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Aino Ruohola; Olli Ruuskanen; Paula A Tähtinen; Raija Vainionpää; Matti Waris; Jari Jalava; Elina Lahti; Miia K Laine; Laura Lindholm; Melinda M Pettigrew; Kati S Räisänen; Pentti Huovinen
Bacterial and viral interactions within the nasopharynx contribute to the risk of acute otitis media.
Mirva Lehtopolku; Ulla-Maija Nakari; Pauli Puukka; Anja Siitonen; Erkki Eerola; Pentti Huovinen; Pirkko Kotilainen; Antti J Hakanen
Reply to "disk diffusion method for erythromycin and ciprofloxacin susceptibility testing of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli".
Carita Savolainen-Kopra; Juha Teirilä; Erkki Vartiainen; Thedi Ziegler; Ali Amiryousefi; Pirjo Anttila; Jaason Haapakoski; Pentti Huovinen; Markku Huvinen; Terttu Korpela; Heikki Noronen; Piia A Peltola; Pia Riikkala; Merja Roivainen; Petri Ruutu; Tapani Hovi
Hand washing with soap and water together with behavioural recommendations prevents infections in common work environment: an open cluster-randomized trial.

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2013: Aino Ruohola; Olli Ruuskanen; Paula A Tähtinen; Raija Vainionpää; Matti Waris; Jari Jalava; Elina Lahti; Miia K Laine; Laura Lindholm; Melinda M Pettigrew; Kati S Räisänen; Pentti Huovinen
Bacterial and viral interactions within the nasopharynx contribute to the risk of acute otitis media.
The Journal of infection 2013;66(3):247-54.
2013: Mirva Lehtopolku; Ulla-Maija Nakari; Pauli Puukka; Anja Siitonen; Erkki Eerola; Pentti Huovinen; Pirkko Kotilainen; Antti J Hakanen
Reply to "disk diffusion method for erythromycin and ciprofloxacin susceptibility testing of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli".
Journal of clinical microbiology 2013;51(1):381.
2012: Carita Savolainen-Kopra; Juha Teirilä; Erkki Vartiainen; Thedi Ziegler; Ali Amiryousefi; Pirjo Anttila; Jaason Haapakoski; Pentti Huovinen; Markku Huvinen; Terttu Korpela; Heikki Noronen; Piia A Peltola; Pia Riikkala; Merja Roivainen; Petri Ruutu; Tapani Hovi
Hand washing with soap and water together with behavioural recommendations prevents infections in common work environment: an open cluster-randomized trial.
Trials 2012;13():10.
2011: Mirva Lehtopolku; Ulla-Maija Nakari; Anja Siitonen; Erkki Eerola; Marjo Haanperä-Heikkinen; Marja-Liisa Hänninen; Pentti Huovinen; Jari Jalava; Pirkko Kotilainen; Antti J Hakanen
Ribosomal mutations as the main cause of macrolide resistance in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2011;55(12):5939-41.
2011: C Alam; E Bittoun; D Bhagwat; Sanna Valkonen; A Saari; Ulriikka Jaakkola; Erkki Eerola; Pentti Huovinen; Arno Hänninen
Effects of a germ-free environment on gut immune regulation and diabetes progression in non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice.
Diabetologia 2011;54(6):1398-406.
2011: Paula A Tähtinen; Miia K Laine; Pentti Huovinen; Jari Jalava; Olli Ruuskanen; Aino Ruohola
A placebo-controlled trial of antimicrobial treatment for acute otitis media.
The New England journal of medicine 2011;364(2):116-26.
2010: Marianne Gunell; Pirkko Kotilainen; Jari Jalava; Pentti Huovinen; Anja Siitonen; Antti J Hakanen
In vitro activity of azithromycin against nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2010;54(8):3498-501.
2010: Miia K Laine; Paula A Tähtinen; Olli Ruuskanen; Pentti Huovinen; Aino Ruohola
Symptoms or symptom-based scores cannot predict acute otitis media at otitis-prone age.
Pediatrics 2010;125(5):e1154-61.
2010: Mirva Lehtopolku; Ulla-Maija Nakari; Pirkko Kotilainen; Pentti Huovinen; Anja Siitonen; Antti J Hakanen
Antimicrobial susceptibilities of multidrug-resistant Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli strains: in vitro activities of 20 antimicrobial agents.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2010;54(3):1232-6.
2010: Carita Savolainen-Kopra; Jaason Haapakoski; Piia A Peltola; Thedi Ziegler; Terttu Korpela; Pirjo Anttila; Ali Amiryousefi; Pentti Huovinen; Markku Huvinen; Heikki Noronen; Pia Riikkala; Merja Roivainen; Petri Ruutu; Juha Teirilä; Erkki Vartiainen; Tapani Hovi
STOPFLU: is it possible to reduce the number of days off in office work by improved hand-hygiene?
Trials 2010;11():69.
2009: Teppo Stenholm; Antti J Hakanen; Jonne Vaarno; Sari Pihlasalo; Perttu Terho; Pekka Hänninen; Jaana Vuopio-Varkila; Pentti Huovinen; Pirkko Kotilainen
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening by online immunometric monitoring of bacterial growth under selective pressure.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2009;53(12):5088-94.
