D M Wolk
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Recent Articles
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Hernandez D, Wolk D, Walker K, Young S, Dunn R, Dunbar S, et al.
J Clin Microbiol
. 2018 Jun;
56(8).
PMID: 29848562
The vertical transmission of group B (GBS) strains causing neonatal sepsis is one of the leading reasons for neonatal mortality worldwide. The gold standard for GBS detection is enriched culture...
2.
Watts G, Youens-Clark K, Slepian M, Wolk D, Oshiro M, Metzger G, et al.
J Appl Microbiol
. 2017 Sep;
123(6):1584-1596.
PMID: 28940494
Aims: Test the choice of 16S rRNA gene amplicon and data analysis method on the accuracy of identification of clinically important bacteria utilizing a benchtop sequencer. Methods And Results: Nine...
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Schieffer K, Tan K, Stamper P, Somogyi A, Andrea S, Wakefield T, et al.
J Appl Microbiol
. 2014 Jan;
116(4):934-41.
PMID: 24410849
Aims: (i) Evaluation of delayed time to blood culture extraction by the Sepsityper kit and impact of shipping pellets off-site for MALDI-TOF MS analysis. (ii) Comparison of Sepsityper and laboratory-developed...
4.
Korves T, Johnson D, Jones B, Watson J, Wolk D, Hwang G
Lett Appl Microbiol
. 2011 Jun;
53(3):306-12.
PMID: 21707676
Aims: To evaluate the feasibility of identifying viruses from aircraft cabin air, we evaluated whether respiratory viruses trapped by commercial aircraft air filters can be extracted and detected using a...
5.
Wolk D, Marx J, Dominguez L, Driscoll D, Schifman R
J Clin Microbiol
. 2009 Oct;
47(12):3933-6.
PMID: 19828738
Rapid laboratory methods provide optimal support for active surveillance efforts to screen for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Most laboratories struggle to determine the optimal use of resources, considering options to...
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Wolk D, Struelens M, Pancholi P, Davis T, Della-Latta P, Fuller D, et al.
J Clin Microbiol
. 2009 Jan;
47(3):823-6.
PMID: 19144803
A multicenter preclinical evaluation was conducted to evaluate the performance of two Cepheid Xpert assays for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and S. aureus. Sensitivity was 97.1% and 98.3%...
7.
Wolk D, Picton E, Johnson D, Davis T, Pancholi P, Ginocchio C, et al.
J Clin Microbiol
. 2009 Jan;
47(3):758-64.
PMID: 19129414
The first U.S. multicenter clinical trial to assess the performance of the Cepheid Xpert MRSA assay (Xpert MRSA) was conducted. The assay is a qualitative test designed for the rapid...
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Hayden R, Isotalo P, Parrett T, Wolk D, Qian X, Roberts G, et al.
Diagn Mol Pathol
. 2003 Feb;
12(1):21-6.
PMID: 12605032
Identification of fungi in tissue sections can be difficult. In particular, species of Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Pseudallescheria all appear as septate, branched hyphae. However, their differentiation can have significant clinical...
9.
Wolk D, Schneider S, Wengenack N, Sloan L, Rosenblatt J
J Clin Microbiol
. 2002 Nov;
40(11):3922-8.
PMID: 12409353
The prevalence of microsporidiosis is likely underestimated due to the labor-intensive, insensitive, and nonspecific clinical laboratory methods used for the diagnosis of this disease. A real-time PCR assay was designed...
10.
Wolk D, Jones M, Rosenblatt J
Infect Dis Clin North Am
. 2002 Jan;
15(4):1109-26.
PMID: 11780269
Both serologic and molecular assays are useful in the diagnosis of viral hepatitis. They may detect early infections before other signs of disease appear, differentiate acute from chronic infections, and...