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1Interpreting chromosomal DNA restriction patterns produced by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis: criteria for bacterial strain typingJournal of Clinical Microbiology19957,611
2Rapid and simple method for purification of nucleic acidsJournal of Clinical Microbiology19904,672
3Numerical index of the discriminatory ability of typing systems: an application of Simpson's index of diversityJournal of Clinical Microbiology19882,774
4Multilocus Sequence Typing for Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Clones of Staphylococcus aureusJournal of Clinical Microbiology20002,746
5Reliability of diagnosing bacterial vaginosis is improved by a standardized method of gram stain interpretationJournal of Clinical Microbiology19912,688
6Simultaneous detection and strain differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for diagnosis and epidemiologyJournal of Clinical Microbiology19972,557
7Defining the Normal Bacterial Flora of the Oral CavityJournal of Clinical Microbiology20052,436
8Strain identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by DNA fingerprinting: recommendations for a standardized methodologyJournal of Clinical Microbiology19932,179
9Multilocus Sequence Typing of Total-Genome-Sequenced BacteriaJournal of Clinical Microbiology20121,925
10The Calgary Biofilm Device: New Technology for Rapid Determination of Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Bacterial BiofilmsJournal of Clinical Microbiology19991,728
11Adherence of coagulase-negative staphylococci to plastic tissue culture plates: a quantitative model for the adherence of staphylococci to medical devicesJournal of Clinical Microbiology19851,719
1216S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Bacterial Identification in the Diagnostic Laboratory: Pluses, Perils, and PitfallsJournal of Clinical Microbiology20071,500
13Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a University Hospital Setting by Using Novel Software for spa Repeat Determination and Database ManagementJournal of Clinical Microbiology20031,463
14Rapid detection and typing of dengue viruses from clinical samples by using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionJournal of Clinical Microbiology19921,457
15Polymerase chain reaction amplification and typing of rotavirus nucleic acid from stool specimensJournal of Clinical Microbiology19901,424
16Development of a Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay for Type A Influenza Virus and the Avian H5 and H7 Hemagglutinin SubtypesJournal of Clinical Microbiology20021,346
17Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Typing of Oxacillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from the United States: Establishing a National DatabaseJournal of Clinical Microbiology20031,330
18Detection of Plasmid-Mediated AmpC  -Lactamase Genes in Clinical Isolates by Using Multiplex PCRJournal of Clinical Microbiology20021,324
19Rapid identification of mycobacteria to the species level by polymerase chain reaction and restriction enzyme analysisJournal of Clinical Microbiology19931,319
20Broadly Reactive and Highly Sensitive Assay for Norwalk-Like Viruses Based on Real-Time Quantitative Reverse Transcription-PCRJournal of Clinical Microbiology20031,279
21Identification of group A rotavirus gene 4 types by polymerase chain reactionJournal of Clinical Microbiology19921,244
22Detection of glycopeptide resistance genotypes and identification to the species level of clinically relevant enterococci by PCRJournal of Clinical Microbiology19951,212
23Multilocus Sequence Typing of Klebsiella pneumoniae Nosocomial IsolatesJournal of Clinical Microbiology20051,190
24Proposal for Standardization of Optimized Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit-Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosisJournal of Clinical Microbiology20061,181
25Real-Time Whole-Genome Sequencing for Routine Typing, Surveillance, and Outbreak Detection of Verotoxigenic Escherichia coliJournal of Clinical Microbiology20141,142
26Detection and Characterization of Shiga Toxigenic Escherichia coli by Using Multiplex PCR Assays for stx 1 , stx 2 , eaeA , Enterohemorrhagic E. coli hlyA , rfb O111 , and rfb O157Journal of Clinical Microbiology19981,059
27Single derivatization method for routine analysis of bacterial whole-cell fatty acid methyl esters, including hydroxy acidsJournal of Clinical Microbiology19821,023
28Improved Amplification of Genital Human PapillomavirusesJournal of Clinical Microbiology2000978
29Rapid Detection of West Nile Virus from Human Clinical Specimens, Field-Collected Mosquitoes, and Avian Samples by a TaqMan Reverse Transcriptase-PCR AssayJournal of Clinical Microbiology2000976
30Occurrence and stability of insertion sequences in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains: evaluation of an insertion sequence-dependent DNA polymorphism as a tool in the epidemiology of tuberculosisJournal of Clinical Microbiology1991961
31Laboratory Diagnosis of COVID-19: Current Issues and ChallengesJournal of Clinical Microbiology2020953
32Identification of a granulocytotropic Ehrlichia species as the etiologic agent of human diseaseJournal of Clinical Microbiology1994920
33Differentiation of the Major Listeria monocytogenes Serovars by Multiplex PCRJournal of Clinical Microbiology2004915
34Novel Multiplex PCR Assay for Characterization and Concomitant Subtyping of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Types I to V in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusJournal of Clinical Microbiology2005899
35Evaluation of Protein A Gene Polymorphic Region DNA Sequencing for Typing of Staphylococcus aureus StrainsJournal of Clinical Microbiology1999898
36Detection of Staphylococcus aureus by polymerase chain reaction amplification of the nuc geneJournal of Clinical Microbiology1992875
3716S Ribosomal DNA Sequence Analysis of a Large Collection of Environmental and Clinical Unidentifiable Bacterial IsolatesJournal of Clinical Microbiology2000873
38Identification of clinically important ascomycetous yeasts based on nucleotide divergence in the 5' end of the large-subunit (26S) ribosomal DNA geneJournal of Clinical Microbiology1997829
39Dissemination of New Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones in the CommunityJournal of Clinical Microbiology2002810
40Rapid, Low-Technology MIC Determination with Clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates by Using the Microplate Alamar Blue AssayJournal of Clinical Microbiology1998810
41Relationship of MIC and Bactericidal Activity to Efficacy of Vancomycin for Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus BacteremiaJournal of Clinical Microbiology2004792
42Identification of methicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci by polymerase chain reactionJournal of Clinical Microbiology1991790
43Simplified scheme for routine identification of human Staphylococcus speciesJournal of Clinical Microbiology1975784
44Improved Molecular Diagnosis of COVID-19 by the Novel, Highly Sensitive and Specific COVID-19-RdRp/Hel Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay Validated In Vitro and with Clinical SpecimensJournal of Clinical Microbiology2020780
45Associations between Virulence Factors of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli and Disease in HumansJournal of Clinical Microbiology1999777
46Rapid diagnosis of rotavirus infection by direct detection of viral nucleic acid in silver-stained polyacrylamide gelsJournal of Clinical Microbiology1982777
47Rapid and EasyIn SilicoSerotyping of Escherichia coli Isolates by Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing DataJournal of Clinical Microbiology2015775
48Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Rifampin Resistance by Use of On-Demand, Near-Patient TechnologyJournal of Clinical Microbiology2010774
49Multilocus Sequence Typing System for Campylobacter jejuniJournal of Clinical Microbiology2001771
50Purification and Characterization of PCR-Inhibitory Components in Blood CellsJournal of Clinical Microbiology2001768