth Care, Richmond, VA, USA
· VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect
Dis, Richmond, VA, USA
· VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV, Sch Med, Dept Biostat, Richmond, VA,
USA
· UNIV IOWA, Coll Med, Dept Pathol, Div Med Microbiol, Iowa City,
IA, USA
· Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Qual
Hlth Care, Richmond, VA, USA
*Article 4 Total Cites: 509
Article Title: Emergence of vancomycin resistance in Staphylococcus
aureus
Authors: Smith, TL, Pearson, ML, Wilcox, KR, Cruz, C, Lancaster, MV,
Robinson-dunn, B, Tenover, FC, Zervos, MJ, Band, JD, White, E, Jarvis, WR,
Glycopeptide Intermediate Staphylococ
Journal: NEW ENGL J MED
Volume: 340
Page: 493-501
Year: 1999
Addresses:
· CTR DIS CONTROL & PREVENT, Hosp Infect Program, Natl Ctr
Infect Dis, Atlanta, GA, USA
· CTR DIS CONTROL & PREVENT, Div Viral & Rickettsial Dis,
Natl Ctr Infect Dis, Atlanta, GA, USA
· MICHIGAN DEPT COMMUNITY HLTH, Lansing, MI, USA
· WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSP, Royal Oak, MI, USA
· Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Hosp Infect Program, Natl Ctr
Infect Dis, 1600 Clifton Rd NE,MS E-69, Atlanta, GA, USA
*Article 5 Total Cites: 468
Article Title: Dissemination in Japanese hospitals of strains of
Staphylococcus aureus heterogeneously resistant to vancomycin
Authors: Hiramatsu, K, Aritaka, N, Hanaki, H, Kawasaki, S, Hosoda, Y, Hori,
S, Fukuchi, Y, Kobayashi, I
Journal: LANCET
Volume: 350
Page: 1670-1673
Year: 1997
Addresses:
· JUNTENDO UNIV, DEPT CARDIOTHORAC SURG, BUNKYO KU, TOKYO,
JAPAN
· JUNTENDO UNIV, DEPT RESP MED, BUNKYO KU, TOKYO, JAPAN
· Mitsubishi Chem BCL, TOKYO, JAPAN
· JUNTENDO UNIV, DEPT BACTERIOL, BUNKYO KU, 2-1-1 HONGO, TOKYO,
JAPAN
*Article 6 Total Cites: 451
Article Title: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus in children with no identified predisposing risk
Authors: Herold, BC, Immergluck, LC, Maranan, MC, Lauderdale, DS, Gaskin,
RE, Boyle-vavra, S, Leitch, CD, Daum, RS
Journal: JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC
Volume: 279
Page: 593-598
Year: 1998
Addresses:
· UNIV CHICAGO, Dept Pediat, Chicago, IL, USA
· UNIV CHICAGO, Dept Hlth Studies, Chicago, IL, USA
· UNIV CHICAGO, Clin Microbiol Labs, Chicago, IL, USA
· VET ADM MED CTR, Res Serv, Boston, MA, USA
· Univ Chicago Hosp, Dept Pediat, 5841 S Maryland Ave,MC6054,
Chicago, IL, USA
*Article 7 Total Cites: 387
Article Title: Multilocus sequence typing for characterization of
methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible clones of Staphylococcus
aureus
Authors: Enright, MC, Day, NPJ, Davies, CE, Peacock, SJ, Spratt, BG
Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume: 38
Page: 1008-1015
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· UNIV OXFORD, Dept Zool, Wellcome Trust Ctr Epidemiol Infect Dis,
Oxford, England
· UNIV OXFORD, John Radcliffe Hosp, Nuffield Dept Pathol &
Bacteriol, Oxford, England
· UNIV OXFORD, John Radcliffe Hosp, Nuffield Dept Med, Wellcome
Trust Ctr Clin Trop Med, Oxford, England
· Univ Oxford, Dept Zool, Wellcome Trust Ctr Epidemiol Infect Dis, S
Parks Rd, Oxford, England
*Article 8 Total Cites: 384
Article Title: Effectiveness of a hospital-wide programme to improve
compliance with hand hygiene
Authors: Pittet, D, Hugonnet, S, Harbarth, S, Mourouga, P, Sauvan, V,
Touveneau, S, Perneger, TV, Infection Control Programme
Journal: LANCET
Volume: 356
Page: 1307-1312
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· UNIV GENEVA, Dept Internal Med, Infect Control Programme, Geneva,
Switzerland
· UNIV GENEVA, Qual Care Programme, Geneva, Switzerland
· UNIV GENEVA, Inst Social & Prevent Med, Geneva,
Switzerland
· Univ Hosp Geneva, Dept Internal Med, Infect Control Programme,
Geneva, Switzerland
*Article 9
Special Topics Interview with
Professor Jerome
Etienne Total Cites: 338
Article Title: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes: Worldwide
