Publications by authors named "Kathy L Grant"
Purpose: This pilot study sought to determine the rate and degree to which gram-negative Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa and gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus occurred on the inside of utility gloves used at University of Maine at Augusta, Dental Health Programs' dental hygiene clinic.
Methods: Five steam autoclave utility gloves were randomly selected to serve as control and a convenience sample of 10 used utility gloves were selected from the sterilization area. A sample was collected from a predetermined surface area from the inside of each steam autoclave utility glove and used utility glove.
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated the effectiveness of two commercial assays, Linear Array (LA) and LiPA, for detecting and typing HPV in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) cervical tissue from 299 women diagnosed with cervical disease.
- Findings indicated that the two assays showed low concordance, particularly in detecting certain HPV types, with the parallel testing algorithm yielding a slightly higher detection rate for HPV types overall.
- The research developed a reliable testing method for these assays and provided insights into HPV type distribution in cervical lesions before the introduction of the HPV vaccine.
Virtual microscopy as a tool for proficiency testing in cytopathology.
Arch Pathol Lab Med
December 2004