selected scholarly activity
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conferences
- P2.45 High burden of persistent oncogenic hpv infection in high-risk, hiv-negative men who have sex with men using a novel hpv e6/e7 mrna assay. Sexually Transmitted Infections. A87-A87. 2017
- MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM (MG) INFECTIONS IN CANADIAN WOMEN WITH CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS (CT) AND/OR NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE (NG). Sexually Transmitted Diseases. S140-S140. 2016
- O10.5 Rapid diagnosis oftrichomonas vaginalisby testing vaginal swabs in an isothermal helicase-dependent amplivue®assay. Sexually Transmitted Infections. A48.1-A48. 2015
- P07.18 Ease and comfort of a novel herswabtmvaginal self-sampling device for the detection of sexually transmitted infections. Sexually Transmitted Infections. A127.1-A127. 2015
- COMPARISON OF SECOND GENERATION MOLECULAR ASSAYS FOR CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS IN FEMALE URINES AND SELF-COLLECTED VAGINAL SWABS. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. S129-S129. 2014
- WORKFLOW AND MAINTENANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF FIVE AUTOMATED LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS FOR MOLECULAR ASSAYS THAT DETECT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. S134-S134. 2014
- HPV Genotyping in Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Comparison of a Luminex-Based Assay vs Linear Array. Modern Pathology. 305A-305A. 2014
- HPV Genotyping in Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Comparison of a Luminex-Based Assay vs Linear Array. Laboratory Investigation. 305A-305A. 2014
- Detection and Throughput Comparison of APTIMA Combo 2 (TIGRIS) and ProbeTec ET CT/GC OX (VIPER XTR) for Chlamydia trachomatis in Self-Collected Vaginal and Urine Specimens. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 883-883. 2013
- O3-S3.01 Comparison of a new APTIMA specimen collection and transportation kit to L-Pap for detection ofC trachomatis,N gonorrhoeaeandT vaginalisin cervical and vaginal specimens. Sexually Transmitted Infections. A73.2-A74. 2011
- Burden of infection with C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae, T. vaginalis and HR-HPV in homeless youth determined by APTIMA testing. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. e353-e353. 2010
- Screening for C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae Infections by Testing Penile Meatal Swabs and Urine with APTIMA® Combo 2. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. e180-e180. 2008
- P1448 Flocked swabs and UTM-RT are pre-analytical tools suitable for rapid antigen kits, direct immunofiuorescence, culture and PCR diagnostics assay for viral infections. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. S404-S405. 2007
- Efficacy of Screening for Neisseria gonorrheae and Chlaymdia trachomatis From Liquid Pap Tests. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 55S-55S. 2006
- Increased rates of respiratory viral (RV) infections using Flocked Swabs and UTM-RT. Journal of Clinical Virology. S19-S19. 2006
- Vaginal Swabs Are the Specimens of Choice When Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Results From a Multicenter Evaluation of the APTIMA Assays for Both Infections. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 725-728. 2005
- Women Find It Easy and Prefer to Collect Their Own Vaginal Swabs to Diagnose Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 729-733. 2005
- Universal transport medium and flocked swabs enhanced the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae in nucleic acid amplification assays.. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 675-675. 2005
- Lack of female urinary inhibitors to Chlamydia trachomatis nucleic acid amplification in the Gen-Probe APTIMA Combo 2 assay. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1247-1247. 2001
- Newly Available and Future Laboratory Tests for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Other Than HIV. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. S8-S11. 1999
- Identification of oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) by a rapid DNA sequencing assay.. American Journal of Pathology. ID12-ID12. 1997
- Diagnosing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) by multiplex PCR (MPCR) testing of first void urine (FVU) specimens.. American Journal of Pathology. ID11-ID11. 1996
- Multi-center evaluation of the Abbott IMx SELECT(®) Chlamydia Blocking Reagent for verification of chlamydia trachomatis in female endocervical and male urethral swabs. Klinisches Labor. 369-372. 1995
- Multi-center evaluation of the Abbott IMx Select(®) chlamydia assay for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in female endocervical and male urethral swabs. Klinisches Labor. 373-377. 1995
- Chlamydia.. Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine. 203-206. 1990
- HERPES-SIMPLEX PNEUMONIA IN PREMATURE NEWBORNS. Clinical and Investigative Medicine. A94-A94. 1986
- HERPES-SIMPLEX PNEUMONIA IN PREMATURE NEWBORNS. Clinical and Investigative Medicine. A135-A135. 1986
- RESULTS OF PROSPECTIVE MATCHING FOR CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV) STATUS IN RENAL-TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS. Clinical and Investigative Medicine. A166-A166. 1986
- VIRUS-INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA - THE ROLE OF VIRAL HEMOLYSIN AND NEURAMINIDASE. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 429-429. 1981
