Science & Research

Patient-Based Real-Time Quality Control

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A. Bietenbeck, M.A. Cervinski, A. Katayev, et al. show that computer simulations can optimize patient-based real-time quality control, but some parameters are generally superior and can be taken as default.

Using Lab Data to Augment Diabetes Care Efforts

R. VanNess, K. Swanson, V. Robertson, et al. calculate the value of a novel collaboration between clinical laboratories in New Mexico and managed care organizations that focused on diabetes care efforts.

AACC Recommendations for SARS-CoV-2 Serology Testing

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These blood-based tests complement PCR-based diagnostic testing, but they have limitations depending on the timing of a test versus a patient’s antibody response as well as a test’s performance characteristics.

Hand Washing: Weak Link in Preventing Microbial Contamination in Labs

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Analysis of total lab automation instruments finds limited risk from processing specimens, but lab environment faces exposure from staff’s handling of samples without strict adherence to safety protocols.