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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic ActinomycetesMolecular Bacterial Load Assay Concurs with Culture on NaOH-Induced Loss of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ViabilityEffective methods to detect viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the main causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), are urgently needed. To date, cultivation of M. tuberculosis is the gold standard, which depends on initial sample processing with N-acetyl-l-cysteine–sodium...
BacteriologyComparative Evaluation of Enteric Bacterial Culture and a Molecular Multiplex Syndromic Panel in Children with Acute GastroenteritisAlthough enteric multianalyte syndromic panels are increasingly employed, direct comparisons with traditional methods and the inclusion of host phenotype correlations are limited. Luminex xTAG gastrointestinal pathogen panel (GPP) and culture results are highly concordant.
MinireviewHuman Bacterial Repertoire of the Urinary Tract: a Potential Paradigm ShiftThe aim of this article is to review the human repertoire of bacteria in urine already described by culture and metagenomic techniques and published in the literature. Our study led us to compare this repertoire with other available human repertoires.
BacteriologySonication versus Tissue Sampling for Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint and Other Orthopedic Device-Related InfectionsCurrent guidelines recommend collection of multiple tissue samples for diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections (PJI). Sonication of explanted devices has been proposed as a potentially simpler alternative; however, reported microbiological yield varies.
VirologyComparison of Herpes Simplex Virus PCR with Culture for Virus Detection in Multisource Surface Swab Specimens from NeonatesThe American Academy of Pediatrics currently recommends herpes simplex virus (HSV) culture or PCR for testing of swabs of the conjunctivae, mouth, nasopharynx, and rectum (surface swabs) from neonates. The objectives of this study were to compare the performance and time to results of HSV PCR with those of HSV culture with surface swabs from neonates.
MinireviewDetection of Respiratory Colonization by Kingella kingae and the Novel Kingella negevensis Species in Children: Uses and MethodologyThe recognition of the role of Kingella kingae as one of the main etiologic agents of skeletal system infections in young children and the recent discovery of the novel Kingella negevensis species have resulted in an increasing interest in these two emerging pediatric pathogens. Both bacteria...
