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November 19, 2020
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has published the 2nd Edition of POCT05—Performance Metrics for Continuous Interstitial Glucose Monitoring.
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September 25, 2020
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has published GP42—Collection of Capillary Blood Specimens, 7th Edition. GP42 provides procedures for collection of capillary blood specimens that contribute to the accuracy of the results and the safety of the patient and the health care professional. Specifications for collection sites, puncture depth, and disposable devices used to collect, process, and transfer capillary blood specimens are also included.
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August 28, 2020
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has published MM13—Collection, Transport, Preparation, and Storage of Specimens for Molecular Methods, 2nd ed. MM13 describes general technical principles for ensuring optimal specimen collection, transport, storage, and nucleic acid isolation for molecular diagnostic test methods. It is intended for all health care professionals responsible for obtaining and transporting specimens from patients or preparing samples for molecular tests. It is also intended for manufacturers of specimen collection devices and sample preparation reagents, kits, and instrumentation.
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August 4, 2020
CLSI Publishes POCT14—Point-of-Care Coagulation Testing and Anticoagulation Monitoring, 2nd Ed. The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has published POCT14--Point-of-Care Coagulation Testing and Anticoagulation Monitoring, 2nd Edition.
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August 3, 2020
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has published three new editions of antifungal testing documents M59, M60, and M61.
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The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has published QMS05— Qualifying, Selecting, and Evaluating a Referral Laboratory, 3rd ed. QMS05 provides laboratories with a defined process to identify candidate referral laboratories and consultants and qualify them for additional consideration.
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The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute has published VET03, Methods for Antimicrobial Broth Dilution and Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Testing of Bacteria Isolated From Aquatic Animals, 2nd Edition and its supplement, VET04, Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Bacteria Isolated From Aquatic Animals, 3rd Edition.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2020
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute announces the publication of its annually updated antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) supplement M100—Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, 30th ed. M100 is available as part of a package with either M02—Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Disk Susceptibility, 13th Ed. or M07— Methods for Dilution Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests for Bacteria That Grow Aerobically, 11th Ed., or all three documents together.
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The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute announces the recipients of its 2020 Excellence Awards. These awards celebrate the achievements of CLSI volunteers who have helped improve the quality of medical care worldwide.
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The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute has published POCT15—Point-of-Care Testing for Infectious Disease. POCT15 is intended for use in assessing, implementing, and managing programs for the detection, control and/or management of infectious diseases using point-of-care testing (POCT) methodologies.
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