Publications by authors named "Vicki Healer"
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- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection poses significant risks after transplantation, leading to higher illness and death rates, making molecular testing crucial for patient monitoring post-transplant.
- This study compared two assays for quantifying CMV—Aptima CMV on the Panther system and ELITech MGB CMV on the InGenius system—using reference panels and clinical samples to evaluate performance.
- Results showed that while both assays are highly accurate, Aptima demonstrated excellent sensitivity and lower limits of detection, with only 6.8% discordant results, highlighting its reliability for measuring CMV levels in various specimens.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has spread rapidly around the globe since it was first identified in December of 2019 in Wuhan, China. In a race to contain the infection, researchers and healthcare officials have developed several assays to help diagnose individuals with COVID-19. To help laboratories decide what assay to bring into testing lines, factors such as assay availability, cost, throughput, and TAT should be considered.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA comparison between the BD MAX MRSA and Xpert MRSA assays was performed using 239 nares samples. A 97.9% overall agreement between the two molecular assays was observed.
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