2009: Paula A Tähtinen; Chantal Boonacker; Maroeska M Rovers; Anne G M Schilder; Pentti Huovinen; Pirjo-Riitta Liuksila; Olli Ruuskanen; Aino Ruohola
Parental experiences and attitudes regarding the management of acute otitis media--a comparative questionnaire between Finland and The Netherlands.
Family practice 2009;26(6):488-92.
2009: Marianne Gunell; Antti J Hakanen; Jari Jalava; Pentti Huovinen; Monica Osterblad
Hidden qnrB12 gene in a Finnish faecal microbiota isolate from 1994.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2009;64(4):861-2.
2009: Marianne Gunell; Mark A Webber; Pirkko Kotilainen; Andrew J Lilly; Jonathan M Caddick; Jari Jalava; Pentti Huovinen; Anja Siitonen; Antti J Hakanen; Laura J V Piddock
Mechanisms of resistance in nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica strains exhibiting a nonclassical quinolone resistance phenotype.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2009;53(9):3832-6.
2009: Marianne M Lindgren; Pirkko Kotilainen; Pentti Huovinen; Saija Hurme; Susanna Lukinmaa; Mark A Webber; Laura J V Piddock; Anja Siitonen; Antti J Hakanen
Reduced fluoroquinolone susceptibility in Salmonella enterica isolates from travelers, Finland.
Emerging infectious diseases 2009;15(5):809-12.
2009: Lotta Siira; Merja Rantala; Jari Jalava; Antti J Hakanen; Pentti Huovinen; Tarja Kaijalainen; Outi Lyytikäinen; Anni Virolainen
Temporal trends of antimicrobial resistance and clonality of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in Finland, 2002 to 2006.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2009;53(5):2066-73.
2009: Miika Bergman; Solja T Nyberg; Pentti Huovinen; Pirkko Paakkari; Antti J Hakanen
Association between antimicrobial consumption and resistance in Escherichia coli.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2009;53(3):912-7.
2009: Marianne Lindgren; Sonja Lofmark; Charlotta Edlund; Pentti Huovinen; Jari Jalava
Prolonged impact of a one-week course of clindamycin on Enterococcus spp. in human normal microbiota.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2009;41(3):215-9.
2008: Annamari Kilkkinen; Harri Rissanen; Timo Klaukka; Eero Pukkala; Markku Heliövaara; Pentti Huovinen; Satu Männistö; Arpo Aromaa; Paul Knekt
Antibiotic use predicts an increased risk of cancer.
International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer 2008;123(9):2152-5.
2008: Marjo Haanperä; Sofia Forssten; Pentti Huovinen; Jari Jalava
Typing of SHV extended-spectrum beta-lactamases by pyrosequencing in Klebsiella pneumoniae strains with chromosomal SHV beta-lactamase.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2008;52(7):2632-5.
2008: Pauliina Kärpänoja; Solja T Nyberg; Miika Bergman; Tinna Voipio; Pirkko Paakkari; Pentti Huovinen; Hannu Sarkkinen
Connection between trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole use and resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2008;52(7):2480-5.
2007: Johanna Pulkki; Ulla-Maija Rautakorpi; Solja Huikko; Pekka Honkanen; Timo Klaukkas; Marjukka Mäkelä; Erkki Palva; Risto Roine; Hannu Sarkkinen; Pentti Huovinen; Helena Varonen
Recommended and prescribed symptomatic treatment for acute maxillary sinusitis in Finnish primary care.
Rhinology 2007;45(3):197-201.
2007: Merja Rantala; Sofia Forssten; Marianne Lindgren; Pentti Huovinen; Jari Jalava; Reetta Skyttä; Laura Teirilä; Anni Vainio; Anni Virolainen-Julkunen; Tarja Kaijalainen
Molecular epidemiology of telithromycin-resistant pneumococci in Finland.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2007;51(5):1885-7.
2007: Helena Varonen; Ulla-Maija Rautakorpi; Solja Nyberg; Pekka Honkanen; Timo Klaukka; Erkki Palva; Risto Roine; Hannu Sarkkinen; Marjukka Mäkelä; Pentti Huovinen
Implementing guidelines on acute maxillary sinusitis in general practice--a randomized controlled trial.
Family practice 2007;24(2):201-6.
2007: Marjo Haanperä; Jari Jalava; Pentti Huovinen; Olli Meurman; Kaisu Rantakokko-Jalava
Identification of alpha-hemolytic streptococci by pyrosequencing the 16S rRNA gene and by use of VITEK 2.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2007;45(3):762-70.
2007: Sofia Forssten; Monica Osterblad; Antti J Hakanen; Sonja Löfmark; Charlotta Edlund; Pentti Huovinen; Jari Jalava
Long-term antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli from human intestinal microbiota after administration of clindamycin.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2007;39(6-7):514-20.
2007: Sofia Forssten; Monica Osterblad; Antti J Hakanen; Pentti Huovinen; Jari Jalava; The Finnish Study Group For Antimicrobial Resistance
Detection and molecular genetics of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases among cefuroxime-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. isolates from Finland, 2002-2004.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2007;39(5):417-24.
2006: Miika Bergman; Solja Huikko; Pentti Huovinen; Pirkko Paakkari; Helena Seppälä
Macrolide and azithromycin use are linked to increased macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2006;50(11):3646-50.
