Genomics|Update|Infectious Diseases ► Detection and Diagnosis

Genomics|Update|Infectious Diseases

Volume 34  Number 2  January 15-22, 2015

Detection and Diagnosis

Rapid identification of major Escherichia coli sequence types causing urinary tract and bloodstream infections
Doumith M, et al. J Clin Microbiol 2015; 53(1): 160-166.

Inter-laboratory comparison of multi-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) for verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 to facilitate data sharing
Holmes A, et al. Epidemiol Infect  2015; 143(1): 104-107.

Evaluation of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry for identification of Vibrio cholerae
Rychert J, et al. J Clin Microbiol 2015; 53(1): 329-331.

Harmonization of Bordetella pertussis real-time PCR diagnostics in the United States in 2012
Williams MM, et al. J Clin Microbiol 2015; 53(1): 118-123.

A multicenter prospective trial to asses a new real-time polymerase chain reaction for detection of Treponema pallidum, herpes simplex-1/2 and Haemophilus ducreyi in genital, anal and oropharyngeal ulcers
Glatz M, et al. Clin Microbiol Infect 2014; 20(12): O1020–O1027.

Identification of Brucella spp. isolated from human brucellosis in Malaysia using high-resolution melt (HRM) analysis
Zahidi JM, et al. Diag Microbiol Infect Dis, Jan 7, 2015.

Polymerase-chain reaction/electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry for the detection of bacteria and fungi in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids: a prospective observational study
Huttner A, et al. Clin Microbiol Infect 2014; 20(12): O1059–O1066.

Genotypic susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates for amikacin and kanamycin resistance by use of a rapid sloppy molecular beacon-based assay identifies more cases of low-level drug resistance than phenotypic Lowenstein-Jensen Testing
Chakravorty S, et al. J Clin Microbiol 2015; 53(1): 43-51.

Optimization of a nucleic acid-based reporter system to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis antibiotic sensitivity
Mulvey MC, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015; 59(1): 407-413. 

Detection of small amounts of human adenoviruses in stools: comparison of a new immuno real-time PCR assay with classical tools
Bonot S, et al. Clin Microbiol Infect 2014; 20(12): O1010–O1016.

Development of an efficient entire-capsid-coding-region amplification method for direct detection of poliovirus from stool extracts
Arita M, et al. J Clin Microbiol 2015; 53(1): 73-78.

DNA microarray for detection of gastrointestinal viruses
Martinez MA, et al. J Clin Microbiol 2015; 53(1): 136-145.

High-resolution hepatitis C virus subtyping using NS5B deep sequencing and phylogeny, an alternative to current methods
Quer J, et al. J Clin Microbiol 2015; 53(1): 219-226.

Early detection of the dengue virus using reverse transcription-recombinase polymerase amplification
Teoh BT, et al. J Clin Microbiol, Jan 7, 2015.

Diagnosis of neuroinvasive astrovirus infection in an immunocompromised adult with encephalitis by unbiased next-generation sequencing
Naccache SN, et al. Clin Infect Dis, Jan 7, 2015.

Astrovirus VA1/HMO-C: an increasingly recognized neurotropic pathogen in immunocompromised patients
Brown JR, et al. Clin Infect Dis, Jan 7, 2015.

Comment:
Unbiased next-generation sequencing and new pathogen discovery: undeniable advantages and still-existing drawbacks
Calistri A, Palu G. Clin Infect Dis, Jan 7, 2015.

T2 Magnetic resonance assay for the rapid diagnosis of candidemia in whole blood: a clinical trial
Mylonakis E, et al. Clin Infect Dis, Jan 12, 2015.

Evaluation of the loop mediated isothermal DNA amplification (LAMP) kit for malaria diagnosis in P. vivax endemic settings of Colombia
Vallejo AF, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2015; 9(1): e3453.

Detection of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum by PCR primer extension and lateral flow immunoassay
Moers AP, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015; 59(1): 365-371.

Novel recombinant multiepitope proteins for the diagnosis of asymptomatic Leishmania infantum-infected dogs
Faria AR, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2015; 9(1): e3429.

Development of an immunochromatographic assay kit using fluorescent silica nanoparticles for rapid diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis
Toriyama K, et al. J Clin Microbiol 2015; 53(1): 273-277.

Noninvasive detection of Echinococcus multilocularis tapeworm in urban area, Estonia
Laurimaa L, et al. Emerg Infect Dis, Jan 2015.