2022
Laboratory Diagnosis for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Christensen BB, Azar MM, Turbett SE. Laboratory Diagnosis for SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Infectious Disease Clinics Of North America 2022, 36: 327-347. PMID: 35636903, PMCID: PMC9141924, DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2022.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionClinical syndromeMolecular testingPatient's clinical syndromeReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionOptimal diagnostic testCOVID-19 infectionSymptom onsetAcute infectionAntigen testingSerologic testingAcute diagnosisPolymerase chain reactionLaboratory diagnosisDiagnostic testsInfectionChain reactionDiagnosisSyndromeTesting
2020
Molecular Testing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections: Clinical and Diagnostic Recommendations From the IDSA’s Diagnostics Committee
Hanson KE, Azar MM, Banerjee R, Chou A, Colgrove RC, Ginocchio CC, Hayden MK, Holodiny M, Jain S, Koo S, Levy J, Timbrook TT, Caliendo AM. Molecular Testing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections: Clinical and Diagnostic Recommendations From the IDSA’s Diagnostics Committee. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 71: 2744-2751. PMID: 32369578, PMCID: PMC7454374, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19HumansMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesRespiratory Tract InfectionsSARS-CoV-2VirusesConceptsRespiratory tract infectionsAcute respiratory tract infectionsTract infectionsDiagnostics CommitteeSpecific nucleic acid amplification testsBacterial respiratory tract infectionsNucleic acid amplification testsRoutine clinical practiceDiagnostic reference standardNew molecular testsGlobal health responseClinical signsRespiratory medicineAmplification testsClinical practiceMolecular testingClinical judgmentAvailable assaysHealth responseDiagnostic recommendationsNovel coronavirus pandemicMolecular testsReference standardInfectionMolecular diagnosticsEmerging Microbiology Diagnostics for Transplant Infections: On the Cusp of a Paradigm Shift.
Azar MM, Gaston DC, Kotton CN, Malinis MF. Emerging Microbiology Diagnostics for Transplant Infections: On the Cusp of a Paradigm Shift. Transplantation 2020, 104: 1358-1384. PMID: 31972701, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003123.BooksConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationInfected transplant recipientsInfectious disease specialistsStem cell transplantationBlood culture specimensArray of pathogensTransplant recipientsTransplant cliniciansClinical outcomesDisease specialistsCell transplantationTransplant infectionsMagnetic resonance-based methodsMicrobiology diagnosticsSolid organsCulture specimensMolecular testingMolecular panelResistance determinantsInfectionOutcomesDiagnostic microbiologyResonance-based methodsPatientsTransplantation
2018
Detection of Influenza A and B Viruses and Respiratory Syncytial Virus by Use of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA)-Waived Point-of-Care Assays: a Paradigm Shift to Molecular Tests
Azar MM, Landry ML. Detection of Influenza A and B Viruses and Respiratory Syncytial Virus by Use of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA)-Waived Point-of-Care Assays: a Paradigm Shift to Molecular Tests. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2018, 56: 10.1128/jcm.00367-18. PMID: 29695519, PMCID: PMC6018333, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00367-18.BooksMeSH KeywordsDiagnostic Tests, RoutineHumansImmunoassayInfluenza A virusInfluenza B virusMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesNasopharynxPoint-of-Care SystemsRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Tract InfectionsConceptsRapid influenza diagnostic testsRespiratory syncytial virusNucleic acid amplification testsSyncytial virusB virusInfluenza AClinical Laboratory Improvement AmendmentsAntiviral therapyPoint of careAvailable rapid influenza diagnostic testsSensitive nucleic acid amplification testsMolecular testsInfluenza diagnostic testsRespiratory virus infectionsInfection prevention strategiesRapid antigen detectionRapid laboratory testingViral diagnostic testingDetection of influenzaNew pandemic strainsAccurate laboratory diagnosisRapid antigenRespiratory virusesViral culturePatient management