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Rapid identification by MALDI-TOF/MS and antimicrobial disk diffusion susceptibility testing for positive blood cultures after a short incubation on the WASPLab®

Abdessalam Cherkaoui & Gesuele Renzi & Nouria Azam & Didier Schorderet & Nicolas Vuilleumier
& Jacques Schrenzel

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Sample collection and transport strategies to enhance yield, accessibility, and biosafety of COVID-19 RT-PCR testing

Banada et al.

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Copan Walk Away Specimen Processor (WASP) Automated System for Pathogen Detection in Female Reproductive Tract Specimens

Jing Gao et al.

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The effect of urine storage temperature and boric acid preservation on quantitative bacterial culture for diagnosing canine urinary tract infection

Hedström M et al.

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Oropharynx microbiota transitions in hypopharyngeal carcinoma treatment of induced chemotherapy followed by surgery

Hui‑Ching Lau et al.

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Comparison of swab types for collection and analysis of microorganisms

Natalie M. Wise et al.

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Clonal spread of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae among patients at admission and discharge at a Vietnamese neonatal intensive care unit

Björn Berglund et al.

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Epidemiology of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli from repeated prevalence studies over 11 years in a long-term-care facility

Martischang et al.

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Antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates and syndromic treatment of men with urethral discharge in Kingston, Jamaica, 2018-19

McDermott et al.

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Inhibition of DNA amplification caused by metal in extracted bloodstains and in direct amplification

Patterson et al.

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Human papillomavirus 16 L1 gene methylation as a potential biomarker for predicting anal intraepithelial neoplasia in men who have sex with men (MSM)

Chaiwongkot et al.

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Collection and storage of DVI samples with microFLOQ® Direct swabs for direct amplification

Loockerman et al.

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ESBL-Producing, Carbapenem- and Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Escherichia coli in Belgian and Dutch Broiler and Pig Farms: A Cross-Sectional and Cross-Border Study

Sien De Koster et al.

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Screening for cytomegalovirus shedding in vagina and saliva: Significant differences between biological fluids, swab types and storage durations in DNA recovery

Ngee Keong Tan et al.

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Efficacy of Unsupervised Self-Collected Mid-Turbinate FLOQSwabs for the Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Egildo Luca D’andrea et al.

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Evaluation of an Environmental Transport Medium for Legionella pneumophila Recovery

Marianna Martinelli et al.

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Assessment of the Diagnostic Ability of Four Detection Methods Using Three Sample Types of COVID-19 Patients

Fei Yu et al.

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Immune cell residency in the nasal mucosa may partially explain respiratory disease severity across the age range

Konner Winkley et al.

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Early Start of Oral Clarithromycin Is Associated with Better Outcome in COVID-19 of Moderate Severity: The ACHIEVE Open-Label Single-Arm Trial

Konstantinos Tsiakos et al.

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Prevalence of BRD-Related Viral Pathogens in the Upper Respiratory Tract of Swiss Veal Calves

Eveline Studer et al.

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Screening of Eurasian Tundra Reindeer for Viral Sequences by Next-Generation Sequencing

Javier Sanchez Romano et al.

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Screening the Presence of Non-Typhoidal Salmonella in Different Animal Systems and the Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance

Dacil Rivera et al.

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Real-World Evidence: The Low Validity of Temperature Screening for COVID-19 Triage

Bogdan C. Pana et al.

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The impact of a ‘milking the COW’ campaign in a regional hospital in Singapore

Surinder Kaur M.S. Pada et al.

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Optimizing liquefaction and decontamination of sputum for DNA extraction from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Anzaan Dippenaar et al.

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Current State of Laboratory Automation in Clinical Microbiology Laboratory

Kritikos Antonios et al.

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Clinical, virological and immunological evolution of the olfactory and gustatory dysfunction in COVID-19

Eugenia Maiorano et al.

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The Vaginal Microbiota Composition and Genital Infections during and after Pregnancy amongWomen in Pemba Island, Tanzania

Naomi C.A. Juliana

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Automated colony picking and McFarland preparation using the Copan Colibrì instrument is equivalent to manual McFarland preparations for antimicrobial susceptibility testing using the Vitek 2 system

K. Bryant et al.

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Evaluation Of Automated MALDI – TOF Target Plate Preparation

My-Lien Pham et al.

