Clair L. Preece
Northumbria University
4 Papers
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Clair L. Preece is an academic researcher from Northumbria University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sputum & Nontuberculous mycobacteria. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 4 publications. Previous affiliations of Clair L. Preece include Freeman Hospital.
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A novel culture medium for isolation of rapidly-growing mycobacteria from the sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis
Clair L. Preece,Clair L. Preece,Audrey Perry,Bethany Gray,D. Kenna,Amanda Jones,Stephen Cummings,A. Robb,Matthew F. Thomas,Malcolm Brodlie,C. O'Brien,Stephen J. Bourke,John D. Perry,John D. Perry +13 more
TL;DR: RGM medium offers a simple and effective culture method for the isolation of rapidly-growing mycobacteria from sputum samples from patients with CF without decontamination of samples.
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Evaluation of Various Culture Media for Detection of Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
Clair L. Preece,Clair L. Preece,Thomas A. Wichelhaus,Audrey Perry,Amanda Jones,Stephen Cummings,John D. Perry,John D. Perry,Michael Hogardt +8 more
TL;DR: RGM medium offers a superior option, compared to other selective agars, for the isolation of rapidly growing mycobacteria from the sputum of patients with CF, and enables routine screening for rapidly growing NTM in all submitted spUTum samples from patients withCF.
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61 Comparison of two chromogenic media for isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from respiratory samples from patients with cystic fibrosis
TL;DR: chromID Elite is an effective medium for isolation of S. aureus from respiratory samples from patients with CF with challenging clinical samples that may contain auxotrophic isolates of S."small colony variants" and a diversity of other species, including many with antibiotic resistance.
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Comparison of Mycobacterial Growth Indicator Tube with Culture on RGM Selective Agar for Detection of Mycobacteria in Sputum Samples from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
TL;DR: RGM medium showed sensitivity equivalent to that of the MGIT for isolation of NTM from the sputum of patients with CF, and offered a simple, convenient tool that can be embedded into routine culture methods, allowing the culture of allSputum samples that are submitted from patients with cystic fibrosis.