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Analytical performance evaluation of the biofire SPOTFIRE respiratory and sore throat panel.
Kerstin Locher, Miriam Torchinsky, Corrie Belanger, Billie Velapatino, Jonathan Gubay

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis· November 2025

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Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as a new tool to investigate Clostridioides difficile outbreaks: A proof-of-concept study.
Kerstin Locher, Wilson Chan, Sam D Chorlton, Nick P Gauthier, Corrie R Belanger

J Microbiol Methods· October 2025

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Detection of bacterial pathogens directly from synovial fluids using digital PCR: A proof of concept study.
Corrie R Belanger, Kerstin Locher, Billie Velapatiño, Marthe K Charles

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis· May 2025

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA detection in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue using Digital PCR: a proof-of-concept study.
Billie Velapatiño, Kerstin Locher, Corrie R Belanger, Marthe K Charles

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis· March 2025

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Validation of an Automated, End-to-End Metagenomic Sequencing Assay for Agnostic Detection of Respiratory Viruses.
Nick P G Gauthier, Wilson Chan, Kerstin Locher, Duane Smailus, Robin Coope

J Infect Dis· December 2024

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Investigation of suspected false positive norovirus results on a syndromic gastrointestinal multiplex molecular panel.
Mélissa Caza, Kevin Kuchinski, Kerstin Locher, Jonathan Gubbay, Matisse Harms

J Clin Virol· December 2024

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Retrospective validation of MetaSystems' deep-learning-based digital microscopy platform with assistance compared to manual fluorescence microscopy for detection of mycobacteria.
Claudine Desruisseaux, Conor Broderick, Valéry Lavergne, Kim Sy, Duang-Jai Garcia, Kerstin Locher

J Clin Microbiol· March 2024

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Quick versus Quantitative: Evaluation of Two Commercial Real-Time PCR Assays for the Detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii from Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluids.
Corrie R Belanger, Kerstin Locher, Billie Velapatino, Philippe J Dufresne, Eric Eckbo

Microbiol Spectr· August 2023

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Evaluation of the Aptima BV and CV/TV assays compared to conventional laboratory based testing methods for the diagnosis of vaginitis.
Mélissa Caza, Marthe Charles, Kerstin Locher, Linda Hoang, Morgan Tucker

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis· August 2023

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Clostridioides difficile PCR Tcdb Cycle Threshold predicts toxin EIA positivity but not severity of infection.
Regan Mah, Kerstin Locher, Theodore S Steiner, Aleksandra Stefanovic

Anaerobe· August 2023

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Abbott ID NOW™ COVID-19 assay: do not discard the swab.
Clayton MacDonald, Claudine Desruisseaux, Eric Eckbo, Lisa Li, Kerstin Locher

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis· April 2023

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Alterations in the nasopharyngeal microbiome associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection status and disease severity.
Nick P G Gauthier, Kerstin Locher, Clayton MacDonald, Samuel D Chorlton, Marthe Charles

PLoS One· October 2022

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Automated 16S Sequencing Using an R-Based Analysis Module for Bacterial Identification.
Kerstin Locher, Corrie R Belanger, Eric Eckbo, Melissa Caza, Billie Velapatino

Microbiol Spectr· April 2022

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BugSplit enables genome-resolved metagenomics through highly accurate taxonomic binning of metagenomic assemblies.
Induja Chandrakumar, Nick P G Gauthier, Cassidy Nelson, Michael B Bonsall, Kerstin Locher

Commun Biol· February 2022

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Nanopore metagenomic sequencing for detection and characterization of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples.
Nick P G Gauthier, Cassidy Nelson, Michael B Bonsall, Kerstin Locher, Marthe Charles

PLoS One· November 2021

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Approach to Assessment of New Swabs and Viral Transport Media for SARS-CoV-2 Testing.
Kerstin Locher, Billie Velapatino, Mélissa Caza, Lisa Li, Charlene Porter

J Clin Microbiol· April 2021

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Evaluation of the BioFire® COVID-19 test and Respiratory Panel 2.1 for rapid identification of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swab samples.
Eric J Eckbo, Kerstin Locher, Melissa Caza, Lisa Li, Valery Lavergne

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis· March 2021

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FilmArray respiratory panel assay: An effective method for detecting viral and atypical bacterial pathogens in bronchoscopy specimens.
Kerstin Locher, Diane Roscoe, Agatha Jassem, Titus Wong, Linda M N Hoang

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis· December 2019

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