DNA / Virology / Molecular Diagnostics Studies
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Recovery of Respiratory Viruses: Samples Collected by Flocked Swabs Compared to those Collected by Nasal Aspiration | Tina Mueller, Janet O'Brien, Cheryl Drake and Joan Barenfanger |
Clinical Virology Symposium - CVS 2008 |
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Comparison of respiratory virus detection rates in infants and toddlers using flocked swabs, saline aspirates and saline aspirates mixed in UTM-RT | Paul Walsh, Christina Lim Overmyer, Keimanh Pham, Scott Michealson, Larisa Gofman, Lisa DeSalvia, Ty Tran, Diana Gonzalez, James Pusavat, Melanie Feola, Kathryn T. Iacono, Eli Mordechai, Martin E. Adelson |
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY |
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Performance of Rapid EIA, DFA, RMix, and Conventional Culture for Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Pediatric vs. Adult Populations | Fiebelkorn KR, Walker J, Hudson K, Overton S, Frazee-Gilson S, Gold O, Bartosh C, Lawless K |
Clinical Virology Symposium - CVS 2008 |
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Nasopharyngeal Specimens Using Flocked Swabs Respiratory Viral Recovery From Pediatric | Colleen Starkey, Louie Quimson, Donna Londrico, Lara Danziger-Isakov, Debra Kohn, Sherilynn Vogel, Bill Sholtis, Kim Kishmarton, Ann Roberto, Diane Warner, Deanna Zakis and B. Yen-Lieberman |
Clinical Virology Symposium - CVS 2008 |
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Comparison of a Mid-Turbinate Flocked Swab to a Nasopharyngeal Flocked Swab for Respiratory Virus Detection in Children | Vanessa G. Allen, Rose Cheung, Karan Greenock, Carol Collins, John Nishikawa, Huyen Nguyen, Dena Adachi, Farhad Gharabaghi, Steven J. Drews, & Susan E. Richardson |
Clinical Virology Symposium - CVS 2008 |
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Comparison of Nylon Swabs versus Cotton Swabs for the Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus | Paula Väre, Klaus Hedman, Maija Lappalainen |
ESCV 2008 |
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Comparison of different sampling types for the detection of rhinovirus infections using quantitative RT-PCR | M. Waris, V. Peltola, R. Österback, T. Vuorinen, O. Ruuskanen |
ESCV 2008 |
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Sampling of Human Papilloma Viruses and Chlamydia trachomatis: Novel Flocked Swabs Increase Detection Rates significantly. | Thomas Krech, Santina Castriciano, and Max Chernesky |
ESCV 2008 |
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Orthomyxo-, paramyxo- and flavivirus infections in wild waterfowl in Finland | Erika Lindh, Anita Huovilainen, Osmo Ratti, Christine Ek-Kommonen, Tarja Sironen, Eili Huhtamo, Hannu Poysa, Antti Vaheri, Olli Vapalahti |
Virology Journal 2008 |
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A comparative study of three different PCR assays for detection of Mycoplasma genitalium in urogenital specimens from men and women | Andreas Edberg, Margaretha Jurstrand, Eva Johansson, Elisabeth Wikander, AnnaHöög, Thomas Ahlqvist, Lars Falk, Jørgen SkovJensen and Hans Fredlund |
Journal of Medical Microbiology (2008) |
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Comparison of nasopharyngeal flocked swabs and aspirates for rapid diagnosis of respiratory viruses in children | K.H. Chan, J.S.M. Peiris, W. Lim, J.M. Nicholls, S.S. Chiu |
Journal of Clinical Virology (2008) |
| DNA / Virology / Molecular Diagnostics Studies - 2007 | |||
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Comparison of Three Nasal Collection Specimen Methods for the Detection of Pediatric Respiratory Infectious Disease | Paul Walsh, Christina Lim Overmyer, Larisa Gofman, Lisa DeSalvia, Diana Gonzalez, Melanie Feola, Anthony Nguyen, James Pusavat, Tua Anh Nguyen, Keimanh Pham, Scott Michaelson, Kathryn T. Iacono, Eli Mordechai, and Martin E. Adelson |
Association of Molecular Pathlogy (AMP) |
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Comparison of RSV RNA Recovery by PCR Using Different Methods of Specimen Preservation | Walsh P, Overmeyer CL, Pham K, Michaelson SM, Pusavat J, Tran T, Gofman L, DeSalvia L, Gonzalez D, Feola M, Iacono KT, Mordechai E, Adelson ME | Amercian College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) |
