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  1. New Bugs and New Drugs: Updates in Clinical Microbiology

    Article • The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, March 2018, AACC

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  2. Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing Total Laboratory Automation

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, October 2017, AACC

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham, Giuseppe Lippi

  3. When Good Bugs Go Bad: Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Corynebacterium striatum, an Emerging Multidrug-Resistant, Opportunistic Pathogen

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, August 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  4. The Role of Procalcitonin in Diagnosis of Sepsis and Antibiotic Stewardship: Opportunities and Challenges

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, June 2017, AACC

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham, Bradley Langford

  5. Are We There Yet? Laboratory Preparedness for Emerging Infectious Diseases

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, January 2017, AACC

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  6. Evaluation of Genotypic and Phenotypic Methods to Detect Carbapenemase Production in Gram-Negative Bacilli

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, January 2017, AACC

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  7. Culture of Urine Specimens by Use of chromID CPS Elite Medium Can Expedite Escherichia coli Identification and Reduce Hands-On Time in the Clinical Laboratory

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  8. Evaluation of the Vitek MS Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry System for Identification of Clinically Relevant Filamentous Fungi

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  9. Can't Touch This! Contamination of Laboratory Equipment with Bloodborne Pathogens

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, May 2016, AACC

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  10. The ABCs of STIs: An Update on Sexually Transmitted Infections

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, April 2016, AACC

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  11. Investigation of Linezolid Resistance in Staphylococci and Enterococci

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Christopher D Doern, Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  12. Your Viral Past: A Comprehensive Method for Serological Profiling to Explore the Human Virome

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, January 2016, AACC

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham, Dr Alexander J. McAdam

  13. Be Serious: Posttraumatic Endophthalmitis

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, December 2015, AACC

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  14. Clostridium difficile--Diagnostic and Clinical Challenges

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, December 2015, AACC

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  15. Multicenter Evaluation of the Xpert Norovirus Assay for Detection of Norovirus Genogroups I and II in Fecal Specimens

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  16. Ceftolozane-Tazobactam Activity against Phylogenetically Diverse Clostridium difficile Strains

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, August 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  17. Brown-Pigmented Mycobacterium mageritense as a Cause of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis and Bloodstream Infection

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  18. Comparison of Sample Preparation Methods, Instrumentation Platforms, and Contemporary Commercial Databases for Identification of Clinically Relevant Mycobacteria by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  19. Criteria for Reducing Unnecessary Testing for Herpes Simplex Virus, Varicella-Zoster Virus, Cytomegalovirus, and Enterovirus in Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples from Adults

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  20. Comparison of Chromogenic Media for Recovery of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) and Evaluation of CPE Prevalence at a Tertiary Care Academic Medical Center

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  21. Photo Quiz: A 58-Year-Old Female with Altered Mental Status

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  22. Answer to November 2014 Photo Quiz

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  23. Phenotypic and Genotypic Analysis of Clostridium difficile Isolates: a Single-Center Study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  24. Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli: a Single-Center, 11-Year Pediatric Experience

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  25. Routine Testing for Anaerobic Bacteria in Cerebrospinal Fluid Cultures Improves Recovery of Clinically Significant Pathogens

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  26. Rapid Ertapenem Susceptibility Testing and Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Phenotype Detection in Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates by Use of Automated Microscopy of Immobilized Live Bacterial Cells

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  27. Fecal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus in Healthy Children

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, November 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham, Stephanie Fritz

  28. Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection: an Ongoing Conundrum for Clinicians and for Clinical Laboratories

    Article • Clinical Microbiology Reviews, July 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  29. Multicenter Study Evaluating the Vitek MS System for Identification of Medically Important Yeasts

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  30. Two Cases of Kerstersia gyiorum Isolated from Sites of Chronic Infection

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  31. Optimization of Routine Identification of Clinically Relevant Gram-Negative Bacteria by Use of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry and the Bruker Biotyper

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  32. Optimizing Identification of Clinically Relevant Gram-Positive Organisms by Use of the Bruker Biotyper Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry System

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  33. Development and Evaluation of a Novel, Semiautomated Clostridium difficile Typing Platform

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham

  34. Mupirocin and Chlorhexidine Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in Patients with Community-Onset Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, November 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Carey-Ann Burnham, Stephanie Fritz