- Viral Replication And Platelet Adhesiveness To Vascular Endothelium. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 74-74. 1981
- THE ROLE OF VARIOUS COMMERCIALLY-AVAILABLE RADIOIMMUNOASSAYS (RIA) IN THE SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF VIRAL-HEPATITIS. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 135-135. 1980
- USE OF PASSIVE HEMAGGLUTINATION (PH) AND HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION (HI) IN IMMUNITY SCREENING AND RUBELLA DIAGNOSIS. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 133-133. 1980
- COMPARISONS OF SUBUNIT AND WHOLE VIRUS INFLUENZA VACCINES. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 170-170. 1979
- EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SEQUELAE OF CONGENITAL CYTOMEGALOVIRUS-INFECTION. Pediatric Research. 467-467. 1979
- MUMPS IN A PARTIALLY-IMMUNE POPULATION. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 48-48. 1979
- SEROLOGICAL RESPONSES TO HERPESVIRUS INFECTIONS BY IMMUNE ADHERENCE HEMAGGLUTINATION (IAHA) AND COMPLEMENT-FIXATION (CF). Canadian Journal of Public Health. 49-50. 1979
- DEFECTIVE ANTIVIRAL CELL-MEDIATED-IMMUNITY IN A CHILD WITH RECURRENT VIRAL-INFECTIONS. Pediatric Research. 385-385. 1976
- EFFECT OF VIRUSES ON PLATELET-AGGREGATION AND PLATELET SURVIVAL IN RABBITS. Circulation. 199-199. 1976
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journal articles
- Progress in Applied Research on the Laboratory Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the Role of the STD Journal.. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 51:616-617. 2024
- Celebrating 60 Years of Research at the 15th International Symposium on Human Chlamydial Infections. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 50:129-130. 2023
- HPV genotype-specific distribution and attributable risk in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in a referral population with a history of LSIL.. Cancer Biomarkers. 38:433-442. 2023
- Comparison of CINtec PLUS cytology and cobas HPV test for triaging Canadian patients with LSIL cytology referred to colposcopy: A two-year prospective study. Cancer Biomarkers. 34:347-358. 2022
- Multicenter Comparison of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for the Diagnosis of Rectal and Oropharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 60:e0136321. 2022
- Comparison of Alinity m HPV and cobas HPV assays on cervical specimens in diverse storage media. Tumour Virus Research. 12:200224-200224. 2021
- Workflow and Throughput of Commercial Assays to Detect Mycoplasma genitalium and Macrolide Resistance–Mediating Mutations. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 48:e132-e134. 2021
- Corrigendum to CINtec PLUS and cobas HPV testing for triaging Canadian women referred to colposcopy with a history of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion: Baseline findings [Papillomavirus Res. 10 (2020) 100206]. Tumour Virus Research. 11:200215-200215. 2021
- Julius (Julie) Schachter, PhD, Professor Emeritus (1936–2020). Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 48:315-316. 2021
- CINtec PLUS and cobas HPV testing for triaging Canadian women referred to colposcopy with a history of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion: Baseline findings. Tumour Virus Research. 10:100206-100206. 2020
- Comparison of Assays for the Diagnosis of Mycoplasma genitalium and Macrolide Resistance Mutations in Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs and Urine. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 47:705-711. 2020
- Performance of AmpFire HPV assay on neck cervical lymph node aspirate and oropharyngeal samples. Journal of Virological Methods. 279:113840-113840. 2020
- Mycoplasma genitalium, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Detected With Aptima Assays Performed on Self-Obtained Vaginal Swabs and Urine Collected at Home and in a Clinic. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 46:e87-e89. 2019
- Alternate Nucleic Acid Targets Can Be Used To Create a Composite Standard To Evaluate Clinical Performance of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 57:e00661-e00619. 2019
- Treatment of first-void urine with Aptima Transfer Solution increases detection of high-risk HPV E6/E7 mRNA. Journal of Virological Methods. 267:48-52. 2019
- HPV E6 oncoproteins and nucleic acids in neck lymph node fine needle aspirates and oral samples from patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Tumour Virus Research. 6:1-5. 2018
- Comparative performance of human papillomavirus messenger RNA versus DNA screening tests at baseline and 48 months in the HPV FOCAL trial. Journal of Clinical Virology. 108:32-37. 2018
- Developing a new diagnostic algorithm for human papilloma virus associated oropharyngeal carcinoma: an investigation of HPV DNA assays. Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 46:11. 2017
- Trichomonas vaginalis Prevalence and Correlates in Women and Men Attending STI Clinics in Western Canada. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 44:627-629. 2017
- Urinary Meatal Swabbing Detects More Men Infected With Mycoplasma genitalium and Four Other Sexually Transmitted Infections Than First Catch Urine. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 44:489-491. 2017
- Mycoplasma genitalium Antibiotic Resistance–Mediating Mutations in Canadian Women With or Without Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 44:433-435. 2017
