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Blood Culture

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Description	Year	Literature #
Comparative Study of the Instrument Robustness of Automated Blood Culture Devices: BD BACTEC™ versus bioM�rieux BacT/Alert™	2007	LR222669
Differences in Time to Detection and Recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis between the MGIT 960 and the BacT/Alert MB Automated Culture Systems.	2007	LR222668
Effectiveness of the BACTEC™ Blood Culture Resin-based Antimicrobial Removal System with Fluoroquinolones, Antifungals, Daptomycin, Tigecycline and Polymyxin B.	2006	LR222473
Ability of BD BACTEC Plus Blood Culture Bottles versus BacT/Alert FAN Blood Culture Bottles to Detect Bacterial Pathogens in Samples Containing Vancomycin	2005	LR891
Ability of BD BACTEC Plus Blood Culture Bottles versus BacT/Alert FAN Blood Culture Bottles to Detect Bacterial Pathogens in Samples Containing Therapeutic Levels of Cefoxitin and Piperacillin/Tazobactam	2005	LR222337
Blood Culture Antimicrobial Removal Effectiveness of BD BACTEC Plus Media Versus BacT/ALERT FAN Media	2003	LR789
Advanced Interactive Epidemiology Reports utilizing the BD Phoenix� EpiCenter� System	2000	LR644
Incidence of Safe Sample Collection Procedures with the BacT/Alert™ Blood Culture System		LR848
Improving Sepsis Diagnosis: Key to Better Patient Outcomes, Higher Reimbursement		LR888

Collection and Transport

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Description	Year	Literature #
Comparison of StarSwab II with BD CultureSwab™ Max V(+) Transport Systems for Preservation of Bacterial Pathogens Important in Pediatric Medicine; Hemophilus influenza, Streptococcus pneumoniae,and Neisseria meningitidis	2005	LR222319
Comparative Study of the Viability of Clinically Important Bacteria in Two New Amies Gel Transport Systems (BD CultureSwab™ MaxV(+) and Remel BactiSwab) Using NCCLS M40 - A Quantitative Swab Elution Method.	2005	LR222318
Comparative Evaluation of Two New Amies Swab Transport Systems BD CultureSwab™ Max V(+) (Copan) and the Fisherfinest^® (Starplex) Swab	2005	LR222317
Modification of Swab Applicators Providing Full Compliance with NCCLS Standard M40-A	2004	LR222316
Influence of Storage Conditions on the Performance of Swab Transport Devices as Determined by the Quality Control Guidelines of NCCLS Standard M40	2004	LR222315
A Comparison of Two Swab Transport Systems in the Recovery of Fastidious Organisms	2004	LR222314

Dehydrated Culture Media

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Description	Year	Literature #
A Rapid and Effective Screening Process of Animal Component Free Hydrolysates to Increase Cell Performance	2004	LR876

Direct Testing/Serology

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Description	Year	Literature #
Comparison of BD Directigen™ EZ RSV and Remel X/pect™ RSV Rapid Chromatographic Immunoassays to Direct Immunofluorescence for Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Pediatric Patients	2006	LR222659
Comparison of Rapid Influenza Antigen Kits for Analytical Sensitivity and Compatibility with Viral Transport Medium.	2006	LR222254
The Effect of Various Swab Types on the Performance of the BD Directigen™� EZ FLU A+B Test and Three Other Rapid Chromatographic Immunoassay	2005	LR919
Evaluation of the BD Directigen™ EZ Flu A+B Rapid Chromatographic Immunoassay	2005	LR904
Evaluation of Lateral Flow and Membrane Flow Immunoassays for the Rapid Detection of Influenza A and Influenza B Viruses	2005	LR911
Comparison of BD Directigen™ EZ RSV and Binax NOW® RSV tests for Rapid Detection of Respiratory Syncytial virus from Nasal Aspirates in a Pediatric Population.	2005	LR222411
Comparison of BD Directigen™ EZ Flu A+B and Binax NOW® Influenza A&B kits for Rapid Detection of Influenza A&B viruses from Nasopharyngeal Aspirates in a Pediatric Population.	2005	LR222412
Specific Detection of Influenza A and B Virus Strains and Analytical Sensitivity Using the Directigen� Flu A+B Test	2001	LR695
Performance of the Directigen� Flu A+B Test Using Clinical Specimens from November 1999 to March 2000	2001	LR694
Evaluation of Influenza A and B Virus Storage Stability in M5 Transport Medium Using the Directigen� Flu A+B Test	2001	LR696

