K. Ruoff

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Emergence of high rates of antimicrobial resistance among viridans group streptococci in the United States
G. Doern, M. Ferraro, A. Brueggemann, K. Ruoff
1996Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy296 citations Open access
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Species identities of enterococci isolated from clinical specimens
K. Ruoff, L. De La Maza, M. Murtagh, J. Spargo +1 more
1990Journal of Clinical Microbiology268 citations Open access
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Streptococcus anginosus ("Streptococcus milleri"): the unrecognized pathogen
K. Ruoff
1988Clinical Microbiology Reviews247 citations Open access
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Nutritionally variant streptococci
K. Ruoff
1991Clinical Microbiology Reviews214 citations Open access
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Bacteremia with Streptococcus bovis and Streptococcus salivarius: clinical correlates of more accurate identification of isolates
K. Ruoff, S. I. Miller, C. Garner, Mary Jane Ferraro +1 more
1989Journal of Clinical Microbiology205 citations Open access
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Increasing resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics among clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecium: a 22-year review at one institution
M. Grayson, G. Eliopoulos, C. Wennersten, K. Ruoff +3 more
1991Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy201 citations Open access
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Bioterrorism: Implications for the Clinical Microbiologist
W. Klietmann, K. Ruoff
2001Clinical Microbiology Reviews169 citations Open access
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Multiple Reservoirs Contribute to Intraoperative Bacterial Transmission
R. Loftus, Jeremiah R. Brown, M. Koff, Sundara Reddy +11 more
2012Anesthesia and Analgesia151 citations Open access
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Nocardia Bacteremia: Report of 4 Cases and Review of the Literature
D. Kontoyiannis, K. Ruoff, D. Hooper
1998130 citations Open access
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Miscellaneous Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci: Emerging Opportunists
K. Ruoff
2002Journal of Clinical Microbiology120 citations Open access
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Increases the Sensitivity of Biofilm-Grown Staphylococcus aureus to Membrane-Targeting Antiseptics and Antibiotics
Giulia Orazi, K. Ruoff, G. A. O'Toole
2019mBio94 citations Open access
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Performance of a PCR Assay for Detection of Pneumocystis carinii from Respiratory Specimens
A. Caliendo, Peter L. Hewitt, J. Allega, A. Keen +2 more
1998Journal of Clinical Microbiology73 citations Open access
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Reduction in Intraoperative Bacterial Contamination of Peripheral Intravenous Tubing Through the Use of a Passive Catheter Care System
R. Loftus, B. S. Brindeiro, D. Kispert, Hetal Patel +8 more
2012Anesthesia and Analgesia69 citations Open access
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Effect of intravitreal dexamethasone in treatment of pneumococcal endophthalmitis in rabbits.
Susanna S. Park, N. Samiy, K. Ruoff, D. D'Amico +1 more
1995A M A Archives of Ophthalmology67 citations
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Multiply resistant viridans streptococci: susceptibility to beta-lactam antibiotics and comparison of penicillin-binding protein patterns
B. Farber, G. Eliopoulos, J. Ward, K. Ruoff +2 more
1983Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy67 citations Open access
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Altered Stool Microbiota of Infants with Cystic Fibrosis Shows a Reduction in Genera Associated with Immune Programming from Birth
Katherine M. Antosca, D. Chernikova, Courtney E. Price, K. Ruoff +20 more
2019Journal of Bacteriology65 citations Open access
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Transmission Dynamics of Gram-Negative Bacterial Pathogens in the Anesthesia Work Area
R. Loftus, Jeremiah R. Brown, Hetal Patel, M. Koff +7 more
2015Anesthesia and Analgesia57 citations Open access
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Prevention of Intravenous Bacterial Injection from Health Care Provider Hands: The Importance of Catheter Design and Handling
R. Loftus, Hetal Patel, Bridget C. Huysman, D. Kispert +10 more
2012Anesthesia and Analgesia57 citations Open access
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Infectious Crystalline Keratopathy
L. Ormerod, K. Ruoff, D. Meisler, Paul J. Wasson +4 more
199157 citations
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The Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus Transmission in the Anesthesia Work Area
R. Loftus, M. Koff, Jeremiah R. Brown, Hetal Patel +6 more
2015Anesthesia and Analgesia55 citations Open access
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Intravitreal dexamethasone effect on intravitreal vancomycin elimination in endophthalmitis.
Susanna S. Park, Robert V. Vallar, Chian-Huey Hong, S. von Gunten +2 more
1999A M A Archives of Ophthalmology43 citations Open access
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The Dynamics of Enterococcus Transmission from Bacterial Reservoirs Commonly Encountered by Anesthesia Providers
R. Loftus, M. Koff, Jeremiah R. Brown, Hetal Patel +6 more
2015Anesthesia and Analgesia41 citations Open access
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Bacterial contamination of cystic fibrosis clinics.
J. Zuckerman, Deborah E. Zuaro, B. Prato, K. Ruoff +3 more
2009Journal of Cystic Fibrosis41 citations Open access
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Helcococcus, a new genus of catalase-negative, gram-positive cocci isolated from clinical specimens
A. Caliendo, C. Jordan, K. Ruoff
1995Journal of Clinical Microbiology41 citations Open access
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Report of cases of and taxonomic considerations for large-colony-forming Lancefield group C streptococcal bacteremia
Y. Carmeli, K. Ruoff
1995Journal of Clinical Microbiology39 citations Open access
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Catheter-associated infection with a vancomycin-resistant gram-positive coccus of the Leuconostoc sp.
