Novel Role of the Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 in the Protection of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps against Degradation by Bacterial Nucleases. A Neumann, L Völlger, ET Berends, EM Molhoek, DA Stapels, M Midon, ... Journal of innate immunity 6 (6), 860-868, 2014 | 153 | 2014 |
Epidemiological survey of the first case of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in Europe A Friães, C Resina, V Manuel, L Lito, M Ramirez, J Melo-Cristino Epidemiology & Infection 143 (4), 745-748, 2015 | 77 | 2015 |
CYP21A2 mutations in Portuguese patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: identification of two novel mutations and characterization of four different partial gene conversions A Friães, AT Rêgo, JM Aragüés, LF Moura, A Mirante, MR Mascarenhas, ... Molecular genetics and metabolism 88 (1), 58-65, 2006 | 75 | 2006 |
Macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes: prevalence and treatment strategies C Silva-Costa, A Friães, M Ramirez, J Melo-Cristino Expert review of anti-infective therapy 13 (5), 615-628, 2015 | 72 | 2015 |
Pediatric complicated pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 3 in 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccinees, Portugal, 20102015 C Silva-Costa, MJ Brito, MD Pinho, A Friães, SI Aguiar, M Ramirez, ... Emerging infectious diseases 24 (7), 1307, 2018 | 63 | 2018 |
Group A streptococci clones associated with invasive infections and pharyngitis in Portugal present differences in emm types, superantigen gene content and antimicrobial resistance A Friães, FR Pinto, C Silva-Costa, M Ramirez, J Melo-Cristino BMC microbiology 12 (1), 280, 2012 | 60 | 2012 |
Superantigen gene complement of Streptococcus pyogenesrelationship with other typing methods and short-term stability A Friães, FR Pinto, C Silva-Costa, M Ramirez, J Melo-Cristino European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 32 (1), 115-125, 2013 | 52 | 2013 |
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: focus on the molecular basis of 21-hydroxylase deficiency J Gonçalves, A Friães, L Moura Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine 9 (11), 1-23, 2007 | 44 | 2007 |
Consequences of the variability of the CovRS and RopB regulators among Streptococcus pyogenes causing human infections A Friães, C Pato, J Melo-Cristino, M Ramirez Scientific reports 5, 12057, 2015 | 39 | 2015 |
Changes in Streptococcus pyogenes causing invasive disease in Portugal: Evidence for superantigen gene loss and acquisition A Friães, JP Lopes, J Melo-Cristino, M Ramirez, ... International Journal of Medical Microbiology 303 (8), 505-513, 2013 | 38 | 2013 |
Sustained increase of paediatric invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections dominated by M1UK and diverse emm12 isolates, Portugal, September 2022 to May 2023 C Gouveia, MP Bajanca-Lavado, R Mamede, AA Carvalho, F Rodrigues, ... Eurosurveillance 28 (36), 2300427, 2023 | 35 | 2023 |
Differences between Macrolide-Resistant and-Susceptible Streptococcus pyogenes: Importance of Clonal Properties in Addition to Antibiotic Consumption C Silva-Costa, A Friães, M Ramirez, J Melo-Cristino Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 56 (11), 5661-5666, 2012 | 34 | 2012 |
Emergence of the same successful clade among distinct populations of emm89 Streptococcus pyogenes in multiple geographic regions A Friães, MP Machado, C Pato, J Carriço, J Melo-Cristino, M Ramirez mBio 6 (6), e01780-15, 2015 | 33 | 2015 |
Nonoutbreak surveillance of group A streptococci causing invasive disease in Portugal identified internationally disseminated clones among members of a genetically
A Friães, M Ramirez, J Melo-Cristino, ... Journal of clinical microbiology 45 (6), 2044-2047, 2007 | 29 | 2007 |
Automatic determination of NET (neutrophil extracellular traps) coverage in fluorescent microscopy images LP Coelho, C Pato, A Friães, A Neumann, M von Köckritz-Blickwede, ... Bioinformatics 31 (14), 2364-2370, 2015 | 27 | 2015 |
The Viriato study: update on antimicrobial resistance of microbial pathogens responsible for community-acquired respiratory tract infections in Portugal. J Melo-Cristino, L Santos, C Silva-Costa, A Friães, MD Pinho, M Ramirez Paediatric drugs 12, 11-17, 2010 | 25 | 2010 |
Changes in emm types and superantigen gene content of Streptococcus pyogenes causing invasive infections in Portugal A Friães, J Melo-Cristino, M Ramirez Scientific Reports 9 (1), 1-10, 2019 | 22 | 2019 |
Portuguese Study Group of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society Pediatric Complicated Pneumonia Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype
C Silva-Costa, MJ Brito, MD Pinho, A Friães, SI Aguiar, M Ramirez, ... Emerg Infect Dis 24 (7), 1307-1314, 2018 | 17 | 2018 |
Streptococcus pyogenes Causing Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Are Enriched in the Recently Emerged emm89 Clade 3 and Are Not Associated with Abrogation of CovRS C Pato, J Melo-Cristino, M Ramirez, A Friães Frontiers in Microbiology 9, 2372, 2018 | 16 | 2018 |
Continued Vaccine Breakthrough Cases of Serotype 3 Complicated Pneumonia in Vaccinated Children, Portugal (20162019) C Silva-Costa, J Gomes-Silva, MD Pinho, A Friães, M Ramirez, ... Microbiology spectrum 10 (4), e01077-22, 2022 | 13 | 2022 |