Susan Butler-Wu, PhD, D(ABMM), SM (ASCP)

Title(s)Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology
SchoolKeck School of Medicine of Usc
AddressGNH 1200 North State Street
Health Sciences Campus
Los Angeles CA 90033
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    Title(s)Director of Medical Microbiology, LAC+USC Medical Center


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    Dr. Butler-Wu is the Director of Clinical Microbiology at LAC+USC Medical Center and an Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC in Los Angeles, California, USA. Dr. Butler-Wu earned her PhD in Molecular Microbiology at Tufts University and completed her postdoctoral fellowship in Tuberculosis Pathogenesis at New York University (NYU). After completing a postdoctoral fellowship in Medical and Public Health Microbiology at the University of Washington in Seattle, she was the Associate Director of Clinical Microbiology at the University of Washington Medical Center until she moved to her current position. Dr. Butler-Wu’s research focuses on rapid diagnostics for infectious diseases. She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, and serves on working groups of both the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Microbiology.

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    1. Home and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments-Waived Testing for Infectious Diseases-How Do These Fit in the Testing Landscape? Clin Lab Med. 2024 Mar; 44(1):13-21. Lu J, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 38280794.
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    2. Multicenter evaluation of the BIOFIRE Joint Infection Panel for the detection of bacteria, yeast, and AMR genes in synovial fluid samples. J Clin Microbiol. 2023 11 21; 61(11):e0035723. Esteban J, Salar-Vidal L, Schmitt BH, Waggoner A, Laurent F, Abad L, Bauer TW, Mazariegos I, Balada-Llasat J-M, Horn J, Wolk DM, Jefferis A, Hermans M, Verhoofstad I, Butler-Wu SM, Umali-Wilcox M, Murphy C, Cabrera B, Craft D, von Bredow B, Leber A, Everhart K, Dien Bard J, Flores II, Daly J, Barr R, Holmberg K, Graue C, Kensinger B. PMID: 37877730; PMCID: PMC10662359.
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    3. Exploring the Utility of Multiplex Infectious Disease Panel Testing for Diagnosis of Infection in Different Body Sites: A Joint Report of the Association for Molecular Pathology, American Society for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases Society of America, and Pan American Society for Clinical Virology. J Mol Diagn. 2023 12; 25(12):857-875. Lewinski MA, Alby K, Babady NE, Butler-Wu SM, Bard JD, Greninger AL, Hanson K, Naccache SN, Newton D, Temple-Smolkin RL, Nolte F. PMID: 37757952.
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    4. Multimodal Management of Cervical Insufficiency Complicated by Intra-amniotic Candida albicans Infection. Am J Perinatol. 2023 May 16. Chon AH, Monson MA, Gomez NG, Butler-Wu SM, Chmait RH. PMID: 36894156.
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    5. Comparative Evaluation of Current Biochemical-, Sequencing-, and Proteomic-Based Identification Methods for the Streptococcus bovis Group. J Clin Microbiol. 2023 04 20; 61(4):e0171222. Putnam NE, Youn JH, Wallace MA, Luethy PM, Burnham CD, Butler-Wu S, Dekker JP, Lau AF. PMID: 36912659; PMCID: PMC10117079.
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    6. Point-Counterpoint: What's in a Name? Clinical Microbiology Laboratories Should Use Nomenclature Based on Current Taxonomy. J Clin Microbiol. 2023 01 26; 61(1):e0173222. Carroll KC, Munson E, Butler-Wu SM, Patrick S. PMID: 36625570; PMCID: PMC9879091.
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    7. Impact of COVID-19 on diagnosis and testing for TB in a high-resource, low-burden setting. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2022 09 01; 26(9):888-890. Jones AJ, Jones-López EC, Butler-Wu SM, Wilson ML, Rodman J, Flors L, Voyageur C, Jones BE. PMID: 35996281; PMCID: PMC9423020.
