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View article: Hematology thin smears perform equally to parasitology thick and thin blood smears for the diagnosis of <i>Plasmodium</i> and <i>Babesia</i> infections in a low prevalence setting
Hematology thin smears perform equally to parasitology thick and thin blood smears for the diagnosis of <i>Plasmodium</i> and <i>Babesia</i> infections in a low prevalence setting Open
Malaria and babesiosis are significant parasitic infections, requiring timely diagnosis to avoid severe complications. This study retrospectively compared hematology thin smears (HS) with parasitology thick and thin blood smears (PS), the …
View article: Evaluation of Organism Inclusion on Five Rapid Blood Pathogen Identification Systems and Clinical Significance of Off-Panel Organisms
Evaluation of Organism Inclusion on Five Rapid Blood Pathogen Identification Systems and Clinical Significance of Off-Panel Organisms Open
View article: Case report: isolation of Hydrogenophaga from septic blood culture following near-death drowning in lakewater
Case report: isolation of Hydrogenophaga from septic blood culture following near-death drowning in lakewater Open
A patient suffered a non-fatal wet drowning in a freshwater lake and developed bacteraemia several days later. Blood culture grew a Gram-negative rod that could not be identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-fligh…
View article: Case report: isolation of Hydrogenophaga from septic blood culture following near-death drowning in lakewater
Case report: isolation of Hydrogenophaga from septic blood culture following near-death drowning in lakewater Open
A patient suffered a non-fatal wet drowning in a freshwater lake and developed bacteremia several days later. Blood culture grew a Gram-negative rod that could not be identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight…
View article: Case report: isolation of Hydrogenophaga from septic blood culture following near-death drowning in lakewater
Case report: isolation of Hydrogenophaga from septic blood culture following near-death drowning in lakewater Open
A patient suffered a non-fatal wet drowning in a freshwater lake and developed bacteremia several days later. Blood culture grew a Gram-negative rod that could not be identified by MALDI-TOF MS. 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing of the isolate …
View article: Reviewer response for version 1
Reviewer response for version 1 Open
A patient suffered a non-fatal wet drowning in a freshwater lake and developed bacteremia several days later. Blood culture grew a Gram-negative rod that could not be identified by MALDI-TOF MS. 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing of the isolate …
View article: Case report: isolation of Hydrogenophaga from septic blood culture following near-death drowning in lakewater
Case report: isolation of Hydrogenophaga from septic blood culture following near-death drowning in lakewater Open
A patient suffered a non-fatal wet drowning in a freshwater lake and developed bacteremia several days later. Blood culture grew a Gram-negative rod that could not be identified by MALDI-TOF MS. 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing of the isolate …
View article: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Utility of Positive Intravascular Catheter Tip Cultures
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Utility of Positive Intravascular Catheter Tip Cultures Open
In patients with intravascular catheters who are febrile or have positive blood cultures and no other obvious sources of infection, catheter tip cultures are often obtained to evaluate potential catheter-related bloodstream infections. How…
View article: Clinical Significance of BD Bactec FX Blood Culture Incubation Beyond 96 Hours (4 Days)
Clinical Significance of BD Bactec FX Blood Culture Incubation Beyond 96 Hours (4 Days) Open
Blood cultures (BC) for bacteria and yeast have traditionally been incubated for 5 days using modern instruments. Many organisms may grow sooner, and the need for the full 5-day incubation period has been questioned.
