Publications

8.24.2010 | Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute document for PNA FISH

8.9.2010 | EU Package Insert for GNR Traffic Light PNA FISH

7.27.2010 | US Package Insert for Yeast Traffic Light PNA FISH

6.9.2010 | Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Document for GBS PNA FISH

6.9.2010 | US Package Insert for GBS PNA FISH

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

4.13.2010 | We highly recommend that the new Traffic Light FISH assay be incorporated into the BSI strategy for rapid laboratory identification of GNB due to its excellent accuracy and ease of use.

4.5.2010 | Candida albicans cells could be identified in real time by using fluorescent in situ hybridization

4.2.2010 | There was 100% concordance between the two protocols for each assay (368/368 and 370/370) and 99.7% (367/368 and 369/370) agreement with routine laboratory techniques.

3.3.2010 | The sensitivity, specificity and negative and positive predictive values for the detection of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in 206 LIM enrichment broths using subculture, GBS PNA FISH, and...

1.19.2010 | PNA FISH results confirmed that the representative isolates from all five episodes were S. aureus

5.31.2005 | Biofilms are complex microbial communities of single or multiple species formed on a variety of surfaces. Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus are among the leading pathogens...

5.31.2005 | Candida dubliniensis isolates have been identified from patients worldwide with increasing reports of cases of systemic disease and clinical resistance to fluconazole. Here, we report 6 cases...

5.31.2005 | Early detection of candidemia reduces hospital costs significantly and improves patient care. The preliminary reporting of yeasts in blood culture bottles often mandates institution of...

5.31.2005 | Staphylococci are among the most frequently isolated microorganisms from blood cultures and differentiation between Staphylococcus aureus and other staphylococci, commonly known as...

5.31.2005 | The taxonomy of the genus Pseudomonas has changed in recent years, such that many species previously classified as Pseudomonas species have been reclassified and now belong to...