2006: Merja Rantala; M Haanperä-Heikkinen; M Lindgren; Helena Seppälä; Pentti Huovinen; Jari Jalava
Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates resistant to telithromycin.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2006;50(5):1855-8.
2006: Ulla-Maija Rautakorpi; Solja Huikko; Pekka Honkanen; Timo Klaukka; Marjukka Makela; Erkki Palva; Risto Roine; Hannu Sarkkinen; Helena Varonen; Pentti Huovinen
The Antimicrobial Treatment Strategies (MIKSTRA) program: a 5-year follow-up of infection-specific antibiotic use in primary health care and the effect of implementation of treatment guidelines.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2006;42(9):1221-30.
2006: Antti J Hakanen; Pirkko Kotilainen; Susa Pitkänen; Solja Huikko; Anja Siitonen; Pentti Huovinen
Reduction in fluoroquinolone susceptibility among non-typhoidal strains of Salmonella enterica isolated from Finnish patients.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2006;57(3):569-72.
2006: Hanna Koskinen; Ulla-Maija Rautakorpi; Harri Sintonen; Pekka Honkanen; Solja Huikko; Pentti Huovinen; Timo Klaukka; Erkki Palva; Risto Roine; Hannu Sarkkinen; Helena Varonen; Marjukka Mäkelä
Cost-effectiveness of implementing national guidelines in the treatment of acute otitis media in children.
International journal of technology assessment in health care 2006;22(4):454-9.
2006: Johanna Pulkki; Solja Huikko; Ulla-Maija Rautakorpi; Pekka Honkanen; Timo Klaukka; Marjukka Mäkelä; Erkki Palva; Risto Roine; Hannu Sarkkinen; Helena Varonen; Pentti Huovinen
Management of pain in acute otitis media in Finnish primary care.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2006;38(4):265-7.
2006: Silja Mentula; Terhi Virtanen; Arja Kanervo-Nordström; Jaana Harmoinen; Elias Westermarck; Merja Rautio; Pentti Huovinen; Eija Könönen
Relatedness of Escherichia coli strains with different susceptibility patterns isolated from beagle dogs during ampicillin treatment.
International journal of antimicrobial agents 2006;27(1):46-50.
2005: Mirva Lehtopolku; Antti J Hakanen; Anja Siitonen; Pentti Huovinen; Pirkko Kotilainen
In vitro activities of 11 fluoroquinolones against 226 Campylobacter jejuni strains isolated from Finnish patients, with special reference to ciprofloxacin resistance.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2005;56(6):1134-8.
2005: Antti J Hakanen; Marianne Lindgren; Pentti Huovinen; Jari Jalava; Anja Siitonen; Pirkko Kotilainen
New quinolone resistance phenomenon in Salmonella enterica: nalidixic acid-susceptible isolates with reduced fluoroquinolone susceptibility.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2005;43(11):5775-8.
2005: Merja Rantala; Solja Huikko; Pentti Huovinen; Jari Jalava
Prevalence and molecular genetics of macrolide resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates collected in Finland in 2002.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2005;49(10):4180-4.
2005: Silja Mentula; Jaana Harmoinen; Matti Heikkilä; Elias Westermarck; Merja Rautio; Pentti Huovinen; Eija Könönen
Comparison between cultured small-intestinal and fecal microbiotas in beagle dogs.
Applied and environmental microbiology 2005;71(8):4169-75.
2005: Pentti Huovinen
Mathematical model--tell us the future!
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2005;56(2):257-8; discussion 431.
2005: Pirkko Kotilainen; Susa Pitkänen; Anja Siitonen; Pentti Huovinen; Antti J Hakanen
In vitro activities of 11 fluoroquinolones against 816 non-typhoidal strains of Salmonella enterica isolated from Finnish patients with special reference to reduced ciprofloxacin susceptibility.
Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials 2005;4():12.
2005: Jorma Lesitevuo; Solja Huikko; Ulla-Maija Rautakorpi; Tiina Leistevuo; Pekka Honkanen; Timo Klaukka; Marjukka Mäkelä; Erkki Palva; Risto Roine; Hannu Sarkkinen; Helena Varonen; Pentti Huovinen
Prescription rates and diagnostic patterns are stable: a comparison of high-, medium- and low-prescribing primary care physicians treating community-acquired respiratory tract infections.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2005;37(6-7):465-70.
2005: Karin Blomgren; Olli-Pekka Alho; Liisa Ertama; Pentti Huovinen; Matti Korppi; Marjukka Mäkelä; Matti Penttilä; Anne Pitkäranta; Seppo Savolainen; Helena Varonen; Jouko Suonpää
Acute sinusitis: Finnish clinical practice guidelines.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2005;37(4):245-50.
2005: Marjo Haanperä; Pentti Huovinen; Jari Jalava
Detection and quantification of macrolide resistance mutations at positions 2058 and 2059 of the 23S rRNA gene by pyrosequencing.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2005;49(1):457-60.
2004: Silja Mentula; Jaana Harmoinen; Pertti Koski; Elias Westermarck; Merja Rautio; Pentti Huovinen; Eija Könönen
Inhibition of ampicillin-induced emergence of resistance in intestinal coliforms by targeted recombinant beta-lactamase.
International journal of antimicrobial agents 2004;24(6):555-61.
