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Peter Tilley
MD, FRCPC

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Medical Microbiologist & Head, Division of Microbiology, BC Children's Hospital and BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre

Timely and accurate diagnosis of infectious agents is of the utmost importance in treating pediatric patients. I am interested in exploring how new technologies can be applied to improve the diagnosis of infectious disease and enable the best possible care of children.

Academic Affiliations

  • Clinical Professor, , Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Healthy Starts
  • Research Group(s): Vaccines, Infections, and Host Defenses

Contact Information

Location

4500 Oak St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6H 3N1

(604) 875-6694

ptilley@mail.ubc.ca

Empiric antibiotics for peripartum bacteremia: A chart review from a quaternary Canadian centre

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Mohn, S.F. and Reimer, R. and Mar, N. and Katelieva, A. and Paquette, V. and Albert, A.Y.K. and Roberts, A. and Tilley, P. and McClymont, E. and Ting, J. and Boucoiran, I. and Elwood, C.

DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.15048

RLB-MALBAC: A rapid, non-transposase method for synthesizing unbiased sequencing libraries from low amount of genomic DNA for Nanopore sequencing

Research Square

Gadkar, V.J. and Goldfarb, D.M. and Dhaliwal, S. and Gubbay, J.B. and Tilley, P.A.G.

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5141136/v1

Extraction-free clinical detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus from saline gargle samples using Hamilton STARlet liquid handler

Scientific Reports

Gadkar, V.J. and Goldfarb, D.M. and Al-Rawahi, G.N. and Srigley, J.A. and Smailus, D.E. and Coope, R.J.N. and Pleasance, S. and Watson, N. and Chen, T. and Lam, S. and Hoang, L. and Tilley, P.A.G.

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-30993-2

Comprehensive human amniotic fluid metagenomics supports the sterile womb hypothesis

Scientific Reports

Wang, H.C. and Yang, G.X. and Hu, Y. and Lam, P. and Sangha, K. and Siciliano, D. and Swenerton, A. and Miller, R. and Tilley, P. and Von Dadelszen, P. and Kalyan, S. and Tang, P. and Patel, M.S.

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10869-7

Limitation of ctrA as a Target for Neisseria meningitidis Identification and Potential Alternative Targets

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Sirluck-Schroeder, I. and Al-Rawahi, G.N. and Gadkar, V. and Hoang, L. and Tsang, R. and Tilley, P.

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00152-22

Evaluation of observed and unobserved self-collection of saline gargle samples for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in outpatients

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Kinshella, M.-L.W. and Tilley, P. and Al-Rawahi, G.N. and Srigley, J.A. and Kayda, I. and Canes, M. and McLennan, M. and Bone, J.N. and Dittrick, M. and Gadkar, V.J. and Hoang, L.M.N. and Goldfarb, D.M.

DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115566

Development and validation of a new triplex real-time quantitative reverse Transcriptase-PCR assay for the clinical detection of SARS-CoV-2

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Gadkar, V.J. and Goldfarb, D.M. and Young, V. and Watson, N. and Al-Rawahi, G.N. and Srigley, J. and Tilley, P.

DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2021.101744

Self-collected saline gargle samples as an alternative to health care worker-collected nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 diagnosis in outpatients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Goldfarb, D.M. and Tilley, P. and Al-Rawahi, G.N. and Srigley, J.A. and Ford, G. and Pedersen, H. and Pabbi, A. and Hannam-Clark, S. and Charles, M. and Dittrick, M. and Gadkar, V.J. and Pernica, J.M. and Hoanga, L.M.N.

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02427-20

Self-collected saline gargle samples as an alternative to healthcare worker collected nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 diagnosis in outpatients

medRxiv

Goldfarb, D.M. and Tilley, P. and Al-Rawahi, G.N. and Srigley, J.A. and Ford, G. and Pedersen, H. and Pabbi, A. and Hannam-Clark, S. and Charles, M.K. and Dittrick, M. and Gadkar, V.J. and Pernica, J.M. and Hoang, L.M.N.

DOI: 10.1101/2020.09.13.20188334

Development of a national neonatal intensive care unit-specific antimicrobial stewardship programme in Canada: Protocol for a cohort study

BMJ Open

Ting, J.Y. and Roberts, A. and Tilley, P. and Robinson, J.L. and Dunn, M.S. and Paquette, V. and Lee, K.-S. and Shah, V. and Yoon, E. and Richter, L.L. and Lodha, A. and Shivananda, S. and Thampi, N. and Autmizguine, J. and Shah, P.S.