emergence
Authors: Vandenesch, F, Naimi, T, Enright, MC, Lina, G, Nimmo, GR,
Heffernan, H, Liassine, N, Bes, M, Greenland, T, Reverdy, ME,
Etienne,
J
Journal: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume: 9
Page: 978-984
Year: 2003
Addresses:
· Natl Reference Ctr Staphylococci, IFR62, INSERM E0230, Fac Med
Laennec, Lyon, France
· CTR DIS CONTROL & PREVENT, Atlanta, GA, USA
· UNIV BATH, Bath, England
· PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSP, Brisbane, Australia
· Antibiot Reference Lab, Wellington, New Zealand
· Lab Bioanal Riotton, Geneva, Switzerland
· UMR754, Lyon, France
*Article 10 Total Cites: 312
Article Title: Methicillin resistance in staphylococci: Molecular and
biochemical basis and clinical implications
Authors: Chambers, HF
Journal: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS
Volume: 10
Page: 781-&
Year: 1997
Addresses:
· UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, DEPT MED, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA
· UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, SAN FRANCISCO GEN HOSP, SCH MED, DIV
INFECT DIS, MED SERV, 3RD & PARNASSUS, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA
*Article 11 Total Cites: 309
Article Title: Comparison of community- and health care-associated
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection
Authors: Naimi, TS, Ledell, KH, Como-sabetti, K, Borchardt, SM, Boxrud, DJ,
Etienne, J, Johnson, SK, Vandenesch, F, Fridkin, S, Oboyle, C, Danila, RN,
Lynfield, R
Journal: JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC
Volume: 290
Page: 2976-2984
Year: 2003
Addresses:
· MINNESOTA DEPT HLTH, Acute Dis Invest & Control Sect,
Minneapolis, MN, USA
· MINNESOTA DEPT HLTH, Div Publ Hlth Labs, Minneapolis, MN,
USA
· French Reference Ctr Staphylococci, Lyon, France
· CTR DIS CONTROL & PREVENT, Div Healthcare Qual Promot, Natl
Ctr Infect Dis, Atlanta, GA, USA
· CTR DIS CONTROL & PREVENT, Div Appl Publ Hlth Training,
Epidemiol Program Off, Natl Ctr Chron Dis, Atlanta, GA, USA
· K-67,4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA, USA
*Article 12 Total Cites: 306
Article Title: The development of vancomycin resistance in a patient with
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection
Authors: Sieradzki, K, Roberts, RB, Haber, SW, Tomasz, A
Journal: NEW ENGL J MED
Volume: 340
Page: 517-523
Year: 1999
Addresses:
· ROCKEFELLER UNIV, Microbiol Lab, New York, NY, USA
· CORNELL UNIV, Med Ctr, New York Hosp, New York, NY, USA
· UNITED HOSP, Med Ctr, Port Chester, NY, USA
· Rockefeller Univ, Microbiol Lab, 1230 York Ave, New York, NY,
USA
*Article 13 Total Cites: 302
Article Title: Genome and virulence determinants of high virulence
community-acquired MRSA
Authors: Baba, T, Takeuchi, F, Kuroda, M, Yuzawa, H, Aoki, K, Oguchi, A,
Nagai, Y, Iwama, N, Asano, K, Naimi, T, Kuroda, H, Cui, L, Yamamoto, K,
Hiramatsu, K
Journal: LANCET
Volume: 359
Page: 1819-1827
Year: 2002
Addresses:
· JUNTENDO UNIV, Dept Bacteriol, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo, Japan
· Natl Inst Technol & Evaluat, Tokyo, Japan
· NEW ENERGY & IND TECHNOL DEV ORG, Tokyo, Japan
· INT MED CTR JAPAN, Res Inst, Tokyo, Japan
· Org Pharmaceut Safety & Res, Tokyo, Japan
· MINNESOTA DEPT HLTH, Minneapolis, MN, USA
· Juntendo Univ, Dept Bacteriol, Bunkyo Ku, 2-1-1 Hongo, Tokyo,
Japan
*Article 14
Total Cites: 300
Article Title: Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: Epidemiology,
underlying mechanisms, and associated risks
Authors: Kluytmans, J, vanbelkum, A, Verbrugh, H
Journal: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS
Volume: 10
Page: 505-&
Year: 1997
Addresses:
· ERASMUS UNIV ROTTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
· IGNATIUS HOSP, DEPT CLIN MICROBIOL, POB 90158, BREDA,
NETHERLANDS
*Article 15 Total Cites: 294
Article Title: The changing epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus?