2004: Helena Varonen; Ulla-Maija Rautakorpi; Solja Huikko; Pekka Honkanen; Timo Klaukka; Pekka Laippala; Erkki Palva; Risto Roine; Hannu Sarkkinen; Marjukka Mäkelä; Pentti Huovinen
Management of acute maxillary sinusitis in Finnish primary care. Results from the nationwide MIKSTRA study.
Scandinavian journal of primary health care 2004;22(2):122-7.
2004: Jari Jalava; Martti Vaara; Pentti Huovinen
Mutation at the position 2058 of the 23S rRNA as a cause of macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pyogenes.
Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials 2004;3():5.
2004: Miika Bergman; Solja Huikko; Marja Pihlajamäki; Pekka Laippala; Erkki Palva; Pentti Huovinen; Helena Seppälä
Effect of macrolide consumption on erythromycin resistance in Streptococcus pyogenes in Finland in 1997-2001.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2004;38(9):1251-6.
2004: Pauliina Kärpänoja; Antti Nissinen; Pentti Huovinen; Hannu Sarkkinen
Disc diffusion susceptibility testing of Haemophilus influenzae by NCCLS methodology using low-strength ampicillin and co-amoxiclav discs.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2004;53(4):660-3.
2004: Helena Seppälä; Mohammad Al-Juhaish; Helinä Järvinen; Riikka Laitinen; Pentti Huovinen
Effect of prophylactic antibiotics on antimicrobial resistance of viridans streptococci in the normal flora of cataract surgery patients.
Journal of cataract and refractive surgery 2004;30(2):307-15.
2004: Annakaisa Suominen; Pentti Huovinen
[A casual link between shaking hands and risk of infection].
Duodecim; lääketieteellinen aikakauskirja 2004;120(3):305-10.
2003: Antti J Hakanen; Mirva Lehtopolku; Anja Siitonen; Pentti Huovinen; Pirkko Kotilainen
Multidrug resistance in Campylobacter jejuni strains collected from Finnish patients during 1995-2000.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2003;52(6):1035-9.
2003: Helena Seppälä; Marjo Haanperä; Mohammad Al-Juhaish; Helinä Järvinen; Jari Jalava; Pentti Huovinen
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and macrolide resistance genes of viridans group streptococci from normal flora.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2003;52(4):636-44.
2003: Marja Pihlajamäki; Jari Jalava; Pentti Huovinen; Pirkko Kotilainen
Antimicrobial resistance of invasive pneumococci in Finland in 1999-2000.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2003;47(6):1832-5.
2003: Monica Osterblad; Helinä Järvinen; Kurt Lönnqvist; Solja Huikko; Pekka Laippala; Jouko Viljanto; Heikki Arvilommi; Pentti Huovinen
Evaluation of a new cellulose sponge-tipped swab for microbiological sampling: a laboratory and clinical investigation.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2003;41(5):1894-900.
2003: Antti J Hakanen; Hannele Jousimies-Somer; Anja Siitonen; Pentti Huovinen; Pirkko Kotilainen
Fluoroquinolone resistance in Campylobacter jejuni isolates in travelers returning to Finland: association of ciprofloxacin resistance to travel destination.
Emerging infectious diseases 2003;9(2):267-70.
2003: Pentti Huovinen
[Bacteriophage therapy].
Duodecim; lääketieteellinen aikakauskirja 2003;119(7):581-3.
2002: Janne Kataja; Pentti Huovinen; Androulla Efstratiou; E Pérez-Trallero; Helena Seppälä
Clonal relationships among isolates of erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes of different geographical origin.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 2002;21(8):589-95.
2002: Antti J Hakanen; Jari Jalava; Pirkko Kotilainen; Hannele Jousimies-Somer; Anja Siitonen; Pentti Huovinen
gyrA polymorphism in Campylobacter jejuni: detection of gyrA mutations in 162 C. jejuni isolates by single-strand conformation polymorphism and DNA sequencing.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2002;46(8):2644-7.
2002: Jorma Leistevuo; Tiina Leistevuo; Hans Helenius; Lauri Pyy; Pentti Huovinen; Jorma Tenovuo
Mercury in saliva and the risk of exceeding limits for sewage in relation to exposure to amalgam fillings.
Archives of environmental health 2002;57(4):366-70.
2002: Antti J Hakanen; Pentti Huovinen; Pirkko Kotilainen; Anja Siitonen; Hannele Jousimies-Somer
Quality control strains used in susceptibility testing of Campylobacter spp.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2002;40(7):2705-6.
2002: Marja Pihlajamäki; Tarja Kaijalainen; Pentti Huovinen; Jari Jalava
Rapid increase in macrolide resistance among penicillin non-susceptible pneumococci in Finland, 1996-2000.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2002;49(5):785-92.
2002: Pentti Huovinen
Macrolide-resistant group a streptococcus--now in the United States.
The New England journal of medicine 2002;346(16):1243-5.
2002: Marja Pihlajamäki; Janne Kataja; Helena Seppälä; John Elliot; Maija Leinonen; Pentti Huovinen; Jari Jalava
Ribosomal mutations in Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2002;46(3):654-8.
2002: Pekka Honkanen; Ulla-Maija Rautakorpi; Pentti Huovinen; Timo Klaukka; Erkki Palva; Risto Roine; Hannu Sarkkinen; Helena Varonen; Marjukka Mäkelä
Diagnostic tools in respiratory tract infections: use and comparison with Finnish guidelines.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2002;34(11):827-30.
