Specific detection of Hepatitis C virus in clinical samples using a novel simplification strategy
N. Boulter, S.P. Siah, N. Coulston, C. Vockler, K. Warton, P. Rajasekariah, J.R. Melki and D.S Millar. Specific detection of Hepatitis C virus in clinical samples using a novel simplification strategy. 18th ECCMID meeting, Barcelona, 19-22 April 2008
Read MoreValidation of a novel test for hypervirulent strains of Clostridium difficile including BI/NAP1/027
Siah SP, Melki J, Huntington P, Karagiannis T, Rawlinson W, Riley T, and Millar D. Validation of a novel test for hypervirulent strains of Clostridium difficile including BI/NAP1/027. Proferred paper/Oral presentation. The Australian Society for Microbiology, Annual scientific meeting. Hobart, Australia 4 – 8 July 2011
Read MoreInnovation in Molecular Diagnostic Assays (for selected viral, bacterial and protozoan targets)
Melki, J.R. Innovation in Molecular Diagnostic Assays (for selected viral, bacterial and protozoan targets). Invited speaker, AusMedTech conference, Sydney, Australia. 14-15 May 2012
Read MoreMultiplex PCR detection of all major gastrointestinal pathogens employing a novel universal extraction method
J.R. Melki, S.P. Siah, K. Kaur, J. Nair, N. Coulston, D.S. Millar. Multiplex PCR detection of all major gastrointestinal pathogens employing a novel universal extraction method. 22nd ECCMID meeting, London, 31st March – 3rd April 2012 England 2012
Read MoreA novel multiplex PCR assay for the detection of 18 bacterial, yeast and viral causes of Meningitis
J.R. Melki, S.P. Siah, K. Kaur, J. Nair, W. Rawlinson and D.S. Millar. A novel multiplex PCR assay for the detection of 18 bacterial, yeast and viral causes of Meningitis. 23rd ECCMID meeting, Berlin, Germany 27th-30th April 2013
Read MoreA novel multiplex PCR detection method for Mycobacteria, Mycobacterial avium intracellular complex (MAIC) and M. tuberculosis from clinical samples
Melki J.R., Siah, S.P., Kaur, K., Nair, J., Rawlinson, W., and Millar D.S. A novel multiplex PCR detection method for Mycobacteria, Mycobacterial avium intracellular complex (MAIC) and M. tuberculosis from clinical samples. 23rd ECCMID meeting, Berlin, Germany 27th-30th April 2013
Read MoreA novel rapid multiplex PCR assay for the detection of 13 bacterial and viral causes of sexually transmitted infection (STI)
Melki J.R., Siah S.P., Kaur K., Nair J., Rawlinson W., and Millar D.S. A novel rapid multiplex PCR assay for the detection of 13 bacterial and viral causes of sexually transmitted infection (STI). 23rd ECCMID meeting, Berlin, Germany 27th-30th April 2013
Read More3base™ The Science Behind EasyScreen™ Molecular Diagnostic Assays
Melki J.R. 3base™ The Science Behind EasyScreen™ Molecular Diagnostic Assays Molecular Microbiology Meeting, Sydney, Australia 5th – 6th May 2014
Read MoreEvaluation of the EasyScreen™ C. difficile detection kit for tcdA and tcdB
Carson K., Siah S., Millar D., MacKenzie B., Melki J., Riley T. Evaluation of the EasyScreen™ C. difficile detection kit for tcdA and tcdB. 24th ECCMID meeting, Barcelona, Spain 10th – 13th May 2014
Read MoreA novel 3base™ multiplex PCR assay for the rapid detection and stratification of MRSA
Melki J.R., Seo S., Nair J., French C., Siah S.P., Kaur K., Rawlinson W., and Millar D.S. A novel 3base™ multiplex PCR assay for the rapid detection and stratification of MRSA The Australian Society for Microbiology, Annual scientific meeting. Melbourne 6th – 9th July 2014
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