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  1. First description of novel arginine catabolic mobile elements (ACMEs) types IV and V harboring a kdp operon in Staphylococcus epidermidis characterized by whole genome sequencing
  2. Molecular Characterization of Nasal Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Showing Increasing Prevalence of Mupirocin Resistance and Associated Multidrug Resistance following Attempted Decolonization
  3. Observational cross-sectional study of nasal staphylococcal species of medical students of diverse geographical origin, prior to healthcare exposure: prevalence of SCCmec,fusC,fusBand the arginine catabolite mobile element (ACME) in the absence of sele...
  4. Range Expansion and the Origin of USA300 North American Epidemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  5. Novel multiresistance cfr plasmids in linezolid-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) from a hospital outbreak: co-location of cfr and optrA in VRE
  6. First Detailed Genetic Characterization of the Structural Organization of Type III Arginine Catabolic Mobile Elements Harbored by Staphylococcus epidermidis by Using Whole-Genome Sequencing
  7. The recent emergence in hospitals of multidrug-resistant community-associated sequence type 1 and spa type t127 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus investigated by whole-genome sequencing: Implications for screening
  8. Neutrophil-mediated vascular barrier injury: Role of neutrophil extracellular traps
  9. Diversity of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in European Wildlife
  10. Elimination of biofilm and microbial contamination reservoirs in hospital washbasin U-bends by automated cleaning and disinfection with electrochemically activated solutions
  11. Reduced pro-inflammatory responses to Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection and low prevalence of enterotoxin genes in isolates from patients on haemodialysis
  12. In vitro activity of ceftaroline against mecC-positive MRSA isolates
  13. First Report ofcfr-Carrying Plasmids in the Pandemic Sequence Type 22 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcal Cassette ChromosomemecType IV Clone
  14. The Emergence and Spread of Multiple Livestock-Associated Clonal Complex 398 Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Strains among Animals and Humans in the Republic of Ireland, 2010–2014
  15. Enhanced Tracking of Nosocomial Transmission of Endemic Sequence Type 22 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Type IV Isolates among Patients and Environmental Sites by Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing
  16. Overcoming the problem of residual microbial contamination in dental suction units left by conventional disinfection using novel single component suction handpieces in combination with automated flood disinfection
  17. Comparative Genotypes, Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec) Genes and Antimicrobial Resistance amongst Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus haemolyticus Isolates from Infections in Humans and Companion Animals
  18. A longitudinal study of Staphylococcus aureus colonization in pigs in Ireland
  19. Comparative adherence of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis to human buccal epithelial cells and extracellular matrix proteins
  20. Air and surface contamination patterns of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on eight acute hospital wards
  21. Extensive Genetic Diversity Identified among Sporadic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Recovered in Irish Hospitals between 2000 and 2012
  22. Minimising microbial contamination in dental unit water systems and microbial control in dental hospitals
  23. Molecular epidemiology, phylogeny and evolution of Candida albicans
  24. Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Staphylococcus aureus in Ireland from 2002 to 2011: 21 Clones, Frequent Importation of Clones, Temporal Shifts of Predominant Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Clones, and Increasing Multiresistance
  25. Emergence of Sequence Type 779 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Harboring a Novel Pseudo Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosomemec(SCCmec)-SCC-SCCCRISPRComposite Element in Irish Hospitals
  26. Enrichment of Multilocus Sequence Typing Clade 1 with Oral Candida albicans Isolates in Patients with Untreated Periodontitis
  27. Guidelines for Reporting NovelmecAGene Homologues
  28. DNA Microarray Profiling of a Diverse Collection of Nosocomial Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Assigns the Majority to the Correct Sequence Type and Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosomemec(SCCmec) Type and Results in the Subsequent I...
  29. Evaluation of screening risk and nonrisk patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on admission in an acute care hospital
  30. Distribution of SCCmec-associated phenol-soluble modulin in staphylococci
  31. Distribution of yeast species associated with oral lesions in HIV-infected patients in Southwest Uganda
  32. Control of bacterial contamination of washbasin taps and output water using Ecasol: a one-year study
  33. Evaluation of vaporized hydrogen peroxide, Citrox and pH neutral Ecasol for decontamination of an enclosed area: a pilot study
  34. Candida albicansversusCandida dubliniensis: Why IsC. albicansMore Pathogenic?
  35. Emergence of Hospital- and Community-Associated Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Genotype ST772-MRSA-V in Ireland and Detailed Investigation of an ST772-MRSA-V Cluster in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  36. Triclosan Antagonizes Fluconazole Activity against Candida albicans
  37. Management of dental unit waterline biofilms in the 21st century
  38. DNA Microarray Genotyping and Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Profiling of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates from Renal Patients
  39. Effects of surface finishing conditions on the biocompatibility of a nickel–chromium dental casting alloy
  40. Detection of Staphylococcal Cassette ChromosomemecType XI Carrying Highly DivergentmecA,mecI,mecR1,blaZ, andccrGenes in Human Clinical Isolates of Clonal Complex 130 Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus
  41. A Field Guide to Pandemic, Epidemic and Sporadic Clones of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  42. Microbiological Screening of Irish Patients with Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy Reveals Persistence of Candida albicans Strains, Gradual Reduction in Susceptibility to Azoles, and Incidences of Clinical Signs of Oral Can...
