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Morgan, M. A., Marlowe, E., Novak-Weekly, S., Miller, J., Painter, T., Salimnia, H., et al. A 1.5 Hour Procedure for Identification of Enterococcus Species Directly from Blood Cultures. J. Vis. Exp. (48), e2616, doi:10.3791/2616 (2011).
Oliveira, K., K. C. Chapin, M. C. Musgnug, G. Haase, J. Weber-Heynemann, P. C. DeGirolami, J. Dakos, and H. Stender. 2002. Rapid identification and differentiation of Enterococcus faecalis and other Enterococcus species directly from positive blood cultures by dual color fluorescence in situ hybridization using PNA probes. Abstract # D-2003. 42rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, San Diego.
Chapin, K.C., M. C. Musgnug, K. Oliveira, P. C. DeGirolami, J. Dakos, J. T. Johansen, G. W. Procop, D. Wilson, E. Padilla, V. Gonzalez, and H. Stender. 2003. Multicenter evaluation of E. faecalis PNA FISH for rapid identification and differentiation of Enterococcus faecalis and other Enterococcus species directly from positive blood cultures. Abstract # C-163, 103rd Annual Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, Washington DC.
Rausei, V., E. Youssef, and M. Morgan. 2005. Direct identification of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, and Candida albicans from blood cultures using fluorescence in situ hybridization with nucleic acid probes. Abstract # V-002, 104th Annual Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA.
Novak-Weekley, S. M., M. LaForga, L. Carey, and L. Frazier. 2006. Validation of S. aureus PNA FISH, E. faecalis PNA FISH & C. albicans PNA FISH for Rapid Identification of Positive Blood Culture Bottles. Abstract #C-007, 106th Annual Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL.
Johnson, J. K., A. A. Roberts, G. N. Forrest, D. P. Lincalis, and R. A. Venezia. 2006. Rapid Identification of Enterococcus Species in Positive Blood Cultures with Therapeutic Implications. Abstract #C-147, 106th Annual Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL
Graeme N. Forrest*, Mary-Claire Roghmann Latoya S. Toombs, Jennifer K. Johnson, Elizabeth Weekes, Durry P. Lincalis, and Richard A. Venezia. 2008. PNA FISH for Hospital Acquired Enterococcal Bacteremia: Delivering Earlier Effective Antimicrobial Therapy Antimicrob. Agents Chemother:10.1128.