Anna F. Lau

Publications

• Comparative Evaluation of Current Biochemical-, Sequencing-, and Proteomic-Based Identification Methods for the Streptococcus Bovis Group
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Mar, 2023  |   Pubmed ID: 36912659
• Performance of the MSI-2 Database for Fungal Identification by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry from Cleanroom Environments
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Feb, 2023  |   Pubmed ID: 36853008
• Sterility Testing for Hematopoietic Stem Cells
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Feb, 2023  |   Pubmed ID: 36847535
• Comparison of Five Commercial Molecular Assays for Testing of Cellular Therapy Products
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Feb, 2023  |   Pubmed ID: 36688643
• Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight for Fungal Identification
  Clinics in Laboratory Medicine. Jun, 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 34020763
• Pooled Saliva Specimens for SARS-CoV-2 Testing
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Feb, 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 33262219
• Pooled Saliva Specimens for SARS-CoV-2 Testing
  MedRxiv : the Preprint Server for Health Sciences. Oct, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 33052363
• Pooled Testing for Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic Individuals
  Journal of Clinical Virology : the Official Publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology. Nov, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 32920431
• Sterility Testing for Cellular Therapies: What Is the Role of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory?
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Jun, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 32321785
• Multicenter Study Demonstrates Standardization Requirements for Mold Identification by MALDI-TOF MS
  Frontiers in Microbiology. 2019  |   Pubmed ID: 31616388
• Plasmid Dissemination and Selection of a Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae Strain During Transplant-Associated Antibiotic Therapy
  MBio. Oct, 2019  |   Pubmed ID: 31594809
• Comprehensive Evaluation of Compendial USP<71>, BacT/Alert Dual-T, and Bactec FX for Detection of Product Sterility Testing Contaminants
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Feb, 2019  |   Pubmed ID: 30541938
• Prospective Evaluation of a Practical Guideline for Managing Positive Sterility Test Results in Cell Therapy Products
  Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation : Journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Jan, 2019  |   Pubmed ID: 30098394
• Investigation of a Cluster of Sphingomonas Koreensis Infections
  The New England Journal of Medicine. Dec, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 30586509
• Genomic Analysis of Hospital Plumbing Reveals Diverse Reservoir of Bacterial Plasmids Conferring Carbapenem Resistance
  MBio. Feb, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 29437920
• Diagnostic Challenges of Prolonged Post-treatment Clearance of Plasmodium Nucleic Acids in a Pre-transplant Autosplenectomized Patient with Sickle Cell Disease
  Malaria Journal. Jan, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 29321025
• Whole-Genome Sequencing Overrules a Suspected Case of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacter Cloacae Transmission
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Sep, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 28659317
• Complete Genome Sequence of a Klebsiella Pneumoniae Strain Carrying BlaNDM-1 on a Multidrug Resistance Plasmid
  Genome Announcements. Jul, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27417839
• Plasmid Dynamics in KPC-Positive Klebsiella Pneumoniae During Long-Term Patient Colonization
  MBio. Jun, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27353756
• Performance of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry for Identification of Aspergillus, Scedosporium, and Fusarium Spp. in the Australian Clinical Setting
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Aug, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27252460
• An Update on the Streptococcus Bovis Group: Classification, Identification, and Disease Associations
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Jul, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 26912760
• Detection and Whole-Genome Sequencing of Carbapenemase-Producing Aeromonas Hydrophila Isolates from Routine Perirectal Surveillance Culture
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Apr, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 26888898
• Clinical Performance of a Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Method for Detection of Certain BlaKPC-Containing Plasmids
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Jan, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 26338858
• Clinical Performance of Check-Direct CPE, a Multiplex PCR for Direct Detection of Bla(KPC), Bla(NDM) And/or Bla(VIM), and Bla(OXA)-48 from Perirectal Swabs
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Dec, 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 26338860
• Candida Colonization As a Risk Marker for Invasive Candidiasis in Mixed Medical-surgical Intensive Care Units: Development and Evaluation of a Simple, Standard Protocol
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Apr, 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 25673797
• Complete Genome Sequence of a Klebsiella Pneumoniae Isolate with Chromosomally Encoded Carbapenem Resistance and Colibactin Synthesis Loci
  Genome Announcements. Dec, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 25540345
• Reply to "Tn4401 Carrying BlaKPC is Inserted Within Another Insertion in PKpQIL and Related Plasmids"
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Dec, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 25398999
• Single-molecule Sequencing to Track Plasmid Diversity of Hospital-associated Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae
  Science Translational Medicine. Sep, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 25232178
• A Rapid Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-time of Flight Mass Spectrometry-based Method for Single-plasmid Tracking in an Outbreak of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Aug, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 24850353
• Multiplex-tandem PCR for Fungal Diagnostics
  Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.). 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23296896
• Development of a Clinically Comprehensive Database and a Simple Procedure for Identification of Molds from Solid Media by Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Mar, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23269728