Positive and Neutral Needleless Connectors: A Comparative Study of Central-line Associated Bloodstream Infection, Occlusion, and Bacterial Contamination of the Connector Lumen.

Autor: Schora D; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (Ms Schora and Dr Singh), Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology Research (Mss Schora, Patel, Barza, and Drs Patel and Singh), Department of Medicine (Dr Singh), and Department of Nursing (Mss Wilson, Espina-Gabriel, and Nunez), NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Singh).; Donna Schora, MT (ASCP), Parul Patel, MT (ASCP) , and Ruby Barza, MT (ASCP) have over 20 years of experience in clinical microbiology, and along with Jignesh Patel, PhD, have 5 to 22 years of clinical research experience. Kathleen Wilson, RN, Paulette Espina-Gabriel, RN, and Vesna Nunez, RN, are clinical nurse managers with vascular access experience and manage those teams. Kamaljit Singh, MD, has over 25 years of Infectious Disease, Infection Prevention, and Clinical Microbiology experience., Patel P; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (Ms Schora and Dr Singh), Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology Research (Mss Schora, Patel, Barza, and Drs Patel and Singh), Department of Medicine (Dr Singh), and Department of Nursing (Mss Wilson, Espina-Gabriel, and Nunez), NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Singh).; Donna Schora, MT (ASCP), Parul Patel, MT (ASCP) , and Ruby Barza, MT (ASCP) have over 20 years of experience in clinical microbiology, and along with Jignesh Patel, PhD, have 5 to 22 years of clinical research experience. Kathleen Wilson, RN, Paulette Espina-Gabriel, RN, and Vesna Nunez, RN, are clinical nurse managers with vascular access experience and manage those teams. Kamaljit Singh, MD, has over 25 years of Infectious Disease, Infection Prevention, and Clinical Microbiology experience., Barza R; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (Ms Schora and Dr Singh), Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology Research (Mss Schora, Patel, Barza, and Drs Patel and Singh), Department of Medicine (Dr Singh), and Department of Nursing (Mss Wilson, Espina-Gabriel, and Nunez), NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Singh).; Donna Schora, MT (ASCP), Parul Patel, MT (ASCP) , and Ruby Barza, MT (ASCP) have over 20 years of experience in clinical microbiology, and along with Jignesh Patel, PhD, have 5 to 22 years of clinical research experience. Kathleen Wilson, RN, Paulette Espina-Gabriel, RN, and Vesna Nunez, RN, are clinical nurse managers with vascular access experience and manage those teams. Kamaljit Singh, MD, has over 25 years of Infectious Disease, Infection Prevention, and Clinical Microbiology experience., Patel J; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (Ms Schora and Dr Singh), Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology Research (Mss Schora, Patel, Barza, and Drs Patel and Singh), Department of Medicine (Dr Singh), and Department of Nursing (Mss Wilson, Espina-Gabriel, and Nunez), NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Singh).; Donna Schora, MT (ASCP), Parul Patel, MT (ASCP) , and Ruby Barza, MT (ASCP) have over 20 years of experience in clinical microbiology, and along with Jignesh Patel, PhD, have 5 to 22 years of clinical research experience. Kathleen Wilson, RN, Paulette Espina-Gabriel, RN, and Vesna Nunez, RN, are clinical nurse managers with vascular access experience and manage those teams. Kamaljit Singh, MD, has over 25 years of Infectious Disease, Infection Prevention, and Clinical Microbiology experience., Wilson K; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (Ms Schora and Dr Singh), Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology Research (Mss Schora, Patel, Barza, and Drs Patel and Singh), Department of Medicine (Dr Singh), and Department of Nursing (Mss Wilson, Espina-Gabriel, and Nunez), NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Singh).; Donna Schora, MT (ASCP), Parul Patel, MT (ASCP) , and Ruby Barza, MT (ASCP) have over 20 years of experience in clinical microbiology, and along with Jignesh Patel, PhD, have 5 to 22 years of clinical research experience. Kathleen Wilson, RN, Paulette Espina-Gabriel, RN, and Vesna Nunez, RN, are clinical nurse managers with vascular access experience and manage those teams. Kamaljit Singh, MD, has over 25 years of Infectious Disease, Infection Prevention, and Clinical Microbiology experience., Espina-Gabriel P; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (Ms Schora and Dr Singh), Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology Research (Mss Schora, Patel, Barza, and Drs Patel and Singh), Department of Medicine (Dr Singh), and Department of Nursing (Mss Wilson, Espina-Gabriel, and Nunez), NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Singh).; Donna Schora, MT (ASCP), Parul Patel, MT (ASCP) , and Ruby Barza, MT (ASCP) have over 20 years of experience in clinical microbiology, and along with Jignesh Patel, PhD, have 5 to 22 years of clinical research experience. Kathleen Wilson, RN, Paulette Espina-Gabriel, RN, and Vesna Nunez, RN, are clinical nurse managers with vascular access experience and manage those teams. Kamaljit Singh, MD, has over 25 years of Infectious Disease, Infection Prevention, and Clinical Microbiology experience., Nunez V; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (Ms Schora and Dr Singh), Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology Research (Mss Schora, Patel, Barza, and Drs Patel and Singh), Department of Medicine (Dr Singh), and Department of Nursing (Mss Wilson, Espina-Gabriel, and Nunez), NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Singh).; Donna Schora, MT (ASCP), Parul Patel, MT (ASCP) , and Ruby Barza, MT (ASCP) have over 20 years of experience in clinical microbiology, and along with Jignesh Patel, PhD, have 5 to 22 years of clinical research experience. Kathleen Wilson, RN, Paulette Espina-Gabriel, RN, and Vesna Nunez, RN, are clinical nurse managers with vascular access experience and manage those teams. Kamaljit Singh, MD, has over 25 years of Infectious Disease, Infection Prevention, and Clinical Microbiology experience., Singh K; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (Ms Schora and Dr Singh), Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology Research (Mss Schora, Patel, Barza, and Drs Patel and Singh), Department of Medicine (Dr Singh), and Department of Nursing (Mss Wilson, Espina-Gabriel, and Nunez), NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Singh).; Donna Schora, MT (ASCP), Parul Patel, MT (ASCP) , and Ruby Barza, MT (ASCP) have over 20 years of experience in clinical microbiology, and along with Jignesh Patel, PhD, have 5 to 22 years of clinical research experience. Kathleen Wilson, RN, Paulette Espina-Gabriel, RN, and Vesna Nunez, RN, are clinical nurse managers with vascular access experience and manage those teams. Kamaljit Singh, MD, has over 25 years of Infectious Disease, Infection Prevention, and Clinical Microbiology experience.

