An Unmet Medical Need: Rapid Molecular Diagnostics Tests for Respiratory Tract Infections

Procalcitonin for Triage of Patients with Respiratory Tract Symptoms: A Case Study in the Trial Design Process for Approval of a New Diagnostic Test for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

(2011) Cynthia L. Fowler   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Acute Otitis Media and Acute Bacterial Sinusitis

(2011) Ellen R. Wald   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Procalcitonin as a Biomarker in Respiratory Tract Infection

(2011) David N. Gilbert   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Molecular Diagnosis of Respiratory Tract Infection in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

(2011) S. Sethi   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Diagnostic Tests for Agents of Community-Acquired Pneumonia

(2011) John G. Bartlett   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

FDA Perspectives on Diagnostic Device Clinical Studies for Respiratory Infections

(2011) Estelle Russek-Cohen et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Strengths and Weaknesses of FDA-Approved/Cleared Diagnostic Devices for the Molecular Detection of Respiratory Pathogens

(2011) Christine C. Ginocchio   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The 10 × ‘20 Initiative: Pursuing a Global Commitment to Develop 10 New Antibacterial Drugs by 2020

(2010)   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Recommended Design Features of Future Clinical Trials of Antibacterial Agents for Hospital‐Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia and Ventilator‐Associated Bacterial Pneumonia

(2010) Brad Spellberg et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in severe 2009 H1N1 influenza infection

(2010) Paul Robert Ingram et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Use of Plasma Procalcitonin Levels as an Adjunct to Clinical Microbiology

(2010) D. N. Gilbert   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Use of procalcitonin to reduce patients' exposure to antibiotics in intensive care units (PRORATA trial): a multicentre randomised controlled trial

(2010) Lila Bouadma et al.   LANCET

The Expansion of the Microbiological Spectrum of Brain Abscesses with Use of Multiple 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequencing

(2009) Mouhamad Al Masalma et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Etiology of Community‐Acquired Pneumonia: Increased Microbiological Yield with New Diagnostic Methods

(2009) Niclas Johansson et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Procalcitonin assay in systemic inflammation, infection, and sepsis: Clinical utility and limitations

(2009) Kenneth L. Becker et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Differences in serum cytokine levels between influenza virus A and B infections in children

(2009) Masatoki Sato et al.   CYTOKINE

Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized children based on WHO clinical guidelines

(2009) Manon Cevey-Macherel et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

Detection of respiratory viruses with a multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay (MultiCode-PLx Respiratory Virus Panel) in patients with hematologic malignancies

(2009) Sujatha Murali et al.   LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA

Novel Approaches to the Identification ofStreptococcus pneumoniaeas the Cause of Community‐Acquired Pneumonia

(2008) Keith P. Klugman et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Is serum procalcitonin a reliable diagnostic marker in children with acute respiratory tract infections? A retrospective analysis

(2008) Heike Schützle et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

Serial Isolates of Persistent Haemophilus influenzae in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Express Diminishing Quantities of the HMW1 and HMW2 Adhesins

(2008) D. M. Cholon et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

GeneXpert Enterovirus Assay: One-Year Experience in a Routine Laboratory Setting and Evaluation on Three Proficiency Panels

(2008) K. Seme et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Detection of 11 Common Viral and Bacterial Pathogens Causing Community-Acquired Pneumonia or Sepsis in Asymptomatic Patients by Using a Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay with Manual (Enzyme Hybridization) or Automated (Electronic Microarray) Detection

(2008) S. Kumar et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Comprehensive detection of causative pathogens using real-time PCR to diagnose pediatric community-acquired pneumonia

(2008) Keiko Hamano-Hasegawa et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Infection in the Pathogenesis and Course of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

(2008) Sanjay Sethi et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Identification of Respiratory Viruses in Asymptomatic Subjects

(2008) Tuomas Jartti et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

The Epidemic of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections: A Call to Action for the Medical Community from the Infectious Diseases Society of America

(2007) B. Spellberg et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES