Emily A. Vetter

TL;DR: Real-time PCR assays provide sensitivity and specificity equivalent to that of conventional PCR combined with Southern blot analysis, and since amplification and detection steps are performed in the same closed vessel, the risk of releasing amplified nucleic acids into the environment is negligible.

TL;DR: Results indicate the superior performance of the BACTEC Peds Plus/F bottle over the conventional agar plate method for the detection of clinically significant microorganisms from synovial fluid specimens.

TL;DR: The value of the NVTSB anaerobic blood culture was demonstrated for diagnosing bloodstream infections caused by certain facultatively anaerilic bacteria in addition to obligately anaerobia bacteria and supported the inclusion of theNVTSB a standard part of the three-component blood culture set used at this institution.

TL;DR: The LightCycler PCR is a suitable stand-alone method for the detection of GAS from throat swabs and requires less than half the personnel time and the procedure can be completed in considerably less time than the standard approach.

TL;DR: A panel of rapid PCR assays for the detection and identification of C. jejuni, C. coli, Salmonella, and Yersinia species and Shigella and enteroinvasive E. coli in stool samples has a sensitivity and specificity equivalent to that of culture for stools in Cary Blair transport medium.