Publications
Below is a list with links to related publications.
EVIGENE Documents
4.20.2009 | Package insert for mecA EVIGENE
4.20.2009 | Package insert for S. aureus EVIGENE
4.20.2009 | Package insert for S. aureus EVIGENE
4.20.2009 | Package insert for PVL EVIGENE
4.20.2009 | Package insert for mecA EVIGENE
PNA FISH Documents
2.8.2010 | Pseudomonal vs. Non-Pseudomonal Therapy
2.3.2010 | US Package Insert for E. coli/P. aeruginosa PNA FISH
12.16.2009 | Infection vs. Contamination
12.16.2009 | Ampicillin and Vancomycin Resistant E. faecium
12.8.2009 | US - Package insert for S. aureus/CNS PNA FISH
Presentations
11.17.2008 | A look at how the availability of rapid results affects antimicrobial management.
10.16.2007 | PowerPoint slides describing the PNA FISH technology, procedure and how the tests can help improve care for patients with bloodstream infections.
10.13.2006 | IDSA 2006 Oral Presentation
10.11.2006 | ICAAC 2006 Presentation
Scientific Papers
1.19.2010 | PNA FISH results confirmed that the representative isolates from all five episodes were S. aureus
1.4.2010 | In 46 febrile neutropenic patients who had received hematopoietic stem cell transplantation the fluorescence in situ hybridisation using peptide nucleic acid probes (PNA FISH method), Gram...
10.9.2009 | Wound biopsies were obtained from patients diagnosed as having chronic venous leg ulcers, and bacterial aggregates in these wounds were detected and located by the use of peptide...
4.23.2009 | This shortened method will significantly reduce the time to identification
4.23.2009 | Background: Hospital acquired vancomycin resistant enterococcal (VRE) bacteremia has been associated with increased hospital costs, length of stay and mortality. The Enterococcus...
Scientific Posters
9.14.2009 | The integration of an AMP and PNA FISH can show sustained cost-effective benefits for the hospital, even after removing vancomycin restriction.
9.14.2009 | MRSA BSIs among hospitalized patients affect predominantly those with diabetes and/or renal disease, with 54% caused by SCCmecIV, V strains. VAN MIC determination by Etest is...
5.20.2009 | There was 100% agreement between the modified rapid PNA FISH and the standard PNA FISH method
3.16.2009 | The Yeast Traffic Light PNA FISH(TM) assay offers excellent sensitivity and specificity and may be performed directly on BAL specimens yielding results in less than three hours.
6.5.2008 | The GBS PNA FISH assay is a specific molecular identification for microbial identification. Our results showed increased sensitivity, decreased specimen handling and shorter turnaround time...