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Is SARS-CoV-2 a Concern for Food Safety? A Very Low Prevalence from a Food Survey during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Northern Italy

Sara Arnaboldi et al.

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Validation of the NeuMoDx™ SARS-CoV-2 assay with COPAN eNAT® and E&O Viral PCR Sample Solution collection media types in comparison with other validated SARS-CoV-2 RNA assays

Daniel Baird et al.

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Accuracy of Tongue Swab Testing Using Xpert MTB-RIF Ultra for Tuberculosis Diagnosis

A. Andama et al.

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Frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Patients with Imminent Preterm Delivery on the Island of Curaçao

Aglaia Hage et al.

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Antibiotic-resistant organisms establish reservoirs in new hospital built environments and are related to patient blood infection isolates

Kimberley V Sukhum et al.

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Validation of the Colibrí Instrument for Automated Preparation of MALDI-TOF MS Targets for Yeast Identification

Robbe Heestermans et al.

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Self-collected saliva for SARS-CoV-2 detection: evaluation of Copan Lollisponge™

Cristiano Sabelli, Ph.D., Simone Paghera, MS.

Monkeypox: sample collection and diagnostic techniques

Stefania Di Costanzo, Ph.D.

Multidrug-resistant OXA-48/CTX-M-15 Klebsiella pneumoniae cluster in a COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit: Salient lessons for infection prevention and control during the COVID-19 pandemic

Annaleise R. Howard-Jones et al.

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The challenge of preventing and containing outbreaks of multidrug-resistant organisms and Candida auris during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: report of a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak and a systematic review of the literature

Reto Thoma et al.

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Characterization of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases during Measles Outbreaks in Milan and Surrounding Areas, Italy, 2017–2021

Silvia Bianchi et al.

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Clinical validation of full HR HPV genotyping HPV Selfy assay according to the international guidelines for HPV test requirements for cervical cancer screening on clinician collected and self collected samples

Alice Avian et al.

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Novel Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza H6N1 in Backyard Chicken in Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chilean Polynesia

Francisca di Pillo et al.

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Dual-site ligation-assisted loop-mediated isothermal amplification (dLig-LAMP) for colorimetric and point-of-care determination of real SARS-CoV-2

Moon Hyeok Choi et al.

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Whole genome sequencing and taxonomic profiling of two Pantoea sp. isolated from environmental samples in Israel

Yehoudit Guedj-Dana, et al.

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Human papillomavirus (HPV) detection in vaginal self-samples: evaluation of eNat® as an alternative suspension medium to ThinPrep®PreservCyt® for vaginal swabs

Chiara Giubbi et al.

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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA on surfaces in a COVID-19 hospital ward indicates airborne viral spread

J. Thylefors et al.

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Comparison of Different Self‐Sampling Devices for Molecular Detection of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs): A Pilot Study

Ilaria Sechi et al.

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Total Laboratory Automation for Rapid Detection and Identification of Microorganisms and Their Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles

Abdessalam Cherkaoui et al.

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Outbreak of ceftazidime-avibactam resistant KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit, Italy: urgent need for updating diagnostic protocols of surveillance cultures

Gabriele Bianco et al.

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High-Resolution Melting Analysis to Detect Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants in South African Neisseria gonorrhoeae Clinical Isolates and Specimens

Nireshni Mitchev et al.

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On-field evaluation of a ultra-rapid fluorescence immunoassay as a frontline test for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic

Andrea Orsi et al.

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The evaluation of a novel digital immunochromatographic assay with silver amplification to detect SARS-CoV-2

Yoko Kurihara et al.

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Antibiotic resistance rise in Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter spp.

Matteo Miriani, Ph.D.