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043403

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight MS for the accurate identification of Burkholderia cepacia complex and Burkholderia gladioli in the clinical microbiology laboratory

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Wong, K.S.K. and Dhaliwal, S. and Bilawka, J. and Srigley, J.A. and Champagne, S. and Romney, M.G. and Tilley, P. and Sadarangani, M. and Zlosnik, J.E.A. and Chilvers, M.A.

DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001223

Gargle-Direct: Extraction-free detection of SARS-CoV-2 using real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) of saline gargle rinse samples

medRxiv

Gadkar, V.J. and Goldfarb, D.M. and Young, V. and Watson, N. and Hoang, L. and Lee, T. and Prystajecky, N. and Al-Rawahi, G.N. and Srigley, J.A. and Tilley, P.

DOI: 10.1101/2020.10.09.20203430

Performance of the BD phoenix automated microbiology system for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole susceptibility testing of Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Al-Rawahi, G.N. and Chorlton, S. and Dhaliwal, S. and Golding, G.R. and Tilley, P.

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00994-19

A metagenomics-based diagnostic approach for central nervous system infections in hospital acute care setting

Scientific Reports

Hasan, M.R. and Sundararaju, S. and Tang, P. and Tsui, K.-M. and Lopez, A.P. and Janahi, M. and Tan, R. and Tilley, P.

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-68159-z

Third-generation cephalosporin-resistant urinary tract infections in children presenting to the paediatric emergency department

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Kang, K.T. and Ng, K. and Kendrick, J. and Tilley, P. and Ting, J. and Rassekh, S. and Murthy, S. and Roberts, A.

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxy175

A Metagenomics " Based Diagnostic Approach for Central Nervous System Infections in Hospital Acute Care Setting

bioRxiv

Hasan, M.R. and Sundararaju, S. and Tang, P. and Tsui, K.-M. and Lopez, A.P. and Janahi, M. and Tan, R. and Tilley, P.

DOI: 10.1101/752618

Pediatric oncology and stem cell transplant patients with healthcare-associated Clostridium difficile infection were already colonized on admission

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Al-Rawahi, G.N. and Al-Najjar, A. and McDonald, R. and Deyell, R.J. and Golding, G.R. and Brant, R. and Tilley, P. and Thomas, E. and Rassekh, S.R. and O'Gorman, A. and Wong, P. and Turnham, L. and Dobson, S.

DOI: 10.1002/pbc.27604

Running out of options: Extensively drug-resistant urinary tract infection in an infant

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Mijovic, H. and Wakeham, S. and Ng, K. and Al-Rawahi, G.N. and Tilley, P. and Ho, L. and Roberts, A.

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxz048

Asymptomatic Pharyngeal Carriage of Kingella kingae among Young Children in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Masud, S. and Greenman, J. and Mulpuri, K. and Hasan, M.R. and Goldfarb, D.M. and Tilley, P. and Gadkar, V.J. and Al-Rawahi, G.N.

DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002403

Reduction of Inappropriate Antimicrobial Prescriptions in a Tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Unit After Antimicrobial Stewardship Care Bundle Implementation

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Ting, J.Y. and Paquette, V. and Ng, K. and Lisonkova, S. and Hait, V. and Shivanada, S. and Tilley, P. and Osiovich, H. and Roberts, A.

DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002039

A novel real-time PCR assay panel for detection of common respiratory pathogens in a convenient, strip-tube array format

bioRxiv

Hasan, M.R. and Mana, H.A. and Young, V. and Tang, P. and Thomas, E. and Tan, R. and Tilley, P.

DOI: 10.1101/455568

Recovery of cytomegalovirus DNA from newborn saliva samples by different methods

Journal of Clinical Virology

Goshen, O. and Goldfarb, D.M. and Book, L. and Tilley, P. and Gantt, S.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2018.05.001

Real-time Detection and Monitoring of Loop Mediated Amplification (LAMP) Reaction Using Self-quenching and De-quenching Fluorogenic Probes

Scientific Reports

Gadkar, V.J. and Goldfarb, D.M. and Gantt, S. and Tilley, P.A.G.

