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Betty A. Forbes
Researcher at VCU Medical Center
Publications - 31
Citations - 1196
Betty A. Forbes is an academic researcher from VCU Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Respiratory tract infections & Public health. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 31 publications receiving 1013 citations. Previous affiliations of Betty A. Forbes include Virginia Commonwealth University.
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A Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: 2013 Recommendations by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)a
Ellen Jo Baron,J. Michael Miller,Melvin P. Weinstein,Sandra S. Richter,Peter H. Gilligan,Richard B. Thomson,Paul P. Bourbeau,Karen C. Carroll,Sue C. Kehl,W. Michael Dunne,W. Michael Dunne,Barbara Robinson-Dunn,Joseph D. Schwartzman,Kimberle C. Chapin,James W. Snyder,Betty A. Forbes,Robin Patel,Jon E. Rosenblatt,Bobbi S. Pritt +18 more
TL;DR: This document, developed by both laboratory and clinical experts, provides information on which tests are valuable and in which contexts, and on tests that add little or no value for diagnostic decisions.
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Practice Guidelines for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Mycobacteria
Betty A. Forbes,Geraldine S. Hall,Melissa B. Miller,Susan M. Novak,Marie-Claire Rowlinson,Max Salfinger,Akos Somoskovi,David M. Warshauer,Michael L. Wilson +8 more
TL;DR: This review describes contemporary methods for the laboratory diagnosis of mycobacterial diseases and stresses the laboratory's need to adjust and embrace molecular technologies to provide shorter turnaround times and a higher quality of care for the patients who the authors serve.
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Time to Blood Culture Positivity as a Predictor of Clinical Outcome of Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection
Alexandre R. Marra,Alexandre R. Marra,Michael B. Edmond,Betty A. Forbes,Richard P. Wenzel,Gonzalo Bearman +5 more
TL;DR: In this historical cohort study of BSIs due to S. aureus, a TTP of ≤12 h was a predictor of the clinical outcome and a Charlson score of ≥3 was a independent predictors of hospital mortality.
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Executive Summary: A Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: 2013 Recommendations by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)a
Ellen Jo Baron,Ellen Jo Baron,J. Michael Miller,Melvin P. Weinstein,Sandra S. Richter,Peter H. Gilligan,Richard B. Thomson,Paul P. Bourbeau,Karen C. Carroll,Sue C. Kehl,W. Michael Dunne,W. Michael Dunne,Barbara Robinson-Dunn,Joseph D. Schwartzman,Kimberle C. Chapin,James W. Snyder,Betty A. Forbes,Robin Patel,Jon E. Rosenblatt,Bobbi S. Pritt +19 more
TL;DR: This document is intended to serve as a reference to guide physicians in choosing tests that will aid them to diagnose infectious diseases in their patients.