Molecular Evolution of a Klebsiella pneumoniae ST278 Iso-late Harboring blaNDM-7 and Involved in Nosocomial Transmission

Tarah Lynch

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Development of a melting-curve based multiplex real-time PCR assay for simultaneous detection of Streptococcus agalactiae and genes encoding resistance to macrolides and lincosamides

Eliane Saori Otaguiri

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Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in individuals from the community in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Taniela Marli Bes

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Germs of thrones – spontaneous decolonization of Car-bapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and Vancomycin-Resistant Enter-ococci (VRE) in Western Europe: is this myth or reality?

Benjamin Davido

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Antibiotic Susceptibility and Treatment Response in Bacterial Skin Infection

Ji Soo Lim

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The epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus carriage in patients at-tending inner city sexually transmitted infections and community clinics in Calgary, Canada

Alejandra Ugarte Torres

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Risk of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections among Children Found to be Staphylococcus aureus MRSA USA300 Carriers

Lilly Cheng Immergluck

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Case-Control Pilot Study on Acute Diarrheal Dis-ease in a Geographically Defined Pediatric Population in a Middle-Income Country

Ana E Farfán-García

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The initial state of the human gut microbiome deter-mines its reshaping by antibiotics

Frédéric Raymond

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Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Carriage among Healthy Children in Cyprus Post Widespread Simultaneous Implementation of PCV10 and PCV13 Vaccines

Adamos Hadjipanayis

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Multisite evaluation of Cepheid Xpert Carba-R assay for detection of carbapenemase-producing organisms in rectal swabs

Tato M

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UriSwab: an effective transport medium for nucleic acid detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Anna-maria G Costa

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Active Surveillance of Carbapenemase-Producing Or-ganisms (CPO) Colonization With Xpert Carba-R Assay Plus Positive Patient Iso-lation Proves to Be Effective in CPO Containment

Menglan Zhou

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The acceptability and cost of a home-based chlamydia retesting strategy: findings from the REACT randomised controlled trial

Smith K. S.

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Randomized Comparison of Two Vaginal Self-Sampling Methods for Human Papillomavirus Detection: Dry Swab versus FTA Cartridge

Rosa Catarino

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A comparison of cotton and flocked swabs for vaginal self-sample collection

Manuela Viviano

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Vaginal colonization with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria among women in labor in central Uganda: prevalence and associated factors

Josephine Tumuhamye

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Comparison of the Copan WASPLab incorporating the BioRad expert system against the SIRscan 2000 automatic for routine antimicrobial disc diffusion susceptibility testing

A. Cherkaoui

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Whole genome sequencing revealed new molecular characteristics in multidrug resistant staphylococci recovered from high frequency touched surfaces in London

Rory Cave

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High prevalence of multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae among residents of long term care facilities in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Eline van Dulm

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Copan WASPLab automation significantly reduces incubation times and allows earlier culture readings

A. Cherkaoui

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Macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium from female sex workers in Belgium

Liselotte Coorevits

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Performance of TEM-PCR vs Culture for Bacterial Identification in Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections

James B. Wood

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Fluoroquinolone resistance in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli from poultry and human samples assessed by PCR- restriction fragment length polymorphism assay

Yuli Melisa Sierra-Arguello

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Age-Dependent Dissimilarity of the Nasopharyngeal and Middle Ear Microbiota in Children with Acute Otitis Media

Silvio D Brugger

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SARS‑CoV‑2 in hospital indoor environments is predominantly non‑infectious

Janina Krambrich et al.

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Excellent option for mass testing during the SARS‑CoV‑2 pandemic: painless self‑collection and direct RT‑qPCR

Eva Kriegova et al.

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Performance evaluation of an automated SARS-CoV-2 Ag test for the diagnosis of COVID-19 infection on nasopharyngeal swabs

Cedric Hartard et al.

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Evidence of Common Isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae in Bovines and Humans in Emilia Romagna Region (Northern Italy)

Elena Carra et al.

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Correlating qRT-PCR, dPCR and Viral Titration for the Identification and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2: A New Approach for Infection Management

Martina Brandolini et al.

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MYCO‑TB: the first IVD kit suitable for the digestion and decontamination of extra‑pulmonary specimens to detect Mycobacteria.

Bisognin et al.

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Saliva detection of SARS-CoV-2 for mitigating company outbreaks: a surveillance experience

Emerenziana Ottaviano et al.