2002: Olli Ruuskanen; Pentti Huovinen
[Is penicillin becoming old-fashioned?].
Duodecim; lääketieteellinen aikakauskirja 2002;118(4):325-7.
2001: Antti J Hakanen; Pirkko Kotilainen; Pentti Huovinen; H Helenius; Anja Siitonen
Reduced fluoroquinolone susceptibility in Salmonella enterica serotypes in travelers returning from Southeast Asia.
Emerging infectious diseases 2001;7(6):996-1003.
2001: Marja Pihlajamäki; Pirkko Kotilainen; T Kaurila; Timo Klaukka; Erkki Palva; Pentti Huovinen
Macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and use of antimicrobial agents.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2001;33(4):483-8.
2001: T Paavilainen; M Alanen; M Mäkelä; Marianne Routamaa; H Järvinen; Pentti Huovinen; Pirkko Kotilainen
Infrequent isolation of multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii from the staff tending a colonized patient with severe burns.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2001;22(6):388-91.
2001: Pentti Huovinen
Resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2001;32(11):1608-14.
2001: Jorma Leistevuo; Tiina Leistevuo; H Helenius; L Pyy; Monica Osterblad; Pentti Huovinen; Jorma Tenovuo
Dental amalgam fillings and the amount of organic mercury in human saliva.
Caries research 2001;35(3):163-6.
2001: Jari Jalava; Janne Kataja; Helena Seppälä; Pentti Huovinen
In vitro activities of the novel ketolide telithromycin (HMR 3647) against erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus species.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2001;45(3):789-93.
2001: Monica Osterblad; Kai Norrdahl; Erkki Korpimäki; Pentti Huovinen
Antibiotic resistance. How wild are wild mammals?
Nature 2001;409(6816):37-8.
2001: Ulla-Maija Rautakorpi; Timo Klaukka; Pekka Honkanen; Marjukka Mäkelä; T Nikkarinen; Erkki Palva; Risto Roine; Hannu Sarkkinen; Pentti Huovinen
Antibiotic use by indication: a basis for active antibiotic policy in the community.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2001;33(12):920-6.
2000: T Paavilainen; Monica Osterblad; Tiina Leistevuo; Pentti Huovinen; Pirkko Kotilainen
Screening for antimicrobial resistance in normal bacterial flora of the skin using the replica plating method.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 2000;19(12):956-9.
2000: Janne Kataja; Pentti Huovinen; Helena Seppälä
Erythromycin resistance genes in group A streptococci of different geographical origins. The Macrolide Resistance Study Group.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2000;46(5):789-92.
2000: Monica Osterblad; Antti J Hakanen; R Manninen; Tiina Leistevuo; Reijo Peltonen; Olli Meurman; Pentti Huovinen; Pirkko Kotilainen
A between-species comparison of antimicrobial resistance in enterobacteria in fecal flora.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2000;44(6):1479-84.
2000: Jorma Leistevuo; H Järvinen; Monica Osterblad; Tiina Leistevuo; Pentti Huovinen; Jorma Tenovuo
Resistance to mercury and antimicrobial agents in Streptococcus mutans isolates from human subjects in relation to exposure to dental amalgam fillings.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2000;44(2):456-7.
1999: Antti J Hakanen; Pirkko Kotilainen; Jari Jalava; Anja Siitonen; Pentti Huovinen
Detection of decreased fluoroquinolone susceptibility in Salmonellas and validation of nalidixic acid screening test.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1999;37(11):3572-7.
1999: Monica Osterblad; E Kilpi; Antti J Hakanen; L Palmu; Pentti Huovinen
Antimicrobial resistance levels of enterobacteria isolated from minced meat.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 1999;44(2):298-9.
1999: Pentti Huovinen
Causes, diagnosis and treatment of pharyngitis.
Comprehensive therapy 1999;25(6-7):326-9.
1999: Ulla-Maija Rautakorpi; J Lumio; Pentti Huovinen; Timo Klaukka
Indication-based use of antimicrobials in Finnish primary health care. Description of a method for data collection and results of its application.
Scandinavian journal of primary health care 1999;17(2):93-9.
1999: Monica Osterblad; O Pensala; M Peterzéns; H Heleniusc; Pentti Huovinen
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Enterobacteriaceae isolated from vegetables.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 1999;43(4):503-9.
1999: Antti J Hakanen; Anja Siitonen; Pirkko Kotilainen; Pentti Huovinen
Increasing fluoroquinolone resistance in salmonella serotypes in Finland during 1995-1997.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 1999;43(1):145-8.
1999: Janne Kataja; Pentti Huovinen; M Skurnik; Helena Seppälä
Erythromycin resistance genes in group A streptococci in Finland. The Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1999;43(1):48-52.
1998: Janne Kataja; Helena Seppälä; M Skurnik; Hannu Sarkkinen; Pentti Huovinen
Different erythromycin resistance mechanisms in group C and group G streptococci.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1998;42(6):1493-4.
1998: R Manninen; Pentti Huovinen; A Nissinen
Clinical microbiology laboratories do not always detect resistance of Haemophilus influenzae with disk or tablet diffusion methods. Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance (FiRe).
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica 1998;106(4):434-40.
