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Melvin Weinstein

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Reller, Barth
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Mirrett, Stanley
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Wilson, ML
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McDonald, Clifford
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Reimer, LG
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Wilson, ML
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Zimmer, Barbara
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Petti, Cathy
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Stratton, Charles
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Fune, J
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Harrell, Lizzie
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Kloos, Wesley
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Van Pelt, L
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Woods, Christopher
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Chuard, Christian

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Dwivedi Sukrut; Bhalla Rohit; Hoover Donald R; Weinstein Melvin P
Discarding the initial aliquot of blood does not reduce contamination rates in intravenous-catheter-drawn blood cultures.
Weinstein Melvin P; Klugman Keith P; Jones Ronald N
Rationale for revised penicillin susceptibility breakpoints versus Streptococcus pneumoniae: coping with antimicrobial susceptibility in an era of resistance.
Tenover Fred C; Sinner Scott W; Segal Robert E; Huang Vanthida; Alexandre Shandline S; McGowan John E; Weinstein Melvin P
Characterisation of a Staphylococcus aureus strain with progressive loss of susceptibility to vancomycin and daptomycin during therapy.

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2009: Dwivedi Sukrut; Bhalla Rohit; Hoover Donald R; Weinstein Melvin P
Discarding the initial aliquot of blood does not reduce contamination rates in intravenous-catheter-drawn blood cultures.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2009;47(9):2950-1.
2009: Weinstein Melvin P; Klugman Keith P; Jones Ronald N
Rationale for revised penicillin susceptibility breakpoints versus Streptococcus pneumoniae: coping with antimicrobial susceptibility in an era of resistance.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2009;48(11):1596-600.
2009: Tenover Fred C; Sinner Scott W; Segal Robert E; Huang Vanthida; Alexandre Shandline S; McGowan John E; Weinstein Melvin P
Characterisation of a Staphylococcus aureus strain with progressive loss of susceptibility to vancomycin and daptomycin during therapy.
International journal of antimicrobial agents 2009;33(6):564-8.
2007: Swenson Jana M; Brasso William B; Ferraro Mary Jane; Hardy Dwight J; Knapp Cynthia C; McDougal Linda K; Reller L Barth; Sader Helio S; Shortridge Dee; Skov Robert; Weinstein Melvin P; Zimmer Barbara L; Patel Jean B
Detection of inducible clindamycin resistance in staphylococci by broth microdilution using erythromycin-clindamycin combination wells.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2007;45(12):3954-7.
2007: Lee Andrew; Mirrett Stanley; Reller L Barth; Weinstein Melvin P
Detection of bloodstream infections in adults: how many blood cultures are needed?
Journal of clinical microbiology 2007;45(11):3546-8.
2007: Hart Daniel; Weinstein Melvin P
Cross-over assessment of serum bactericidal activity of moxifloxacin and levofloxacin versus penicillin-susceptible and penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in healthy volunteers.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2007;58(3):375-8.
2006: Petti Cathy A; Bhally Hasan S; Weinstein Melvin P; Joho Kim; Wakefield Teresa; Reller L Barth; Carroll Karen C
Utility of extended blood culture incubation for isolation of Haemophilus, Actinobacillus, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella, and Kingella organisms: a retrospective multicenter evaluation.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2006;44(1):257-9.
2004: Mirrett S; Petti C A; Woods C W; Magadia R; Weinstein M P; Reller L B
Controlled clinical comparison of the BacT/ALERT FN and the standard anaerobic SN blood culture medium.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2004;42(10):4581-5.
2004: Weinstein Melvin P; Mirrett Stanley; Kannangara Saman; Monahan Jan; Harrell Lizzie J; Wilson Alan C; Reller L Barth
Multicenter evaluation of use of penicillin and ampicillin as surrogates for in vitro testing of susceptibility of enterococci to imipenem.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2004;42(8):3747-51.
2003: Mirrett Stanley; Reller L Barth; Petti Cathy A; Woods Christopher W; Vazirani Bindu; Sivadas Rekha; Weinstein Melvin P
Controlled clinical comparison of BacT/ALERT standard aerobic medium with BACTEC standard aerobic medium for culturing blood.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2003;41(6):2391-4.
2003: Weinstein Melvin P
Blood culture contamination: persisting problems and partial progress.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2003;41(6):2275-8.
2002: Mathew Philip; Kuo Yen-Hong; Vazirani Bindu; Eng Robert H K; Weinstein Melvin P
Are three sputum acid-fast bacillus smears necessary for discontinuing tuberculosis isolation?
Journal of clinical microbiology 2002;40(9):3482-4.