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Development of a Respiratory Virus Panel Test for Detection of Twenty Human Respiratory Viruses by Use of Multiplex PCR and a Fluid Microbead-Based Assay | J. Mahony, S. Chong, F. Merante, S. Yaghoubian, T. Sinha, C. Lisle, and R. Janeczko | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, September 2007, p. 2965-2970 |
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Comparison of male and female users of the Internet for STD Testing using self-obtained samples: Perception, prevalence, and risk factors | Charlotte A. Gaydos, MS, DrPH, Mathilda Barnes, BS, Bulbul Aumakhan, MD, Billie Jo Wood, MS, Patricia Rizzo-Price, MS, Nicole Quinn, BS, Pamela Whittle, BS, Terry Hogan, MPH | 17th Meeting of the ISSTDR, conducted jointly with the 10th IUSTI World Congress, Seatle, Washington, USA • July 29 - August 1, 2007 |
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Comparison Between Pernasal Flocked Swabs and Nasopharyngeal Aspirates for the Detection of Common Respiratory Viruses | Afaf Abu-Diab, Randa Kattan, Maysa Azzeh, Musa Y Hindiyeh |
23rd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 29-May 2nd, 2007 |
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Pediatric Respiratory Infectious Disease Analysis: UTM-RT versus Flocked Swab Nasal Collections |
Paul Walsh, Christina Lim Overmyer, Larisa Gofman, Lisa DeSalvia, Diana Gonzalez, Melanie Feola, Anthony Nguyen, James Pusavat, Tua Anh Keimanh Pham, Scott Michaelson, Kathryn T. Iacono, Eli Mordechai, and Martin E. Adelson |
23rd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 29-May 2nd, 2007 |
M25 |
Lowered Sample Rejection Rate for Rapid Direct Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Children by Use of a Flocked Swab and Nasopharyngeal Sampling | S.E. Richardson, R. Cheung, K. reenock, J. Nishikawa, Y.C.W. Yau, R. Tellier |
23rd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 29-May 2nd, 2007 |
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Development of a Respiratory Virus Panel (RVP) Test for the Detection of Twenty Human Respiratory Viruses using Multiplex PCR and a Fluid Microbead-based Assay | J. Mahony, S. Chong, F. Merante, S. Yaghoubian, T. Sinha, C. Lisle, R. Janeczko |
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2007 |
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Comparison of Universal Transport Media (UTM) And Microtest (M4) Media for the Recovery and Stability of Select Microorganisms | Z. Wilkey, J .Langer, A. Croft, CA Petti |
ASM 2007 American Society for Microbiology Toronto, Canada - May 21-25, 2007 |
TP-32 |
Evaluation Of Clearview RSV And RSV Respi-Strip For The Rapid Detection Of RSV From Nasopharyngeal Swabs | S.E. Shokoples, C. Brosnikoff, L.C. Turnbull, S. Forgie, R.P. Rennie |
23rd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 29-May 2nd, 2007 |
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Benefit Of Using Of Copan’s Universal Transport Medium (UTM) And Flocked Swab With The Binax Now Flu A/B Test Systems For Reflex Testing | Christine Biggs, Ron Lollar |
23rd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 29-May 2nd, 2007 |
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Comparison Of Flocked Swabs Versus Mattress Swabs And Nasal Aspirates For The Collection Of Nasopharyngeal Samples | James Class, Jimmy Page, Nathan Chapman, and David Scholl |
23rd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 29-May 2nd, 2007 |
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Nylon Flocked Swabs Versus Rayon Swabs for Respiratory Viral Recovery of Pediatric Nasopharyngeal Specimens: Which Is Better? | Claire E. Magauran, Colleen Starkey, Louie Quimson, |
23rd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 29-May 2nd, 2007 |
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Prevalence of Pediatric Respiratory Infections in a Suburban Philadelphia Hospital | Christine Biggs, Christina Lim Overmyer, Larisa Gofman, Lisa DeSalvia, Diana Gonzalez, Melanie Feola, Kathryn T. Iacono, Eli Mordechai, and Martin E. Adelson |
23rd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 29-May 2nd, 2007 |
M37 |
Comparison of Nasopharyngeal Wash And Nasopharyngeal Flocked Swab Samples for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Detection Of Viruses Causing Lower Respiratory Tract Infections In Children | Carolynn DeByle, Karen Miernyk, Debra Parks, Lisa Bulkow, Dana Bruden, Lori Pruitt, Helen Peters, Jane Kuypers, Rosalyn Singleton |
23rd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 29-May 2nd, 2007 |
TP-5 |
Validation Of Copan UTM-RT Viral Transport Medium using several Nucleic Acid Extraction, RT-PCR And Nasba Methods For The Detection Of Influenza A And B | A. Petrich, A. Petrich, S. Castriciano, |
23rd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 29-May 2nd, 2007 |
M44 |
Evaluation Of The Physical And Diagnostic Nature Of Swabs | W. Nugent, M.J. Russell, S. Beck and G.P. Leonardi |
23rd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 29-May 2nd, 2007 |
S-65 |
Evaluation Of Expanded Use Of Copan Diagnostics’ UTM Viral Transport Media And ESwab For the Transportation, Culture, and Nucleic Acid Detection Of Trichomonas Vaginalis from Genital Samples | Charles A. Rivers, Frank J. Barrientes, Michelle Meltzer, Jane Schwebke |
23rd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 29-May 2nd, 2007 |
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Copan UTM-RT Preserves Viral Infectivity Of Original Clinical Specimens During Long Term Storage At -70°C | S. Castriciano, M. Booth, E. Zanella .A. Petrich, M. Smieja, and M. Chernesky |
23rd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 29-May 2nd, 2007 |
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Self-Collection of Nasal Respiratory Tract Sampling by Volunteers using the Copan nasal Flocked Swabs Design | S. Castriciano, G. So, S. Buracond, M. Savarese, D. Triva and M. Smieja |
23rd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 29-May 2nd, 2007 |
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of Copan UTM-RT for long term storage and preservation at -70°C of Epithelial Cells for detection of virus by direct immunofluorescence assay and nucleic acids for amplification assay. | S. Castriciano, M. Booth, K. Luinstra, A. Petrich, M. Smieja, and M. Chernesky |
23rd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 29-May 2nd, 2007 |
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Flocked Swabs and UTM-RT are Pre-analytical Tools Suitable for Rapid Antigen Kits, Direct Immunofluorescence, Culture and PCR Diagnostics Assay for Viral Infections. | S. Castriciano, A. Petrich, M. Smieja, and M.A. Chernesky | 17th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Munich, Germany, March 31-April 3rd, 2007 |
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Sampling Respiratory Epithelial Cells by Nasal or Nasopharyngeal Flocked Swabs | Santina Castriciano, Geoffrey So, Sonya Buracond, Mario Savarese, and Marek Smieja | 17th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Munich, Germany, March 31-April 3rd, 2007 |
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Increased Rates Of Respiratory Viral [RV] Infections Using Flocked Swabs and UTM-RT |
S. Castriciano1, A. Petrich1, M. Smieja1, and M.A. Chernesky1 1McMaster University / St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON Canada, | 17th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Munich, Germany, March 31-April 3rd, 2007 |
P901 |
A new automated magnetic bead based nucleic acid sample preparation directly from nasal swabs for MRSA diagnostics | Tone Elise Kolpus, Hilde Kristin Høidal Berthelsen |
17th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Munich, Germany, March 31-April 3rd, 2007 |
SP26 |
Self-Collected Nasal Flocked Swabs for Respiratory Tract Sampling in Volunteers | Geoffrey So, Santina Castriciano, Sonya Buracond, Mario Savarese, Daniele Triva and Marek Smieja | The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology, Jan/Feb 2007 Vol. 18, No. 1 Abstracts AMMI Canada - |
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Automated DNA Extraction of forensic samples with the DNA IQ™ System on the epMotion® 5075 LH | Jana Hajkova, Daniel Wehrhahn, Martin Pospisek, Daniel Vanek | Applications, Note 141, p. 1-6, Feb. 2007 |
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Detection And Differentiation Of BORDETELLA Spp. By Real-Time PCR | Christoph Koidl, Michael Bozic, Anja Burmeister, Markus Hess, Egon Marth, and Harald H. Kessler | Journal
of Clinical
Microbiology,
Vol.
