complex (C) are important nosocomial pathogens that can be reservoirs of transmissible extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) genes. Therefore, it is essential for clinical microbiology laboratories to distinguish between C producing ESBLs (ESBL-C) an...
The Clinical Microbiology Open (CMO) is a meeting sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) in collaboration with its Corporate Council and Clinical and Public Health Microbiology representatives, which is held to discuss topics that a...
Diagnosing malaria using standard techniques is time-consuming. With limited staffing in many laboratories, this may lead to delays in reporting. Innovative technologies are changing the diagnostic landscape and may help alleviate staffing shortages....
Pathogenic gram-negative bacteria frequently carry genes encoding extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) and/or carbapenemases. Of great concern are carbapenem resistant , , and . Despite the need for rapid AMR diagnostics globally, current molecu...
The MBT Pathfinder is an automated colony-picking robot designed for efficient sample preparation in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. This article presents results from three key experiments ev...
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are pervasive and prevalent in both community and hospital settings. Recent trends in the changes of the causative microorganisms in these infections could affect the effectiveness of urinalysis (UA). We aimed to evalu...
In clinical bacteriology laboratories, reading and processing of sterile plates remain a significant part of the routine workload (30%-40% of the plates). Here, an algorithm was developed for bacterial growth detection starting with any type of speci...
UNLABELLED: This study aimed to validate Metasystems' automated acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear microscopy scanning and deep-learning-based image analysis module (Neon Metafer) with assistance on respiratory and pleural samples, compared to conventiona...
The growing transition to digital microbiology in clinical laboratories creates the opportunity to interpret images using software. Software analysis tools can be designed to use human-curated knowledge and expert rules, but more novel artificial int...
The purpose of the present study was to assess the agreement at the categorical level between the Vitek 2 system and the Colibri coupled to the Radian under real routine laboratory conditions. The 675 nonduplicate clinical strains included in this st...