2001: Mirrett S; Weinstein M P; Reimer L G; Wilson M L; Reller L B
Relevance of the number of positive bottles in determining clinical significance of coagulase-negative staphylococci in blood cultures.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2001;39(9):3279-81.
2001: Weinstein M P
Comparative evaluation of penicillin, ampicillin, and imipenem MICs and susceptibility breakpoints for vancomycin-susceptible and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2001;39(7):2729-31.
2001: Wilson M L; Mirrett S; Meredith F T; Weinstein M P; Scotto V; Reller L B
Controlled clinical comparison of BACTEC plus anaerobic/F to standard anaerobic/F as the anaerobic companion bottle to plus aerobic/F medium for culturing blood from adults.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2001;39(3):983-9.
2001: McDonald L C; Weinstein M P; Fune J; Mirrett S; Reimer L G; Reller L B
Controlled comparison of BacT/ALERT FAN aerobic medium and BATEC fungal blood culture medium for detection of fungemia.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2001;39(2):622-4.
2000: Wilson M L; Weinstein M P; Mirrett S; Reimer L G; Fernando C; Meredith F T; Reller L B
Comparison of iodophor and alcohol pledgets with the Medi-Flex blood culture prep kit II for preventing contamination of blood cultures.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2000;38(12):4665-7.
2000: El-Gammal A; Scotto V; Malik S; Casey K C; Cody R; Alcid D V; Weinstein M P
Evaluation of the clinical usefulness of C. difficile toxin testing in hospitalized patients with diarrhea.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2000;36(3):169-73.
1999: Carson J L; Altman D G; Duff A; Noveck H; Weinstein M P; Sonnenberg F A; Hudson J I; Provenzano G
Risk of bacterial infection associated with allogeneic blood transfusion among patients undergoing hip fracture repair.
Transfusion 1999;39(7):694-700.
1999: Wilson M L; Mirrett S; McDonald L C; Weinstein M P; Fune J; Reller L B
Controlled clinical comparison of bioMérieux VITAL and BACTEC NR-660 blood culture systems for detection of bacteremia and fungemia in adults.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1999;37(6):1709-13.
1998: Kloos W E; George C G; Olgiate J S; Van Pelt L; McKinnon M L; Zimmer B L; Muller E; Weinstein M P; Mirrett S
Staphylococcus hominis subsp. novobiosepticus subsp. nov., a novel trehalose- and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-negative, novobiocin- and multiple-antibiotic-resistant subspecies isolated from human blood cultures.
International journal of systematic bacteriology 1998;48 Pt 3():799-812.
1998: Weinstein M P; Mirrett S; Van Pelt L; McKinnon M; Zimmer B L; Kloos W; Reller L B
Clinical importance of identifying coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from blood cultures: evaluation of MicroScan Rapid and Dried Overnight Gram-Positive panels versus a conventional reference method.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1998;36(7):2089-92.
1997: Zaidi A K; Mirrett S; McDonald J C; Rubin E E; McDonald L C; Weinstein M P; Gupta M; Reller L B
Controlled comparison of bioMérieux VITAL and BACTEC NR-660 systems for detection of bacteremia and fungemia in pediatric patients.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1997;35(8):2007-12.
1997: Reimer L G; Wilson M L; Weinstein M P
Update on detection of bacteremia and fungemia.
Clinical microbiology reviews 1997;10(3):444-65.
1997: Reller L B; Weinstein M P
Introduction. Issues concerning antifungal susceptibility testing.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 1997;24(5):775.
1997: Weinstein M P; Towns M L; Quartey S M; Mirrett S; Reimer L G; Parmigiani G; Reller L B
The clinical significance of positive blood cultures in the 1990s: a prospective comprehensive evaluation of the microbiology, epidemiology, and outcome of bacteremia and fungemia in adults.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 1997;24(4):584-602.
1997: Eisinger R P; Asghar F; Kolasa C; Weinstein M P
Does pyuria indicate infection in asymptomatic dialysis patients?
Clinical nephrology 1997;47(1):50-1.
1997: Jorgensen J H; Mirrett S; McDonald L C; Murray P R; Weinstein M P; Fune J; Trippy C W; Masterson M; Reller L B
Controlled clinical laboratory comparison of BACTEC plus aerobic/F resin medium with BacT/Alert aerobic FAN medium for detection of bacteremia and fungemia.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1997;35(1):53-8.
1996: McDonald L C; Fune J; Gaido L B; Weinstein M P; Reimer L G; Flynn T M; Wilson M L; Mirrett S; Reller L B
Clinical importance of increased sensitivity of BacT/Alert FAN aerobic and anaerobic blood culture bottles.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1996;34(9):2180-4.
1996: Weinstein M P
Current blood culture methods and systems: clinical concepts, technology, and interpretation of results.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 1996;23(1):40-6.