45,
No.
2,
p. 347-350,
Feb.
2007 |
| DNA / Virology / Molecular Diagnostics Studies - 2006 | |||
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A Fast Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Method for Sensitive and Specific Detection of the Neisseria Gonorrhoeae porA Pseudogene | Stig Ove Hjelmevoll, Merethe Elise Olsen, Johanna U. Ericson Sollid, Håkon Haaheim, Magnus Unemo, and Vegard Skogen | Journal
of Molecular Diagnostics,
Vol. 8, |
P148 |
Detection
of Trichomonas Vaginalis
in Various Transport
Systems and Clinical
Specimens Using Analyte Specific Reagents in a Transcription Mediated Amplification Test |
D. Jang, E. Portillo, J. Kapala, J. Patel, R. Ewert, C. MacRitchie, C. Lee, M. Chernesky | The
International Union
against Sexually
Transmitted Infections
(IUSTI)
22nd Conference on
Sexually Transmitted
Infections 19-21 October
2006 |
585 |
Combining Testing for Influenza and RSV Enables Maximal Specimen Utilization Without Compromising Test Performance Characteristics | Aleta Bonner and John V. Williams | Infectious
Diseases Society
of America, 44th
Annual Meeting of
IDSA, October 12-15,
2006 in Toronto,
Ontario |
P72 |
Molecular Detection Of A Plurality Of Pathogens In UTM-RT | Martin E. Adelson, Raja-venkitesh S. Rao, Melanie Feola, John Entwistle, Christina Lim, Jessica Zimmerman, Jason Trama and Eli Mordechai | Journal
of Clinical Virology Vol. 36,
Supplement 3, August 2006 |
P75 |
Detection Of Polyomavirus BK And Polyomavirus JC In Urine Specimens By Real-Time PCR | John Entwistle, Melanie Feola, Martin E. Adelson, and Eli Mordechai | Journal
of Clinical Virology Vol. 36,
Supplement 3, August 2006 |
P40 |
COPAN'S Transport Medium (UTM-RT) and Flocked Swab For RSV/Flu Collection | Christine Biggs, The Chester County Hospital, Pennsylvania | Journal of Clinical Virology Vol. 36, Supplement 3, August 2006 European
Society
for Clinical Virology
Birmingham, UK - |
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Automated DNA Extraction By Eppendorf EPMOTION 5075 LH Workstation and DNA IQ™ System | Mgr. Jana Hajkova, RNDr. Martin Pospisek,PhD, RNDr. Daniel Vanek, PhD. | Forensic DNA Service, http://DNA.com/cz, Czech Republic |
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Comparison of Flocked and Rayon Swabs for Collection of Respiratory Epithelial Cells from Uninfected Volunteers and Symptomatic Patients | Peter Daley, Santina Castriciano, Max Chernesky, and Marek Smieja McMaster University, and Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Programme, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2006, p. 2265–2267 |
C-106 |
Use of CultureSwab Plus Swabs with Amies Gel Agar with the IDI-MRSA™ Assay |
J. Riley, B. Shoemaker, K. Jones, P. Bourbeau; Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. |
ASM 106th General Convention Orlando, Florida - May 22-24, 2006 |
C-354 |
Diagnostic Performance in a General Practitioner-based Study of the Rapid QuickVue® Influenza A+B Immunochromatographic Test for Influenza A Using Nasal and Nasopharyngeal Swabs | D. E. Dwyer, A. Keller, M. Ratnamohan, K. McPhie; Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead, AUSTRALIA, Sydney Airport Medical Centre, Mascot, AUSTRALIA. |
ASM 106th General Convention Orlando, Florida - May 22-24, 2006 |
C-298 |
Real-Time PCR Detects Viral Nucleic Acids in Universal Transport Medium (UTM-RT) With Flocked Swabs | Arnalda Giambra S. Castriciano, A. Petrich, M. Smieja and M.A. Chernesky Departments of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, and Paediatrics McMaster University, St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada |
ASM 106th General Convention Orlando, Florida - May 22-24, 2006 |
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Comparison of Recovery of Herpes Simplex Virus using the Copan Nylon Flocked Mini-tip Dry Swab and Copan Rayon Mini-tip Dry Swab | M.Barger, D. Vestal, H.D. Engler and B.A. Body Laboratory Corporation of America, Burlington, NC and Raritan, NJ |
22nd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 30 - May 3rd, 2006 |
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Comparison Of Rapid Influenza Antigen Kits for Analytical Sensitivity and compatibility with Viral Transport Medium | Joseph A. Jollick,Nathan Chapman, & Mat Longiaru, PhD. Diagnostic Hybrids, Athens, OH |
22nd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 30 - May 3rd, 2006 |
