2022
Advances in molecular infectious diseases testing in the time of COVID-19
Peaper DR, Kerantzas CA, Durant TJS. Advances in molecular infectious diseases testing in the time of COVID-19. Clinical Biochemistry 2022, 117: 94-101. PMID: 35181291, PMCID: PMC8843810, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2022.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsClinical Laboratory TechniquesCommunicable DiseasesCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2ConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Infectious diseasesRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Syndrome coronavirus 2COVID-19Public health needsCoronavirus 2Health needsDiagnostic testingCoronavirus diseaseLaboratory responseWidespread testingDiseaseCOVID-19 pandemicLaboratory medicineSample collectionPandemicTestingChallenging eventsDiagnostic manufacturers
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
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Laboratory Utilization
Durant TJS, Peaper DR, Ferguson D, Schulz WL. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Laboratory Utilization. The Journal Of Applied Laboratory Medicine 2020, 5: 1194-1205. PMID: 32663258, PMCID: PMC7454564, DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfaa121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusClinical Laboratory ServicesClinical Laboratory TechniquesCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingFacilities and Services UtilizationHumansIncidencePandemicsPneumonia, ViralPolymerase Chain ReactionReagent Kits, DiagnosticRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Specimen HandlingAgile Health Care Analytics: Enabling Real-Time Disease Surveillance With a Computational Health Platform
Schulz WL, Durant T, Torre CJ, Hsiao AL, Krumholz HM. Agile Health Care Analytics: Enabling Real-Time Disease Surveillance With a Computational Health Platform. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2020, 22: e18707. PMID: 32442130, PMCID: PMC7257473, DOI: 10.2196/18707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReal-time dataHealth information technologyReal-world dataHealth platformInformation technologyCombination of technologiesReal timeSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Timely informationRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2PlatformRespiratory tract infectionsSyndrome coronavirus 2Health care systemTract infectionsCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreakIncident casesCoronavirus 2Novel applicationTechnologyAnalyticsHealth systemCare systemSpecific pathogens