  43. Characterization of a Novel Arginine Catabolic Mobile Element (ACME) and Staphylococcal Chromosomal CassettemecComposite Island with Significant Homology to Staphylococcus epidermidis ACME Type II in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Genotype...
  44. Disinfection procedures: Their efficacy and effect on dimensional accuracy and surface quality of an irreversible hydrocolloid impression material
  45. Comparative Genomics and the Evolution of Pathogenicity in Human Pathogenic Fungi
  46. Lack of cytotoxicity by Trustwater Ecasol™ used to maintain good quality dental unit waterline output water in keratinocyte monolayer and reconstituted human oral epithelial tissue models
  47. Identification and Characterization of the Multidrug Resistance Gene cfr in a Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Sequence Type 8 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus IVa (USA300) Isolate
  48. Differential Filamentation of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis Is Governed by Nutrient Regulation of UME6 Expression
  49. When are the hands of healthcare workers positive for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?
  50. Mechanisms of antifungal drug resistance inCandida dubliniensis
  51. The Effect of Rapid Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on the Identification and Earlier Isolation of MRSA-Positive Patients
  52. Enhanced Discrimination of Highly Clonal ST22-Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus IV Isolates Achieved by Combining spa, dru, and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Typing Data
  53. Comparative Transcript Profiling of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis Identifies SFL2, a C. albicans Gene Required for Virulence in a Reconstituted Epithelial Infection Model
  54. Characterisation of MRSA from Malta and the description of a Maltese epidemic MRSA strain
  55. Purification and germination of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis chlamydospores cultured in liquid media
  56. A centralised, automated dental hospital water quality and biofilm management system using neutral Ecasol™ maintains dental unit waterline output at better than potable quality: A 2-year longitudinal study
  57. Comparative genomics of the fungal pathogens Candida dubliniensis and Candida albicans
  58. Genetic Differences between Avian and Human Isolates of Candida dubliniensis
  59. Classification of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec): Guidelines for Reporting Novel SCCmec Elements
  60. A Ser29Leu Substitution in the Cytosine Deaminase Fca1p Is Responsible for Clade-Specific Flucytosine Resistance in Candida dubliniensis
  61. Biofilm problems in dental unit water systems and its practical control
  62. Genome-wide gene expression profiling and a forward genetic screen show that differential expression of the sodium ion transporter Ena21 contributes to the differential tolerance of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis to osmotic stress
  63. Detection of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec-Associated DNA Segments in Multiresistant Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and Identification of Staphylococcus epidermidis ccrAB4 in both Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus and MSSA
  64. CYP56 (Dit2p) in Candida albicans: Characterization and Investigation of Its Role in Growth and Antifungal Drug Susceptibility
  65. Molecular typing of nasal carriage isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from an Irish university student population based on toxin gene PCR, agr locus types and multiple locus, variable number tandem repeat analysis
  66. Multilocus Sequence Typing Reveals that the Population Structure of Candida dubliniensis Is Significantly Less Divergent than That of Candida albicans
  67. Differential regulation of the transcriptional repressor NRG1 accounts for altered host-cell interactions in Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis
  68. Guest editorial
  69. The role of manufacturers in reducing biofilms in dental chair waterlines
  70. Lower filamentation rates of Candida dubliniensis contribute to its lower virulence in comparison with Candida albicans
  71. The Emergence and Importation of Diverse Genotypes of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Harboring the Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Gene (pvl) Reveal that pvl Is a Poor Marker for Community-Acquired MRSA Strains in Ireland
  72. Differentially Expressed Proteins in Derivatives of Candida albicans Displaying a Stable Histatin 3-Resistant Phenotype
  73. Optimisation of the long-term efficacy of dental chair waterline disinfection by the identification and rectification of factors associated with waterline disinfection failure
  74. A novel automated waterline cleaning system that facilitates effective and consistent control of microbial biofilm contamination of dental chair unit waterlines: A one-year study
  75. Epidemiological typing of MRSA isolates from blood cultures taken in Irish hospitals participating in the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (1999–2003)
  76. Candida dubliniensis: Ten years on
  77. Functional analysis of the phospholipase C gene CaPLC1 and two unusual phospholipase C genes, CaPLC2 and CaPLC3, of Candida albicans
  78. Novel 5-Flucytosine-Resistant Clade of Candida dubliniensis from Saudi Arabia and Egypt Identified by Cd25 Fingerprinting
  79. First Reported Case of Endocarditis Caused by Candida dubliniensis
  80. Seven Novel Variants of the Staphylococcal Chromosomal Cassette mec in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Ireland
  81. Reduced Azole Susceptibility in Genotype 3 Candida dubliniensis Isolates Associated with Increased CdCDR1 and CdCDR2 Expression
  82. Sau42I, a BcgI-like restriction-modification system encoded by the Staphylococcus aureus quadruple-converting phage  42
