Clinical Education Center

Analytical validation of a SARS-CoV-2 whole genome sequencing method by amplicon-based NGS

Authors: Rosenthal SH, Kagan RH, Gerasimova A, Liu Y, Hua M, Anderson B, Catanese J, Lacbawan F, Owen R
Event: 2020 Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP2020) Annual Meeting & Expo. Virtual [in-person conference canceled], November 16 - 20, 2020

Specialties: COVID-19, Genetics, Infectious Disease

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A method to improve genetic diagnostic yield among patients suspected to have primary immunodeficiency

Authors: Davies C, Kokkonen P, Niskakoski A, Saarinen I, Sistonen J, Junnila H, Kere AK, Andreeskaya M, Muona M, Djupsjöbacka J, Koskinen L, Duzkale H, Jacher J, Myllykangas S, Koskenvuo J, Alastalo T-P
Event: CAGC ACCG 2020: Canadian Association of Genetic Councellors Annual Education Conference. Virtual [in-person conference canceled], October 21 - 23, 2020

Specialties: Genetics, Infectious Disease

Lower indeterminate rates using single lithium-heparin tube blood collection for the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus (QFT®-Plus) test

Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bi , C, Clark, R, Kapoor, H, Kroll, MH, Meyer, W, Salm, A
Authors: Clark RB, Master R, Kapoor H, Kroll MH, Bi C, Salm AE, Meyer WA III
Event: IDWeek 2020. Virtual [in-person conference canceled], October 21 - 25, 2020

Specialties: Infectious Disease

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Increasing odds of resistance for subsequent urinary E. coli isolates

Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kapoor, H, Salm, A
Authors: Frisbie L, Weissman S, Kapoor H, D’Angeli M, Salm A, Rabinowitz P
Event: IDWeek 2020. Virtual [in-person conference canceled], October 21 - 25, 2020

Specialties: Infectious Disease

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Plazomicin Susceptibility Testing using ETEST® MIC for Enterobacterales

Authors: Ying Y, Armstrong T, Blanchard L, Denys G, Kresken M, Pompilio M, Zambardi G
Event: IDWeek 2020. Virtual [in-person conference canceled], October 21 - 25, 2020

Specialties: Infectious Disease

STI Testing Beyond Chlamydia trachomatis & Neisseria gonorrhea: Mycoplasma genitalium & Trichomonas vaginalis Trends Data From a US Commercial Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kagan, R, Marlowe, M
Event: CDC STD Prevention Conference 2020. Virtual [in-person conference canceled], September 14-24, 2020

Specialties: Infectious Disease

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The Crisis Within the Crisis: Fentanyl Abuse and COVID-19

Quest Diagnostics Authors: Gudin, J, Kaufman, HW, Niles, JK, Radcliff , J
Authors: Gudin J, Niles J, Radcliff J, Kaufman H
Event: PAINWeek 2019. Virtual [in-person conference canceled], September 8-12, 2020

Specialties: COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Toxicology/Pain Management

Mycoplasma genitalium Trends among Men and Women in a National Reference Laboratory Database

Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kagan, R, Marlowe, M
Authors: Marlowe E, Kagan R
Event: ASM MIcrobe 2020: American Society for Microbiology. Virtual [in-person conference canceled], June 18 - July 30

Specialties: Infectious Disease, Women's Health/OB/GYN

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Two-Year Antibiogram Data for Helicobacter pylori from a National Reference Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics Authors: Azad, K, Kagan, R, Marlowe, M, Schwab, D
Authors: Azad KN, Kagan RM, Huang X, Marlowe EM, Schwab DA
Event: ASM MIcrobe 2020: American Society for Microbiology. Virtual [in-person conference canceled], June 18 - July 30

Specialties: Infectious Disease

Candida Auris: Antifungal Susceptibility Results in Clinical Isolates

Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bao, J, Jones, RS, Master, R, Shier, K
Authors: Bao JR, Shier KL, Master RN, Clark RB, Moore EC, Jones RS
Event: ASM MIcrobe 2020: American Society for Microbiology. Virtual [in-person conference canceled], June 18 - July 30

Specialties: Infectious Disease