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Practical strategies for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing in resource-constrained settings

Meredith S. Muller et al.

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Safe and effective pool testing 1 for SARS-CoV-2 detection

Marie Wunsch et al.

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Cov-MS: A Community-Based Template Assay for Mass-Spectrometry-Based Protein Detection in SARS-CoV‑2 Patients

Bart Van Puyvelde et al.

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Sports balls as potential SARS-CoV-2 transmission vectors

Michel Pelisser et al.

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Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection in a Healthy Healthcare Worker in Italy Confirmed by Whole-Genome Sequencing

Daniela Loconsole et al.

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Extractionless nucleic acid detection: a high capacity solution to COVID-19 testing

Shairaz Baksh et al.

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Bacterial causes of otitis media with spontaneous perforation of the tympanic membrane in the era of 13 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

Corinne Levy

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Performance of Fully Automated Antimicrobial Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Testing Using Copan WASP Colibri coupled to Radian in-Line Carousel and Expert System

Abdessalam Cherkaoui et al.

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Critical evaluation of faecal microbiome preservation using metagenomic analysis

Pribyl et al.

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An emm-type specific qPCR to track bacterial load during experimental human Streptococcus pyogenes pharyngitis

Loraine V. Fabri et al.

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Multicenter evaluation of the Xpert MRSA NxG assay for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nasal swabs

Melanie L. Yarbrough

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Child development, growth and microbiota: fol-low-up of a randomized education trial in Uganda

Prudence Atukunda

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SARS-CoV-2 on Ocular Surfaces in a Cohort of Patients With COVID-19 From the Lombardy Region, Italy

Claudio Azzolini

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Effectiveness of 0.66% Povidone-Iodine Eye Drops on Ocular Surface Flora before Cataract Surgery: A Nationwide Microbiological Study

Rosario Musumeci

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Self‑sampling versus health care professional‑guided swab collection for SARS‑CoV‑2 testing

Silvia Würstle

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Common skin bacteria protect their host from oxidative stress through secreted antioxidant RoxP

Tilde Andersson

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Prevalence of microbial contamination in donor corneas

Nan-Ni Chen

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Common skin bacteria protect their host from oxidative stress through secreted antioxidant RoxP

Tilde Andersson

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Evaluation of the Colibrí from Copan for automated MALDI-TOF spotting

E. Zarate et al.

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Feasibility and acceptability of saliva-based testing for the screening of SARS-CoV-2 infection in prison

C. Parodi, E. Ottaviano, N. Cocco, S. Ancona, S. Bianchi, V. Massa, R. Bartolotti, B. Pezzoni, R. Giuliani, E. Borghi, R. Ranieri

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Performance of the RT-LAMP-based eazyplex® SARS-CoV-2 as a novel rapid diagnostic test

Renate Egerer

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Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Campylobacter jejuni in an immunocompetent patient

Karina Frahm Kirk et al.

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Long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospitalized children: findings from an Italian single-center study

Valeria Calcaterra et al.

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Performance of BD Onclarity HPV assay on FLOQSwabs vaginal self-samples

Marianna Martinelli et al.

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Standardization of the protocol for oral cavity examination and collecting of the biological samples for microbiome research using the next‑generation sequencing (NGS): own experience with the COVID‑19 patients

Barbara Brzychczy‑Sroka et al.

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Efficacy of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum PBS067, Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BL050, and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus LRH020 in the Amelioration ofVaginal Microbiota in Post-Menopausal Women: A Prospective Observational Clinical Trial

Franco Vicariotto et al.

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Strategies to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening With Mailed Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling Kits: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Rachel L. Winer et al.

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Stability of circulating miRNA in saliva: The influence of sample associated pre-analytical variables

Chiara Romani et al.

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Automated Protocol for Monitoring Droplets and Fomites on Surfaces

Federica Valeriani et al.

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Oral swabs with a rapid molecular diagnostic test for pulmonary tuberculosis in adults and children: a systematic review

E. Chandler Church et al

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Evaluation of PhenoMATRIX and PhenoMATRIX PLUS for the screening of MRSA from nasal and inguinal/perineal swabs using chromogenic media

Abdessalam Cherkaoui et al

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Detection of TDP-43 seeding activity in the olfactory mucosa from patients with frontotemporal dementia

Elena Fontana et al.

