We assessed the performance, stability, and user acceptability of swab-independent self-collected
saliva and saline mouth rinse/gargle sample types for the molecular detection of …

The BioFire® COVID-19 Test and Respiratory Panel 2.1 (RP2.1) are rapid, fully automated
assays for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in …

… Authors: Marthe Charles, Edward Johnson, Andrea Macyk-Davey, Monica Henry, Jan-Erik
Nilsson, Lil Miedzinski, George Zahariadis… Marthe Charles … Address correspondence to …

Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for rapid novel diagnostic
strategies. Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing (mNGS) may allow for the detection of …

Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing public health emergency has emphasized
the need to study SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis. The human microbiome has been shown to …

A large gap remains between sequencing a microbial community and characterizing all of the
organisms inside of it. Here we develop a novel method to taxonomically bin metagenomic …

Background SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing is required for estimating population seroprevalence
and vaccine response studies. It may also increase case identification when used as an …

Background Candida auris was first described in Japan in 2009 and has since been detected
in over 40 countries. The yeast is concerning for multiple reasons, primarily: (1) challenges …

Contaminated surfaces are a major source of nosocomial infection. To reduce microbial
bioburden and surface‐based transmission of infectious disease, the use of antibacterial and self…

We analyzed 5 years (2016–2020) of nested Canadian data from the Study for Monitoring
Antimicrobial Resistance Trends (SMART) to identify pathogen predominance and …