Brucella spp isolated from respiratory sample and grown in Mycobacterium growth indicator tube (MGIT)
Somily AM, Kambal AM, Naeem T, Babay HA, Al Hedaithy M, Al Anazi A, Barry MA, Al Aska A, Morshed MG, Murray TS. Brucella spp isolated from respiratory sample and grown in Mycobacterium growth indicator tube (MGIT). Annals Of Saudi Medicine 2013, 33: 394-396. PMID: 24060721, PMCID: PMC6078500, DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2013.394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBacteriological TechniquesBrucellaBrucellosisDecontaminationHumansMaleMycobacteriumSaudi ArabiaSerologic TestsSputumRapid detection of carbapenemase activity through monitoring ertapenem hydrolysis in Enterobacteriaceae with LCMS/MS
Peaper DR, Kulkarni MV, Tichy AN, Jarvis M, Murray TS, Hodsdon ME. Rapid detection of carbapenemase activity through monitoring ertapenem hydrolysis in Enterobacteriaceae with LCMS/MS. Bioanalysis 2013, 5: 147-157. PMID: 23330558, PMCID: PMC5753620, DOI: 10.4155/bio.12.310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife-threatening infectionsIll patientsGram-negative rodsDiagnostic testsExpression of carbapenemasesAvailable diagnostic testsRapid diagnostic testsRatios of metabolitesLC-MS/MSCarbapenemase activityHodge testCarbapenem resistanceCarbapenemase productionCarbapenem antibioticsΒ-lactam antibioticsThreshold cutoffDA increaseErtapenem hydrolysisLC-MS/MS methodPatientsClinical laboratoriesAntibioticsLCMS/MSInfectionPhysiological levels