1998: Janne Kataja; Pentti Huovinen; Anna Muotiala; Jaana Vuopio-Varkila; Androulla Efstratiou; Gillian Hallas; Helena Seppälä
Clonal spread of group A streptococcus with the new type of erythromycin resistance. Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance.
The Journal of infectious diseases 1998;177(3):786-9.
1998: Helena Seppälä; M Skurnik; H Soini; M C Roberts; Pentti Huovinen
A novel erythromycin resistance methylase gene (ermTR) in Streptococcus pyogenes.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1998;42(2):257-62.
1998: Monica Osterblad; Pentti Huovinen
The effect of a combination of Iso-Sensitest agar and ampicillin on the detection of enterobacter beta-lactamase.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 1998;41(1):107-10.
1998: R Manninen; M Leinonen; Pentti Huovinen; A Nissinen
Reliability of disc diffusion susceptibility testing of Streptococcus pneumoniae and adjustment of laboratory-specific breakpoints. Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 1998;41(1):19-26.
1997: A Nissinen; H Järvinen; O Liimatainen; M Jahkola; Pentti Huovinen
Antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Finland, 1976 to 1995. The Finnish Study Group For Antimicrobial Resistance.
Sexually transmitted diseases 1997;24(10):576-81.
1997: Tiina Leistevuo; R Isoaho; T Klaukka; S L Kivelä; Pentti Huovinen
Prescription of antimicrobial agents to elderly people in relation to the type of infection.
Age and ageing 1997;26(5):345-51.
1997: R Manninen; Pentti Huovinen; A Nissinen
Increasing antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis in Finland.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 1997;40(3):387-92.
1997: Helena Seppälä; T Klaukka; Jaana Vuopio-Varkila; Anna Muotiala; H Helenius; K Lager; Pentti Huovinen
The effect of changes in the consumption of macrolide antibiotics on erythromycin resistance in group A streptococci in Finland. Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance.
The New England journal of medicine 1997;337(7):441-6.
1997: Helena Seppälä; T Klaukka; R Lehtonen; E Nenonen; Pentti Huovinen
Erythromycin resistance of group A streptococci from throat samples is related to age.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 1997;16(7):651-6.
1997: Anna Muotiala; Helena Seppälä; Pentti Huovinen; Jaana Vuopio-Varkila
Molecular comparison of group A streptococci of T1M1 serotype from invasive and noninvasive infections in Finland.
The Journal of infectious diseases 1997;175(2):392-9.
1997: Pentti Huovinen; H Seppălä; Janne Kataja; T Klaukka
The relationship between erythromycin consumption and resistance in Finland. Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance.
Ciba Foundation symposium 1997;207():36-41; discussion 41-6.
1997: Pentti Huovinen
Increases in rates of resistance to trimethoprim.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 1997;24 Suppl 1():S63-6.
1996: T Leistevuo; P Toivonen; Monica Osterblad; M Kuistila; A Kahra; A Lehtonen; Pentti Huovinen
Problem of antimicrobial resistance of fecal aerobic gram-negative bacilli in the elderly.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1996;40(10):2399-403.
1996: Harri J Marttila; Hanna Soini; Pentti Huovinen; Matti K Viljanen
katG mutations in isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates recovered from Finnish patients.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1996;40(9):2187-9.
1996: T Leistevuo; J Leistevuo; Monica Osterblad; T Arvola; P Toivonen; T Klaukka; A Lehtonen; Pentti Huovinen
Antimicrobial resistance of fecal aerobic gram-negative bacilli in different age groups in a community.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1996;40(8):1931-4.
1996: T Leistevuo; Monica Osterblad; P Toivonen; M Kuistila; S Huovinen; E Heikkilä; A Kahra; A Lehtonen; Pentti Huovinen
Increase of antimicrobial resistance of faecal aerobic gram-negative bacteria in a geriatric hospital.
Age and ageing 1996;25(3):197-200.
1996: T Leistevuo; Monica Osterblad; P Toivonen; A Kahra; A Lehtonen; Pentti Huovinen
Colonization of resistant faecal aerobic gram-negative bacilli among geriatric patients in hospital and the community.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 1996;37(1):169-73.
1995: Helena Seppälä; T Klaukka; R Lehtonen; E Nenonen; Pentti Huovinen
Outpatient use of erythromycin: link to increased erythromycin resistance in group A streptococci.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 1995;21(6):1378-85.
1995: Monica Osterblad; T Leistevuo; Pentti Huovinen
Screening for antimicrobial resistance in fecal samples by the replica plating method.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1995;33(12):3146-9.
1995: J Hyvärinen; Pentti Huovinen; H Järvinen; Pirkko Kotilainen
Multiresistance in Staphylococcus spp. blood isolates in Finland with special reference to the distribution of the mecA gene among the Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates. The Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica 1995;103(12):885-91.
1995: A Nissinen; P Grönroos; Pentti Huovinen; Elja Herva; M L Katila; T Klaukka; S Kontiainen; O Liimatainen; S Oinonen; P H Mäkelä
Development of beta-lactamase-mediated resistance to penicillin in middle-ear isolates of Moraxella catarrhalis in Finnish children, 1978-1993.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 1995;21(5):1193-6.
1995: Monica Osterblad; J Leistevuo; T Leistevuo; H Järvinen; L Pyy; J Tenovuo; Pentti Huovinen
Antimicrobial and mercury resistance in aerobic gram-negative bacilli in fecal flora among persons with and without dental amalgam fillings.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1995;39(11):2499-502.