Identification/Susceptibility

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Description	Year	Literature #
Evaluation of the Becton Dickinson Phoenix and bioM�rieux VITEK Legacy Automated Microbiology Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Systems.	2006	LR222447
Evaluation of the BD Phoenix™ Automated Microbiology System for Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Streptococcus pneumoniae	2006	LR222403
Direct Comparison of the BD Phoenix™ Automated Microbiology System with the Microscan Walkaway for Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Staphylococci, Enterococci, and Antimicrobial Susceptibilityof Streptococci.	2006	LR222405
Direct Comparison of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing by the BD Phoenix, bioM�rieux ViTek 2, and Disk Diffusion Test Methods as Compared to Results Generated by the CLSi Broth Microdilution Test	2006	LR222449
Comparative Study of Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Enterobacteriaceae and Non-Fermentative Gram-Negative Organisms with the Phoenix™ Automated Microbiology System and Microscan Walkaway.	2006	LR222406
Comparison of Phoenix and Vitek 2 ESBL Confirmatory Tests Against E. coli and Klebsiella Isolates with Well-characterized β-lactamases	2006	LR222404
Variability in In Vitro Susceptibility Test Results for E. coli Isolates and Piperacillin/Tazobactam Using Commercial and Reference AST Methods	2005	LR222304
Performance of BD Phoenix™ in Low Inoculum Mode for the Identification of Frequently Isolated Gram-Positive Cocci	2005	LR873
Identification of Gram-Negative Bacilli in BD Phoenix™ Using the New Low Inoculum Mode	2005	LR874
Evaluation of the BD Phoenix™ for Routine Use in a Tertiary-Care Hospital Microbiology Laboratory	2005	LR886
Evaluation of the BD Phoenix System for Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Gram-Positive and Negative Clinical Isolates	2005	LR901
Evaluation of BD Phoenix Automated System and MicroScan Walkaway System for the Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Clinically Significant Gram-Positive Organisms	2005	LR890
Detection of Oxacillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: Comparison of Phoenix Oxacillin and Cefoxitin MICs, MicroScan Oxacillin MIC, Oxacillin and Cefoxitin Disk Diffusion, and mecA Gene Detection.	2005	LR222305
Detection of Clindamycin and Erythromycin Resistance in Isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae using Three Commercial Systems	2005	LR882
Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Using the BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System	2005	LR883
Detection of mecA-mediated Resistance Using Cefoxitin Disk Diffusion (DD) in a Collection of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) Expressing Borderline Oxacillin MICs	2005	LR222306
Detection and Interpretation of Macrolide-Lincosamide-Streptogramin Resistance among Staphylococcus with Phoenix Automated Microbiology System and BDXpert™ System	2005	LR875
Comparison of the Vitek Legacy, Vitek 2 Colorimetric AND Phoenix Systems for Identification of Fermenting and Non-Fermenting Bacteria of Clinical Origin	2005	LR885
Comparison of MicroScan Walk-Away^®, Phoenix™ and VITEK-TWO^® Microbiology Systems Used in the Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Bacteria	2005	LR900
Comparison of BD Phoenix to Biomerieux Vitek for the Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Common Bacterial Isolates	2005	LR905
Clinical Evaluation Comparing the BD Phoenix™ Automated Microbiology System with the MicroScan^® WalkAway for Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus species	2005	LR898
Accuracy of Identification in BD Phoenix™ Using the New Low Inoculum Mode	2005	LR884
Evaluation of the Phoenix 100 ID/AST System for Identification of Enterobacteriaceae and Commonly Isolated Glucose Non-Fermenting Gram-Negative Bacilli	2004	LR222340
Comparison of the BD Phoenix� (PHX) Automated Microbiology System to VIKTEK 1 (V1) for the Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Gram-Negative Organisms	2004	LR813
Comparison of Four Commercially Available Systems for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) of Streptococcus pneumoniae	2004	LR811
Comparison of BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System with the MicroScan Rapid Neg ID Plus Neg MIC Panel Type 30 for Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Gram-negative Bacilli	2004	LR812
Evaluation of the Etest ESBL and the BD Phoenix�, Vitek-1, and Vitek-2 Automated Instruments for Detection of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases in Multiresistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp.	2002	LR741
Comparative Evaluation of the BD Phoenix and Vitek 2 Automated Instruments for Identificaiton of Isolates of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex	2002	LR732
Side by Side by Side Evaluation of Dade Microscan Walkaway 96, BD Phoenix� and BioMerieux Vitek2 for Identification Testing of a Challenge and Routine Set of Nonfermentative and Miscellaneous Gram Negative Clinical Isolates	2002	LR726
Side by Side by Side Evaluation of Dade Microscan Walkaway 96, BD Phoenix� and BioMerieux Vitek2 for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of a Challenge Set of Clinical Strains	2002	LR727
Investigation of Staphylococcus aureus with Vitek-1 Erythromycin-Intermediate Susceptibilities: Comparison with Vitek-2 and Phoenix�	2002	LR740
Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Clinical Isolates of Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacteria by the Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System	2002	LR737
Evaluation of the Phoenix� and Vitek 2� Systems for the Susceptibility Testing of Staphylococci	2002	LR728
Evaluation of the BD Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System for Fluoroquinolone Susceptibility Testing of Gram Negative Bacilli	2002	LR729
Detection of Vancomycin Resistance in Enterococci with the BD Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System	2002	LR725
Detection of Glycopeptide Intermediate or Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Using BD Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System	2002	LR724
Detection of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Among Enterobacteriaceae Using BD Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System with BDXpert� System	2002	LR739
Correlation Between Phenotypic and Genotypic Traits of Glycopeptide Susceptible and Resistant Enterococcus faecium Strains	2002	LR723
Comparison of the BD Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System to the Dade-MicroScan WalkAway-40 for Identification of Clinical Bacterial Isolates	2002	LR714