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-23930-1

Is it safe to re-access sodium bicarbonate bottles for use in minor surgery?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Bjornson, L. and Bucevska, M. and Tilley, P. and Verchere, C.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.04.005

Cellular metabolism constrains innate immune responses in early human ontogeny

Nature Communications

Kan, B. and Michalski, C. and Fu, H. and Au, H.H.T. and Lee, K. and Marchant, E.A. and Cheng, M.F. and Anderson-Baucum, E. and Aharoni-Simon, M. and Tilley, P. and Mirmira, R.G. and Ross, C.J. and Luciani, D.S. and Jan, E. and Lavoie, P.M.

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07215-9

Impact of matrix-assisted laser desorption and ionization time-of-flight and antimicrobial stewardship intervention on treatment of bloodstream infections in hospitalized children

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Malcolmson, C. and Ng, K. and Hughes, S. and Kissoon, N. and Schina, J. and Tilley, P.A. and Roberts, A.

DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piw033

Symptomatic Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Is Underdiagnosed inBritish Columbia

The Journal of Pediatrics

Brendan Sorichetti and Oran Goshen and Julie Pauwels and Frederick K. Kozak and Peter Tilley and Mel Krajden and Soren Gantt

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.10.069

02 / 2016

Bacillus pumilus Septic Arthritis in a Healthy Child

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Shivamurthy, V.M. and Gantt, S. and Reilly, C. and Tilley, P. and Guzman, J. and Tucker, L.

DOI: 10.1155/2016/3265037

Respiratory Presentation of Pediatric Patients in the 2014 Enterovirus D68 Outbreak

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Martin, G. and Li, R. and Cook, V.E. and Carwana, M. and Tilley, P. and Sauve, L. and Tang, P. and Kapur, A. and Yang, C.L.

DOI: 10.1155/2016/8302179

Paediatric infectious keratitis at tertiary referral centres in Vancouver, Canada

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Noureddin, G.S. and Sasaki, S. and Butler, A.L. and Tilley, P. and Roscoe, D. and Lyons, C.J. and Holland, S.P. and Yeung, S.N.

DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2015-308034

Depletion of human DNA in spiked clinical specimens for improvement of sensitivity of pathogen detection by next-generation sequencing

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Hasan, M.R. and Rawat, A. and Tang, P. and Jithesh, P.V. and Thomas, E. and Tan, R. and Tilley, P.

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.03050-15

Comparative evaluation of laboratory developed real-time PCR assays and RealStar BKV PCR Kit for quantitative detection of BK polyomavirus

Journal of Virological Methods

Hasan, M.R. and Tan, R. and Al-Rawahi, G. and Thomas, E. and Tilley, P.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2016.04.009

Surgical masks reduce airborne spread of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in colonized patients with cystic fibrosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Driessche, K.V. and Hens, N. and Tilley, P. and Quon, B.S. and Chilvers, M.A. and De Groot, R. and Cotton, M.F. and Marais, B.J. and Speert, D.P. and Zlosnik, J.E.A.

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201503-0481LE

Evaluation of amplification targets for the specific detection of Bordetella pertussis using real-time polymerase chain reaction

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Hasan, M.R. and Tan, R. and Al-Rawahi, G.N. and Thomas, E. and Tilley, P.

DOI: 10.1155/2014/763128

Optimal use of MRSASelect and PCR to maximize sensitivity and specificity of MRSA detection

Current Microbiology

Hasan, M.R. and Brunstein, J.D. and Al-Rawahi, G. and Tan, R. and Thomas, E. and Tilley, P.

DOI: 10.1007/s00284-012-0241-1

Short-term stability of pathogen-specific nucleic acid targets in clinical samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Hasan, M.R. and Tan, R. and Al-Rawahi, G.N. and Thomas, E. and Tilley, P.

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02659-12

Successful approach to treatment of helicobacter bilis infection in x-linked agammaglobulinemia

Journal of Clinical Immunology

Turvey, S.E. and Leo, S.H. and Boos, A. and Deans, G.D. and Prendiville, J. and Crawford, R.I. and Senger, C. and Conley, M.E. and Tilley, P. and Junker, A. and Janz, L. and Azana, R. and Hoang, L. and Morton, T.L.

DOI: 10.1007/s10875-012-9750-8

Antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhea: The influence of epidemiologic and laboratory surveillance data on treatment guidelines: Alberta, Canada 2001-2007

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Singh, A.E. and Plitt, S. and Boyington, C. and Sutherland, K. and Lovgren, M. and Tilley, P. and Read, R.

DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181aad9df

Surveillance of mosquito-borne viruses in alberta using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction with generic primers

Journal of Medical Entomology

Pabbaraju, K. and Ho, K.C.F. and Wong, S. and Fox, J.D. and Kaplen, B. and Tyler, S. and Drebot, M. and Tilley, P.A.G.

DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0332

Molecular characterization of syphilis in patients in Canada: Azithromycin resistance and detection of Treponema pallidum DNA in whole-blood samples versus ulcerative swabs

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Martin, I.E. and Tsang, R.S.W. and Sutherland, K. and Tilley, P. and Read, R. and Anderson, B. and Roy, C. and Singh, A.E.

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02392-08

Microfluidic device for dielectrophoresis manipulation and electrodisruption of respiratory pathogen Bordetella pertussis

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

De La Rosa, C. and Tilley, P.A. and Fox, J.D. and Kaler, K.V.I.S.

DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2008.923148

Cost effectiveness of enzyme immunoassay and immunoblot testing for the diagnosis of syphilis

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Chuck, A. and Ohinmaa, A. and Tilley, P. and Singh, A. and Jacobs, P.

DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2007.007272

Comparison between the clinical and laboratory features of enterovirus and West Nile virus infections

Journal of Medical Virology

Middleton, J. and Lee, B.E. and Fox, J.D. and Tilley, P.A.G. and Robinson, J.L.

DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21184

Screening of organ and tissue donors for West Nile virus by nucleic acid amplification - A three year experience in Alberta

American Journal of Transplantation

Tilley, P.A.G. and Fox, J.D. and Lee, B. and Chui, L. and Preiksaitis, J.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02365.x

Respiratory pathogens

Molecular Pathology in Clinical Practice

Fox, J.D. and Tilley, P.A.

DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-33227-7_41

Integrated microfluidic systems for sample preparation and detection of respiratory pathogen Bordetella pertussis

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

De La Rosa, C. and Prakash, R. and Tilley, P.A. and Fox, J.D. and Kaler, K.V.I.S.

DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353796

External quality assessment of a DNA sequence-based scheme for epidemiological typing of Legionella pneumophila by an international network of laboratories

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Afshar, B. and Fry, N.K. and Bellamy, W. and Underwood, A.P. and Harrison, T.G. and Indra, A. and Deplano, A. and Soetens, O. and Tilley, P. and Bernard, K. and Bangsborg, J. and Nielsen, S. and Etienne, J. and Mentula, S. and Lck, P.C. and Franzin, L. and Scaturro, M. and Visca, P. and Amemura-Maekawa, J. and Mossong, J. and Bruin, J.P. and Van Der Zwaluw, K. and Caugant, D.A. and Marques, T. and Lindsay, D.S. and Blanco, S. and Pelaz, C. and Fendukly, F. and Herrmann, B. and Gaia, V. and Lai, S. and Benson, R.F.

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00898-07

Integrated microfluidic systems for sample preparation and detection of respiratory pathogen Bordetella pertussis.

Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference

de la Rosa, C. and Prakash, R. and Tilley, P.A. and Fox, J.D. and Kaler, K.V.

Maculopapular rash and tremor are associated with West Nile fever and neurological syndromes

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Tilley, P.A.G. and Fox, J.D. and Jayaraman, G.C. and Preiksaitis, J.K.

DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.107862

Evaluation of real-time PCR for diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis infection

BMC Infectious Diseases

Knorr, L. and Fox, J.D. and Tilley, P.A.G. and Ahmed-Bentley, J.

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-6-62

Use of sequence-based typing for investigation of a case of nosocomial legionellosis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Wong, S. and Pabbaraju, K. and Burk, V.F. and Broukhanski, G.C. and Fox, J. and Louie, T. and Mah, M.W. and Bernard, K. and Tilley, P.A.G.

DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46754-0

Nucleic acid testing for West Nile virus RNA in plasma enhances rapid diagnosis of acute infection in symptomatic patients

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Tilley, P.A.G. and Fox, J.D. and Jayaraman, G.C. and Preiksaitis, J.K.

DOI: 10.1086/503577

West Nile virus infection and conjunctival exposure [8]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Fonseca, K. and Prince, G.D. and Bratvold, J. and Fox, J.D. and Pybus, M. and Preksaitis, J.K. and Tilley, P.