View article: Clinical Utility of Dual Anterior Nares and Oropharynx MRSA Screening PCR for Patients with Suspected Pneumonia – ERRATUM
Clinical Utility of Dual Anterior Nares and Oropharynx MRSA Screening PCR for Patients with Suspected Pneumonia – ERRATUM Open
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View article: Utility of Repeat Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Testing and Refinement of Diagnostic Stewardship Strategies at a Tertiary Care Academic Center in a Low-Prevalence Area of the United States
Utility of Repeat Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Testing and Refinement of Diagnostic Stewardship Strategies at a Tertiary Care Academic Center in a Low-Prevalence Area of the United States Open
Background Multiple factors have led to an extremely high volume of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing. Concerns exist about sensitivity and false-n…
View article: Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Asymptomatic Infections in 2 Large Academic Health Systems in Wisconsin
Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Asymptomatic Infections in 2 Large Academic Health Systems in Wisconsin Open
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) asymptomatic infections may play a critical role in disease transmission. We aim to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection at 2 hospital systems in 2 count…
View article: Comparative study of Revogene GBS LB assay and GeneXpert GBS LB assay for the detection of group B Streptococcus in prenatal screening samples
Comparative study of Revogene GBS LB assay and GeneXpert GBS LB assay for the detection of group B Streptococcus in prenatal screening samples Open
Background Group B Streptococcal (GBS) infections in the United States are a leading cause of meningitis and sepsis in newborns. The CDC therefore recommends GBS screening for all pregnant women at 35–37 weeks of gestation and administrati…
View article: Comparative study of Revogene GBS LB Assay and GeneXpert GBS LB Assay for the detection of Group B Streptococcus in prenatal screening samples.
Comparative study of Revogene GBS LB Assay and GeneXpert GBS LB Assay for the detection of Group B Streptococcus in prenatal screening samples. Open
Background: Group B Streptococcal (GBS) infections in the United States are a leading cause of meningitis and sepsis in newborns. The CDC, therefore recommends GBS screening for all pregnant women at 35–37 weeks of gestation and administra…
View article: Comparative study of Revogene GBS LB Assay and GeneXpert GBS LB Assay for the detection of Group B Streptococcus in prenatal screening samples.
Comparative study of Revogene GBS LB Assay and GeneXpert GBS LB Assay for the detection of Group B Streptococcus in prenatal screening samples. Open
Background: Group B Streptococcal (GBS) infections in the United States are a leading cause of meningitis and sepsis in newborns. The CDC, therefore recommends GBS screening for all pregnant women at 35–37 weeks of gestation and administra…
View article: Comparative study of Revogene GBS LB Assay and GeneXpert GBS LB Assay for the detection of Group B Streptococcus in prenatal screening samples.
Comparative study of Revogene GBS LB Assay and GeneXpert GBS LB Assay for the detection of Group B Streptococcus in prenatal screening samples. Open
Background: Group B Streptococcal (GBS) infections in the United States are a leading cause of meningitis and sepsis in newborns. The CDC, therefore recommends GBS screening for all pregnant women at 35–37 weeks of gestation and administra…
View article: Comparative study of Revogene GBS LB Assay and GeneXpert GBS LB Assay for the detection of Group B Streptococcus in prenatal screening samples.
Comparative study of Revogene GBS LB Assay and GeneXpert GBS LB Assay for the detection of Group B Streptococcus in prenatal screening samples. Open
Background: Group B Streptococcal (GBS) infections in the United States are a leading cause of meningitis and sepsis in newborns. The CDC, therefore recommends GBS screening for all pregnant women at 35–37 weeks of gestation and administra…
View article: Comparative study of GenePOC GBS LB Assay and GeneXpert GBS LB Assay for the detection of Group B Streptococcus in prenatal screening samples
Comparative study of GenePOC GBS LB Assay and GeneXpert GBS LB Assay for the detection of Group B Streptococcus in prenatal screening samples Open
Group B Streptococcal (GBS) infections in the United States are a leading cause of meningitis and sepsis in newborns. The CDC, therefore recommends GBS screening for all pregnant women at 35–37 weeks of gestation and administration of intr…
View article: Comparative study of GenePOC GBS LB Assay and GeneXpert GBS LB Assay for the detection of Group B<i>Streptococcus</i>in prenatal screening samples
Comparative study of GenePOC GBS LB Assay and GeneXpert GBS LB Assay for the detection of Group B<i>Streptococcus</i>in prenatal screening samples Open
Group B Streptococcal (GBS) infections in the United States are a leading cause of meningitis and sepsis in newborns. The CDC, therefore recommends GBS screening for all pregnant women at 35–37 weeks of gestation and administration of intr…
View article: <i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i> Strains with Chromosomal Deletions Evade Detection with Molecular Methods
<i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i> Strains with Chromosomal Deletions Evade Detection with Molecular Methods Open
Surveillance of circulating microbial populations is critical for monitoring the performance of a molecular diagnostic test. In this study, we characterized 31 isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus [GBS]) from several…