Genomics|Update|Infectious Diseases ► Detection/ Diagnosis

Genomics|Update|Infectious Diseases

Volume 35  Number 6  August 5-13, 2015

Detection/ Diagnosis

Is PCR the next reference standard for the diagnosis of schistosoma in stool? A comparison with microscopy in Senegal and Kenya.
Meurs L et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2015 Jul (7) e0003959

Molecular method for the detection of Andes hantavirus infection: validation for clinical diagnostics
Vial C, et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, Jul 29, 2015.

Rapid detection of B2-ST131 clonal group of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing escherichia coli by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry: Discovery of a peculiar amino acid substitution in B2-ST131 clonal group
Nakamura A, et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, Jul 29, 2015.

Polymerase chain reaction, pyrosequencing, and culture of infected and uninfected site skin biopsy specimens cannot identify etiology of cellulitis 
Crisp JG, et al. Clin Infect Dis, Aug 3, 2015.

International mycoplasma pneumoniae typing study: interpretation of M. pneumoniae multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis.
Chalker VJ et al. New Microbes New Infect 2015 Sep 37-40

The evaluation of seven commercial real-time PCR kits for Zaire Ebolavirus using virus-like particles encapsulated EBOV RNA
Wang G, et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, Aug 1, 2015.

Genomic assays for identification of chikungunya virus in blood donors, Puerto Rico, 2014.
Chiu CY et al. Emerging Infect. Dis. 2015 Aug (8) 1409-13

Direct identification of major gram-negative pathogens in respiratory specimens by respiFISH® HAP Gram (-) Panel, a beacon-based FISH methodology.
Koncan R et al. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2015 Jul 29.

Design and application of a core genome multilocus sequence typing scheme for investigation of Legionnaires' disease incidents.
Moran-Gilad J et al. Euro Surveill. 2015 (28)

Differentiation of acinetobacter genomic species 13BJ/14TU from acinetobacter haemolyticus using MALDI - TOF MS.
Toh BE et al. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2015 Jul 29.

The Rapid-Heat LAMPellet Method: A potential diagnostic method for human urogenital schistosomiasis.
Gandasegui J et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2015 Jul (7) e0003963