Eric J. Eckbo
University of British Columbia
11 Papers
3 Citations
Eric J. Eckbo is an academic researcher from University of British Columbia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 6 publications.
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Papers
Evaluation of the BioFire® COVID-19 test and Respiratory Panel 2.1 for rapid identification of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swab samples.
Eric J. Eckbo,Kerstin Locher,Melissa Caza,Lisa Li,Valery Lavergne,Marthe Charles,Marthe Charles +6 more
TL;DR: Conclusively, the BioFire COVID-19 Test and RP2.1 are highly sensitive assays that can be effectively used in the clinical laboratory for rapid SARS-CoV-2 testing.
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First reported outbreak of the emerging pathogen Candida auris in Canada.
Eric J. Eckbo,Titus Wong,Amrita Bharat,Mary Cameron-Lane,Linda Hoang,Meena Dawar,Marthe Charles,Marthe Charles +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the emergence of a healthcare-associated cluster in the Greater Vancouver area in 2018 and describe the measures implemented to contain its transmission, including surveillance, education, cleaning and/or disinfection, patient cohorting, isolation, and hand hygiene.
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New Tools to Test Stool: Managing Travelers’ Diarrhea in the Era of Molecular Diagnostics
TL;DR: Identification of the causative pathogen of travelers' diarrhea allows for targeted therapy and management and a reduction in empiric broad-spectrum coverage.
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Automated 16S Sequencing Using an R-Based Analysis Module for Bacterial Identification
Kerstin Locher,Corrie R. Belanger,Eric J. Eckbo,Mélissa Caza,Billie Velapatiño,Marthe Charles +5 more
TL;DR: This simplified sequencing protocol provides a standardized approach to clinical 16S sequencing, analysis, and quality control that would be suited to frontline clinical microbiology laboratories with minimal experience.
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Relapsing fever in a traveller returning from Senegal.
TL;DR: A 24-year-old man presented to his family physician with a 1-day history of subjective fever, chills, headache, myalgia, arthralgia and mild diarrhea; he was advised to proceed to the emergency department for further assessment as discussed by the authors.