1995: Wilson M L; Weinstein M P; Mirrett S; Reimer L G; Feldman R J; Chuard C R; Reller L B
Controlled evaluation of BacT/alert standard anaerobic and FAN anaerobic blood culture bottles for the detection of bacteremia and fungemia.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1995;33(9):2265-70.
1995: Feldman R J; Kallich M; Weinstein M P
Bacteremia due to Clostridium difficile: case report and review of extraintestinal C. difficile infections.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 1995;20(6):1560-2.
1995: Weinstein M P; Mirrett S; Reimer L G; Wilson M L; Smith-Elekes S; Chuard C R; Joho K L; Reller L B
Controlled evaluation of BacT/Alert standard aerobic and FAN aerobic blood culture bottles for detection of bacteremia and fungemia.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1995;33(4):978-81.
1995: Marx C E; Fan K; Morris A J; Wilson M L; Damiani A; Weinstein M P
Laboratory and clinical evaluation of Mycobacterium xenopi isolates.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 1995;21(4):195-202.
1995: Joho K L; Soliman H; Weinstein M P
Comparison of one-day versus two-day incubation of urine cultures.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 1995;21(1):55-6.
1994: Weinstein M P; Mirrett S; Wilson M L; Reimer L G; Reller L B
Controlled evaluation of 5 versus 10 milliliters of blood cultured in aerobic BacT/Alert blood culture bottles.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1994;32(9):2103-6.
1994: Tanner D C; Weinstein M P; Fedorciw B; Joho K L; Thorpe J J; Reller L
Comparison of commercial kits for detection of cryptococcal antigen.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1994;32(7):1680-4.
1994: Weinstein M P
Clinical importance of blood cultures.
Clinics in laboratory medicine 1994;14(1):9-16.
1993: Smith-Elekes S; Weinstein M P
Blood cultures.
Infectious disease clinics of North America 1993;7(2):221-34.
1993: Sperber S J; Feibusch E L; Damiani A; Weinstein M P
In vitro activities of nucleoside analog antiviral agents against salmonellae.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1993;37(1):106-10.
1993: Wilson M L; Mirrett S; Reller L B; Weinstein M P; Reimer L G
Recovery of clinically important microorganisms from the BacT/Alert blood culture system does not require testing for seven days.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 1993;16(1):31-4.
1992: Wilson M L; Weinstein M P; Reimer L G; Mirrett S; Reller L B
Controlled comparison of the BacT/Alert and BACTEC 660/730 nonradiometric blood culture systems.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1992;30(2):323-9.
1992: Wilson M L; Harrell L J; Mirrett S; Weinstein M P; Stratton C W; Reller L B
Controlled evaluation of BACTEC PLUS 27 and Roche Septi-Chek anaerobic blood culture bottles.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1992;30(1):63-6.
1991: Weinstein M P; Deeter R G; Swanson K A; Gross J S
Crossover assessment of serum bactericidal activity and pharmacokinetics of ciprofloxacin alone and in combination in healthy elderly volunteers.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1991;35(11):2352-8.
1991: Weinstein M P; Mirrett S; Wilson M L; Harrell L J; Stratton C W; Reller L B
Controlled evaluation of BACTEC Plus 26 and Roche Septi-Chek aerobic blood culture bottles.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1991;29(5):879-82.
1990: Deeter R G; Weinstein M P; Swanson K A; Gross J S; Bailey L C
Crossover assessment of serum bactericidal activity and pharmacokinetics of five broad-spectrum cephalosporins in the elderly.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1990;34(6):1007-13.
1990: Nahass R G; Weinstein M P
Qualitative intravascular catheter tip cultures do not predict catheter-related bacteremia.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 1990;13(3):223-6.
1990: Weinstein M P; Mirrett S; Reimer L G; Reller L B
Effect of altered headspace atmosphere on yield and speed of detection of the Oxoid Signal blood culture system versus the BACTEC radiometric system.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1990;28(4):795-7.
1989: Weinstein M P; Reller L B; Mirrett S; Stratton C W; Paisley J W; Lauer B A
Comparative evaluation of radiometric tryptic soy broth versus radiometric tryptic soy broth with 10% sucrose for detection of bacteremia and fungemia in pediatric patients.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1989;27(11):2448-50.
1989: Weinstein M P; Mirrett S; Reimer L G; Reller L B
Effect of agitation and terminal subcultures on yield and speed of detection of the Oxoid Signal blood culture system versus the BACTEC radiometric system.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1989;27(3):427-30.
1988: Weinstein M P; Mirrett S; Reller L B
Comparative evaluation of Oxoid Signal and BACTEC radiometric blood culture systems for the detection of bacteremia and fungemia.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1988;26(5):962-4.

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