Rapid identification of clinically relevant <em>Enterococcus</em> species by fluorescence in situ hybridization (Publications)
A fluorescence in situ hybridization assay for the rapid identification of clinically relevant enterococci (Enterococcus faecalis, E. faecium, E. gallinarum, the VanC-type resistance group) was develo
Molecular identification of zoonotic tissue-invasive tapeworm larvae other than <em>Taenia solium</em> in suspected human cysticercosis cases (Publications)
Rarely, zoonotic Taenia species other than Taenia solium cause human cysticercosis. The larval stages are morphologically often indistinguishable. We therefore investigated 12 samples of suspected hum
Cyclovirus CyCV-VN species distribution is not limited to Vietnam and extends to Africa (Publications)
Cycloviruses, small ssDNA viruses of the Circoviridae family, have been identified in the cerebrospinal fluid from symptomatic human patients. One of these species, cyclovirus-Vietnam (CyCV-VN), was s
Fluorescence<em> in situ</em> hybridization (FISH) in the microbiological diagnostic routine laboratory: a review (Publications)
Early identification of microbial pathogens is essential for rational and conservative antibiotic use especially in the case of known regional resistance patterns. Here, we describe fluorescence in si
Identification of pathogens in mastitis milk samples with fluorescent in situ hybridization (Publications)
Traditionally, the bacteriological examination of mastitis milk samples is performed by culture followed by biochemical tests on the cultured bacteria to allow identification of the causative pathogen
Presence of <em>Borrelia</em> spp. DNA in ticks, but absence of <em>Borrelia </em>spp. and of <em>Leptospira</em> spp. DNA in blood of fever patients... (Publications)
The occurrence of tick-borne relapsing fever and leptospirosis in humans in Madagascar remains unclear despite the presence of their potential vectors and reservoir hosts. We screened 255 Amblyomma va
Prevalence of nasal colonisation by methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> among healthcare workers and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones pose a significant threat to hospitalised patients because the bacteria can be transmitted by asymptomatic carriers within healthc
High detection rate of <em>Rickettsia africae</em> in <em>Amblyomma variegatum</em> but low prevalence of anti-rickettsial antibodies in healthy... (Publications)
Tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are emerging infectious diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Madagascar, the endemicity of tick-borne rickettsiae and their vectors has been incomplete
Rapid identification of <em>Burkholderia pseudomallei</em> and <em>Burkholderia mallei </em>by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) from culture... (Publications)
We evaluated newly developed probes for rapid identification of Burkholderia (B.) pseudomallei and B. mallei and differentiation from B. thailandensis by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). FIS