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Jennifer Dien Bard, PhD

Professor of Pathology (Clinical Scholar)

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Email jdienbard@chla.usc.edu
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Publications

  • Impact on hospital length of stay and antimicrobial usage in children diagnosed with viral meningitis by rapid multiplexed PCR assay J Clin Virol. 2025 Oct; 180:105856. . View in PubMed
  • Nothing Basic About It: Guiding the Judicious Use of Diagnostic Tests Clin Lab Med. 2024 03; 44(1):xi-xiii. . View in PubMed
  • Clinical utility of SARS-CoV-2 subgenomic RT-PCR in a pediatric quaternary care setting J Clin Virol. 2023 07; 164:105494. . View in PubMed
  • The Successes and Challenges of SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Testing in the United States Clin Lab Med. 2022 06; 42(2):147-160. . View in PubMed
  • Multiplex respiratory panel repeat testing in pediatric and young adult patients infrequently offers new clinical information J Clin Virol. 2022 06; 150-151:105168. . View in PubMed
  • Impact of FilmArray™ Respiratory Panel testing on the clinical management of pediatric bone marrow transplant patients Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022 Mar; 41(3):395-405. . View in PubMed
  • Increased viral variants in children and young adults with impaired humoral immunity and persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection: A consecutive case series EBioMedicine. 2021 May; 67:103355. . View in PubMed
  • Saliva Is a Promising Alternative Specimen for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Children and Adults J Clin Microbiol. 2021 01 21; 59(2). . View in PubMed
  • Panels and Syndromic Testing in Clinical Microbiology Clin Lab Med. 2020 12; 40(4):393-420. . View in PubMed
  • The Addition of Anaerobic Blood Cultures for Pediatric Patients with Concerns for Bloodstream Infections: Prevalence and Time to Positive Cultures J Clin Microbiol. 2020 08 24; 58(9). . View in PubMed
  • Pathogen or Bystander: Clinical Significance of Detecting Human Herpesvirus 6 in Pediatric Cerebrospinal Fluid J Clin Microbiol. 2020 04 23; 58(5). . View in PubMed
  • Enterovirus D68 outbreak detection through a syndromic disease epidemiology network J Clin Virol. 2020 03; 124:104262. . View in PubMed
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Findings Are Poor Predictors of Appropriate FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel Utilization in Pediatric Patients J Clin Microbiol. 2020 02 24; 58(3). . View in PubMed
  • Automated Detection of Streptococcus pyogenes Pharyngitis by Use of Colorex Strep A CHROMagar and WASPLab Artificial Intelligence Chromogenic Detection Module Software J Clin Microbiol. 2019 11; 57(11). . View in PubMed
  • Back to the Basics: Biochemical Testing for Pathogen Identification in the Era of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) J Clin Microbiol. 2019 10; 57(10). . View in PubMed
  • Infective Endocarditis in a Pediatric Patient J Appl Lab Med. 2019 01; 3(4):720-723. . View in PubMed
  • Closing the Brief Case: Retropharyngeal Abscess in a 14-Year-Old Caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum J Clin Microbiol. 2018 12; 56(12). . View in PubMed
  • The Brief Case: Retropharyngeal Abscess in a 14-Year-Old Caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum J Clin Microbiol. 2018 12; 56(12). . View in PubMed
  • A 5-year study of the performance of the Verigene Gram-positive blood culture panel in a pediatric hospital Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2018 Nov; 37(11):2091-2096. . View in PubMed
  • One Year in the Life of a Rapid Syndromic Panel for Meningitis/Encephalitis: a Pediatric Tertiary Care Facility’s Experience J Clin Microbiol. 2018 05; 56(5). . View in PubMed
  • Point-Counterpoint: Meningitis/Encephalitis Syndromic Testing in the Clinical Laboratory J Clin Microbiol. 2018 04; 56(4). . View in PubMed
  • Impact of a Rapid Herpes Simplex Virus PCR Assay on Duration of Acyclovir Therapy J Clin Microbiol. 2017 05; 55(5):1557-1565. . View in PubMed
  • Prevalence of Fusobacterium necrophorum in Children Presenting with Pharyngitis J Clin Microbiol. 2017 04; 55(4):1147-1153. . View in PubMed
  • Use of a Molecular Panel To Aid in Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Meningitis J Clin Microbiol. 2016 12; 54(12):3069-3070. . View in PubMed
  • The Brief Case: Neonatal Meningitis Caused by Listeria monocytogenes Diagnosed by Multiplex Molecular Panel J Clin Microbiol. 2016 12; 54(12):2846-2849. . View in PubMed
  • Closing the Brief Case: Neonatal Meningitis Caused by Listeria monocytogenes Diagnosed by Multiplex Molecular Panel J Clin Microbiol. 2016 12; 54(12):3075. . View in PubMed
  • Direct Identification of Aerobic Bacteria by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Is Accurate and Robust J Clin Lab Anal. 2016 Sep; 30(5):543-51. . View in PubMed
  • Point-Counterpoint: Reflex Cultures Reduce Laboratory Workload and Improve Antimicrobial Stewardship in Patients Suspected of Having Urinary Tract Infections J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Feb; 54(2):254-8. . View in PubMed
  • Direct identification of bacteria from positive BacT/ALERT blood culture bottles using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014 Nov; 80(3):193-6. . View in PubMed

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