1995: Pirkko Kotilainen; S Huovinen; H Järvinen; Hannu T Aro; Pentti Huovinen
Epidemiology of the colonization of inpatients and outpatients with ciprofloxacin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 1995;21(3):685-7.
1995: A Nissinen; Maija Leinonen; Pentti Huovinen; Elja Herva; M L Katila; S Kontiainen; O Liimatainen; S Oinonen; Annika Takala; P H Mäkelä
Antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Finland, 1987-1990.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 1995;20(5):1275-80.
1995: Pirkko Kotilainen; Pentti Huovinen; Erkki Eerola
Use of gas-liquid chromatography for subgrouping coagulase-negative staphylococci during a nosocomial sepsis outbreak.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 1995;14(5):412-20.
1995: Pentti Huovinen; L Sundström; Göte Swedberg; Ola Sköld
Trimethoprim and sulfonamide resistance.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1995;39(2):279-89.
1995: H Järvinen; K Pienihäkkinen; Pentti Huovinen; J Tenovuo
Susceptibility of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus to antimicrobial agents after short-term oral chlorhexidine treatments.
European journal of oral sciences 1995;103(1):32-5.
1995: Pirkko Kotilainen; J Hyvärinen; H Järvinen; L Linko; E Eerola; Olli-Pekka Lehtonen; A Sivonen; Pentti Huovinen; Jaana Vuopio-Varkila
Testing of methicillin resistance by in vitro susceptibility and the presence of the mecA gene in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Finland.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 1995;27(5):475-9.
1995: A Nissinen; Elja Herva; M L Katila; S Kontiainen; O Liimatainen; S Oinonen; Annika Takala; Pentti Huovinen
Antimicrobial resistance in Haemophilus influenzae isolated from blood, cerebrospinal fluid, middle ear fluid and throat samples of children. A nationwide study in Finland in 1988-1990.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 1995;27(1):57-61.
1995: A Nissinen; Helena Seppälä; Pentti Huovinen
Detecting erythromycin resistance in Streptococcus pyogenes: reliability of the disk diffusion method and the breakpoint susceptibility testing method. Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance (FIRE).
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 1995;27(1):52-6.
1995: R Manninen; E Eerola; Pentti Huovinen
Disk diffusion susceptibility tests: need for laboratory-specific breakpoints.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 1995;27(1):45-9.
1994: S Huovinen; Pirkko Kotilainen; H Järvinen; Ken Malanin; S Sarna; I Helander; Pentti Huovinen
Comparison of ciprofloxacin or trimethoprim therapy for venous leg ulcers: results of a pilot study.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 1994;31(2 Pt 1):279-81.
1994: Helena Seppälä; Q He; Monica Osterblad; Pentti Huovinen
Typing of group A streptococci by random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1994;32(8):1945-8.
1994: T Arstila; S Huovinen; K Lager; A Lehtonen; Pentti Huovinen
Positive correlation between the age of patients and the degree of antimicrobial resistance among urinary strains of Escherichia coli.
The Journal of infection 1994;29(1):9-16.
1994: T Arstila; H Auvinen; Pentti Huovinen
Beta-lactam resistance among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species blood culture isolates in Finnish hospitals. Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 1994;13(6):468-74.
1994: Helena Seppälä; Jaana Vuopio-Varkila; Monica Osterblad; M Jahkola; M Rummukainen; S E Holm; Pentti Huovinen
Evaluation of methods for epidemiologic typing of group A streptococci.
The Journal of infectious diseases 1994;169(3):519-25.
1993: Helena Seppälä; A Nissinen; Q Yu; Pentti Huovinen
Three different phenotypes of erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in Finland.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 1993;32(6):885-91.
1993: E Heikkilä; M Skurnik; L Sundström; Pentti Huovinen
A novel dihydrofolate reductase cassette inserted in an integron borne on a Tn21-like element.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1993;37(6):1297-304.
1993: H Järvinen; J Tenovuo; Pentti Huovinen
In vitro susceptibility of Streptococcus mutans to chlorhexidine and six other antimicrobial agents.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1993;37(5):1158-9.
1993: Helena Seppälä; R Lahtonen; T Ziegler; Olli Meurman; K Hakkarainen; A Miettinen; P Arstila; J Eskola; P Saikku; Pentti Huovinen
Clinical scoring system in the evaluation of adult pharyngitis.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 1993;119(3):288-91.
1993: Lars G Burman; B Berglund; Pentti Huovinen; Kjell Tullus
Effect of ampicillin versus cefuroxime on the emergence of beta-lactam resistance in faecal Enterobacter cloacae isolates from neonates.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 1993;31(1):111-6.
1992: S Huovinen; G Malanin; I Helander; H Järvinen; Pentti Huovinen
Fine-needle aspiration biopsy, curettage, and swab samples in bacteriologic analysis of leg ulcers.
Archives of dermatology 1992;128(6):856-7.
1992: Lars G Burman; Sara Haeggman; M Kuistila; Kjell Tullus; Pentti Huovinen
Epidemiology of plasmid-mediated beta-lactamases in enterobacteria Swedish neonatal wards and relation to antimicrobial therapy.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1992;36(5):989-92.