Comparison of the BD Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System to the Dade-MicroScan WalkAway-40 for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing with Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacterial Isolates	2002	LR713
Comparison of Phoenix to Vitek2 with a Diverse Group of Bacteria which are Found in Clinical Microbiology Labs	2002	LR719
Comparison of Phoenix to Vitek2 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Performance with a Diverse Group of Bacteria which are Found in Clinical Microbiology Labs	2002	LR718
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing for Ten 5-Fluoroquinolones Using the BD Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System	2002	LR717
An Evaluation of the BD Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System to Detect Penicillins and Cephalosporins Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae	2002	LR738
Evaluation of the New Automated Phoenix� System for Detection of Special Resistance Mechanisms	2001	LR711
Detection of Oxacillin Resistance in Coagulase Negative Staphylococci with Phoenix™	2001	LR710
Evaluation of the BD Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System in Detecting Glycopeptide Resistance Among Enterococci Isolates	2001	LR722
The Importance of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL) Screening Tests in Rapid Automated Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST)	2001	LR704
Performance of the BD Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System in the Identification of Gram-Positive Bacteria	2001	LR684
Identification Accuracy of Gram-Negative Bacilli in the BD Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System	2001	LR686
Evaluation of the Performance of New Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System on Gram-Negative Rods	2001	LR680
Evaluation of the New Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System on Gram-Positive Cocci	2001	LR681
Evaluation of the BD Phoenix™ Automated Microbiology System's Susceptibility Test Function for Gram Positive Organisms	2001	LR697
Evaluation of the BD Phoenix™ Automated Microbiology System in Identification and AST of Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas spp. and Other Nonfermenting Gram-negative Bacteria	2001	LR690
Detection of Resistance to Broad Spectrum β-Lactam Antimicrobics in Nonfermentative Gram-Negative Bacteria Using the BD Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System	2001	LR688
Detection of Exteded-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Production and Beta-Lactam Resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella Using the BD Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System	2001	LR685
Correlation Between Phenotypic Characteristics and Glycopeptide Susceptibility in Enterococcus faecium	2001	LR687
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and ESBL Production in Clinical Isolates of Proteus Mirabilis: An Evalution with the BD Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System	2001	LR689
Rapid Identification of Resistant Gram-Negative Isolates in the Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System	2000	LR646
Evaluation to Detect Gram-Negative Bacterial Resistances with Eight Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobics in the Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System	2000	LR643
Evaluation of the Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System for the Detection of Gram-Negative Bacterial Resistance to Aminoglycosides	2000	LR648
Determining Beta-Lactam Resistance among Gram-Negative Isolates in the Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System	2000	LR649
Detection of Resistance to Beta-lactam Antibiotics in Combination with Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors in Gram-Negative Bacteria by the Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System	2000	LR655
Detection of High Level Aminoglycoside Resistance (HLAR) in Enterococci with the Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System	2000	LR652
Detection of ESBL Producing E.coli and Klebsiella in the Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System	2000	LR647
Comparison of the Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System and MicroScan WalkAway�-96 for In Vitro Susceptibility Testing of Gram-Negative Bacilli	2000	LR653
Assessment of the Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System in the Identification of a Variety of Gram-Negative Bacilli	2000	LR645
An Evaluation of the Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System for Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Detection	2000	LR654
Comparison of Phoenix� and Vitek� Automated Susceptibility Test Systems for Performance with Acinetobacter baumannii complex and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates	2000	LR661
Evaluation of the Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System for Detection of (i) Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp., and of (ii) Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Acinetobacter spp. and Pseudomonas aeruinosa European Clinical Isolates	2000	LR669
Detection of beta-Lactam Resistance in Staphylococci with the Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System	2000	LR668
A Performance Evalution of Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System in detecting resistance to Linezolid, Azithromycin, Clarithromycin and Quinupristin-dalfopristin among Staphylococcal and Enterococcal isolates	2000	LR667
Rapid Automated Identification of Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria in the Phoenix� System	1999	LR650
Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing in Phoenix�	1999	LR651
Rapid Susceptibility Testing of Gram Positive Organisms: A Preliminary Study of the Phoenix� System	1999	LR641
Rapid Detection of Beta-lactamase Production in Penicillin Sensitive Staphylococci by the Phoenix� Automated ID/AST System	1999	LR642
Preliminary Evaluation and Overview of Phoenix�, A New Automated ID/AST System	1999	LR637
Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria in the Phoenix� System	1999	LR638
Detection of Vancomycin (VA) Resistance in Enterococci with the Phoenix� System	1999	LR636
Detection of Oxacillin Resistance in Staphylococcal Species with the Phoenix� Sytem	1999	LR635
Comparative Studies of Antibiotic Susceptibility of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia with Trimethoprim/Sulfonamethoxazole Using Different Testing Methodologies	1999	LR640
Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia with Trimethorpim/Sulfamethoxazole Using the Phoenix� System	1999	LR639
Detection of Gram-Negative Bacterial Resistance to Fluoroquinolone Agents in the Phoenix� Automated Microbiology System	1999	LR656

