M. Chernesky

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1. Vaginal Swabs Are the Specimens of Choice When Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Results From a Multicenter Evaluation of the APTIMA Assays for Both Infections

   J. Schachter, M. Chernesky, D. Willis, Paul M. Fine +5 more

   2005Sexually Transmitted Diseases251 citations Open access

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2. A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Doxycycline and Rifampin for Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

   M. Loeb, D. Molloy, M. Smieja, T. Standish +10 more

   2004Journal of The American Geriatrics Society233 citations

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3. Vaginal Swabs Are Appropriate Specimens for Diagnosis of Genital Tract Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis

   J. Schachter, W. Mccormack, M. Chernesky, D. Martin +6 more

   2003Journal of Clinical Microbiology182 citations Open access

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4. Comparison of Flocked and Rayon Swabs for Collection of Respiratory Epithelial Cells from Uninfected Volunteers and Symptomatic Patients

   P. Daley, S. Castriciano, M. Chernesky, M. Smieja

   2006Journal of Clinical Microbiology174 citations

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5. Women Find It Easy and Prefer to Collect Their Own Vaginal Swabs to Diagnose Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections

   M. Chernesky, E. Hook, D. Martin, J. Lane +7 more

   2005Sexually Transmitted Diseases161 citations Open access

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6. The laboratory diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections.

   M. Chernesky

   2005The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale87 citations Open access

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7. Interpretation of diagnostic laboratory tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome: the Toronto experience.

   P. Tang, M. Louie, S. Richardson, M. Smieja +28 more

   2004CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne78 citations

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8. Regional Distribution of Antibodies to Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2 in Men and Women in Ontario, Canada

   M. Howard, J. Sellors, D. Jang, N. J. Robinson +3 more

   2003Journal of Clinical Microbiology78 citations Open access

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9. High Analytical Sensitivity and Low Rates of Inhibition May Contribute to Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in Significantly More Women by the APTIMA Combo 2 Assay

   M. Chernesky, D. Jang, K. Luinstra, S. Chong +7 more

   2006Journal of Clinical Microbiology76 citations Open access

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10. Ability of New APTIMA CT and APTIMA GC Assays To Detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Male Urine and Urethral Swabs

    M. Chernesky, D. Martin, E. Hook, D. Willis +5 more

    2005Journal of Clinical Microbiology72 citations Open access

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11. Confirming Positive Results of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs) for Chlamydia trachomatis: All NAATs Are Not Created Equal

    J. Schachter, E. Hook, D. Martin, D. Willis +5 more

    2005Journal of Clinical Microbiology72 citations Open access

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12. Use of Flocked Swabs and a Universal Transport Medium To Enhance Molecular Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

    M. Chernesky, S. Castriciano, D. Jang, M. Smieja

    2006Journal of Clinical Microbiology64 citations Open access

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13. Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis Infections and Specimen Collection Preference Among Women, Using Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs in Community Settings

    Elizabeth Richardson, J. Sellors, Sharon J. MacKinnon, Vicki Woodcox +4 more

    2003Sexually Transmitted Diseases53 citations

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14. Development and Evaluation of a Flocked Nasal Midturbinate Swab for Self-Collection in Respiratory Virus Infection Diagnostic Testing

    M. Smieja, S. Castriciano, S. Carruthers, G. So +7 more

    2010Journal of Clinical Microbiology52 citations Open access

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15. Head-to-Head Comparison of Second-Generation Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae on Urine Samples from Female Subjects and Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs

    M. Chernesky, D. Jang, J. Gilchrist, T. Hatchette +4 more

    2014Journal of Clinical Microbiology45 citations Open access

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16. Aptima HPV Assay versus Hybrid Capture® 2 HPV test for primary cervical cancer screening in the HPV FOCAL trial.

    D. Cook, L. Smith, Jennifer H Law, Wendy Mei +9 more

    2017Journal of Clinical Virology42 citations Open access

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17. Prevalence and antibiotic resistance of Mycoplasma genitalium among STI clinic attendees in Western Canada: a cross-sectional analysis

    J. Gratrix, S. Plitt, L. Turnbull, Petra Smyczek +12 more

    2017BMJ Open40 citations Open access

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18. Comparison of an Industry-Derived LCx Chlamydia pneumoniae PCR Research Kit to In-House Assays Performed in Five Laboratories

    M. Chernesky, M. Smieja, J. Schachter, J. Summersgill +15 more

    2002Journal of Clinical Microbiology39 citations Open access

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19. Comparison of the RIDASCREEN norovirus enzyme immunoassay to IDEIA NLV GI/GII by testing stools also assayed by RT-PCR and electron microscopy.