DOI: 10.3201/eid1110.040212

The rash of West Nile virus infection

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Gorsche, R. and Tilley, P.

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1041013

Clinical utility of commercial enzyme immunoassays during the inaugural season of West Nile virus activity, Alberta, Canada

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Tilley, P.A.G. and Walle, R. and Chow, A. and Jayaraman, G.C. and Fonseca, K. and Drebot, M.A. and Preiksaitis, J. and Fox, J.

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.9.4691-4695.2005

West Nile virus detection and commercial assays [7]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Tilley, P.A.G. and Zachary, G.A. and Walle, R. and Schnee, P.F.

DOI: 10.3201/eid1107.041149

West Nile virus in Canadian blood donors

Transfusion

Cameron, C. and Reeves, J. and Antonishyn, N. and Tilley, P. and Alport, T. and Enrich, B. and Towns, D. and Lane, D. and Saldanha, J.

DOI: 10.1111/j.0041-1132.2005.04384.x

A novel Shigella dysenteriae serovar isolated in Canada

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Melito, P.L. and Woodward, D.L. and Munro, J. and Walsh, J. and Foster, R. and Tilley, P. and Paccagnella, A. and Isaac-Renton, J. and Ismail, J. and Ng, L.K.

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.2.740-744.2005

Calgary experience with West Nile virus neurological syndrome during the late summer of 2003

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Sayao, A.-L. and Suchowersky, O. and Al-Khathaami, A. and Klassen, B. and Katz, N.R. and Sevick, R. and Tilley, P. and Fox, J. and Patry, D.

DOI: 10.1017/S031716710005383X

Relative Versus Absolute Noncontagiousness of Respiratory Tuberculosis on Treatment

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Long, R. and Bochar, K. and Chomyc, S. and Talbot, J. and Barrie, J. and Kunimoto, D. and Tilley, P.

DOI: 10.1086/502145

Association between handling of pet treats and infection with Salmonella enterica serotype Newport expressing the AmpC -lactamase, CMY-2

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Pitout, J.D.D. and Reisbig, M.D. and Mulvey, M. and Chui, L. and Louie, M. and Crowe, L. and Church, D.L. and Elsayed, S. and Gregson, D. and Ahmed, R. and Tilley, P. and Hanson, N.D.

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4578-4582.2003

Detection of Bordetella pertussis in a clinical laboratory by culture, polymerase chain reaction, and direct fluorescent antibody staining; accuracy, and cost

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Tilley, P.A.G. and Kanchana, M.V. and Knight, I. and Blondeau, J. and Antonishyn, N. and Deneer, H.

DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(00)00117-6

Detection of Mycobacterium-specific interferon-gamma-producing human T lymphocytes by flow cytometry

APMIS

Tilley, P.A.G. and Menon, J.N.

DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0463.2000.d01-6.x

Bacteremia with acinetobacter species: Risk factors and prognosis in different clinical settings

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Tilley, P.A.G. and Roberts, F.J.

DOI: 10.1093/clinids/18.6.896

Varicella-zoster virus antibody avidity and IgG-subclass patterns in children with recurrent chickenpox

Journal of Medical Virology

Junker, A.K. and Tilley, P.

DOI: 10.1002/jmv.1890430204

Three cases of relapsing fever associated with lakeside cabins in Idaho.

Canada communicable disease report = Relev des maladies transmissibles au Canada

Tilley, P.A. and Azar, R. and Banerjee, S. and Bell, A.

Interleukin-2 (r-IL-2)-induced lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells and their precursors express the VGO1 antigen

Journal of Clinical Immunology

Denegri, J.F. and Peterson, J. and Tilley, P.

DOI: 10.1007/BF00918668

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Early and accurate diagnosis of respiratory and central nervous system infections can lead to improved outcomes and earlier discharges, yet identification methods for such diseases are commonly available for only a limited number of infectious agents. Next generation sequencing (NGS) technology has shown promise for detection of a huge range of human pathogens from biological samples. I have been involved as a co-investigator in a pilot study examining a new lab process for NGS for the comprehensive detection of bacterial and viral pathogens in pediatric respiratory and cerebrospinal fluid samples.

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Principal Investigator R Hasan. Application of Next Generation Sequencing to the diagnosis of respiratory illness in critically ill children.

B.C. Children’s Hospital Telethon Grant Competition. $29,869 Sept 2012.

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