2008
Real-time PCR compared to Binax NOW and cytospin-immunofluorescence for detection of influenza in hospitalized patients
Landry ML, Cohen S, Ferguson D. Real-time PCR compared to Binax NOW and cytospin-immunofluorescence for detection of influenza in hospitalized patients. Journal Of Clinical Virology 2008, 43: 148-151. PMID: 18639488, PMCID: PMC7173065, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2008.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, MonoclonalChildChild, PreschoolFluorescent Antibody Technique, DirectHospitalizationHumansImmunoassayInfantInfluenza A virusInfluenza B virusInfluenza, HumanMiddle AgedNasopharynxReagent Kits, DiagnosticReproducibility of ResultsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and SpecificityTaq PolymeraseTime FactorsVirus CultivationYoung AdultConceptsHospitalized patientsTaqMan RT-PCRRT-PCRInfluenza ARapid flu testsDiagnosis of influenzaInfluenza-positive samplesDetection of influenzaReal-time RT-PCRInfluenza BInfluenza diagnosisPatient managementReal-time PCRMore accurate testsPatientsBinaxTrue positive samplesRapid testClinical samplesPositive samplesFurther studiesHospitalAccurate testInfluenzaDiagnosis
2004
Rapid HIV Testing of Women in Labor
Forsyth BW, Barringer SR, Walls TA, Landry ML, Ferguson D, Tinghitella TJ, Unfricht M, Luchansky E, Magriples U. Rapid HIV Testing of Women in Labor. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2004, 35: 151-154. PMID: 14722447, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200402010-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRapid HIV testingHIV testingEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayHospital BHospital AHIV enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayPerinatal HIV transmissionProportion of womenHours postdeliveryPerinatal transmissionAntiretroviral treatmentHIV transmissionSame hospitalHospitalImmunosorbent assayRapid testWomenHIVMaximum effectELISA protocolSuch testingRiskPotential benefitsProphylaxisAntiretrovirals