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Lactobacillus isalae sp. nov., isolated from the female reproductive tract

Tom Eilers et al.

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Detection of Enteropathogens in Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Non-Human ImmunodeficiencyVirus-Infected Children with Acute Diarrhea in an Indonesian Tertiary Hospital Using Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Dewi Wulandari et al.

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The diagnostics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Matteo Miriani, Ph.D., Scientific Marketing Manager

Hierarchical AI enables global interpretation of culture plates in the era of digital microbiology

Alberto Signoroni et al.

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A citizen-science-enabled catalogue of the vaginal microbiome and associated factors

Sarah Lebeer et al.

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A multicenter evaluation of Copan’s Colibrí™, an automated instrument for MALDI TOF MS target application for bacterial identification

My Lien Pham et al.

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STIs and Self-Sampling: Copan’s Role in the Future of Sexually Transmitted Infections Prevention and Management

Stefania Di Costanzo, Ph.D., Scientific Affairs Manager

Persistent and transient olfactory deficits in COVID-19 are associated to inflammation and zinc homeostasis

Lorenzo Lupi et al.

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Preferences of healthcare workers usingtongue swabs for tuberculosis diagnosisduring COVID-19

Renée Codsi et al.

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Preliminary Results of Feasibility and Acceptability ofSelf-Collection for Cervical Screening in Italian Women

Illari Sechi et al.

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Boric acid-free UriSponge™: performance and benefits 

Matteo Miriani, Ph.D., Senior Scientific Marketing Manager
Cristiano Sabelli, Ph.D., Scientific Affairs Director
Matteo Beffa, MSc, Senior Microbiology Laboratory Specialist

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Boric acid-free UriSponge™: comparison with commercially available boric acid transport system 

Matteo Miriani, Ph.D., Senior Scientific Marketing Manager
Cristiano Sabelli, Ph.D., Scientific Affairs Director
Matteo Beffa, MSc, Senior Microbiology Laboratory Specialist

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Diagnostic accuracy of tongue swab testing on two automated tuberculosis diagnostic platforms, Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and Molbio Truenat MTB Ultima

Rachel C. Wood et al.

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Signatures of disease outcome severity in the intestinal fungal and bacterial microbiome of COVID-19 patients

Fernando Rizzello et al.

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Evaluation of Self-Collected Versus Health Care Professional (HCP)-Performed Sampling and the Potential Impact on the Diagnostic Results of Asymptomatic Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in High-Risk Individuals

Simon Weidlich et al.

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Acceptance of Self-Sampling and Knowledge about Human Papillomavirus among Women in Mongolia

Tsetsegsaikhan Batmunkh et al.

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Evaluation of 5 Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays for the Detection of Mpox Virus

Ramzi Fattouh et al.

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Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Application for Candida auris Outbreak Typing in a Referral Intensive Care Unit: Phylogenetic Analysis and Clustering Cut-Off Definition

Antonio Curtoni et al.

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Deep sequencing of Escherichia coli exposes colonisation diversity and impact of antibiotics in Punjab, Pakistan

Tamim Khawaja et al.

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Opportunistic offering of self-sampling to non-attenders within the English cervical screening programme: a pragmatic, multicentre, implementation feasibility trial with randomly allocated cluster intervention start dates (YouScreen)

Anita W. W. Lim et al.

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Serotype epidemiology and antibiotic resistance of pneumococcal isolates colonizing infants in Botswana (2016–2019)

Jillian H. Hurst et al.

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Variables that impact HPV test accuracy during vaginal self collection workflow for cervical cancer screening

Laurence Vaughan et al.

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Evaluation of Pre-Analytical Variables for Human Papillomavirus Primary Screening from Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs

Michele Qi et al.

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Detection of invisible biological traces in relation to the physicochemical properties of substrates surfaces in forensic casework

Mathilde Recipon et al.

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Evaluation of Automated Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Using Radian® In‑Line Carousel

Kim Callebaut et al.