Authors: Chambers, HF
Journal: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume: 7
Page: 178-182
Year: 2001
Addresses:
· SAN FRANCISCO GEN HOSP, Infect Dis Labs, San Francisco, CA,
USA
· UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, San Francisco, CA, USA
· San Francisco Gen Hosp, Infect Dis Labs, 4th Floor,Bldg 30,1001
Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA, USA
*Article 16 Total Cites: 283
Article Title: Linezolid resistance in a clinical isolate of Staphylococcus
aureus
Authors: Tsiodras, S, Gold, HS, Sakoulas, G, Eliopoulos, GM, Wennersten, C,
Venkataraman, L, Moellering, RC, Ferraro, MJ
Journal: LANCET
Volume: 358
Page: 207-208
Year: 2001
Addresses:
· MASSACHUSETTS GEN HOSP, Dept Pathol, Clin Microbiol Labs, Boston,
MA, USA
· Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Dept Med, Boston, MA, USA
· Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Dept Pathol, Boston, MA, USA
· MASSACHUSETTS GEN HOSP, Dept Med, Boston, MA, USA
· HARVARD UNIV, Sch Med, Boston, MA, USA
· Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Pathol, Clin Microbiol Labs, Gray
B-526, Boston, MA, USA
*Article 17 Total Cites: 283
Article Title: Nasal carriage as a source of Staphylococcus aureus
bacteremia.
Authors: von Eiff, C, Becker, K, Machka, K, Stammer, H, Peters, G, Study
Grp
Journal: NEW ENGL J MED
Volume: 344
Page: 39768
Year: 2001
Addresses:
· UNIV MUNSTER, Inst Med Microbiol, Munster, Germany
· SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PHARMACEUT, Munich, Germany
· Univ Munster, Inst Med Microbiol, Domagkstr 10, Munster,
Germany
*Article 18
Total Cites: 281
Article Title: SHEA guideline for preventing nosocomial transmission of
multidrug-resistant strains of staphylococcus aureus and enterococcus
Authors: Muto, CA, Jernigan, JA, Ostrowsky, BE, Richet, HM, Jarvis, WR,
Boyce, JM, Farr, BM
Journal: INFECT CONT HOSP EP
Volume: 24
Page: 362-386
Year: 2003
Addresses:
· UNIV PITTSBURGH, Med Ctr, Div Hosp Epidemiol & Infect Control,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
· UNIV PITTSBURGH, Sch Med, Infect Dis Epidemiol Res Unit,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
· UNIV PITTSBURGH, Grad Sch Publ Hlth, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
· CTR DIS CONTROL & PREVENT, Div Healthcare Qual Promot,
Atlanta, GA, USA
· HOSP NANTES, Nantes, France
· VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV, Richmond, VA, USA
· CTR DIS CONTROL & PREVENT, Natl Ctr Infect Dis, Atlanta, GA,
USA
· YALE UNIV, Hosp St Raphael, Div Hosp Epidemiol, New Haven, CT,
USA
· UNIV VIRGINIA, Hlth Syst, Charlottesville, VA, USA
· Univ Pittsburgh, Med Ctr, Div Hosp Epidemiol & Infect Control,
3471 5th St,1215 Kaufmann Bldg, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
*Article 19 Total Cites: 280
Article Title: Ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by potentially
drug-resistant bacteria
Authors: Trouillet, JL, Chastre, J, Vuagnat, A, Joly-guillou, ML, Combaux,
D, Dombret, MC, Gibert, C
Journal: AM J RESP CRIT CARE
Volume: 157
Page: 531-539
Year: 1998
Addresses:
· HOP BICHAT, Serv Reanimat Med, Paris, France
· HOP BICHAT, Bacteriol Lab, Paris, France
· Hop Bichat, Serv Reanimat Med, 46 Rue Henri Huchard, Paris,
France
*Article 20
Total Cites: 276
Article Title: Comparison of mortality associated with
methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
bacteremia: A meta-analysis
Authors: Cosgrove, SE, Sakoulas, G, Perencevich, EN, Schwaber, MJ,
Karchmer, AW, Carmeli, Y
Journal: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume: 36
Page: 53-59
Year: 2003
Addresses:
· Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Div Infect Dis, Boston, MA,
USA
· HARVARD UNIV, Sch Med, Boston, MA, USA
· TEL AVIV SOURASKY MED CTR, Div Infect Dis, Tel Aviv, Israel
· Johns Hopkins Univ Hosp, Div Infect Dis, 1830 E Monument St,4th
Fl, Baltimore, MD, USA