Aug 29, 2016
The Ebola outbreak in the fall of 2015 led to emergent responses by hospitals to prepare for potential patients. This included preparedness efforts by laboratories, which was challenging as they was evolving and at times contradicting information about how samples from patients under investigation for Ebola should...
Aug 29, 2016
Cardiac troponin is integral in the investigation of acute coronary syndromes. Modern high-sensitivity versions of troponin assays are able to detect very low concentrations and potentially identify disease sooner.
Aug 15, 2016
Initial detection and reporting by clinical microbiology laboratories is a sentinel marker for foodborne outbreak surveillance systems. Initiation of a public health investigation is reliant on the rapid initial identification of pathogens of interest. Diagnostics for Escherichia coli have evolved to...
Aug 15, 2016
It is no secret that laboratory tests are overordered in the clinical environment; a recent metaanalysis demonstrated that tests are overused by 20.6% on average. The ordering of unnecessary tests on such a massive scale may impact not only direct healthcare costs, but also patient safety, and may lead to...