- Prevalence and antibiotic resistance ofMycoplasma genitaliumamong STI clinic attendees in Western Canada: a cross-sectional analysis. BMJ Open. 7:e016300-e016300. 2017
- Detection of cervical precancerous lesions with Aptima HPV assays using SurePath preservative fluid specimens. Tumour Virus Research. 3:155-159. 2017
- Comparison of cobas 4800, m2000, Viper XTR, and Infinity 80 Automated Instruments When Processing Urine Specimens for the Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 44:161-165. 2017
- Aptima HPV Assay versus Hybrid Capture® 2 HPV test for primary cervical cancer screening in the HPV FOCAL trial. Journal of Clinical Virology. 87:23-29. 2017
- Comparison of Workflow, Maintenance, and Consumables in the GeneXpert Infinity 80 and Panther Instruments While Testing for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 43:377-381. 2016
- Rapid Diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis by Testing Vaginal Swabs in an Isothermal Helicase-Dependent AmpliVue Assay. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 43:369-373. 2016
- Ease, Comfort, and Performance of the HerSwab Vaginal Self-Sampling Device for the Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 43:125-129. 2016
- Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network Laboratory Guidelines for the Use of Direct Tests to Detect Syphilis in Canada. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 26:13A-17A. 2015
- Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network National Syphilis Laboratory Testing Recommendations: Introduction. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 26:4A-5A. 2015
- Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Neurosyphilis in Canada. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 26:18A-22A. 2015
- Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory Guidelines for the Use of Point‐of‐Care Tests for the Diagnosis of Syphilis in Canada. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 26:29A-32A. 2015
- Comparison of Flocked and Aptima Swabs and Two Specimen Transport Media in the Aptima Combo 2 Assay. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 52:3808-3809. 2014
- Head-to-Head Comparison of Second-Generation Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae on Urine Samples from Female Subjects and Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 52:2305-2310. 2014
- Workflow and Maintenance Characteristics of Five Automated Laboratory Instruments for the Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 52:2299-2304. 2014
- Evaluation of a New APTIMA Specimen Collection and Transportation Kit for High-Risk Human Papillomavirus E6/E7 Messenger RNA in Cervical and Vaginal Samples. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 41:365-368. 2014
- Ease and Comfort of Cervical and Vaginal Sampling for Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomonas vaginalis with a New Aptima Specimen Collection and Transportation Kit. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 52:668-670. 2014
- Self-collected swabs of the urinary meatus diagnose moreChlamydia trachomatisandNeisseria gonorrhoeaeinfections than first catch urine from men. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 89:102-104. 2013
- Comparison of Three Assays for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in SurePath Pap Samples and the Role of Pre- and Postcytology Testing. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50:1281-1284. 2012
- Comparison of dacron and nylon-flocked self-collected vaginal swabs and urine for the detection ofTrichomonas vaginalisusing analyte-specific reagents in a transcription-mediated amplification assay: Table 1. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 88:160-162. 2012
- Sex and relationship education: did you get it?. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 88:162-162. 2012
- Comparison of APTIMA HPV E6/E7 mRNA and Hybrid Capture 2 Assays using Wet and Dry Self-Collected Flocked Vaginal Swabs and PreservCyt L-Pap Samples. Journal of Analytical Oncology. 1:149-154. 2012
- Performance of a New HPV Cervi-Collect Collection and Transportation Kit. Journal of Oncology. 2012:1-5. 2012
- Routine Confirmation of Positive Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Results for Neisseria gonorrhoeae Is Not Necessary. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50:208-208. 2012
- Aptima Combo 2 Testing Detected Additional Cases of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection in Men and Women in Community Settings. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 49:1970-1971. 2011
- Comparative evaluation of AMPLICOR HPV PCR and Linear Array assays on SurePath liquid-based Pap samples for the detection of high-risk HPV genotypes. Journal of Clinical Virology. 50:201-204. 2011
- Development and Evaluation of a Flocked Nasal Midturbinate Swab for Self-Collection in Respiratory Virus Infection Diagnostic Testing. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 48:3340-3342. 2010
- Detection of high risk HPV and Chlamydia trachomatis in vaginal and cervical samples collected with flocked nylon and wrapped rayon dual swabs transported in dry tubes. Journal of Virological Methods. 162:291-293. 2009
- Validation of the APTIMA Combo 2 Assay for the Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in SurePath Liquid-Based Pap Test Samples Taken With Different Collection Devices. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 36:581-583. 2009
