2021
Longitudinal Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Anti-Nucleocapsid and anti-Spike-1-RBD Antibody Testing Following PCR-Detected SARS-CoV-2 Infection
El-Khoury JM, Schulz WL, Durant TJS. Longitudinal Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Anti-Nucleocapsid and anti-Spike-1-RBD Antibody Testing Following PCR-Detected SARS-CoV-2 Infection. The Journal Of Applied Laboratory Medicine 2021, 6: jfab030-. PMID: 33822964, PMCID: PMC8083453, DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfab030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionDays post-PCR positivitySARS-CoV-2-positive cohortRBD antibodiesAnti-SARSSerologic assaysSARS-CoV-2 serologic assaysDiagnostic sensitivityElecsys Anti-SARSCoV-2 SResidual clinical samplesAntibody testingRemote historyCoV-2S1-RBDUS populationLongitudinal assessmentInfection statusInfectionDiagnostic aidCohortTime pointsDiscrepant resultsClinical samplesPositivity
2020
Antimicrobial Stewardship Optimization in the Emergency Department: The Effect of Multiplex Respiratory Pathogen Testing and Targeted Educational Intervention
Durant TJS, Kubilay NZ, Reynolds J, Tarabar AF, Dembry LM, Peaper DR. Antimicrobial Stewardship Optimization in the Emergency Department: The Effect of Multiplex Respiratory Pathogen Testing and Targeted Educational Intervention. The Journal Of Applied Laboratory Medicine 2020, 5: 1172-1183. PMID: 32918445, DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfaa130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibiotic prescription ratesEmergency departmentPrescription ratesAntibiotic prescriptionsED visitsRespiratory pathogen testingRespiratory tract infectionsAdult emergency departmentAntimicrobial treatment decisionsProvider-patient interactionsDetection of influenzaTargeted educational interventionsAntimicrobial stewardship educationOseltamivir prescriptionsASP interventionsTract infectionsInfluenza seasonIntervention cohortTreatment decisionsPatient engagementPatientsResult availabilityCohortEducational interventionStewardship education