Mismatch Amplification Mutation Assay-Based Real-Time PCR for Rapid Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants in Clinical Specimens

Valentina Donà, Joost H. Smid, Sara Kasraian, Dianne Egli-Gany, Ferah Dost, Fatime Imeri, Magnus Unemo, Nicola Low, Andrea Endimiani

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

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

Eugenia Maiorano 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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Sports balls as potential SARS-CoV-2 transmission vectors

Michel Pelisser et al.

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Prevalence of oropharyngeal group B Streptococcus colonization in mothers, family, and health care providers

Kristina Roloff, Gohar Stepanyan, Guillermo Valenzuela

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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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How home anterior self-collected nasal swab simplifies SARS-CoV-2 testing: new surveillance horizons in public health and beyond

Silvia Ricci, Lorenzo Lodi, Francesco Citera, Francesco Nieddu, Maria Moriondo, Valentina Guarnieri, Mattia Giovannini, Giuseppe Indolfi, Massimo Resti, Alberto Zanobini, Chiara Azzari

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Low Rate of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Symptomatic Patients Attending a Pediatric Emergency Department

Christoph Zurl, Ernst Eber, Anna Siegl, Sabine Loeffler, Evelyn Stelzl, Harald H. Kessler, Markus Egger, Nina A. Schweintzger, Werner Zenz, Volker Strenger

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Recovery of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and Nocardiae Causing Skin/Soft Tissue Infections by Use of the Copan ESwab Collection and Transport System

B. Gandhi, G. Woods, T. Mazzulli

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Laryngotracheal Microbiota in Adult Laryngotracheal Stenosis

Alexander T Hillel, Sharon S Tang, Camila Carlos, Joseph H Skarlupka, Madhu Gowda, Linda X Yin, Kevin Motz, Cameron R Currie, Garret Suen, Susan L Thibeault

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Evaluation of Methods for the Extraction of Microbial DNA From Vaginal Swabs Used for Microbiome Studies

Valentina Mattei, Selvasankar Murugesan, Muna Al Hashmi, Rebecca Mathew, Nicola James, Parul Singh, Manoj Kumar, Arun Prasath Lakshmanan, Annalisa Terranegra, Souhaila Al Khodor, Sara Tomei

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Comparison of collection methods for molecular detection of α-herpes viruses and Treponema pallidum, including evaluation of critical transportation conditions

Pieter W. Smit, Titia Heijman, Meriem el Abdallaoui, Sylvia M. Bruisten

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Comparison of BD MAX GBS and GenomEra GBS assays for rapid intrapartum PCR detection of vaginal carriage of group B streptococci

Trine Andreasen, Jens Kjølseth Møller, Mohammed Rohi Khalil

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Preoperative preparation of eye with chlorhexidine solution significantly re-duces bacterial load prior to 23-gauge vitrectomy in Swedish health care

Nasser J. Gili, Torbjörn Noren, Eva Törnquist, Sven Crafoord, Anders Bäckman

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Exploring the Microbiota of Diabetic Foot Infections With Culturomics

Joanne Jneid, Nadim Cassir, Sophie Schuldiner, Nathalie Jourdan, Albert Sotto, Jean-Philippe Lavigne, Bernard La Scola

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Temporary carriage of bovine coronavirus and bovine respiratory syncytial virus by fomites and human nasal mucosa after exposure to infected calves

Veslemøy Sunniva Oma, Thea Klem, Madeleine Tråvén, Stefan Alenius, Britt Gjerset, Mette Myrmel, Maria Stokstad

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Medlab Middle East

In 2021 Medlab Middle East will be located with Arab Health. This combination will accelerate innovation and strengthen the capability to provide more relevant solutions, bringing two key communities – healthcare and medical laboratory – together under one roof.

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ECCMID

The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases meeting is one of the most influential congresses in the field of microbiology. ECCMID scientific program is a synthesis of current priorities in clinical microbiology and infection: diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology, and prevention of infectious diseases, as well as related basic microbiology.

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European Society of Human Genetics – ESHG

The European Human Genetics Conference brings you what is at the forefront of human genetics both scientifically and technologically, without losing sight of educating the upcoming generation of human geneticists. With these goals in mind, our Scientific Program Committee establishes the meeting schedule.

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Asia Pacific Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection – APCCMI

APCCMI 2021 will build on this rich history in Singapore and regional collaboration. The congress will focus on:

1. COVID-19
2. Advances in infection control, microbiome and vaccines; new antimicrobials and antimicrobial stewardship.
3. Advances in microbiology including rapid diagnostics, applications in whole-genome sequencing, laboratory automation;
4. Antimicrobial resistance in humans and within the One Health context of animals, humans and the environment;
5. Challenges and progress in the three pandemic infections of HIV, Malaria, and Tuberculosis;
6. Emerging infectious diseases prevalent in the region (Chikungunya, Dengue, Zika) and globally (Avian and seasonal influenza, MERS-CoV)

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International Papillomavirus Conference – IPVC

The theme of the 34th International Papillomavirus Conference is “Research and education for HPV elimination”. Through workshops, invited lectures, and oral and poster sessions presenting the latest research results, the conference will cover papillomavirus-related topics from basic science to clinical research and global health impact. Special attention will be paid to HPV prevention and control in populations that are most vulnerable to HPV, including those in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

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Annual Meeting ASHG

“We are excited to again provide cutting-edge scientific programming and, as the world emerges from an unprecedented pandemic, ASHG’s leadership continues to explore how we can sustain, unite, and engage our vibrant community in new ways.”

Gail P. Jarvik, MD, PhD 2021 ASHG President

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Copan, putting Covid-19 challenges behind and setting up for the post-pandemic scenario

With an email to the main distributors, Copan group’s CEO describes how the ramp-up of Covid-19-related products has been concluded, and how the company is now reorganizing to face post-pandemic challenges.
Last Tuesday, Copan partners received an email signed by Copan’s CEO Stefania Triva herself. Certainly, it was not the first email they received from the leader in preanalytics last year. Still, this time the communication tried to put a full stop to pandemic-related struggles, informing about the accomplishment of 2020 common goals and reorganizing the company and its network for the years to come.

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