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High performance of the DNA methylation-based WID-qEC test for detecting uterine cancers independent of sampling modalities

Ojone Illah et al.

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Copan MSwab® maintains HPV nucleic acid stability after long term storage

Stefania Di Costanzo, Simone Paghera, Michele Rosso, Cristiano Sabelli

YGC (Yeast Glucose Chloramphenicol Agar) MediaBag™

N. Schepis, G. Mazza, A. Giambra

Copan MSwab® maintains HPV nucleic acid stability at challenging temperatures

Stefania Di Costanzo, Simone Paghera, Michele Rosso, Cristiano Sabelli

Copan Self Vaginal FLOQSwabs®:Agreement between clinician and self-collected samples for HPV detection. Evidence from the scientific literature

Stefania Di Costanzo, Cristiano Sabelli.

Performance evaluation of a self-administered point-of-care test for anal HPV screening in PrEP users: data from a community-based PrEP service

Lorenzo Biasioli et al.

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Safety and Efficacy of IL-12 Plasmid DNA Transfection into Pig Skin: Supportive Data for Human Clinical Trials on Gene Therapy and Vaccination

Ursa Lampreht Tratar et al.

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Zoonotic transmission of Chlamydia felis from domestic cats; A case series of chronic follicular conjunctivitis in humans

Laura hughes et al.

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VRBL (Violet Red Bile Lactose Agar) MediaBag™

N. Schepis, G. Mazza, A. Giambra

OGYE (Oxytetracycline Glucose YeastExtract Agar) MediaBag™

N. Schepis, G. Mazza, A. Giambra

MRS (De Man, Rogosa and Sharpe Agar) MediaBag™

N. Schepis, G. Mazza, A. Giambra

BP (Baird Parker Agar) MediaBag™

N. Schepis, G. Mazza, A. Giambra

VRBG (Violet Red Bile Glucose Agar) MediaBag™

N. Schepis, G. Mazza, A. Giambra

PCA (Plate Count Agar) MediaBag™

N. Schepis, G. Mazza, A. Giambra

Human papillomavirus testing using existing nucleic acid testing platforms to screen women for cervical cancer:implementation studies from five sub-Saharan African countries

Jessica Joseph et al.

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Age-specific and genotype-specific carcinogenic human papilloma virus prevalence in a country with a high cervical cancer burden: results of across-sectional study in Estonia

Kersti Pärna et al.

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Olfactory swab sampling optimization for α-synuclein aggregate detection in patients with Parkinson’s disease

M. Bongianni, M. Catalan, D. Perra, E. Fontana, F. Janes, C. Bertolotti, L. Sacchetto, S. Capaldi, M. Tagliapietra, P. Polverino, V. Tommasini, G. Bellavita, E. Ataie Kachoie, R. Baruca, A. Bernardini, M. Valente, M. Fiorini, E. Bronzato, S. Tamburin, L. Bertolasi, L. Brozzetti, M. P. Cecchini, G. Gigli, S. Monaco, P. Manganotti, G. Zanusso

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Diagnostic test accuracy of an automated device for the MALDI target preparation for microbial identification

Abdessalam Cherkaoui et al.

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Substantial decrease in SARS‑CoV‑2 RNA after fixation of cadavers intended for anatomical dissection

Kateřina Vymazalová et al

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PhenoMATRIX® – can Artificial do better than Human Intelligence?

N. Schepis, S. Oliani, A. Giambra, I. Acerbi, M. Savarese

A Lethal Case of Disseminated Cladosporium allicinum Infection in a Captive African Bullfrog

Andrea Grassi et al.

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Generating human STR DNA profiles from blood ingested by leeches

Elizabeth Knapp et al.

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Genotype heterogeneity of high-risk human papillomavirus infection in Ethiopia

Ayichew Seyoum  et al.

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BRCA testing on buccal swab to improve access to healthcare and cancer prevention: a performance evaluation

Elisa de Paolis et al.

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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 from combined nasal/rectal swabs

Adriana M. Airo et al.

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Evaluation of BD Onclarity™ HPV Assay on Self-Collected Vaginal and First-Void Urine Samples as Compared to Clinician-Collected Cervical Samples: A Pilot Study

Marianna Martinelli et al.