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Evaluation Of Copan Universal Transport Medium For The Preservation Of Metapneumovirus | Joseph A. Jollick,Nathan Chapman, & Mat Longiaru, PhD. Diagnostic Hybrids, Athens, OH |
22nd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 30 - May 3rd, 2006 |
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Evaluation Of Copan Universal Transport Medium In Combination With The Flocked Swab For The Collection And Preservation Of Respiratory Viruses | Kathy A. Fauntleroy, Richard Henry, Davise H. Larone, Weill Cornell Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY | |
T-PM29 |
Evaluation of Copan Universal Transport Media | Tom Stowe, Kevin Fonseca, Dawn Coppock, Vinod Khurana, Sheila Braun, Karen Pauling-Shepard Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Calgary, Alberta Infection Prevention and Control, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta |
22nd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 30 - May 3rd, 2006 |
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Universal Transport Medium (UTM - RT) With Flocked Swabs and Real - Time PCR Detects Viral Nucleic Acids | Santina Castriciano, A. Petrich, M. Smieja, and M. Chernesky Departments of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, and Paediatrics McMaster University, St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada |
22nd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 30 - May 3rd, 2006 |
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Use Of Copan’s Universal Transport Medium (UTM) And Flocked Swab With The Binax Now Flu A/B And Rsv Test Systems | C. BIGGS, THE CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL | 22nd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA, April 30 - May 3rd, 2006 |
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Use of Flocked Swabs and a Universal Transport MEdium to Enhance Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Max Chernesky, Santina Castriciano, Dan Jang, and Marek Smieja McMaster University, St. Joseph's Healthcare and the Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA |
Journal of Clinical Microbiology March, 2006, p. 1084-1086 |
C-1 |
Real-Time PCR Detects Viral Nucleic Acids in Universal Transport Medium (UTM-RT) with Flocked Swabs Oral Presentation Thursday, March 16, 2006 |
S. Castriciano, A. Petrich, M Smieja, M.A. Chernesky McMaster University, St Jospeh’s Healtrhcare, Hamilton, Ontario |
Canadian Association of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CACMID) March 15 - 19, 2006 |
P2.28 |
Evaluation of Copan Universal Transport Media | Tom Stowe, Kevin Fonseca Provicial Laboratory for Public Health, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA |
Canadian Association of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CACMID) March 15 - 19, 2006 |
| DNA / Virology / Molecular Diagnostics Studies - 2005 | |||
L953 |
Evaluation of UTM-RT for the Molecular Detection of a Plurality of OB/GYN Related Pathogens | M. E. Adelson, R. V. Rao, J. P. Trama, E. Mordechai; Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Hamilton, NJ |
45th Annual ICAAC Washington, D.C. December 16-19, 2005 |
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A Universal Transport Medium and Flocked Swabs Enhanced the Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Nucleic Acid Amplification Assays |
M. Chernesky, S. Castriciano, M. Smieja, D. Jang McMaster University, St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, CANADA |
Association for Molecular Pathology, Annual Meeting - November 10-13, 2005 |
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Molecular Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae is Enhanced by Flocked Swabs and Universal Transport Media | M. Chernesky, S. Castriciano, D Jang, M. Smieja - McMaster University, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada |
Fourth European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics Scheveningen, Netherlands 13th & 14th October 2005 |
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ComParison of the new Copan Universal Transport Media (UTM-RT) to the Micro Test M4 and M4RT transport media for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae | P Davis, D. Freeze, D. Vestal, B.A. Body - Laboratory Corporation of America, Burlington, NC | Fourth European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics Scheveningen, Netherlands 13th & 14th October 2005 |
C-303 |
