2020
High Agreement Between an Ultrasensitive Clostridioides difficile Toxin Assay and a C. difficile Laboratory Algorithm Utilizing GDH-and-Toxin Enzyme Immunoassays and Cytotoxin Testing
Landry ML, Topal JE, Estis J, Katzenbach P, Nolan N, Sandlund J. High Agreement Between an Ultrasensitive Clostridioides difficile Toxin Assay and a C. difficile Laboratory Algorithm Utilizing GDH-and-Toxin Enzyme Immunoassays and Cytotoxin Testing. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2020, 58: 10.1128/jcm.01629-19. PMID: 31776192, PMCID: PMC6989068, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01629-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToxin enzyme immunoassayToxin A/BCell cytotoxicity neutralization assayEnzyme immunoassayStool samplesDifficile toxin assaysProspective clinical studyCytotoxicity neutralization assayCare algorithmChart reviewClinical studiesToxin ACytotoxin testingNeutralization assaysToxin assaysNegative agreementDiscordant samplesLaboratory algorithmTesting algorithmHigh agreementInfection diagnosticsGlutamate dehydrogenasePositive agreementImmunoassayAssays
2005
Real-Time Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Using Molecular Beacons for Detection of Enterovirus RNA in Clinical Specimens
Landry ML, Garner R, Ferguson D. Real-Time Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Using Molecular Beacons for Detection of Enterovirus RNA in Clinical Specimens. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2005, 43: 3136-3139. PMID: 16000425, PMCID: PMC1169110, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.7.3136-3139.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleic acid sequence-based amplificationTime Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based AmplificationEV-positive samplesReal-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplificationDetection of enterovirusesEnterovirus RNAStool samplesCerebrospinal fluidNASBA assayClinical specimensEnterovirusesMolecular beacon technologyAssays
2001
Evaluation of Biosite Triage Clostridium difficile Panel for Rapid Detection of Clostridium difficile in Stool Samples
Landry M, Topal J, Ferguson D, Giudetti D, Tang Y. Evaluation of Biosite Triage Clostridium difficile Panel for Rapid Detection of Clostridium difficile in Stool Samples. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2001, 39: 1855-1858. PMID: 11326003, PMCID: PMC88038, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.39.5.1855-1858.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueCommon antigenStool samplesPredictive valueC. difficile toxin AHigh negative predictive valueAntigen-positive patientsDifficile-negative patientsAntigen positive resultDifficile toxin ADifficile carriersContact precautionsAntibiotic treatmentToxin ACytotoxin titersTriage PanelUnnecessary useClostridium difficilePatients
1995
Fatal enterovirus type 71 infection
LANDRY M, FONSECA S, COHEN S, BOGUE C. Fatal enterovirus type 71 infection. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1995, 14: 1095-1100. PMID: 8745025, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199512000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research