BRINGING THE LABORATORY TEST TO THE PATIENT WITH POINT-OF-CONTACT TESTS

Patient-centered or point-of-care testing is gaining in popularity—what does this mean for patients, the clinicians and laboratorians?

WHAT YOUR LABORATORY CAN DO REGARDING THE VITEK 2 AST CARD RECALL

BioMérieux has recently recalled some of their antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) cards for gram-positive bacteria using the VITEK 2 system. To answer questions regarding use of Vitek 2 AST cards, the ASM Clinical Laboratory Practice Subcommittee has provided guidance to aid clinical labs with this issue.

Glioblastoma Zika Virus Could Destroy the Brain Cancer That Killed John McCain