Storch Lab

Gregory A. Storch, MD

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Our lab focuses on the molecular diagnosis of infectious diseases. We have developed molecular tests for the detection of various infectious disease agents, including all known human herpes viruses, polyoma viruses JC and BK, parvovirus B19, enteroviruses, HIV, Toxoplasma gondiiBordetella pertussis and parapertussis, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia, Bartonella, Leptospira, Borrelia, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae.

The development of quantitative assays is a particular area of interest and we have created quantitative assays for CMVEBVHHV-6, and BK virus. Our lab has also implemented commercial tests for HIV RNAhepatitis C RNAhepatitis C genotyping and hepatitis B DNA, and have developed molecular tests to detect resistance of human cytomegalovirus and hepatitis B virus to antiviral drugs.

Additionally, our lab has created tests to identify specific forms of bacterial antibiotic resistance, including resistance to methicillinfluoroquinolones and macrolides. This includes assays to characterize the SCCmec cassette of MRSA strains and detect the presence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin.

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