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    8. Treatment and Epidemiology of Third-Generation Cephalosporin-Resistant Urinary Tract Infections. Pediatrics. 2022 07 01; 150(1). Dasgupta-Tsinikas S, Zangwill KM, Nielsen K, Lee R, Friedlander S, Donovan SM, Van TT, Butler-Wu SM, Batra JS, Yeh SH, Resistant UTI in Children Study Team. PMID: 35734948; PMCID: PMC10152563.
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    9. Prevalence and Characterization of the Cefazolin Inoculum Effect in North American Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates. J Clin Microbiol. 2022 07 20; 60(7):e0249521. Dingle TC, Gamage D, Gomez-Villegas S, Hanson BM, Reyes J, Abbott A, Burnham CD, Dien Bard J, Fritz S, Miller WR, Westblade LF, Zimmer B, Arias CA, Butler-Wu S, CLSI Cefazolin High Inoculum Ad-Hoc Working Group. PMID: 35578988; PMCID: PMC9297818.
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    10. New Perspectives on Antimicrobial Agents: Long-Acting Lipoglycopeptides. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2022 06 21; 66(6):e0261420. Tran TT, Gomez Villegas S, Aitken SL, Butler-Wu SM, Soriano A, Werth BJ, Munita JM. PMID: 35475634; PMCID: PMC9211417.
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    11. SARS-CoV-2 cycle threshold (Ct) values predict future COVID-19 cases. J Clin Virol. 2022 06; 150-151:105153. Phillips MC, Quintero D, Wald-Dickler N, Holtom P, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 35472751; PMCID: PMC8990441.
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    12. Rapid Antigen Assays for SARS-CoV-2: Promise and Peril. Clin Lab Med. 2022 06; 42(2):203-222. Truong TT, Dien Bard J, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 35636822; PMCID: PMC8894733.
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    13. Answer to February 2022 Photo Quiz. J Clin Microbiol. 2022 02 16; 60(2):e0080621. Jones A, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 35170981; PMCID: PMC8849350.
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    14. Photo Quiz: Color Me Twice. J Clin Microbiol. 2022 02 16; 60(2):e0080521. Jones A, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 35170984; PMCID: PMC8849355.
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    15. At-Home Testing for Infectious Diseases: The Laboratory Where You Live. Clin Chem. 2021 12 30; 68(1):19-26. Jean S, Burnham CD, Chapin K, Garner OB, Pant Pai N, Turabelidze G, Butler-Wu S. PMID: 34969103.
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    16. Fosfomycin vs Ertapenem for Outpatient Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections: A Multicenter, Retrospective Cohort Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Jan; 9(1):ofab620. Wald-Dickler N, Lee TC, Tangpraphaphorn S, Butler-Wu SM, Wang N, Degener T, Kan C, Phillips MC, Cho E, Canamar C, Holtom P, Spellberg B. PMID: 35036466; PMCID: PMC8754378.
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    17. Reducing Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections via Cost-saving Diagnostic Stewardship. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 06 01; 72(11):e883-e886. Luu A, Dominguez F, Yeshoua B, Vo C, Nallapa S, Chung D, Wald-Dickler N, Butler-Wu SM, Khaleel H, Chang K, Canamar CP, Holtom P, Spellberg B. PMID: 33020804.
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    18. Is the Patient Infected with SARS-CoV-2? J Clin Microbiol. 2021 03 19; 59(4). Klausner JD, Kojima N, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 33500362; PMCID: PMC8092753.
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    19. Multicenter Evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2/Flu/RSV Test. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 02 18; 59(3). Mostafa HH, Carroll KC, Hicken R, Berry GJ, Manji R, Smith E, Rakeman JL, Fowler RC, Leelawong M, Butler-Wu SM, Quintero D, Umali-Wilcox M, Kwiatkowski RW, Persing DH, Weir F, Loeffelholz MJ. PMID: 33298613; PMCID: PMC8106732.