Molecular Diagnostics

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Description	Year	Literature #
Validation of the BD ProbeTec™ Urine Preservative Transport (UPT) for use with the BD ProbeTec™ ET System for Detection of Chlamydia Trachomatis	2005	LR908
Time-Motion Comparison of BD ProbeTec™ ET System and Gen-Probe^® APTIMA^® Combo 2™ Assay for Chlamydial and Gonorrhea Diagnosis	2005	LR903
Performance of the BD ProbeTec™ Urine Preservative Transport with Second Generation Amplified DNA Assays for the Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae on the BD ProbeTec™ ET System	2005	LR907
Feasibility of Using TriPath Imaging,^® Inc. SurePath™ Preservative Fluid with the BD ProbeTec™ ET CT/GC Amplified DNA Assays*	2005	LR881
Evaluation of the BD ProbeTec™ Urine Preservative Transport (UPT) for Use With the BD ProbeTec™ ET Neisseria gonorrhoeae Amplified Assays	2005	LR887
Evaluation of the BD ProbeTec ET System for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections of the Endocervix and Oropharynx in Women	2005	LR902
Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 and Type 2 DNA by Strand Displacement Amplification on the BD ProbeTec™ ET System	2005	LR880
Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae from Vaginal Swabs Using Second Generation Assays on the BD ProbeTec™ ET System	2005	LR910
Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae from Endocervical Swabs: A Comparative Evaluation of Three Commercial Kits	2005	LR906
Compatibility of Accurun^® and Amplichek™ Positive Controls with the BD ProbeTec™ ET CT/GC Amplified DNA Assays	2005	LR879
Analytical Sensitivity of the Automated BD Viper System* for the Recovery and Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA from Vaginal Swabs	2005	LR909
Experiences with Chlamydia Testing using the BD ProbeTec� ET and BD Viper� Focusing on Inhibiton	2004	LR801
Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Associated Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) by Reverse Transcriptase-Strand Displacement Amplification on the BD ProbeTec� ET System	2004	LR802
Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 by Strand Displacement Amplification on the BD ProbeTec� ET System	2003	LR753
Take Action on HEDIS	2003	LR691
Comparison of the BD ProbeTec ET and Gen Probe PACE 2 Assays for the Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Endocervical Samples	2003	LR770
Comparison of Two Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests to Culture for the Detection of Pharyngeal	2002	LR716
Evaluation of the BD Viper� Sample Processor for use with the BDProbeTec� ET CT/GC Amplified DNA Assays	2002	LR731
Detection of Community Acquired Pneumonia Pathogens in Lower Respiratory Specimens Using the BD ProbeTec™ ET System	2002	LR797
Detection of Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and the Chlamydiaceae Family from a Single Throat Swab Using the BD ProbeTec™ ET System	2002	LR796
Comparison of Three Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for the Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in Urine Specimens	2002	LR715
BDProbeTec™ ET CT/GC Amplified DNA Assay Wet Swab Transport for use with Endocervical and Urethral Swab	2002	LR730