2023
Saliva as an alternative sample type for detection of pneumococcal carriage in young children
Wyllie A, Rots N, Wijmenga-Monsuur A, van Houten M, Sanders E, Trzciński K. Saliva as an alternative sample type for detection of pneumococcal carriage in young children. Microbiology 2023, 169: 001394. PMID: 37819029, PMCID: PMC10634364, DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNasopharyngeal swabsCarriage detectionPneumococcal carriageSaliva samplesSubset of serotypesOlder age groupsConventional cultureAlternative sample typePneumococcal colonizationPneumococcal detectionPolymicrobial growthAge groupsStudy participantsSaliva samplingSwabsDiagnostic culturesGold standardLongitudinal studyYoung childrenSalivaCarriageChildrenInfantsMolecular detection methodsPneumococci
2022
Evaluation of the Liberty16 Mobile Real Time PCR Device for Use With the SalivaDirect Assay for SARS-CoV-2 Testing
Yolda-Carr D, Thammavongsa DA, Vega N, Turner SJ, Pickering PJ, Wyllie AL. Evaluation of the Liberty16 Mobile Real Time PCR Device for Use With the SalivaDirect Assay for SARS-CoV-2 Testing. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2022, 11: 808773. PMID: 35118013, PMCID: PMC8804088, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.808773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLimit of detectionReal-time PCR deviceSARS-CoV-2 testingSmall portable devicesPCR devicePortable devicesSARS-CoV-2 detectionHigh sensitivitySARS-CoV-2 RNADevicesInfectious respiratory diseaseSARS-CoV-2Low-resource settingsRespiratory diseaseImplementation of testingFurther optimizationSaliva samplesProtocolGold standardRT-qPCRTimely accessCOVID-19 pandemicDetectionLOD rangeSensitivity
2016
Molecular surveillance on Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in non-elderly adults; little evidence for pneumococcal circulation independent from the reservoir in children
Wyllie AL, Rümke LW, Arp K, Bosch AA, Bruin JP, Rots NY, Wijmenga-Monsuur AJ, Sanders EA, Trzciński K. Molecular surveillance on Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in non-elderly adults; little evidence for pneumococcal circulation independent from the reservoir in children. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 34888. PMID: 27713565, PMCID: PMC5054371, DOI: 10.1038/srep34888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarriage rateNasopharyngeal swabsOral samplesUpper respiratory tract samplesVaccine herd effectsStreptococcus pneumoniae carriageRespiratory tract samplesHigh carriage rateNon-elderly adultsS. pneumoniae detectionAge-associated differencesEntire adult populationChildless adultsSerotype replacementPneumoniae carriagePneumococcal carriageTract samplesCarriage frequencyStreptococcus pneumoniaeAdult populationSerotype 3Gold standard culture methodMolecular surveillanceMolecular testsGold standard