1992: Pentti Huovinen; J S Wolfson; D C Hooper
Synergism of trimethoprim and ciprofloxacin in vitro against clinical bacterial isolates.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 1992;11(3):255-7.
1991: T Arstila; S Huovinen; Pentti Huovinen
Analysis of beta-lactamase production in ampicillin-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from blood cultures 1983-1989.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 1991;10(12):1068-70.
1991: T Arstila; S Huovinen; Pentti Huovinen
Problems in interpretation of piperacillin susceptibility of TEM-1 producing Escherichia coli in the disk diffusion test.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 1991;10(12):1066-7.
1991: E Heikkilä; L Sundström; M Skurnik; Pentti Huovinen
Analysis of genetic localization of the type I trimethoprim resistance gene from Escherichia coli isolated in Finland.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1991;35(8):1562-9.
1991: Pirkko Kotilainen; Pentti Huovinen; Erkki Eerola
Application of gas-liquid chromatographic analysis of cellular fatty acids for species identification and typing of coagulase-negative staphylococci.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1991;29(2):315-22.
1991: Pirkko Kotilainen; Jukka Nikoskelainen; Pentti Huovinen
Antibiotic susceptibility of coagulase-negative staphylococcal blood isolates with special reference to adherent, slime-producing Staphylococcus epidermidis strains.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 1991;23(3):325-32.
1990: Pirkko Kotilainen; P Oksman; Matti K Viljanen; Jukka Nikoskelainen; Pentti Huovinen
Analysis of the relationship between bacterial adherence and extracellular production of mannose, galactose, glucose and ribose in Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus hominis.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 1990;9(12):873-9.
1990: Matti K Viljanen; Timo Peltola; S Y Junnila; L Olkkonen; H Järvinen; M Kuistila; Pentti Huovinen
Outbreak of diarrhoea due to Escherichia coli O111:B4 in schoolchildren and adults: association of Vi antigen-like reactivity.
Lancet 1990;336(8719):831-4.
1990: E Heikkilä; L Sundström; Pentti Huovinen
Trimethoprim resistance in Escherichia coli isolates from a geriatric unit.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1990;34(10):2013-5.
1990: Pentti Huovinen
Causes, diagnosis, and treatment of pharyngitis.
Comprehensive therapy 1990;16(10):59-65.
1990: E Heikkilä; Anja Siitonen; M Jahkola; M Fling; L Sundström; Pentti Huovinen
Increase of trimethoprim resistance among Shigella species, 1975-1988: analysis of resistance mechanisms.
The Journal of infectious diseases 1990;161(6):1242-8.
1990: Pirkko Kotilainen; J Mäki; P Oksman; Matti K Viljanen; Jukka Nikoskelainen; Pentti Huovinen
Immunochemical analysis of the extracellular slime substance of Staphylococcus epidermidis.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 1990;9(4):262-70.
1990: E Heikkilä; O V Renkonen; R Sunila; P Uurasmaa; Pentti Huovinen
The emergence and mechanisms of trimethoprim resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from outpatients in Finland.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 1990;25(2):275-83.
1989: Pentti Huovinen; R Lahtonen; T Ziegler; Olli Meurman; K Hakkarainen; A Miettinen; P Arstila; J Eskola; P Saikku
Pharyngitis in adults: the presence and coexistence of viruses and bacterial organisms.
Annals of internal medicine 1989;110(8):612-6.
1989: S Huovinen; M L Klossner; M L Katila; Pentti Huovinen
Plasmid-mediated beta-lactamases among aminoglycoside resistant gram-negative bacilli.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 1989;21(3):303-9.
1988: S Huovinen; Pentti Huovinen; K Torniainen; George Jacoby
Evaluation of plasmid-encoded beta-lactamase resistance in Escherichia coli blood culture isolates.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 1988;7(5):651-5.
1988: S Huovinen; Pentti Huovinen; George Jacoby
Reliability of biotinylated DNA probes in colony hybridization: evaluation of an improved colony lysis method for detection of TEM-1 beta-lactamase.
Molecular and cellular probes 1988;2(1):83-5.
1988: Pentti Huovinen; S Huovinen; George Jacoby
Sequence of PSE-2 beta-lactamase.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1988;32(1):134-6.
1987: Pentti Huovinen
Trimethoprim resistance.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1987;31(10):1451-6.
1986: Pentti Huovinen; Elja Herva; M L Katila; M L Klossner; O V Renkonen; P Toivanen
Reliability of a disk diffusion method using semiconfluent growth in the determination of aminoglycoside resistance.
Acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica. Section B, Microbiology 1986;94(3):153-7.
1985: Pentti Huovinen; O V Renkonen; L Pulkkinen; R Sunila; P Grönroos; M L Klossner; S Virtanen; P Toivanen
Trimethoprim resistance of Escherichia coli in outpatients in Finland after ten years' use of plain trimethoprim.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 1985;16(4):435-41.
1985: Pentti Huovinen; T Mattila; O Kiminki; L Pulkkinen; S Huovinen; M Koskela; R Sunila; P Toivanen
Emergence of trimethoprim resistance in fecal flora.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1985;28(2):354-6.
1984: Pentti Huovinen; P Grönroos; Elja Herva; M L Katila; M L Klossner; O V Renkonen; P Toivanen
Aminoglycoside resistance among blood culture isolates.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1984;20(1):65-9.