Christiane Beckmann

TL;DR: This study demonstrates broad detection of relevant gastroenteritis pathogens by multiplexNAT with a short turnaround time, important for diagnosis, infection control and empiric management of gastroEnteritis patients, but may be selectively complemented by bacterial culture and resistance testing.

TL;DR: The NxTAG‐RPP showed comparable detection rates for most respiratory pathogens, while hands‐on and turn‐around time were considerably shorter, and the clinical significance of detecting multiple viruses needs further clinical evaluation.

TL;DR: A 65-year-old male patient with a Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O51:H49 gastrointestinal infection and sepsis associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) with a fatal outcome is reported on.

TL;DR: Simple sample processing and a TAT of 15min render isothermal NAT Alere™ Influenza A&B suitable for sequential near-patient testing, but the TAT advantage is lost when testing of larger series.

TL;DR: This study estimates the transmission fitness advantage and the effective reproductive number of B.1.1-CoV-2 variant of Concern in Switzerland and quantifies the variant’s transmission Fitness advantage on a national and a regional scale.