CLSI Blog Articles
Read the latest articles about CLSI and laboratory standards in the official CLSI Blog. Browse our most recent blog articles below.
Association 100 Podcast Interview With CLSI’s CEO, Barb Jones
CLSI’s CEO, Barb Jones, PhD, sat down with Association 100 (A100) Podcast host, Megan Henning, to talk about her role as CLSI’s CEO, how she sees AI impacting the standards setting process, and the unique challenges and opportunities of overseeing a fully remote workforce.
Read MorePublic Health Laboratory Appreciation Month: A Conversation With CLSI President Victor Waddell, PhD, MS
We’re celebrating Public Health Laboratory Awareness this September. To find out more about why public health laboratories are so important to all our lives, we spoke with Victor Waddell, PhD, MS, CLSI’s Board President, and Bureau Chief of the Arizona State Public Health Laboratory.
Read MoreSeptember is Newborn Screening Awareness Month
In 1963, as a result of a discovery by Dr. Robert Guthrie, newborns could finally be screened and receive treatment for a disease before symptoms appeared. Dr. Guthrie and his colleague published a paper outlining their discovery.
Read MoreMember Case Study: Expanding CLSI Access With Health System Membership
We were pleased to welcome representatives from CLSI Health System Members Geisinger and HealthPartners during CLSI’s latest member webinar, Expanding CLSI Access With Health System Membership. Our guest speakers discussed how CLSI Health System Membership has benefited their organizations.
Read More25 Years of Standards Excellence: An Interview with Jen Adams, CLSI Vice President, Standards and Quality
Our Vice President of Standards and Quality, Jen Adams, recently celebrated her 25th anniversary with CLSI. Jen’s unique experience in the world of standards, particularly medical laboratory standards, has made her an invaluable asset to CLSI throughout the years. We celebrate Jen’s contributions to CLSI and the global standards community.
Read MoreCLSI Expert Speaker Highlights from ADLM (AACC) 2023
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) was excited to participate in the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo (formerly AACC). A celebration of ADLM’s 75th anniversary, the conference brought together over 70K participants from clinical chemistry, diagnostics, lab management, and other laboratory science areas.
Read MoreAST News Update June 2023: Aminoglycoside Case Study
A 45-year-old patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) received induction chemotherapy 2 weeks ago and currently has an absolute neutrophil count of <100 cells/μL. The patient had been on levofloxacin prophylaxis for his neutropenia, but developed a fever a week ago, at which point meropenem was started. All cultures and imaging were negative.
Read MoreAST News Update June 2023: New! CLSI M100-Ed33: Updated Aminoglycoside Breakpoints for Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Major changes to the aminoglycoside (gentamicin, tobramycin, and amikacin) breakpoints were published in CLSI M100-Ed33.
Read MoreAST News Update June 2023: New CLSI Intrinsic Resistance Guidance for Fungi
A 60-year-old female with a history of colon cancer presented to the Emergency Department with acute onset of abdominal pain. She had a recent proctocolectomy (removal of rectum and part of colon). Her temperature was normal, blood pressure was 136/70, and heart rate was 149 beats per minute.
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