- The Limitations of Point of Care Testing for Pandemic Influenza: What Clinicians and Public Health Professionals Need to Know. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 100:204-207. 2009
- Abilities of APTIMA, AMPLICOR, and ProbeTec Assays To Detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in PreservCyt ThinPrep Liquid-Based Pap Samples. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 45:2355-2358. 2007
- Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections in North American Women by Testing SurePath Liquid-Based Pap Specimens in APTIMA Assays. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 45:2434-2438. 2007
- Pap cytopathology and the presence of high-risk human papillomavirus in SurePath™ liquid preservative and Digene cervical sampler specimens. Journal of Virological Methods. 142:223-225. 2007
- Comparison of the RIDASCREEN® norovirus enzyme immunoassay to IDEIA NLV GI/GII by testing stools also assayed by RT-PCR and electron microscopy. Journal of Virological Methods. 141:216-219. 2007
- Characteristics of the m 2000 Automated Sample Preparation and Multiplex Real-Time PCR System for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 45:747-751. 2007
- Multicenter Comparison of Nucleic Acid Extraction Methods for Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus RNA in Stool Specimens. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 44:2681-2688. 2006
- APTIMA®transcription-mediated amplification assays forChlamydia trachomatisandNeisseria gonorrhoeae. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 6:519-525. 2006
- Comparison of Flocked and Rayon Swabs for Collection of Respiratory Epithelial Cells from Uninfected Volunteers and Symptomatic Patients. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 44:2265-2267. 2006
- Erratum: Radical changes to chlamydial taxonomy are not necessary just yet (International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (2006) vol. 51 (249)). International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56:677. 2006
- Radical changes to chlamydial taxonomy are not necessary just yet (vol 51, pg 249, 2001). International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56:677-677. 2006
- Use of Flocked Swabs and a Universal Transport Medium To Enhance Molecular Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 44:1084-1086. 2006
- High Analytical Sensitivity and Low Rates of Inhibition May Contribute to Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in Significantly More Women by the APTIMA Combo 2 Assay. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 44:400-405. 2006
- Confirming Positive Results of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs) for Chlamydia trachomatis : All NAATs Are Not Created Equal. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 43:1372-1373. 2005
- Ability of New APTIMA CT and APTIMA GC Assays To Detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Male Urine and Urethral Swabs. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 43:127-131. 2005
- Canadian Laboratory Standards for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Best Practice Guidelines. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 16:11-11. 2005
- Syndromes Associated with Sexually Transmitted Infections. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 16:13-14. 2005
- The Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests for Sexually Transmitted Infections. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 16:80-82. 2005
- The Laboratory Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Cases of Sexual Assault and Abuse. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 16:63-64. 2005
- The laboratory diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 16:39-44. 2005
- Lack of association between vascular dementia and Chlamydia pneumoniae infection: a case-control study. BMC Neurology. 4:15. 2004
- Performance and Cost Evaluation of One Commercial andSix In-House Conventional and Real-Time ReverseTranscription-PCR Assays for Detection of Severe AcuteRespiratory SyndromeCoronavirus. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 42:1471-1476. 2004
- A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Doxycycline and Rifampin for Patients with Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. 52:381-387. 2004
- Interpretation of diagnostic laboratory tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome: the Toronto experience.. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 170:47-54. 2004
- Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis Infections and Specimen Collection Preference Among Women, Using Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs in Community Settings. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 30:880-885. 2003
- Sexually Transmitted Infection/HIV Laboratory Testing in Resource-Limited Countries. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 30:905-908. 2003
- Vaginal Swabs Are Appropriate Specimens for Diagnosis of Genital Tract Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41:3784-3789. 2003
- Correlation between culture testing of swabs and ligase chain reaction of first void urine from patients recently treated for Chlamydia trachomatis. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 79:237-239. 2003
- Impact of Urine Collection Order on the Ability of Assays to Identify Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Men. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 30:345-347. 2003
