Laboratory Publications: January - December 2012

February 2012 Laboratory Publications:

Bunce PE, Yang L, Chun S, Zhang SX, Trinkaus MA, Matukas LM. Disseminated Sporotrichosis in a patient with hairy cell leukemia treated with amphotericin B and posaconazole. Medical Mycology. 2012, 50, 197-201

MARCH 2012 Laboratory Publications:

Cosgrove SE, Ristaino P, Caston-Gaa A, Fellerman DP, Nowakowski EF, Carroll KC, Perl TM, Maragakis LL. Caveat emptor: the role of suboptimal bronchoscope repair practices by a third-party vendor in a pseudo-outbreak of pseudomonas in bronchoalveolar lavage specimens. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Mar; 33(3):224-9.

Jeng K, Yang S, Won H, Gaydos CA, Hsieh YH, Kecojevic A, Carroll KC, Hardick J, Rothman RE. Application of a 16S rRNA PCR-high-resolution melt analysis assay for rapid detection of Salmonella Bacteremia. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Mar; 50(3):1122-4.

Mahmud A, Lee R, Munfus-McGray D, Kwiatkowski N, Subramanian A, Neofytos D, Carroll K,Zhang SX. Actinomucor elegans as an emerging cause of mucormycosis: case report and review. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2012 March; 50 (3): 1092-1095.

APRIL 2012 Laboratory Publications:

Alonso CD, Treadway SB, Hanna DB, Huff CA, Neofytos D, Carroll KC, Marr KA. Epidemiology and outcomes of Clostridium difficile infections is hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Clin Infect Dis 2012; 54:1053-63.

Seah C, Richardson SE, Tsui G, Yu B, Thornback J, McTaggart L, Boggild A, Wengenack NL, Zhang SX. Comparison of the FXGTM: RESP (Asp +) real-time PCR assay with direct immunofluorescence and calcofluor white staining for the detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii in respiratory specimens. Medical Mycology. 2012; 50(3):324-327.

May 2012 Laboratory Publications:

Reller ME, Bodinayake C, Nagahawatte A, Devasiri V, Kodikara-Arachichi W, Strouse JJ, Flom JE, Østbye T, Woods CW, Dumler JS. Clinically unsuspected rickettsial illness in Sri Lanka. Emerg Infect Dis 2012; 18:825-29. PMID: 22516455