Press Releases
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA—The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute announces the publication of Developing and Managing a Medical Laboratory (Test) Utilization Program (GP49). The appropriate use of medical laboratory tests is critical for the diagnosis and monitoring of disease, and provides guidance for patient care...
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA—The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute has published two newborn screening documents: Newborn Screening by Tandem Mass Spectrometry (NBS04-Ed2) (https://clsi.org/standards/products/newborn-screening/documents/nbs04/), and Newborn Blood Spot Screening for Pompe Disease by Lysosomal Acid a-Glucosidase Activity Assays (NBS07-Ed1) (https://clsi.org/standards/products/newborn-screening/documents/nbs07/). Newborn Screening…
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA—The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute has published the toxicology and chemistry guideline Toxicology and Drug Testing in the Medical Laboratory (C52-Ed3). Toxicology and Drug Testing in the Medical Laboratory (C52-Ed3) (https://clsi.org/standards/products/clinical-chemistry-and-toxicology/documents/c52/) helps medical laboratories develop procedures for…
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA—The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute has published the microbiology guideline Methods for the Identification of Cultured Microorganisms Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (M58-Ed1). Methods for the Identification of Cultured Microorganisms Using Matrix-Assisted Laser…
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA—The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute has published two phlebotomy documents: Collection of Diagnostic Venous Blood Specimens (GP41-Ed7) and Essential Elements of a Phlebotomy Training Program (GP48-Ed1). Collection of Diagnostic Venous Blood Specimens (GP41-Ed7) (http://shop.clsi.org/general-lab-documents/GP41-Ed7.html) provides a process…
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA—The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute has published the Quality Management Systems document Handbook for Developing a Laboratory Quality Manual (QMS25-Ed1) (https://clsi.org/standards/products/general-laboratory/documents/gp48/). Although many laboratories have implemented and sustained their Quality Management System (QMS) for years, some…
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA—To improve detection and reporting of antimicrobial resistance, the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has published a revised edition of its annual supplement providing revised breakpoints, new testing recommendations, and reporting changes needed to incorporate…
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA—To assist veterinary diagnostic laboratories with testing organisms for which there are no standardized test methods or breakpoints, the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has published a new document that provides guidance for antimicrobial agent…
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA—To define the current state of reagents and serological assay technology used to measure total human immunoglobulin E (IgE) and IgE antibodies of defined allergen specificities in human blood, the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)…