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    20. Application, Verification, and Implementation of SARS-CoV-2 Serologic Assays with Emergency Use Authorization. J Clin Microbiol. 2020 12 17; 59(1). Theel ES, Couturier MR, Filkins L, Palavecino E, Mitchell S, Campbell S, Pentella M, Butler-Wu S, Jerke K, Dharmarha V, McNult P, Schuetz AN. PMID: 33020185; PMCID: PMC7771455.
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    21. When Should Asymptomatic Persons Be Tested for COVID-19? J Clin Microbiol. 2020 12 17; 59(1). Schuetz AN, Hemarajata P, Mehta N, Campbell S, Mitchell S, Palavecino E, Butler-Wu S, Miller MB. PMID: 33023910; PMCID: PMC7771439.
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    22. A needle in the haystack? Assessing the significance of envelope (E) gene-negative, nucleocapsid (N2) gene-positive SARS-CoV-2 detection by the Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-COV-2 assay. J Clin Virol. 2020 12; 133:104683. Khoshchehreh M, Wald-Dickler N, Holtom P, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 33142250; PMCID: PMC7598560.
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    23. Under-allocation: Critical Supply Chain Hurdles Negatively Impact the Ability of Community Hospitals To Perform Repeat SARS-CoV-2 Testing. J Clin Microbiol. 2020 08 24; 58(9). Butler-Wu SM, Wald-Dickler N, Holtom P, Zangwill KM, Van TT. PMID: 32641401; PMCID: PMC7448669.
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    24. Multicenter Evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 Test. J Clin Microbiol. 2020 Jul 23; 58(8). Loeffelholz MJ, Alland D, Butler-Wu SM, Pandey U, Perno CF, Nava A, Carroll KC, Mostafa H, Davies E, McEwan A, Rakeman JL, Fowler RC, Pawlotsky JM, Fourati S, Banik S, Banada PP, Swaminathan S, Chakravorty S, Kwiatkowski RW, Chu VC, Kop J, Gaur R, Sin MLY, Nguyen D, Singh S, Zhang N, Persing DH. PMID: 32366669; PMCID: PMC7383535.
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    25. Understanding, Verifying, and Implementing Emergency Use Authorization Molecular Diagnostics for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. J Clin Microbiol. 2020 Jul 23; 58(8). Mitchell SL, St George K, Rhoads DD, Butler-Wu SM, Dharmarha V, McNult P, Miller MB. PMID: 32381642; PMCID: PMC7383533.
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    26. Community Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Patients With Influenzalike Illnesses Presenting to a Los Angeles Medical Center in March 2020. JAMA. 2020 May 19; 323(19):1966-1967. Spellberg B, Haddix M, Lee R, Butler-Wu S, Holtom P, Yee H, Gounder P. PMID: 32232421; PMCID: PMC7110920.
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    27. Clinical Significance of Low Serum Cryptococcal Antigen Titers by Lateral Flow Assay in Immunocompromised Patients: a Retrospective Case-Control Study. J Clin Microbiol. 2020 01 28; 58(2). Dizon E, Seo W, Butler-Wu SM, She RC. PMID: 31723013; PMCID: PMC6989075.
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    28. Evaluation of the Biofire FilmArray meningitis/encephalitis assay for the detection of Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2020 Oct; 26(10):1375-1379. Van TT, Kim TH, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 31972318.
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    29. Reply to Chu et al., "Adoption of the New CLSI Fluoroquinolone Breakpoints for Enterobacteriaceae". J Clin Microbiol. 2019 11; 57(11). Van TT, Minejima E, Chiu CA, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 31645412; PMCID: PMC6813016.
