CLSI Blog Articles

Read the latest articles about CLSI and laboratory standards in the official CLSI Blog. Browse our most recent blog articles below.

Will Your Lab be Ready for the Next Public Health Emergency?

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit full-force during March of 2020 and emergency use authorized (EUA) tests became available for measuring SARS-CoV-2, was your laboratory ready? Did you know what you needed to do before implementing the new tests? At CLSI, we know that time period was (and may still be) difficult and stressful for your laboratory, with many unknowns. To help you prepare for the next emergency event, we brought together a working group of experts to consolidate information on implementing such new laboratory tests.

CLSI Hosts Future Focus Forum to Discuss Emerging Medical Laboratory Technologies

On March 9, CLSI hosted a Future Focus Forum which explored the future of medical laboratory technologies. Leading experts from industry, government, and the laboratory professions shared their insights into new and emerging technologies and discussed how using standards is integral to the future application and advancement of these technologies.

Interview With CLSI President, Victor Waddell, PhD

CLSI welcomes Victoria Waddell, PhD, as President. He sat down with CLSI Interviewer, Sheri Singer, to discuss more about himself, his work, and his involvement with CLSI. Watch now to meet our new President, Dr. Waddell.

Standardization of Veterinary Susceptibility Testing

Not all laboratories use CLSI or other available standards for interpretation of veterinary culture specimens. However, if a laboratory does not adhere to a public standard, such as CLSI’s, breakpoints may vary and interpretation may be inconsistent from laboratory to laboratory, or among different regions of the country.

The Importance of Proper Collection of Capillary Blood Specimens

The latest edition of CLSI’s GP42 standard—Collection of Capillary Blood Specimens, provides guidance for proper capillary blood collection procedures and processes to ensure the safety of the patient as well as the health care professional responsible for blood specimen collections.

Detection and Culture of Fungi in Clinical Specimens

There has been an enormous increase in the frequency and severity of fungal infections in recent years. Culture from a clinical sample is the gold standard for diagnosis of fungal infection as it has the advantage of yielding the specific etiological agent if positive. Moreover, culture allows for susceptibility testing.There has been an enormous increase in the frequency and severity of fungal infections in recent years. Culture from a clinical sample is the gold standard for diagnosis of fungal infection as it has the advantage of yielding the specific etiological agent if positive. Moreover, culture allows for susceptibility testing.

How Using CLSI’s M100 Helps the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

In March of this year CLSI will publish the 31st Edition of M100. M100 contains the antibiotic breakpoints that help medical laboratorians throughout the world provide accurate test results to health care providers. These breakpoints aid laboratorians in selecting the most appropriate and effective antimicrobial treatments for patients.

A Holiday Thank You From CLSI

We are proud that, with your dedicated support, CLSI has been able to continue developing clinical and laboratory practices and promoting their use worldwide. We truly could not have done it without your help. Also, importantly, we want thank you for your compassion, commitment, and courage in the fight against COVID-19.

Linearity in Laboratory Testing

Linearity is the ability to provide laboratory test results that are directly proportional to the concentration of the measurand (quantity to be measured) in a test sample.

Meeting the Lab’s Quality Objectives With CLSI’s New Laboratory Quality Management System Certificate Program

Implementing a laboratory quality management system can seem a daunting project. Learn how you can deliver consistent, high-quality, and cost-effective laboratory services by participating CLSI’s updated Laboratory Quality Management System (LQMS) Certificate Program.