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Cost Savings Realized by Implementation of Routine Microbiological Identification by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry by Tran, Anthony, Alby, Kevin, Kerr, Alan, Jones, Melissa, Gilligan, Peter H

“…Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) is an emerging technology for rapid identification of bacterial…”
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Identification of Hemagglutinin Residues Responsible for H3N2 Antigenic Drift during the 2014–2015 Influenza Season by Chambers, Benjamin S., Parkhouse, Kaela, Ross, Ted M., Alby, Kevin, Hensley, Scott E.

“…Influenza vaccines must be updated regularly because influenza viruses continuously acquire mutations in antibody binding sites of hemagglutinin (HA). The…”
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Discovery of a phenotypic switch regulating sexual mating in the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida tropicalis by Porman, Allison M, Alby, Kevin, Hirakawa, Matthew P, Bennett, Richard J

“…Sexual reproduction can promote genetic diversity in eukaryotes, and yet many pathogenic fungi have been labeled as obligate asexual species. It is becoming…”
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Interspecies pheromone signaling promotes biofilm formation and same-sex mating in Candida albicans by Alby, Kevin, Bennett, Richard J

“…The opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans undergoes a parasexual mating cycle in which cells must switch from the conventional "white" form to the…”
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Comparison of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry Platforms for the Identification of Gram-Negative Rods from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis by Alby, Kevin, Gilligan, Peter H, Miller, Melissa B

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The parasexual cycle in Candida albicans provides an alternative pathway to meiosis for the formation of recombinant strains by Forche, Anja, Alby, Kevin, Schaefer, Dana, Johnson, Alexander D, Berman, Judith, Bennett, Richard J

“…Candida albicans has an elaborate, yet efficient, mating system that promotes conjugation between diploid a and alpha strains. The product of mating is a…”
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Efficacy of noncarbapenem therapy for the treatment of ceftriaxone-resistant Enterobacterales outside the urinary tract by Rausch, Ethan P, Alby, Kevin, Wilson, William

“…To determine the safety of noncarbapenem versus carbapenem antibiotics for treatment of adults with documented infection caused by ceftriaxone-resistant…”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Nanosphere Verigene RV+ Assay and the Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV Kit for Detection of Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Viruses by Alby, Kevin, Popowitch, Elena B, Miller, Melissa B

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Colonization with extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales (ESCrE) and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) in healthcare and community settings in Botswana: an antibiotic resistance in communities and hospitals (ARCH) study by Mannathoko, Naledi, Mosepele, Mosepele, Gross, Robert, Smith, Rachel M., Alby, Kevin, Glaser, Laurel, Richard-Greenblatt, Melissa, Dumm, Rebekah, Sharma, Aditya, Jaskowiak-Barr, Anne, Cressman, Leigh, Sewawa, Kgotlaetsile, Cowden, Laura, Reesey, Emily, Otukile, Dimpho, Paganotti, Giacomo M., Mokomane, Margaret, Lautenbach, Ebbing

“…•Extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales (ESCrE) prevalence was high in hospital, clinic, and community settings.•Carbapenem-resistant…”
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Susceptibility reporting and antibiotic prescribing for UTIs in the inpatient setting: A nudge toward improved stewardship by Ponder, Madison, Kinlaw, Alan, Daniels, Lindsay, Norris, Ashlyn, Alby, Kevin

“…Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in the inpatient, observation, and emergency department settings. Although many UTI-causing pathogens…”
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Implementation of a systematic culturing program to monitor the efficacy of endoscope reprocessing: outcomes and costs by Ma, Gene K., MD, Pegues, David A., MD, Kochman, Michael L., MD, Alby, Kevin, MD, Fishman, Neil O., MD, Saunders, Marianne, RN, MSN, CNOR, Grous, Carolyn, RN, MSN, CNOR, Dempsey, Daniel T., MD, Ginsberg, Gregory G., MD

“…Background and Aims In 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidance for duodenoscope…”
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Sexual reproduction in the Candida clade: cryptic cycles, diverse mechanisms, and alternative functions by Alby, Kevin, Bennett, Richard J

“…To have sex, or not to have sex, is a question posed by many microorganisms. In favor of a sexual lifestyle is the associated rearrangement of genetic material…”
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Alternatives to Serologic Testing for Diagnosis of Lyme Disease by Alby, Kevin, PhD, D(ABMM), Capraro, Gerald A., PhD, D(ABMM)

“…Although serologic testing remains the gold standard for laboratory diagnosis of Lyme disease, the antibody response may take several weeks to increase greater…”
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Development of a Treatment Algorithm for Streptococci and Enterococci from Positive Blood Cultures Identified with the Verigene Gram-Positive Blood Culture Assay by Alby, Kevin, Daniels, Lindsay M, Weber, David J, Miller, Melissa B

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Colonization with extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales (ESCrE) in hospitalized patients in Botswana by Mannathoko, Naledi Betsi, Mosepele, Mosepele, Gross, Robert, Smith, Rachel, Styczynski, Ashley, Cressman, Leigh, Richard-Greenblatt, Melissa, Glaser, Laurel, Alby, Kevin, Jaskowiak, Anne, Sewawa, Kgotlaetsile, Cowden, Laura, Otukile, Dimpho, Paganotti, Giacomo, Mokomane, Margaret, Bilker, Warren, Lautenbach, Ebbing

“…Background: The epidemiology of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales (ESCrE) in hospitalized patients in low- and middle-income countries…”
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Clinical Outcomes with Rapid Detection of Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Routine Blood Cultures by Nicolsen, Nicole C, LeCroy, Nicholas, Lecroy, Nicholas, Alby, Kevin, Martin, Kelly E, Laux, Jeffrey, Lin, Feng-Chang, Daniels, Lindsay, Weber, David J, Miller, Melissa B

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Identification of a Cell Death Pathway in Candida albicans during the Response to Pheromone by Alby, Kevin, Schaefer, Dana, Sherwood, Racquel Kim, Jones, Jr, Stephen K, Bennett, Richard J

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To Switch or Not to Switch? Phenotypic switching is sensitive to multiple inputs in a pathogenic fungus: Phenotypic switching is sensitive to multiple inputs in a pathogenic fungus by Alby, Kevin, Bennett, Richard J.

“…Candida albicans is the most commonly isolated human fungal pathogen and uses a diverse repertoire of morphological transitions to aid colonization and…”
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The Brief Case: A case of bloodstream infection with Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii in an infant by Giffen, Samantha R, Alby, Kevin

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Point-Counterpoint: Meningitis/Encephalitis Syndromic Testing in the Clinical Laboratory by Dien Bard, Jennifer, Alby, Kevin

“…INTRODUCTIONSyndromic panels were first FDA cleared for detection of respiratory pathogens in 2008. Since then, other panels have been approved by the FDA, and…”
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