    S. Castriciano, K. Luinstra, A. Petrich, M. Smieja +4 more

    2007Journal of Virological Methods38 citations

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20. Specimen Processing and Concentration of Chlamydia trachomatis Added Can Influence False-Negative Rates in the LCx Assay but Not in the APTIMA Combo 2 Assay When Testing for Inhibitors

    S. Chong, D. Jang, X. Song, J. Mahony +3 more

    2003Journal of Clinical Microbiology38 citations Open access

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21. Rapid Diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis by Testing Vaginal Swabs in an Isothermal Helicase-Dependent AmpliVue™ Assay

    C. Gaydos, M. Hobbs, J. Marrazzo, J. Schwebke +6 more

    2016Sexually Transmitted Diseases32 citations Open access

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22. Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections in North American Women by Testing SurePath Liquid-Based Pap Specimens in APTIMA Assays

    M. Chernesky, G. Freund, E. Hook, P. Leone +2 more

    2007Journal of Clinical Microbiology32 citations Open access

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23. Smoking, season, and detection of chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in clinically stable COPD patients

    M. Smieja, R. Leigh, A. Petrich, S. Chong +5 more

    2002BMC Infectious Diseases32 citations Open access

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24. Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory guidelines for the diagnosis of neurosyphilis in Canada

    T. Wong, K. Fonseca, M. Chernesky, R. Garceau +2 more

    2015The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale31 citations Open access

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25. APTIMA® transcription-mediated amplification assays for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

    M. Chernesky, D. Jang

    2006Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics30 citations

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26. Performance and Cost Evaluation of One Commercial andSix In-House Conventional and Real-Time ReverseTranscription-PCR Assays for Detection of Severe AcuteRespiratory SyndromeCoronavirus

    J. Mahony, A. Petrich, L. Louie, Xin-Yu Song +5 more

    2004Journal of Clinical Microbiology30 citations Open access

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27. Evaluation of a New APTIMA Specimen Collection and Transportation Kit for High-Risk Human Papillomavirus E6/E7 Messenger RNA in Cervical and Vaginal Samples

    M. Chernesky, D. Jang, J. Gilchrist, L. Elit +6 more

    2014Sexually Transmitted Diseases27 citations Open access

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28. Mycoplasma genitalium Antibiotic Resistance-Mediating Mutations in Canadian Women With or Without Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection.

    M. Chernesky, D. Jang, I. Martin, L. Hoang +8 more

    2017Sexually Transmitted Diseases26 citations

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29. Self-collected swabs of the urinary meatus diagnose more Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections than first catch urine from men

    M. Chernesky, D. Jang, Eder Portillo, M. Smieja +3 more

    2012Sexually Transmitted Infections26 citations

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30. Workflow and Maintenance Characteristics of Five Automated Laboratory Instruments for the Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections

    S. Ratnam, D. Jang, J. Gilchrist, M. Smieja +4 more

    2014Journal of Clinical Microbiology24 citations Open access

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31. Detection of high risk HPV and Chlamydia trachomatis in vaginal and cervical samples collected with flocked nylon and wrapped rayon dual swabs transported in dry tubes.

    T. Krech, S. Castriciano, D. Jang, M. Smieja +2 more

    2009Journal of Virological Methods24 citations

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32. Comparative performance of human papillomavirus messenger RNA versus DNA screening tests at baseline and 48 months in the HPV FOCAL trial.

    D. Cook, L. Smith, Jennifer H Law, Wendy Mei +9 more

    2018Journal of Clinical Virology21 citations

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33. Ease, Comfort, and Performance of the HerSwab Vaginal Self-Sampling Device for the Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

    Manuel Arias, D. Jang, J. Gilchrist, K. Luinstra +3 more

    2016Sexually Transmitted Diseases21 citations

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34. HPV E6 oncoproteins and nucleic acids in neck lymph node fine needle aspirates and oral samples from patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

    M. Chernesky, D. Jang, J. Schweizer, Manuel Arias +10 more

    2018Papillomavirus Research20 citations Open access

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35. Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory guidelines for the use of direct tests to detect syphilis in Canada

    R. Tsang, M. Morshed, M. Chernesky, G. Jayaraman +1 more

    2015The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale19 citations Open access

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36. Urinary Meatal Swabbing Detects More Men Infected With Mycoplasma genitalium and Four Other Sexually Transmitted Infections Than First Catch Urine.

