Acuitas Publications
Walker GT, Quan J, Higgins S, Toraskar N, Chang W, Saeed A, Sapiro V, Pitzer K, Whitfield N, Lopansri B, Motyl M, Sahme D.
Predicting Antibiotic Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacilli from Resistance Genes.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019 March.
Evans SR, Tran TTT, Hujer AM, Hill CB, Hujer KM, Mediavilla JR, Manca C, Domitrovic TN, Perez F, Farmer M, Pitzer KM, Wilson BM, Kreiswirth BN, Patel R, Jacobs MR, Chen L, Fowler VG Jr, Chambers HF, Bonomo RA; Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG).
Rapid Molecular Diagnostics to Inform Empiric Use of Ceftazidime/Avibactam and Ceftolozane/Tazobactam against Pseudomonas aeruginosa: PRIMERS IV.
Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Sept.
Reuben J, Donegan N, Wortmann G, DeBiasi R, Song X, Kumar P, McFadden M, Clagon S, Mirdamadi J, White D, Harris J, Browne A, Hooker J, Yochelson M, Walker M, Little G, Jernigan G, Hansen K, Dockery B, Sinatro B, Blaylock M, Harmon K, Iyengar P, Wagner T, Nelson J and HARP Study Team.
Healthcare Antibiotic Resistance Prevalence – DC (HARP-DC): A Regional Prevalence Assessment of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in Healthcare Facilities in Washington, District of Columbia.
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 2017 June.
Walker GT, Rockweiler TJ, Kersey RK, Frye KL, Mitchner SR, Toal DR, Quan J
Analytical Performance of Multiplexed Screening Test for 10 Antibiotic Resistance Genes from Perianal Swab Samples.
Clin Chem. 2016 Feb.
Xiaoyan Song, Douglas Toal, Terry Walker, Evelio D. Perez-Albuerne, Joseph M. Campos and Roberta L. DeBiasi.
Multidrug-Resistant Organism Colonization in a High-Risk Pediatric Patient Population.
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 2016 May.
Posters
ASM Microbe, 2019
San Francisco, CA
- Verification of a Real Time PCR for the Detection of Antibiotic-Resistance Markers and Semi-Quantitation of Urinary Tract Pathogens from Urine Samples
- A Comparative Analysis of Highly-Multiplexed Real Time PCR and Whole Genome Sequence Analysis for Outbreak Investigation
- Culture Independent, Molecular Detection of Uropathogens and Antibiotic Resistance Genes Direct from Urine Specimens
- Impaired DNA Mismatch Repair System Increases the Risk of Emerging Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
ASM Microbe, 2018
Atlanta, GA
- Semi-Quantitative Molecular Detection of 5 Bacterial Pathogens and 47 Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Urine Specimens
- Predicting Carbapenem Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa through Whole Genome Sequencing Analysis
ECCMID, 2018
Madrid, ES
- Analytical Validation of a Rapid Molecular Test for Semi-Quantitative Detection of Bacterial Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Urine
- Comprehensive Analysis of Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Evaluation of a Gene-resistance Profile Testing Platform (OpGen) with Traditional Typing Methods as a Potential for More Accurate and Quicker Identification of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Outbreaks
ASM/ESCMID Conference on Drug Development to Meet the Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance, 2017
Boston, MA
ASM, 2017
New Orleans, LA
- Predicting Antibiotic Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacilli by Rapid Detection of Resistance Genes
- Core Genome Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for High-Resolution Typing of Escherichia coli
ECCMID, 2017
Vienna, AT
- Prediction of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli from resistance genes
- Rapid Outbreak Detection of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms Using Resistance Gene Profiles
- Use of the Acuitas Resistome Test to detect and type carbapenemase producing organisms (CPOs): A pilot study
IDWeek, 2016
New Orleans, LA
- Healthcare Antibiotic Resistance Prevalence-DC (HARP-DC) Measuring the Prevalence of Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceaein Healthcare Facilities (HCF) in Washington, D.C.
- Trends in Multidrug Resistant Bacteria and Clostridium difficilein an Integrated Healthcare Network, 2008-2015
- Measuring the Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter (MDRA) Using OXA 23and OXA 51 Gene Identification in Healthcare Facilities (HCFs) in Washington DC
- Healthcare Antibiotic Resistance Prevalence – DC (HARP – DC) Measuring the Prevalence of vanAgenes in Healthcare Facilities (HCFs) in Washington DC
ASM, 2016
Boston, MA
IDWeek, 2015
San Diego, CA
- Epidemiology of the β-lactamase region among Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase(KPC)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in the Chicago region
- Results from a Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Point Prevalence Study Conducted at a University Hospital
- Fecal Carriage of Genes Associated with Gram-Negative Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms
ASM 1st Conference on Rapid Next-Generation Sequencing for Epidemiologic Investigation of Pathogens, 2015
Washington, DC
- Acuitas® Resistome Test- a high throughput triage tool for strain typing by Whole Genome Sequence Analysis
- MLST+ (cgMLST) Strain Typing of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) Using Acuitas® Whole Genome Sequence Analysis
- Comprehensive Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) by Whole Genome Sequencing using Acuitas® Whole Genome Sequence Analysis
ASM, 2015
New Orleans, LA
- The Detection of Carbapenemases in Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria from an Academic Medical Center
- Comparing Culture Based Methods To A Novel PCR-based Multiplex Assay To Detect Carbapenemase Genes In Perirectal Swabs
- Strain Typing and High Resolution Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) by Whole Genome Sequencing
- Acuitas®CR Elite and Acuitas Lighthouse™ – A Genetic, Phenotypic and Bioinformatics Solution for Typing and Tracking Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs)
ECCMID, 2015
Copenhagen, DK
ICAAC, 2014
Washington, DC
- Acuitas MDRO Gene Test: Specificity, Reproducibility, and Sensitivity
- difficileDNA Complete Test: Direct Detection and Virulence Profiling
IDWeek, 2014
Washington, DC