A deep analysis of data from drug tests performed at Quest over the past six years has helped the company identify which drug tests are needed by clinicians.
CAP will work with the CDC and others to develop, publish, and encourage adoption of technical solutions for cancer and biomarker electronic reporting.
HP said it will coordinate with the CDC to first evaluate inkjet printing technology in regional labs and later explore a larger rollout in labs nationwide.
The workflow — which involves two immunoassays instead of the standard immunoassay followed by a Western blot — was tested using the agency's Lyme Serum Repository.
The list of regulated analytes needs to be reviewed and updated so that external quality controls are in place to protect patients, proficiency testing providers said.
Despite the astronomical costs, it may prove challenging to reverse course and discontinue Zika testing according to a commentary article accompanying a NEJM study.