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    30. Multicenter Study Demonstrates Standardization Requirements for Mold Identification by MALDI-TOF MS. Front Microbiol. 2019; 10:2098. Lau AF, Walchak RC, Miller HB, Slechta ES, Kamboj K, Riebe K, Robertson AE, Gilbreath JJ, Mitchell KF, Wallace MA, Bryson AL, Balada-Llasat JM, Bulman A, Buchan BW, Burnham CD, Butler-Wu S, Desai U, Doern CD, Hanson KE, Henderson CM, Kostrzewa M, Ledeboer NA, Maier T, Pancholi P, Schuetz AN, Shi G, Wengenack NL, Zhang SX, Zelazny AM, Frank KM. PMID: 31616388; PMCID: PMC6764242.
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    31. Don't Get Wound Up: Revised Fluoroquinolone Breakpoints for Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 07; 57(7). Van TT, Minejima E, Chiu CA, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 31043468; PMCID: PMC6595448.
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    32. The Brief Case: Pneumonia Caused by Talaromyces marneffei. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 05; 57(5). Bourassa L, Doppalapudi A, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 31028230; PMCID: PMC6498005.
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    33. Closing the Brief Case: Pneumonia Caused by Talaromyces marneffei. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 05; 57(5). Bourassa L, Doppalapudi A, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 31028231; PMCID: PMC6498010.
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    34. Public Health Efforts Can Impact Adoption of Current Susceptibility Breakpoints, but Closer Attention from Regulatory Bodies Is Needed. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 03; 57(3). McKinnell JA, Bhaurla S, Marquez-Sung P, Pucci A, Baron M, Kamali T, Bugante J, Schwartz B, Balter S, Terashita D, Butler-Wu S, Gunzenhauser J, Hindler J, Humphries RM. PMID: 30567751; PMCID: PMC6425187.
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    35. Rapid and Extensive Expansion in the United States of a New Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli Clonal Group, Sequence Type 1193. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 01 07; 68(2):334-337. Tchesnokova VL, Rechkina E, Larson L, Ferrier K, Weaver JL, Schroeder DW, She R, Butler-Wu SM, Aguero-Rosenfeld ME, Zerr D, Fang FC, Ralston J, Riddell K, Scholes D, Weissman S, Parker K, Spellberg B, Johnson JR, Sokurenko EV. PMID: 29961843; PMCID: PMC6321845.
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    36. Diagnosis and Management of Sepsis and Blood Stream Infections. J Appl Lab Med. 2019 01; 3(4):525-526. Chambliss AB, Butler-Wu SM, Dien Bard J. PMID: 31639719.
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    37. Breaking Down Barriers in Laboratory Medicine. J Appl Lab Med. 2019 01; 3(4):735-736. Chambliss AB, Butler-Wu SM, Dien Bard J. PMID: 31639743.
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    38. Evaluation of the Vitek MS v3.0 Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry System for Identification of Mycobacterium and Nocardia Species. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 06; 56(6). Body BA, Beard MA, Slechta ES, Hanson KE, Barker AP, Babady NE, McMillen T, Tang YW, Brown-Elliott BA, Iakhiaeva E, Vasireddy R, Vasireddy S, Smith T, Wallace RJ, Turner S, Curtis L, Butler-Wu S, Rychert J. PMID: 29643203; PMCID: PMC5971548.
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    39. Reducing Clostridium difficile Colitis Rates Via Cost-Saving Diagnostic Stewardship. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 06; 39(6):734-736. Yen C, Holtom P, Butler-Wu SM, Wald-Dickler N, Shulman I, Spellberg B. PMID: 29611494.
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    40. A Real Pain: Diagnostic Quandaries and Septic Arthritis. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 02; 56(2). Costales C, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 29187561; PMCID: PMC5786716.
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    41. Legionnaires' disease in transplant recipients: A 15-year retrospective study in a tertiary referral center. Transpl Infect Dis. 2017 Oct; 19(5). Sivagnanam S, Podczervinski S, Butler-Wu SM, Hawkins V, Stednick Z, Helbert LA, Glover WA, Whimbey E, Duchin J, Cheng GS, Pergam SA. PMID: 28696077.
