Annemarie Berger

Molecular detection of respiratory viruses from breath samples: Evaluation of nucleic acid extraction systems and PCR panels

Background Reliable and scalable molecular testing is essential for risk assessment and monitoring of respiratory viruses with epidemic or pandemic potential. The AveloMask Kit (Avelo) is a non-invasive sampling device that collects exhaled breath aerosols (XBA) using a high-perf...

Long‐term stability and reproducibility of frozen plasma control samples for hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and human immunodeficiency virus by quantitative PCR : Implications for retrospective testing in hemovigilance

Abstract Objective Data on the long‐term stability and reproducibility of nucleic acid amplification testing (NAT) results in frozen stored positive samples (≤−20°C) remain limited. This study evaluated the long‐term performance of frozen virus‐positive samples in quantitative PC...