Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Clinical Biochemistry
Research interest
Research interests include Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments.
Blood Culture Use in Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Units and Wards
Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: 2024 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
A rapid host–protein test for differentiating bacterial from viral infection: Apollo diagnostic accuracy study
Evaluation of Metagenomic and Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Workflows for Detection of Respiratory Pathogens from Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Specimens
Human Colon Cancer–Derived <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Strains Drive Colonic Tumorigenesis in Mice
From canines to humans: Clinical importance of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius
Manual of Clinical Microbiology
Multicenter Evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 Test
Repeated Coronavirus Disease 2019 Molecular Testing: Correlation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Culture With Molecular Assays and Cycle Thresholds
Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing of Nasopharyngeal Specimens Collected from Confirmed and Suspect COVID-19 Patients
Does This Patient Need Blood Cultures? A Scoping Review of Indications for Blood Cultures in Adult Nonneutropenic Inpatients
Comparing the analytical performance of three SARS-CoV-2 molecular diagnostic assays
Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: A Comprehensive Update on the Problem of Blood Culture Contamination and a Discussion of Methods for Addressing the Problem
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
A Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: 2018 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Society for Microbiologya
A Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: 2018 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Society for Microbiologya
Multicenter Evaluation of the Accelerate PhenoTest BC Kit for Rapid Identification and Phenotypic Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Using Morphokinetic Cellular Analysis
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Understanding the Promises and Hurdles of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing as a Diagnostic Tool for Infectious Diseases
Comparison of 11 Phenotypic Assays for Accurate Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae
Multicenter Evaluation of BioFire FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel for Detection of Bacteria, Viruses, and Yeast in Cerebrospinal Fluid Specimens
Evaluation of the FilmArray Blood Culture Identification Panel: Results of a Multicenter Controlled Trial
Can Multidrug-Resistant Candidaauris Be Reliably Identified in Clinical Microbiology Laboratories?
Epidemiology and molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in Southeast Asia
Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria and Genetic Resistance Determinants from Positive Blood Culture Broths by Use of the Verigene Gram-Negative Blood Culture Multiplex Microarray-Based Molecular Assay
The Bacteroides fragilis Toxin Gene Is Prevalent in the Colon Mucosa of Colorectal Cancer Patients
Improved Sensitivity for Molecular Detection of Bacterial and Candida Infections in Blood
Multicenter evaluation of the Sepsityper™ extraction kit and MALDI-TOF MS for direct identification of positive blood culture isolates using the BD BACTEC™ FX and VersaTREK<sup>®</sup> diagnostic blood culture systems
Better Tests, Better Care: Improved Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases
A Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: 2013 Recommendations by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)a