2020
The Brief Case: Secondary Measles and the Pitfalls of Diagnostic Testing
Azar MM, Canterino J, Landry ML. The Brief Case: Secondary Measles and the Pitfalls of Diagnostic Testing. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2020, 58: 10.1128/jcm.01938-19. PMID: 32839284, PMCID: PMC7448623, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01938-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntibodies, ViralDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresDiagnostic Tests, RoutineHumansMeaslesMeasles VaccineMeasles virusClosing the Brief Case: Secondary Measles and the Pitfalls of Diagnostic Testing
Azar MM, Canterino J, Landry ML. Closing the Brief Case: Secondary Measles and the Pitfalls of Diagnostic Testing. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2020, 58: 10.1128/jcm.01939-19. PMID: 32839285, PMCID: PMC7448644, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01939-19.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesAntibodies, ViralDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresDiagnostic Tests, RoutineHumansMeaslesMeasles VaccineMeasles virus
2019
Use of Routine Complete Blood Count Results to Rule Out Anaplasmosis Without the Need for Specific Diagnostic Testing
Turbett SE, Anahtar MN, Pattanayak V, Azar MM, Coffey KC, Eng G, Rudolf JW, Lewandrowski KB, Baron J, Rosenberg ES, Branda JA. Use of Routine Complete Blood Count Results to Rule Out Anaplasmosis Without the Need for Specific Diagnostic Testing. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2019, 70: 1215-1221. PMID: 31044232, PMCID: PMC7346887, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnaplasma phagocytophilumAnaplasmosisAnimalsBlood Cell CountDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresHumansProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesConceptsComplete blood countWhite blood cellsPolymerase chain reactionBlood countLiver function test resultsRoutine complete blood countMedical record reviewSpecific diagnostic testingFunction test resultsRoutine laboratory testsPositive PCR resultsTrue positive casesTrue negative casesLaboratory abnormalitiesRecord reviewRetrospective reviewPlatelet countClinical criteriaTime of testingProspective phasePCR testingPLT countStewardship programsClinical situationsDiagnostic testing