Markers of Intestinal Inflammation for the Diagnosis of Infectious Gastroenteritis
Gonzalez MD, Wilen CB, Burnham CA. Markers of Intestinal Inflammation for the Diagnosis of Infectious Gastroenteritis. Clinics In Laboratory Medicine 2015, 35: 333-344. PMID: 26004646, DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2015.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious gastroenteritisIntestinal inflammationSystemic biomarkersInfectious diarrheaInvasive testingFecal biomarkersParasitic infectionsHost responseMajor causeGastroenteritisDiagnosisAdjunct diagnosticsStand-alone testsBiomarkersAssaysInexpensive assayMorbidityDiarrheaInflammationTherapyInfectionCriteria for Reducing Unnecessary Testing for Herpes Simplex Virus, Varicella-Zoster Virus, Cytomegalovirus, and Enterovirus in Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples from Adults
Wilen CB, Monaco CL, Hoppe-Bauer J, Jackups R, Bucelli RC, Burnham CA. Criteria for Reducing Unnecessary Testing for Herpes Simplex Virus, Varicella-Zoster Virus, Cytomegalovirus, and Enterovirus in Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples from Adults. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2015, 53: 887-895. PMID: 25568435, PMCID: PMC4390640, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.03161-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCerebrospinal FluidCohort StudiesCosts and Cost AnalysisCytomegalovirusEnterovirusHerpesvirus 3, HumanHumansLeukocyte CountLeukocytes, MononuclearMeningitis, AsepticMiddle AgedMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificitySimplexvirusConceptsNucleic acid amplification testingVaricella-zoster virusCerebrospinal fluid samplesHSV-1/2Unnecessary testingHerpes simplex virus 1/2Retrospective observational studyCells/Fluid samplesComputerized order setsHerpes simplex virusHealth care costsNAAT assaysImmunocompetent adultsImmunocompetent subjectsValidation cohortAmplification testingObservational studyPositive testCSF samplesEV testingSimplex virusLimited followClinical specificityCare costs