Publikováno v: Journal of infusion nursing : the official publication of the Infusion Nurses Society [J Infus Nurs] 2023 May-Jun 01; Vol. 46 (3), pp. 157-161.

An Open One-Step RT-qPCR for SARS-CoV-2 detection.

Autor: Cerda, Ariel^1,2 (AUTHOR), Rivera, Maira^1,3 (AUTHOR), Armijo, Grace^1,2 (AUTHOR), Ibarra-Henriquez, Catalina^1,2 (AUTHOR), Reyes, Javiera^1,3 (AUTHOR), Blázquez-Sánchez, Paula^1,3 (AUTHOR), Avilés, Javiera¹ (AUTHOR), Arce, Aníbal¹ (AUTHOR), Seguel, Aldo¹ (AUTHOR), Brown, Alexander J.^4,5 (AUTHOR), Vásquez, Yesseny⁶ (AUTHOR), Cortez-San Martín, Marcelo⁷ (AUTHOR), Cubillos, Francisco A.^1,7 (AUTHOR), García, Patricia⁸ (AUTHOR), Ferres, Marcela⁸ (AUTHOR), Ramírez-Sarmiento, César A.^1,3 (AUTHOR) cesar.ramirez@uc.cl, Federici, Fernán^1,2,3 (AUTHOR) cesar.ramirez@uc.cl, Gutiérrez, Rodrigo A.^1,2 (AUTHOR) cesar.ramirez@uc.cl

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE. 1/25/2024, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p1-20. 20p.

Cost-effectiveness of a modified two-step algorithm using a combined glutamate dehydrogenase/toxin enzyme immunoassay and real-time PCR for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection.

Autor: Vasoo S; Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: vasoosushilan.shawn@mayo.edu., Stevens J; Clinical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA., Portillo L; Clinical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA., Barza R; Clinical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA., Schejbal D; Clinical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA., Wu MM; Clinical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA., Chancey C; Clinical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA., Singh K; Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Clinical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.

Publikováno v: Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi [J Microbiol Immunol Infect] 2014 Feb; Vol. 47 (1), pp. 75-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Aug 24.

Low-Cost, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction System with Integrated RNA Extraction.

Autor: Kadja, Tchamie¹ (AUTHOR) kadjat1@udayton.edu, Sun, Yvonne² (AUTHOR) ysun02@udayton.edu, Chodavarapu, Vamsy P.¹ (AUTHOR) vchodavarapu1@udayton.edu

Publikováno v: Sensors (14248220). May2023, Vol. 23 Issue 10, p4604. 14p.

Extraction-free clinical detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus from saline gargle samples using Hamilton STARlet liquid handler.

Autor: Gadkar, Vijay J.^1,2,3 (AUTHOR) vijay.gadkar@cw.bc.ca, Goldfarb, David M.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Al-Rawahi, Ghada N.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Srigley, Jocelyn A.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Smailus, Duane E.⁴ (AUTHOR), Coope, Robin J. N.⁴ (AUTHOR), Pleasance, Stephen⁴ (AUTHOR), Watson, Nicole¹ (AUTHOR), Chen, Tammy¹ (AUTHOR), Lam, Sunny¹ (AUTHOR), Hoang, Linda^2,5 (AUTHOR), Tilley, Peter A. G.^1,2 (AUTHOR)

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