    M. Chernesky, D. Jang, M. Smieja, Manuel Arias +3 more

    2017Sexually Transmitted Diseases17 citations

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37. Validation of the APTIMA Combo 2 assay for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in SurePath liquid-based pap test samples taken with different collection devices.

    M. Chernesky, D. Jang, M. Smieja, Eder Portillo +8 more

    2009Sexually Transmitted Diseases16 citations Open access

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38. Mycoplasma genitalium, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Detected With Aptima Assays Performed on Self-Obtained Vaginal Swabs and Urine Collected at Home and in a Clinic.

    M. Chernesky, D. Jang, I. Martin, Manuel Arias +5 more

    2019Sexually Transmitted Diseases14 citations Open access

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39. Comparison of Assays for the Diagnosis of Mycoplasma genitalium and Macrolide Resistance Mutations in Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs and Urine

    M. Chernesky, D. Jang, I. Martin, D. Speicher +6 more

    2020Sexually Transmitted Diseases11 citations Open access

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40. Treatment of first-void urine with Aptima Transfer Solution increases detection of high-risk HPV E6/E7 mRNA.

    Manuel Arias, D. Jang, J. Dockter, S. Ratnam +7 more

    2019Journal of Virological Methods11 citations

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41. CINtec PLUS and cobas HPV testing for triaging Canadian women referred to colposcopy with a history of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion: Baseline findings

    S. Ratnam, D. Jang, L. Gilbert, R. Alaghehbandan +9 more

    2020Papillomavirus Research10 citations Open access

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42. Developing a new diagnostic algorithm for human papilloma virus associated oropharyngeal carcinoma: an investigation of HPV DNA assays

    Natasha Cohen, Michael Gupta, L. Doerwald-Munoz, D. Jang +5 more

    2017Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery10 citations Open access

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43. Comparison of Workflow, Maintenance, and Consumables in the GeneXpert Infinity 80 and Panther Instruments While Testing for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

    D. Jang, S. Ratnam, J. Gilchrist, Manuel Arias +3 more

    2016Sexually Transmitted Diseases10 citations

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44. Comparison of dacron and nylon-flocked self-collected vaginal swabs and urine for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis using analyte-specific reagents in a transcription-mediated amplification assay

    D. Jang, J. Gilchrist, Eder Portillo, M. Smieja +2 more

    2011Sexually Transmitted Infections10 citations

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45. Aptima Combo 2 Testing Detected Additional Cases of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection in Men and Women in Community Settings

    J. Kapala, K. Biers, M. Cox, M. Kamionka +6 more

    2011Journal of Clinical Microbiology10 citations Open access

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46. Performance of AmpFire HPV assay on Neck Cervical Lymph Node Aspirate and Oropharyngeal Samples.

    D. Jang, Anika Shah, Manuel Arias, S. Ratnam +5 more

    2020Journal of Virological Methods9 citations Open access

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47. Comparison of Flocked and Aptima Swabs and Two Specimen Transport Media in the Aptima Combo 2 Assay

    Jenny Li, D. Jang, J. Gilchrist, M. Smieja +3 more

    2014Journal of Clinical Microbiology9 citations Open access

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48. Pap cytopathology and the presence of high-risk human papillomavirus in SurePath liquid preservative and Digene cervical sampler specimens.

    J. Kapala, D. Jang, J. Patel, K. Biers +2 more

    2007Journal of Virological Methods9 citations

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49. Comparison of CINtec PLUS cytology and cobas HPV test for triaging Canadian patients with LSIL cytology referred to colposcopy: A two-year prospective study

    L. Gilbert, S. Ratnam, D. Jang, R. Alaghehbandan +9 more

    2021Cancer Biomarkers8 citations Open access

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50. Ease and Comfort of Cervical and Vaginal Sampling for Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomonas vaginalis with a New Aptima Specimen Collection and Transportation Kit

    M. Chernesky, D. Jang, J. Gilchrist, Joan Randazzo +5 more

    2013Journal of Clinical Microbiology8 citations Open access

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