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A commentary on the role of molecular technology and automation in clinical diagnostics

Ciara O’Connor Department of Clinical Microbiology; University Hospital Limerick; Limerick, Ireland; Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity (4i) and Graduate Entry Medical School; University of Limerick; Limerick, Ireland
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Marie Fitzgibbon Department of Clinical Microbiology; University Hospital Limerick; Limerick, Ireland
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James Powell Department of Clinical Microbiology; University Hospital Limerick; Limerick, Ireland
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Denis Barron Department of Clinical Microbiology; University Hospital Limerick; Limerick, Ireland
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Jim O’Mahony Cork Institute of Technology; Cork, Ireland
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Lorraine Power Department of Clinical Microbiology; University Hospital Limerick; Limerick, Ireland
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Nuala H O’Connell Department of Clinical Microbiology; University Hospital Limerick; Limerick, Ireland; Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity (4i) and Graduate Entry Medical School; University of Limerick; Limerick, Ireland
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Colum Dunne Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity (4i) and Graduate Entry Medical School; University of Limerick; Limerick, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 155-160 | Received 06 Feb 2014, Accepted 19 Mar 2014, Published online: 21 Mar 2014

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D. Huggard, J. Powell, C. Kirkham, L. Power, N. H. O’Connell & R. K. Philip. (2021) Time to positivity (TTP) of neonatal blood cultures: a trend analysis over a decade from Ireland. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 34:5, pages 780-786.
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N.H. O'Connell, S. Gasior, B. Slevin, L. Power, S. Barrett, S.I. Bhutta, B. Minihan, J. Powell & C.P. Dunne. (2022) Microbial epidemiology and clinical risk factors of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales amongst Irish patients from first detection in 2009 until 2020. Infection Prevention in Practice 4:3, pages 100230.
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Amanda Mostyn, Marie Lenihan, Donnchadh O'Sullivan, Sara Woods, Maureen O'Hara, James Powell, Lorraine Power, Nuala H. O'Connell & Colum P. Dunne. (2020) Assessment of the FilmArray® multiplex PCR system and associated meningitis/encephalitis panel in the diagnostic service of a tertiary hospital. Infection Prevention in Practice 2:2, pages 100042.
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A. Garvey, J. Powell, B. Murphy, N. O'Connell, M. Imcha & R.K. Philip. (2018) Youngest survivor of perinatal infection by Eikenella corrodens : case analysis and literature review highlighting the merits of placental swab culture. New Microbes and New Infections 21, pages 81-85.
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C. S. Heather & M. Maley. (2017) Automated direct screening for resistance of Gram-negative blood cultures using the BD Kiestra WorkCell. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 37:1, pages 117-125.
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Ciara O’Connor, Roy K. Philip, John Kelleher, James Powell, Alan O’Gorman, Barbara Slevin, Neil Woodford, Jane F. Turton, Elaine McGrath, Cathriona Finnegan, Lorraine Power, Nuala H. O’Connell & Colum P. Dunne. (2017) The first occurrence of a CTX-M ESBL-producing Escherichia coli outbreak mediated by mother to neonate transmission in an Irish neonatal intensive care unit. BMC Infectious Diseases 17:1.
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C. O'Connor, M. Cormican, T.W. Boo, E. McGrath, B. Slevin, A. O'Gorman, M. Commane, S. Mahony, E. O'Donovan, J. Powell, R. Monahan, C. Finnegan, M.G. Kiernan, J.C. Coffey, L. Power, N.H. O'Connell & C.P. Dunne. (2016) An Irish outbreak of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM)-1 carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: increasing but unrecognized prevalence. Journal of Hospital Infection 94:4, pages 351-357.
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Ciara O’connor, Nuala H. O’connell, Lorraine Power, Anne Merrigan, Shona Tormey, Calvin Coffey, Barry Linnane & Colum P. Dunne. (2014) A case of Panton–Valentine leucocidin toxin‐positive Staphylococcus aureus‐mediated neonatal mastitis. JMM Case Reports 1:3.
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