S. Hardy, K. Ruoff, E. A. Catlin, J. Santos
1988The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal38 citations Open access
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Aerococcus, Abiotrophia, and Other Aerobic Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci
J. J. Christensen, K. Ruoff
201137 citations
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CONTRIBUTION OF PNEUMOLYSIN AND AUTOLYSIN TO THE PATHOGENESIS OF EXPERIMENTAL PNEUMOCOCCAL ENDOPHTHALMITIS
E. Ng, J. R. Costa, N. Samiy, K. Ruoff +3 more
2002Retina36 citations
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IMPLICATION OF PNEUMOLYSIN AS A VIRULENCE FACTOR IN STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE ENDOPHTHALMITIS
E. Ng, N. Samiy, J. Rubins, F. Cousins +3 more
1997Retina36 citations
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Colonization of skin by Helcococcus kunzii
Jacqueline Haas, S. L. Jernick, R. Scardina, J. Teruya +2 more
1997Journal of Clinical Microbiology35 citations Open access
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Comparison of Enterococcus raffinosus with Enterococcus avium on the basis of penicillin susceptibility, penicillin-binding protein analysis, and high-level aminoglycoside resistance
M. Grayson, G. Eliopoulos, C. Wennersten, K. Ruoff +4 more
1991Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy33 citations Open access
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Identification of "Streptococcus milleri" group isolates to the species level with a commercially available rapid test system
Cynthia E. Flynn, K. Ruoff
1995Journal of Clinical Microbiology31 citations Open access
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"Streptococcus milleri" strains displaying a gliding type of motility.
S. Bergman, M. Selig, M. D. Collins, J. Farrow +3 more
1995International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology29 citations Open access
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Stomatococcus mucilaginosus endocarditis in an intravenous drug abuser.
D. Relman, K. Ruoff, Mary Jane Ferraro
1987Journal of Infectious Diseases29 citations Open access
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Resistance to penicillin-streptomycin synergy among clinical isolates of viridans streptococci
B. Farber, G. Eliopoulos, J. Ward, K. Ruoff +1 more
1983Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy29 citations Open access
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Use of the Rapid STREP system for identification of viridans streptococcal species
K. Ruoff, L. J. Kunz
1983Journal of Clinical Microbiology28 citations Open access
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Identification of Streptococcus bovis and Streptococcus salivarius in clinical laboratories
K. Ruoff, Mary Jane Ferraro, J. Holden, L. J. Kunz
1984Journal of Clinical Microbiology27 citations Open access
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Automated identification of gram-positive bacteria
K. Ruoff, Mary Jane Ferraro, M. E. Jerz, J. Kissling
1982Journal of Clinical Microbiology26 citations Open access
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Hydrolytic enzymes of "Streptococcus milleri"
K. Ruoff, Mary Jane Ferraro
1987Journal of Clinical Microbiology23 citations Open access
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Age and Environmental Exposures Influence the Fecal Bacteriome of Young Children with Cystic Fibrosis
Brett R. Loman, C. Shrestha, R. Thompson, J. Groner +5 more
2020Pediatric Pulmonology22 citations Open access
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Corynebacterium macginleyi isolated from a corneal ulcer
K. Ruoff, C. Toutain-Kidd, M. Srinivasan, P. Lalitha +3 more
2010Infectious Disease Reports22 citations Open access
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Distribution and incidence of viridans streptococcal species in routine clinical specimens.
K. Ruoff, Jay A. Fishman, Stephen B. Calderwood, L. J. Kunz
1983American Journal of Clinical Pathology22 citations
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Quantitative cultures of the mucosalassociated bacteria in the mechanically prepared colon and rectum
R. Bleday, Joseph Braidt, K. Ruoff, P. Shellito +1 more
199320 citations
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Mannitol Does Not Enhance Tobramycin Killing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Cystic Fibrosis Model System of Biofilm Formation
K. E. Price, Giulia Orazi, K. Ruoff, Wesley P. Hebert +2 more
2015PLoS ONE19 citations Open access
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Treatment of experimental Staphylococcus epidermidis endophthalmitis with oral trovafloxacin.
E. Ng, Nasrollah Samiy, K. Ruoff, F. Cousins +4 more
1998American journal of ophthalmology-glaucoma18 citations
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Identification of Streptococcus bovis Biotype I Strains among S. bovis Clinical Isolates by PCR
Wanda B Songy, K. Ruoff, R. Facklam, M. Ferraro +1 more
2002Journal of Clinical Microbiology17 citations Open access
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Gemella: A tale of two species (and five genera)
K. Ruoff
199015 citations
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Recent taxonomic changes in the genusEnterococcus
K. Ruoff
1990European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases15 citations
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Gram-positive vancomycin-resistant clinical isolates
K. Ruoff
198915 citations
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Bioterrorism. Clinical recognition and primary management.
John A. Branda, K. Ruoff
2002American Journal of Clinical Pathology14 citations
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