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Changes in genital Human Papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence among urban females a decade after the Malaysian HPV vaccination program

Su Pei Khoo et al.

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Hygiene of medical devices and Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations for Alcohol-based and QAC disinfectants among isolates from physical therapy departments

Urška Rozman et al.

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Outbreak investigation including molecular characterization of community associated methicillin‑resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a primary and secondary school in Eastern Switzerland

Frederike Waldeck et al.

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Human Monkeypox Experience in a Tertiary Level Hospital in Milan, Italy, between May and October 2022: Epidemiological Features and Clinical Characteristics

Caterina Candela et al

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Culturomics to Investigate the Endometrial Microbiome: Proof-of-Concept

Robin Vanstokstraeten et al.

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The Perfect Match: Assessment of Sample Collection Efficiency for Immunological and Molecular Findings in Different Types of Fabrics

Sara C. Zapico et al.

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Effect of the environment on home-based self-sampling kits for anal cancer screening

Jenna Nitkowski et al.

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Exploring the Healthy Eye Microbiota Niche in a Multicenter Study

Davide Borroni et al.

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A Monte Carlo simulation and sensitivity cost benefit analysis for use of nylon 4N6FLOQSwabs®

Bruce Budowle et al

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Validation of Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing directly from blood cultures using WASPLab ®, including Colibrí™ and Radian ® in‑Line Carousel

Pauline Hilda Herroelen et al.

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Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 circulation using saliva testing in school children in Rome, Italy

G. Sberna et al.

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A prospective cost–benefit analysis for nylon 4N6FLOQSwabs®: example of the process and potential benefits

B. Budowle et al.

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Fully Automated EUCAST Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (RAST) from Positive Blood Cultures: Diagnostic Accuracy and Implementation

Abdessalam Cherkaoui et al.

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Evidence of surface contamination in hospital rooms ccupied by patients infected with monkeypox, Germany, June 2022

D. Nörz, S. Pfefferle, T. T. Brehm, G. Franke, I. Grewe, B. Knobling, M. Aepfelbacher, S. Huber, E. M. Klupp, S. Jordan, M. M. Addo, J. Schulze zur Wiesch, S. Schmiedel, M. Lütgehetmann, J. K. Knobloch

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Viral Etiology and Clinical Characteristics of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Hospitalized Children in Southern Germany (2014–2018)

Julia Tabatabai et al.

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Copan ESwab™, a Liquid Based Microbiology Device, Can Be Used For the Preservation of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae For Culture and For Detection of CT/NG by Gen-Probe ® APTIMA ® COMBO 2 Assay

M. Kett-Goheen et al

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Touching the (almost) untouchable: a minimally invasive workflow for microbiological and biomolecular analyses of cultural heritage objects

Cecilia G. Flocco et al.

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Clinical evaluation of the walk-away specimen processor and ESwab for recovery of Streptococcus agalactiae isolates in prenatal screening specimens

B. W. Buchan et al

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Laboratory Automation in Microbiology: Impact on Turnaround Time of Microbiological Samples in COVID Time

Carla Fontana et al.

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Preschool-located influenza vaccinationand influenza-like illness surveillance: anItalian pilot experience

Antonella Amendola et al.

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Identification of Drug Resistant Candida auris

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Optimizing a real-time PCR assay for rapid detection of Candida auris in nasal and axillary/groin samples

Michael Malczynski et al

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Rapid identification from rectal swabs of the clinically most relevant carbapenemase genes from gram-negative bacteria using the BD MAX Check-Points CPO Assay

Sergio García-Fernández et al.

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Laboratory evaluation of the ESwab transport system for the recovery of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

J. Moran-Gilad et al.

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First water safety plan approach applied to a Dental Clinic complex: identification of new risk factors associated with Legionella and P. aeruginosa contamination, using a novel sampling, maintenance and management program

F. Marino et al.

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Fecal microbiota composition is related to response to CDK4/6-inhibitors in metastatic breast cancer: a prospective cross-sectional exploratory study

F. Schettini et al.

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