Publications by authors named "Melissa Leisner"
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- * A two-year study showed that WGS consistently had high negative predictive values for key first-line TB drugs and provided results about 8 days faster than conventional testing.
- * As a result of the findings, a new testing algorithm was adopted that eliminated unnecessary culture tests for 66.6% of strains, leading to quicker results and lower costs, while still ensuring accurate susceptibility profiles for TB cases in New York.
Newborn screening (NBS) for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is associated with improved outcomes. All US states screen for CF; however, CF NBS algorithms have high false positive (FP) rates. In New York State (NYS), the positive predictive value of CF NBS improved from 3.
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