Quantitative Study Of The Ability Of New Copan UTM-RT and Remel Micro Test M4 Specimen Transporters to maintain Viability Of Clinically Important Viruses,Chlamydia, Mycoplasma And Ureaplasma | Alice S. Weissfeld, Ernest Trevino, Deborah Mandvia, and Paula H. Vance | ASM 105th General Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, June 2005 |
C-297 |
Laboratory and Clinical Comparison of UTM-RT and M4-RT TransportMedia for the Isolation of Viruses and Chlamydia | Santina Castriciano, M. Booth, M. MacPherson, M. Smieja, and M. Chernesky - Contact: scastrict@stjosham.on.ca Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program and McMaster University St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada | ASM 105th General Convention - Atlanta, Georgia, June 2005 |
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Patient Tolerability and Ease of Use of Flocked And Rayon Swabs for Collecting Nasal And Nasopharyngeal Samples from Healthy Volunteers | Santina Castriciano, P. Daley, M. Chernesky, and M. Smieja Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program and McMaster University St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada | 21st Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA May 8-10, 2005 |
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Use of a Novel Quantitative Assay to Compare the Viability of Herpes Virus in a New Viral Transporter with that of an Existing Commercial System | Alice S. Weissfeld, Deborah Mandvia, Ernest Trevino and Paula H. Vance | 21st Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA May 8-10, 2005 |
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Versatility Of Flocked Swabs And Universal Transport Media To Detect Chlamydia Trachomatis And Neisseria Gonorrhoeaein Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests And Culture | Santina Castriciano, D. Jang, L. Wilcox, C. Rutherford, and M. CherneskyHamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program and McMaster University St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada | 21st Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA May 8-10, 2005 |
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Comparison Of Flocked And Rayon Swabs For Epithelial Cell Yield From Nasopharyngeal Sampling Of Patients With Respiratory Tract Infections | Santina Castriciano, P. Daley, M. Chernesky, and M. Smieja Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program and McMaster University St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada |
21st Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Clearwater Beach, Florida USA May 8-10, 2005 |
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Evaluation Of Copan Universal Transport Media (UTM-RT) Compared To Remel M4 And M4-RT Transport Media For The Recovery Of Viruses, Chlamydia, Ureaplasma And Mycoplasma | M. Barger, D. Vestal, H.D. Engler and B.A. Body. Laboratory Corporation of America, Burlington, NC and Raritan, NJ | 21st Annual Clinical Virology Symposium - Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort, Clearwater Beach, Florida USA May 8-10, 2005 |
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Effect Of Flocked Swab, As Compared To Rayon, On Cell Yield, Patient Tolerability And Ease Of Use For Upper Respiratory Tract Sampling In Healthy Volunteers | Daley P., Castriciano S., Al-Johani S., Cai W., Smieja M. | Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. April 14-17 2005 |
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Comparison of UTM-RT and M4-RT Transport Media for the Isolation of Viruses And Chlamydia | S. Castriciano, M. Booth, M. MacPherson, M. Smieja, and M. Chernesky | Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program and McMaster University St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, CANADA. April 14-17 2005 |
| DNA / Virology / Molecular Diagnostics Studies - 2004 | |||
C-253 |
Development of a quantitative Culture Assay to access the suitability of new viral transport media | Alice S. Weissfeld, Ernest Trevino, Deborah Mandvia, and Paula Vance | ASM 104th General Convention • New Orleans. May 2004 |
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Inhibition of PCR-Based Assay for Bordetellapertussis by Using Calcium Alginate Fiber and Aluminum Shaft Components of a Nasopharyngeal Swab |
Robert M. Wadowsky, Stella Laus, Therese Libert, Stanley J. States, and Garth D. Ehrlich | Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Apr. 1994, p.1054 - 1057 |
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