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    42. Emergence of dalbavancin non-susceptible, vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) after treatment of MRSA central line-associated bloodstream infection with a dalbavancin- and vancomycin-containing regimen. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2018 Apr; 24(4):429.e1-429.e5. Werth BJ, Jain R, Hahn A, Cummings L, Weaver T, Waalkes A, Sengupta D, Salipante SJ, Rakita RM, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 28782651.
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    43. Is This the Carbapenemase Test We've Been Waiting for? A Multicenter Evaluation of the Modified Carbapenem Inactivation Method. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 08; 55(8):2309-2312. Butler-Wu SM, Abbott AN. PMID: 28615469; PMCID: PMC5527408.
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    44. Correction: A Year of Infection in the Intensive Care Unit: Prospective Whole Genome Sequencing of Bacterial Clinical Isolates Reveals Cryptic Transmissions and Novel Microbiota. PLoS Genet. 2017 Apr; 13(4):e1006724. Roach DJ, Burton JN, Lee C, Stackhouse B, Butler-Wu SM, Cookson BT, Shendure J, Salipante SJ. PMID: 28410416; PMCID: PMC5391911.
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    45. Facklamia Species as an Underrecognized Pathogen. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2017; 4(1):ofw272. Rahmati E, Martin V, Wong D, Sattler F, Petterson J, Ward P, Butler-Wu SM, She RC. PMID: 28480264; PMCID: PMC5414014.
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    46. The Brief Case: Bacteremia Caused by Helicobacter cinaedi. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 01; 55(1):5-9. Bateman AC, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 28031444; PMCID: PMC5228261.
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    47. Closing the Brief Case: Bacteremia Caused by Helicobacter cinaedi. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 01; 55(1):347-348. Bateman AC, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 28031451; PMCID: PMC5228257.
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    48. Multidrug-Resistant Corynebacterium striatum Associated with Increased Use of Parenteral Antimicrobial Drugs. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 11; 22(11). Hahn WO, Werth BJ, Butler-Wu SM, Rakita RM. PMID: 27767926; PMCID: PMC5088002.
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    49. Emerging and Future Applications of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory: A Report of the Association for Molecular Pathology. J Mol Diagn. 2016 11; 18(6):789-802. Doern CD, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 27770851.
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    50. Identification of mycobacterium spp. and nocardia spp. from solid and liquid cultures by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Nov; 86(3):277-283. Girard V, Mailler S, Welker M, Arsac M, Cellière B, Cotte-Pattat PJ, Chatellier S, Durand G, Béni AM, Schrenzel J, Miller E, Dussoulier R, Dunne WM, Butler-Wu S, Saubolle MA, Sussland D, Bell M, van Belkum A, Deol P. PMID: 27567285.
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    51. In Reply. Clin Chem. 2016 09; 62(9):1277. Bryan A, Baird G, Butler-Wu S. PMID: 27440510.
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    52. Bloodborne Viral Pathogen Contamination in the Era of Laboratory Automation. Clin Chem. 2016 07; 62(7):973-81. Bryan A, Cook L, Atienza EE, Kuypers J, Cent A, Baird GS, Coombs RW, Jerome KR, Wener MH, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 27197676.
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    53. Rhodococcus fascians infection after haematopoietic cell transplantation: not just a plant pathogen? JMM Case Rep. 2016 Mar; 3(2):e005025. Austin MC, Hallstrand TS, Hoogestraat DR, Balmforth G, Stephens K, Butler-Wu S, Yeung CC. PMID: 28348752; PMCID: PMC5330220.
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    54. Rapid Detection of Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry. J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Apr; 54(4):883-90. Mather CA, Werth BJ, Sivagnanam S, SenGupta DJ, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 26763961; PMCID: PMC4809916.