  83. Bacterial contamination of dental chair units in a modern dental hospital caused by leakage from suction system hoses containing extensive biofilm
  84. Evaluation of a Rapid Immunochromatographic Assay for Identification of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis
  85. Comparative genomics using Candida albicans DNA microarrays reveals absence and divergence of virulence-associated genes in Candida dubliniensis
  86. Comparison of the epidemiology, drug resistance mechanisms, and virulence of and
  87. Differentiation of Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans on Pal's Agar
  88. High prevalence of non-albicans yeasts and detection of anti-fungal resistance in the oral flora of patients with advanced cancer
  89. Molecular Mechanisms of Itraconazole Resistance in Candida dubliniensis
  90. HIV-1 and its transmembrane protein gp41 bind to different Candida species modulating adhesion
  91. Casein Agar: a Useful Medium for Differentiating Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans
  92. Binding, internalisation and degradation of histatin 3 in histatin-resistant derivatives of Candida albicans
  93. Susceptibility of Candida dubliniensis to Salivary Histatin 3
  94. Effective control of dental chair unit waterline biofilm and marked reduction of bacterial contamination of output water using two peroxide-based disinfectants
  95. Comparison of Candida dubliniensis and C. albicans based on polar lipid composition
  96. The Candida dubliniensis CdCDR1 Gene Is Not Essential for Fluconazole Resistance
  97. Identification of Four Distinct Genotypes of Candida dubliniensis and Detection of Microevolution In Vitro and In Vivo
  98. Candida dubliniensis candidaemia in an HIV-positive patient in Ireland
  99. MDR1-Mediated Drug Resistance inCandida dubliniensis
  100. Multicenter prospective surveillance of oral Candida dubliniensis among adult Brazilian human immunodeficiency virus-positive and AIDS patients
  101. A polymeric system for the intra-oral delivery of an anti-fungal agent
  102. Serological Differentiation of Experimentally Induced Candida dubliniensis and Candida albicans Infections
  103. Isogenic Strain Construction and Gene Targeting inCandida dubliniensis
  104. Differentiation of Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans on Staib Agar and Caffeic Acid-Ferric Citrate Agar
  105. A simple and rapid technique for the detection of Epstein-Barr virus DNA in HIV-associated oral hairy leukoplakia biopsies
  106. Isolation of C. dubliniensis from insulin-using diabetes mellitus patients
  107. Emerging pathogens
  108. Lack of a relationship between Lewis antigen expression and cagA, CagA, vacA and VacA status of Irish Helicobacter pylori isolates
  109. Candidiasis
  110. Genomic DNA fingerprinting of clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori using short oligonucleotide probes containing repetitive sequences
  111. Killer factor interference in mixed opportunistic yeast cultures
  112. A rapid microwave-in situ hybridization method for the definitive diagnosis of oral hairy leukoplakia: comparison with immunohistochemistry
  113. An epidemiological study of Candida species infection in cancer patients using genetic fingerprinting and morphotyping
  114. Novel organization of the site-specific integration and excision recombination functions of the Staphylococcus aureus serotype F virulence-converting phages ?13 and ?42
  115. Detection of Epstein-Barr virus DNA in tongue tissues from AIDS autopsies without clinical evidence of oral hairy leukoplakia
  116. Molecular analysis of Helicobacter pylori populations in antral biopsies from individual patients using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fingerprinting
  117. In situ hybridization and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the analysis of biopsies and exfoliative cytology specimens for definitve diagnosis of oral hairy leukoplakia (DHL)
  118. Oral Candida in HIV Infection and AIDS: New Perspectives/New Approaches
  119. Serotype F double- and triple-converting phage insertionally inactivate the Staphylococcus aureus β -toxin determinant by a common molecular mechanism
  120. cDNA cloning and expression of aTalaromyces emersonii amylase encoding genetic determinant inEscherichia coli
  121. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus—a reappraisal
  122. Insertional inactivation of theStaphylococcus aureusβ-toxin by bacteriophage φ13 occurs by site-and orientation-specific integration of the φ 13 genome
  123. cDNA cloning and expression of a Talaromyces emersonii β-glucosidase determinant in Escherichia coli
  124. Importation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Baghdad to Dublin and subsequent nosocomial spread
  125. Staphylococcal toxins in human disease
  126. Cloning and characterisation of the serC and aroA genes of Yersinia enterocolitica, and construction of an aroA mutant
  127. Enterobacter cloacae in a haematology/oncology ward—first impressions
  128. Molecular cloning and characterization of the genetic determinant encoding CS3 fimbriae of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
  129. Molecular typing of methicillin and gentamicin resistantStaphylococcus aureus in Dublin
  130. Cloning and expression in Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus of the beta-lysin determinant from Staphylococcus aureus: evidence that bacteriophage conversion of beta-lysin activity is caused by insertional inactivation of the beta-lysin determi...
  131. Mechanisms of pathogenicity of multi-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  132. Simultaneous outbreaks of infection due to Serratia marcescens in a general hospital
  133. Analysis of the reduction in expression of tetracycline resistance determined by transposon Tn10 in the multicopy state