- Specimen Processing and Concentration of Chlamydia trachomatis Added Can Influence False-Negative Rates in the LCx Assay but Not in the APTIMA Combo 2 Assay When Testing for Inhibitors. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41:778-782. 2003
- Regional Distribution of Antibodies to Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2 in Men and Women in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41:84-89. 2003
- Association of circulating Chlamydia pneumoniaeDNA with cardiovascular disease: a systematic review. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2:21. 2002
- Smoking, season, and detection of chlamydia pneumoniaeDNA in clinically stable COPD patients. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2:12. 2002
- Chlamydia trachomatis diagnostics. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 78:232-234. 2002
- Accuracy of Results Obtained by Performing a Second Ligase Chain Reaction Assay and PCR Analysis on Urine Samples with Positive or Near-Cutoff Results in the LCx Test for Chlamydia trachomatis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 40:2632-2634. 2002
- Comparison of an Industry-Derived LCx Chlamydia pneumoniae PCR Research Kit to In-House Assays Performed in Five Laboratories. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 40:2357-2362. 2002
- Training costs and investment payback of implementing molecular diagnostics for identification of vancomycin resistant enterococci in a clinical microbiology laboratory. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 42:91-97. 2002
- Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Swab or Urine Specimens for Chlamydia trachomatis From Young Canadian Women in Ontario. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 28:701-709. 2001
- Effect of routine use of a multiplex PCR for detection of vanA- and vanB- mediated enterococcal resistance on accuracy, costs and earlier reporting. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 41:215-220. 2001
- Comparison of a Polymer Conjugate-Enhanced Enzyme Immunoassay to Ligase Chain Reaction for Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis in Endocervical Swabs. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 39:2306-2307. 2001
- Replicate PCR Testing and Probit Analysis for Detection and Quantitation of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Clinical Specimens. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 39:1796-1801. 2001
- Radical changes to chlamydial taxonomy are not necessary just yet.. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 51:249-249. 2001
- 2. The organizational meeting for the Pan American Group for Rapid Viral Diagnosis (PAGRVD) and the first ten years (1977-1987). Journal of Clinical Virology. 16. 2000
- Comparison of self-collected vaginal, vulvar and urine samples with physician-collected cervical samples for human papillomavirus testing to detect high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions.. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 163:513-518. 2000
- Pooling Cervical Swabs and Testing by Ligase Chain Reaction Are Accurate and Cost-Saving Strategies for Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 38:2480-2483. 2000
- Ability of the Digene Hybrid Capture II Test To Identify Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Cervical Specimens. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 37:3668-3671. 1999
- The Impact on Accuracy and Cost of Ligase Chain Reaction Testing by Pooling Urine Specimens for the Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis Infections. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 26:504-507. 1999
- Impact of Reference Standard Sensitivity on Accuracy of Rapid Antigen Detection Assays and a Leukocyte Esterase Dipstick for Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in First-Void Urine Specimens from Men. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 37:2777-2780. 1999
- Direct detection of vanA and vanB genes in clinical specimens for rapid identification of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) using multiplex PCR. Molecular and Cellular Probes. 13:275-281. 1999
- Nucleic acid tests for the diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases.. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology. 24:437-446. 1999
- Newly available and future laboratory tests for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) other than HIV.. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 26:S8-11. 1999
- Molecular Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis Infections by Probe Hybridization, PCR, LCR, TMA, and Q-β Replicase. Methods in Molecular Medicine. 20:33-46. 1999
- Urine Specimens from Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women Inhibitory to Amplification of Chlamydia trachomatis Nucleic Acid by PCR, Ligase Chain Reaction, and Transcription-Mediated Amplification: Identification of Urinary Substances Associated with Inhibition and Removal of Inhibitory Activity. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 36:3122-3126. 1998
- Editorial. Journal of Clinical Virology. 11:1-2. 1998
- Inhibition of amplification of Chlamydia trachomatis plasmid DNA by the ligase chain reaction associated with female urines. Clinical Microbiology and Infection (CMI). 4:397-400. 1998
- Predictors of positivity for hepatitis B and the derivation of a selective screening rule in a Canadian sexually transmitted diseases clinic1Presented in part at the 10th meeting of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research, Helsinki, Finland, August 29–September 1, 1993 and the 61st Meeting of the Canadian Association of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, November 21–25, 1993, Vancouver, BC.1. Journal of Clinical Virology. 11:85-91. 1998