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    55. Emergence of High-Level Daptomycin Resistance in Corynebacterium striatum in Two Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections. Microb Drug Resist. 2016 Apr; 22(3):233-7. Werth BJ, Hahn WO, Butler-Wu SM, Rakita RM. PMID: 26544621; PMCID: PMC4834517.
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    56. Evaluating risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection in adult and pediatric hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2015; 4:41. Boyle NM, Magaret A, Stednick Z, Morrison A, Butler-Wu S, Zerr D, Rogers K, Podczervinski S, Cheng A, Wald A, Pergam SA. PMID: 26473030; PMCID: PMC4606905.
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    57. The Devil is in the Details: Impact of Penicillin Susceptibility Reporting on the Treatment of Streptococcal Infective Endocarditis. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Jan 15; 62(2):264-5. Chow SK, Jain R, Black D, Pottinger PS, Fang FC, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 26400995.
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    58. A Year of Infection in the Intensive Care Unit: Prospective Whole Genome Sequencing of Bacterial Clinical Isolates Reveals Cryptic Transmissions and Novel Microbiota. PLoS Genet. 2015 Jul; 11(7):e1005413. Roach DJ, Burton JN, Lee C, Stackhouse B, Butler-Wu SM, Cookson BT, Shendure J, Salipante SJ. PMID: 26230489; PMCID: PMC4521703.
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    59. Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria and Genetic Resistance Determinants from Positive Blood Culture Broths by Use of the Verigene Gram-Negative Blood Culture Multiplex Microarray-Based Molecular Assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Aug; 53(8):2460-72. Ledeboer NA, Lopansri BK, Dhiman N, Cavagnolo R, Carroll KC, Granato P, Thomson R, Butler-Wu SM, Berger H, Samuel L, Pancholi P, Swyers L, Hansen GT, Tran NK, Polage CR, Thomson KS, Hanson ND, Winegar R, Buchan BW. PMID: 25994165; PMCID: PMC4508435.
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    60. Characterization of a multidrug-resistant, novel Bacteroides genomospecies. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jan; 21(1):95-8. Salipante SJ, Kalapila A, Pottinger PS, Hoogestraat DR, Cummings L, Duchin JS, Sengupta DJ, Pergam SA, Cookson BT, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 25529016; PMCID: PMC4285247.
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    61. Propionibacterium can be isolated from deep cultures obtained at primary arthroplasty despite intravenous antimicrobial prophylaxis. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2015 Jun; 24(6):844-7. Matsen FA, Russ SM, Bertelsen A, Butler-Wu S, Pottinger PS. PMID: 25547858.
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    62. Incidence rate of fluoroquinolone-resistant gram-negative rod bacteremia among allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation patients during an era of levofloxacin prophylaxis. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2015 Mar; 21(3):539-45. Miles-Jay A, Butler-Wu S, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Pergam SA. PMID: 25498393; PMCID: PMC4329069.
