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Evaluation of three MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry libraries for the identification of filamentous fungi in three clinical microbiology laboratories in Manitoba, Canada.
Sensitivity and Specificity Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization Abstract: Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI- TOF MS) is commonly ...
Prediction of Susceptibility to First-Line Tuberculosis Drugs by DNA Sequencing
ethambutol (8794 [89.8%] of 9794). Resistance to isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide was correctly predicted with 97.1%, 97.5%, 94.6%, and 91.3% sensitivity, respectively, and susceptibility to ...
Application of whole genome data for in silico evaluation of primers and probes routinely employed for the detection of viral species by RT-qPCR using dengue virus as a case study.
sensitivity and specificity. CONCLUSIONS: We provide a comprehensive overview of dengue virus RT-qPCR method performance that will aid appropriate method selection allowing to take specific measures that aim to ...
Comparison of SNP-based subtyping workflows for bacterial isolates using WGS data, applied to Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium and serotype 1,4,[5],12:i:.
isolates and sensitivity towards sequencing coverage, which could be linked to the specific data analysis strategies used therein. To demonstrate the effect of particular data analysis steps, several ...
Estimating the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and thyroid disorders using medication data in Flanders, Belgium.
high sensitivity for diabetes (90.4%) and thyroid disorders (77.5%), while prescribed medication showed a low sensitivity for doctor-registered diagnoses (56.5 and 43.6%, respectively). The specificity ...
Evaluation of the Speed-Oligo Mycobacteria assay for the identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria.
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Nucleic Acid Hybridization Oligonucleotides polymerase chain reaction Reagent Kits, Diagnostic RNA, Ribosomal, 16S Sensitivity and Specificity ...
Evaluation of 3 rapid influenza diagnostic tests during the 2012-2013 epidemic: influences of subtype and viral load.
H1N1 Subtype Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype Influenza, Human Male middle aged Prospective Studies Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Sensitivity and Specificity Viral Load Young adult Abstract: This ...
False-positive rifampicin resistance on Xpert® MTB/RIF caused by a silent mutation in the rpoB gene.
Isoniazid Male Molecular Sequence Data Mutation Mycobacterium tuberculosis Phenotype Pyrazinamide Rifampin Sensitivity and Specificity sputum Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Abstract: The Xpert® MTB / RIF assay ...
Estimation of hepatitis E virus (HEV) pig seroprevalence using ELISA and Western blot and comparison between human and pig HEV sequences in Belgium.
Immunosorbent Assay Genotype Hepatitis E Hepatitis E virus Humans Phylogeny Sensitivity and Specificity Seroepidemiologic Studies Swine Swine Diseases Abstract: Zoonotic transmission of hepatitis E virus (HEV) is ...