- Bias in the evaluation of DNA-amplification tests for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis.. Statistics in Medicine. 17:1064-1066. 1998
- Bias in the evaluation of DNA-amplification tests for detectingChlamydia trachomatis by A. Hadgu,Statistics in Medicine,16, 1391-1399 (1997). Statistics in Medicine. 17:1064-1065. 1998
- Chlamydial cervicitis: testing the practice guidelines for presumptive diagnosis.. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 158:41-46. 1998
- Can Serology Diagnose Upper Genital Tract Chlamydia trachomatis Infection?. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 25:14-19. 1998
- Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Ureaplasma urealyticum, and Mycoplasma genitalium in First-void Urine Specimens by Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction.. Molecular Diagnosis and Therapy. 2:161-168. 1997
- Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Ureaplasma urealyticum, and Mycoplasma genitalium in first-void urine specimens by multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Molecular Diagnosis and Therapy. 2:161-168. 1997
- Urinary inhibitors of polymerase chain reaction and ligase chain reaction and testing of multiple specimens may contribute to lower assay sensitivities for diagnosingChlamydia trachomatisinfected women. Molecular and Cellular Probes. 11:243-249. 1997
- Understanding and enhancing compliance with the second dose of hepatitis B vaccine: a cohort analysis and a randomized controlled trial.. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 157:143-148. 1997
- Lack of Compliance with Hepatitis B Vaccination among Canadian STD Clinic Patients: Candidates for an Accelerated Immunization Schedule?. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 88:210-211. 1997
- Ability of commercial ligase chain reaction and PCR assays to diagnose Chlamydia trachomatis infections in men by testing first-void urine. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 35:982-984. 1997
- How Can Industry, Academia, Public Health Authorities, and the Sexually Transmitted Diseases Diagnostics Initiative Work Together to Help Control Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Developing Countries?. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 24:61-63. 1997
- How can industry, academia, public health authorities and the Sexually Transmitted Diseases Diagnostics Initiative (SDI) work together to help control sexually transmitted diseases in developing countries?. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 73:1-2. 1997
- Performance characteristics of recombinant enzyme immunoassay to detect antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV-2 and to measure early antibody responses in seroconverting patients. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 34:999-1002. 1996
- Multiplex PCR for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Genitourinary specimens. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 33:3049-3053. 1995
- PCR and direct fluorescent-antibody staining confirm Chlamydia trachomatis antigens in swabs and urine below the detection threshold of Chlamydiazyme enzyme immunoassay. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 33:2847-2849. 1995
- Lack of Specificity of HTLV Antibody Enzyme Immunoassays. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999). 9:523???524-523???524. 1995
- Foreword. Journal of Clinical Virology. 3:vii-vii. 1995
- Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis Antigens in Male Urethral Swabs and Urines With a Microparticle Enzyme Immunoassay. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 22:55-59. 1995
- Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis genitourinary infection in women by ligase chain reaction assay of urine. The Lancet. 345:213-216. 1995
- Diagnosis Of Chlamydia Trachomatis Urethral Infection In Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Men By Testing First-Void Urine In A Ligase Chain Reaction Assay. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 170:1308-1311. 1994
- Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in men and women by testing first-void urine by ligase chain reaction. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 32:2682-2685. 1994
- Role of confirmatory PCRs in determining performance of Chlamydia Amplicor PCR with endocervical specimens from women with a low prevalence of infection. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 32:2490-2493. 1994
- Leukocyte esterase urine strips for the screening of men with urethritis--use in developing countries.. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 70:3-6. 1994
- Interlaboratory agreement study of a double set of PCR plasmid primers for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in a variety of genitourinary specimens. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 32:87-91. 1994
- Confirmatory Testing Demonstrates That False-Positive Rates in the Chlamydiazyme Assay are Influenced by Gender and Genital Specimen Type. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 20:301-306. 1993
- Evaluation of chlamydiazyme enzyme immunoassay for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in urine specimens from men. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 31:2702-2705. 1993
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