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    63. Large-scale genomic sequencing of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli strains. Genome Res. 2015 Jan; 25(1):119-28. Salipante SJ, Roach DJ, Kitzman JO, Snyder MW, Stackhouse B, Butler-Wu SM, Lee C, Cookson BT, Shendure J. PMID: 25373147; PMCID: PMC4317167.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 87     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    64. Propionibacterium persists in the skin despite standard surgical preparation. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Sep 03; 96(17):1447-50. Lee MJ, Pottinger PS, Butler-Wu S, Bumgarner RE, Russ SM, Matsen FA. PMID: 25187583.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 51     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    65. An international, prospective, multicenter evaluation of the combination of AdvanDx Staphylococcus QuickFISH BC with mecA XpressFISH for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from positive blood cultures. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Nov; 52(11):3928-32. Salimnia H, Fairfax MR, Lephart P, Morgan M, Gilbreath JJ, Butler-Wu SM, Templeton KE, Hamilton FJ, Wu F, Buckner R, Fuller D, Davis TE, Abdelhamed AM, Jacobs MR, Miller A, Pfrommer B, Carroll KC. PMID: 25165083; PMCID: PMC4313227.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    66. Bacterial foodborne infections after hematopoietic cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2014 Nov; 20(11):1856-61. Boyle NM, Podczervinski S, Jordan K, Stednick Z, Butler-Wu S, McMillen K, Pergam SA. PMID: 25020101; PMCID: PMC4194273.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    67. Substantial cultures of Propionibacterium can be found in apparently aseptic shoulders revised three years or more after the index arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2015 Jan; 24(1):31-5. McGoldrick E, McElvany MD, Butler-Wu S, Pottinger PS, Matsen FA. PMID: 25022444.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 29     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    68. Accidental exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei in the laboratory in the era of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Sep; 52(9):3490-1. Dingle TC, Butler-Wu SM, Abbott AN. PMID: 24920780; PMCID: PMC4313193.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 18     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    69. Comparison of the Verigene Clostridium difficile, Simplexa C. difficile Universal Direct, BD MAX Cdiff, and Xpert C. difficile assays for the detection of toxigenic C. difficile. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014 Sep; 80(1):13-8. Gilbreath JJ, Verma P, Abbott AN, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 25027069.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 14     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    70. Whole-genome sequencing for high-resolution investigation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus epidemiology and genome plasticity. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug; 52(8):2787-96. SenGupta DJ, Cummings LA, Hoogestraat DR, Butler-Wu SM, Shendure J, Cookson BT, Salipante SJ. PMID: 24850346; PMCID: PMC4136142.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 14     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    71. Evaluation of three rapid diagnostic methods for direct identification of microorganisms in positive blood cultures. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Jul; 52(7):2521-9. Martinez RM, Bauerle ER, Fang FC, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 24808235; PMCID: PMC4097746.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 33     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    72. Coinfection of Fusobacterium nucleatum and Actinomyces israelii in mastoiditis diagnosed by next-generation DNA sequencing. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 May; 52(5):1789-92. Salipante SJ, Hoogestraat DR, Abbott AN, SenGupta DJ, Cummings LA, Butler-Wu SM, Stephens K, Cookson BT, Hoffman NG. PMID: 24574281; PMCID: PMC3993667.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 19     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    73. The copper-responsive RicR regulon contributes to Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence. mBio. 2014 Feb 18; 5(1). Shi X, Festa RA, Ioerger TR, Butler-Wu S, Sacchettini JC, Darwin KH, Samanovic MI. PMID: 24549843; PMCID: PMC3944814.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 45     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    74. Origin of propionibacterium in surgical wounds and evidence-based approach for culturing propionibacterium from surgical sites. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Dec 04; 95(23):e1811-7. Matsen FA, Butler-Wu S, Carofino BC, Jette JL, Bertelsen A, Bumgarner R. PMID: 24306704; PMCID: PMC4098017.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 45     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    75. Comparison of the Bruker Biotyper and Vitek MS matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry systems for identification of mycobacteria using simplified protein extraction protocols. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Jan; 52(1):130-8. Mather CA, Rivera SF, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 24172150; PMCID: PMC3911429.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 55     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    76. Maldi-tof mass spectrometry for microorganism identification. Clin Lab Med. 2013 Sep; 33(3):589-609. Dingle TC, Butler-Wu SM. PMID: 23931840.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 76     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    77. Predictive diagnostics for Escherichia coli infections based on the clonal association of antimicrobial resistance and clinical outcome. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Sep; 51(9):2991-9. Tchesnokova V, Billig M, Chattopadhyay S, Linardopoulou E, Aprikian P, Roberts PL, Skrivankova V, Johnston B, Gileva A, Igusheva I, Toland A, Riddell K, Rogers P, Qin X, Butler-Wu S, Cookson BT, Fang FC, Kahl B, Price LB, Weissman SJ, Limaye A, Scholes D, Johnson JR, Sokurenko EV. PMID: 23843485; PMCID: PMC3754640.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 40     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    78. Rapid detection of human cytomegalovirus UL97 and UL54 mutations directly from patient samples. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jul; 51(7):2354-9. Hall Sedlak R, Castor J, Butler-Wu SM, Chan E, Cook L, Limaye AP, Jerome KR. PMID: 23678068; PMCID: PMC3697653.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    79. Reply to "Anaerobic thioglycolate broth culture for recovery of propionibacterium acnes from shoulder tissue and fluid specimens". J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Feb; 51(2):733. Butler-Wu SM, Cookson BT. PMID: 23355725; PMCID: PMC3553886.
