How is the Xpert MRSA Gen 3 assay (Cepheid) performing on pooled eSwab medium?

Stijn Jonckheere, Kristien Van Vaerenbergh, An Boel, Anne Van Keerberghen, Hans De Beenhouwer

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Optimizing liquefaction and decontamination of sputum for DNA extraction from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Anzaan Dippenaar et al.

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Comparison of different media for preservation and transport of viable rickettsiae

 Hagen Frickmann, Gerhard Dobler

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Evaluating the preservation and isolation of stool pathogens using the COPAN FecalSwab™ Transport System and Walk-Away Specimen Processor

Lee W Goneau

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Effectiveness of 0.66% Povidone-Iodine Eye Drops on Ocular Surface Flora before Cataract Surgery: A Nationwide Microbiological Study

Rosario Musumeci

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Antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates and syndromic treatment of men with urethral discharge in Kingston, Jamaica, 2018-19

McDermott et al.

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Epidemiology of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli from repeated prevalence studies over 11 years in a long-term-care facility

Martischang et al.

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Copan Walk Away Specimen Processor (WASP) Automated System for Pathogen Detection in Female Reproductive Tract Specimens

Jing Gao et al.

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PhenoMATRIX® – can Artificial do better than Human Intelligence?

N. Schepis, S. Oliani, A. Giambra, I. Acerbi, M. Savarese

Streptococcus agalactiae carriage among pregnant women living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, over a period of eight years

Ana Caroline N. Botelho,Juliana G. Oliveira,Andreia P. Damasco,Késia T. B. Santos,Ana Flávia M. Ferreira,Gabriel T. Rocha,Penélope S. Marinho,Rita B. G. Bornia,Tatiana C. A. Pinto,Marco A. Américo,Sergio E. L. Fracalanzza,Lúcia M. Teixeira

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Copan ESwab™, a Liquid Based Microbiology Device, Can Be Used For the Preservation of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae For Culture and For Detection of CT/NG by Gen-Probe ® APTIMA ® COMBO 2 Assay

M. Kett-Goheen et al

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Comparison of Copan eSwab with the Copan Venturi Transystem for the quantitative survival of Escherichia coli, Streptococcus agalactiae and Candida albicans

S. Nys et al

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Comparison of the eSwab collection and transportation system to an amies gel transystem for Gram stain of clinical specimens

Carla Fontana et al

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Clinical evaluation of the Copan ESwab for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus detection and culture of wounds

V Saegeman et al

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Evaluation of the Copan ESwab transport system for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a laboratory and clinical study

A Smismans et al

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Evaluation of 5 Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays for the Detection of Mpox Virus

Ramzi Fattouh et al.

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Transcriptional Expression of the ompA, cpaf, tarp, and tox Genes of Chlamydia trachomatis Clinical Isolates at Different Stages of the Developmental Cycle

Suvi Korhonen, Kati Hokynar, Laura Mannonen, Jorma Paavonen, Eija Hiltunen-Back, Mirja Puolakkainen

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Cutibacterium avidum resists surgical skin antisepsis in the groin—a potential risk factor for periprosthetic joint infection: a quality control study

Steven M. Maurer, Laura Kursawe, Stefan Rahm, Julia Prinz, Annelies S. Zinkernagel, Annette Moter, Stefan P. Kuster, Reinhard Zbinden, Patrick O. Zingg, Yvonne Achermann

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Successful Combination of Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Diagnostics and Targeted Deferred Neisseria gonorrhoeae Culture

Carolien M. Wind, Henry J. C. de Vries, Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff, Magnus Unemo, Alje P. van Dam​

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Prevalence of oropharyngeal group B Streptococcus colonization in mothers, family, and health care providers

Kristina Roloff, Gohar Stepanyan, Guillermo Valenzuela

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The Corneal Ulcer One-Touch Study: A Simplified Microbiological Specimen Collection Method

Kaivon Pakzad-Vaezi, Steve D. Levasseur, Steven Schendel, Sean Mark, Richard Mathias, Diane Roscoe, Simon P. Holland​

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Liquid based microbiological transport systems: conformity assessment of two commercial devices

Manuela Avolio, Alessandro Camporese​

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Evaluation of the BD Max StaphSR Assay for Detecting Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Methicillin-Susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) in ESwab-Collected Wound Samples

Suzane Silbert, Alicia Gostnell, Carly Kubasek, Raymond Widen

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Evaluation of the Copan eSwab®, a liquid-based microbiology transport system, for the preservation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae at different temperatures

Lindy Gumede, Frans Radebe, Duduzile Nhlapo, Venessa Maseko, Tendesayi Kufa-Chakezha

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Molecular epidemiology and virulence characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in medical laboratory staff: comparison between microbiological and non-microbiological laboratories

Xiaoying Xie, Xinlu Dai, Lijia Ni, Baiji Chen, Zhaofan Luo, Yandan Yao, Xiquan Wu, Hongyu Li, Songyin Huang

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Mismatch Amplification Mutation Assay-Based Real-Time PCR for Rapid Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants in Clinical Specimens

Valentina Donà, Joost H. Smid, Sara Kasraian, Dianne Egli-Gany, Ferah Dost, Fatime Imeri, Magnus Unemo, Nicola Low, Andrea Endimiani

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Exploring the Microbiota of Diabetic Foot Infections With Culturomics

Joanne Jneid, Nadim Cassir, Sophie Schuldiner, Nathalie Jourdan, Albert Sotto, Jean-Philippe Lavigne, Bernard La Scola

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Impact of freeze/thaw cycles and single freezing at −80 °C on the viability of aerobic bacteria from rectal swabs performed with the ESwabTM system

Rindala Salibaa, Jean Ralph Zahara, Fatma El Allaoui, Etienne Carbonnelle, Mathilde Lescat

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Preoperative preparation of eye with chlorhexidine solution significantly re-duces bacterial load prior to 23-gauge vitrectomy in Swedish health care

Nasser J. Gili, Torbjörn Noren, Eva Törnquist, Sven Crafoord, Anders Bäckman

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Evaluation of the Copan ESwab Transport System for Viability of Pathogenic Fungi by Use of a Modification of Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Document M40-A2

Bharat Gandhi, Richard Summerbell, Tony Mazzulli

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Automated Incubation and Digital Image Analysis of Chromogenic Media Using Copan WASPLab Enables Rapid Detection of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus

Abdessalam Cherkaoui, Gesuele Renzi, Yannick Charretier, Dominique S. Blanc, Nicolas Vuilleumier, Jacques Schrenzel

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Comparison of BD MAX GBS and GenomEra GBS assays for rapid intrapartum PCR detection of vaginal carriage of group B streptococci

Trine Andreasen, Jens Kjølseth Møller, Mohammed Rohi Khalil

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Recovery of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and Nocardiae Causing Skin/Soft Tissue Infections by Use of the Copan ESwab Collection and Transport System

B. Gandhi, G. Woods, T. Mazzulli

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Recovery of aerobic gram-negative bacteria from the Copan Eswab transport system after long-term storage.

Sofie C.M. Tops, Marlien Kolmus, Damy Wulms, Jakko van Ingen, Heiman F.L. Wertheim, Eva Kolwijck

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Rectal screening for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: a proposed workflow

Claudio Foschia, Paolo Gaibani, Donatella Lombardo, Maria Carla Re, Simone Ambretti

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