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Research Publications (Food Safety)

This page tracks research articles published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Recent articles are available ahead of print and searchable by Journal, Article Title, and Category. Research publications are tracked across six categories: Bacterial Pathogens, Chemical Contaminants, Natural Toxins, Parasites, Produce Safety, and Viruses. Articles produced by USDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) and FDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) are also tracked in Scopus.

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  1. Evaluation of the Roche-SD Biosensor rapid antigen test: antigen is not reliable in detecting SARS-CoV-2 at the early stage of infection with respiratory symptoms

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  2. A deletion in the N gene of SARS-CoV-2 may reduce test sensitivity for detection of SARS-CoV-2

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  3. Rapid and sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants in nasopharyngeal swabs and wastewaters

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  4. Clinical evaluation of nasopharyngeal, midturbinate nasal and oropharyngeal swabs for the detection of SARS-CoV-2

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  5. Accelerating the global response against the exponentially growing COVID-19 outbreak through decent data sharing

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    • Author(s): Cooper J Galvin, Luis Fernandez-Luque, Yu-Chuan (Jack) Li

      • COVID-19

  6. Retrospective clinical evaluation of four lateral flow assays for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 IgG

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    • Author(s): Kathrine McAulay, Andrew Bryan, Alexander L. Greninger, Francisca Grill, Douglas Lake, Erin J. Kaleta, Thomas E. Grys

      • COVID-19

  7. Two serological approaches for detection of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in different scenarios: A screening tool and a point-of-care test

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    • Author(s): Alexis C.R. Hoste, Angel Venteo, Alba Fresco-Taboada, Istar Tapia, Alejandro Monedero, Lissette López, Maarten F. Jebbink, Elisa Pérez-Ramírez, Miguel Angel Jimenez-Clavero, Mercedes Almonacid, Patricia Muñoz, Jesus Guinea, Carmen Vela, Lia van der Hoek, Paloma Rueda, Patricia Sastre

      • COVID-19

  8. COVID-19: Is there a role for Western blots and skin testing for determining immunity and development of a vaccine?

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    • Author(s): Charles S. Pavia, Gary P. Wormser

      • COVID-19

  9. Changes in Healthcare managing COVID and non-COVID-19 patients during the pandemic: Striking the balance

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    • Author(s): Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Saeed S. Al-Yami, Daniele Rigamonti

      • COVID-19

  10. The use of copper to help prevent transmission of SARS-Coronavirus and Influenza viruses. A general Review

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    • Author(s): Aaron A. Cortes, Jorge M. Zuñiga

      • COVID-19

  11. Evaluation of the performance of SARS-CoV-2 serological tools and their positioning in COVID-19 diagnostic strategies

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    • Author(s): Aurelie Velay, Floriane Gallais, Ilies Benotmane, Marie Josée Wendling, François Danion, Olivier Collange, Jérôme De Sèze, Catherine Schmidt-Mutter, Francis Schneider, Pascal Bilbault, Ferhat Meziani, Samira Fafi-Kremer

      • COVID-19

  12. Performance of a multiplex polymerase chain reaction panel for identifying bacterial pathogens causing pneumonia in critically ill patients with COVID-19

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    • Author(s): François Caméléna, Anne-Clotilde Moy, Emmanuel Dudoignon, Thibaut Poncin, Benjamin Deniau, Lucie Guillemet, Jérôme Le Goff, Mélissa Budoo, Mourad Benyamina, Maïté Chaussard, Maxime Coutrot, Matthieu Lafaurie, Benoît Plaud, Alexandre Mebazaa, François Depret, Béatrice Berçot

      • COVID-19

  13. How many are we missing with ID NOW COVID-19 assay using direct nasopharyngeal swabs? Findings from a mid-sized academic hospital clinical microbiology laboratory

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    • Author(s): Phyu M. Thwe, Ping Ren

      • COVID-19

  14. COVID-19 – 6 million cases worldwide and an overview of the diagnosis in Brazil: a tragedy to be announced

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    • Author(s): Fernando Augusto Lima Marson

      • COVID-19

  15. SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody responses in New York City

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    • Author(s): Josh Reifer, Nosson Hayum, Benzion Heszkel, Ikey Klagsbald, Vincent A. Streva

      • COVID-19

  16. The importance of cycle threshold values in interpreting molecular tests for SARS-CoV-2

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    • Author(s): Richard J. Drew, Sinéad O'Donnell, David LeBlanc, Mary McMahon, Dominic Natin

      • COVID-19

  17. Assessment of sample pooling for SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing for screening of asymptomatic persons in Tunisia

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    • Author(s): Salma Abid, Sana Ferjani, Awatef El Moussi, Asma Ferjani, Mejda Nasr, Ichrak Landolsi, Karima Saidi, Hanène Gharbi, Hajer Letaief, Aicha Hechaichi, Mouna Safer, Nissaf Bouafif ep Ben Alaya, Ilhem Boutiba-Ben Boubaker

      • COVID-19

  18. False-positive SARS-CoV-2 serology in 3 children with Kawasaki disease

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    • Author(s): Kelvin KW To, Gilbert T. Chua, Ka Li Kwok, Joshua SC Wong, Dennis Chi Yu Au, Yuen Yu Lam, Wilfred HS Wong, Marco HK Ho, Godfrey CF Chan, Celine SL Chui, Xue Li, Keith TS Tung, Rosa S Wong, Winnie WY Tso, Ian CK Wong, Christina SM Wong, Carol HY Fong, Kwok Hung Chan, Kwok Yung Yuen, Patrick Ip

      • COVID-19

  19. Monitoring antibody response following SARS-CoV-2 infection: diagnostic efficiency of 4 automated immunoassays

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    • Author(s): Fleur Wolff, Hafid Dahma, Cécile Duterme, Sigi Van den Wijngaert, Olivier Vandenberg, Frédéric Cotton, Isabel Montesinos

      • COVID-19