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    80. Abrupt emergence of a single dominant multidrug-resistant strain of Escherichia coli. J Infect Dis. 2013 Mar 15; 207(6):919-28. Johnson JR, Tchesnokova V, Johnston B, Clabots C, Roberts PL, Billig M, Riddell K, Rogers P, Qin X, Butler-Wu S, Price LB, Aziz M, Nicolas-Chanoine MH, Debroy C, Robicsek A, Hansen G, Urban C, Platell J, Trott DJ, Zhanel G, Weissman SJ, Cookson BT, Fang FC, Limaye AP, Scholes D, Chattopadhyay S, Hooper DC, Sokurenko EV. PMID: 23288927; PMCID: PMC3571447.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 143     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    81. Prognostic factors for bacterial cultures positive for Propionibacterium acnes and other organisms in a large series of revision shoulder arthroplasties performed for stiffness, pain, or loosening. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Nov 21; 94(22):2075-83. Pottinger P, Butler-Wu S, Neradilek MB, Merritt A, Bertelsen A, Jette JL, Warme WJ, Matsen FA. PMID: 23172325.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 88     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    82. Mlp24 (McpX) of Vibrio cholerae implicated in pathogenicity functions as a chemoreceptor for multiple amino acids. Infect Immun. 2012 Sep; 80(9):3170-8. Nishiyama S, Suzuki D, Itoh Y, Suzuki K, Tajima H, Hyakutake A, Homma M, Butler-Wu SM, Camilli A, Kawagishi I. PMID: 22753378; PMCID: PMC3418727.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 35     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    83. High-resolution two-locus clonal typing of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2012 Mar; 78(5):1353-60. Weissman SJ, Johnson JR, Tchesnokova V, Billig M, Dykhuizen D, Riddell K, Rogers P, Qin X, Butler-Wu S, Cookson BT, Fang FC, Scholes D, Chattopadhyay S, Sokurenko E. PMID: 22226951; PMCID: PMC3294456.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 100     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    84. Genome sequence of a novel species, Propionibacterium humerusii. J Bacteriol. 2011 Jul; 193(14):3678. Butler-Wu SM, Sengupta DJ, Kittichotirat W, Matsen FA, Bumgarner RE. PMID: 21571999; PMCID: PMC3133328.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 22     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    85. Optimization of periprosthetic culture for diagnosis of Propionibacterium acnes prosthetic joint infection. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jul; 49(7):2490-5. Butler-Wu SM, Burns EM, Pottinger PS, Magaret AS, Rakeman JL, Matsen FA, Cookson BT. PMID: 21543562; PMCID: PMC3147880.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 96     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    86. A novel copper-responsive regulon in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mol Microbiol. 2011 Jan; 79(1):133-48. Festa RA, Jones MB, Butler-Wu S, Sinsimer D, Gerads R, Bishai WR, Peterson SN, Darwin KH. PMID: 21166899; PMCID: PMC3052634.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 89     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    87. Identification of substrates of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteasome. EMBO J. 2006 Nov 15; 25(22):5423-32. Pearce MJ, Arora P, Festa RA, Butler-Wu SM, Gokhale RS, Darwin KH. PMID: 17082771; PMCID: PMC1636610.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 60     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
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