The role of the laboratory in the etiologic diagnosis of gastrointestinal infections [0.03%]
实验室在胃肠感染病原学诊断中的作用
Gary V Doern
Gary V Doern
Hot topics in antifungal susceptibility testing: A new drug, a bad bug, sweeping caspofungin testing under the rug, and solving the ECV shrug [0.03%]
抗真菌药物敏感性试验热点问题：一种新药，一个难治病原体，苯并三唑类抗真菌药的敏感性检测问题，以及解决棘白霉素ECV争议的方法
Shawn R Lockhart,Elizabeth L Berkow
Shawn R Lockhart
There are several new hot topics in antifungals and antifungal susceptibility testing. In this review, four topics of general interest to the clinical microbiology community are discussed. The first topic is the introduction of isavuconazol...
Candida auris for the clinical microbiology laboratory: Not your grandfather's Candida species [0.03%]
临床微生物实验室的念珠菌 Auris：不同于您祖父时代的念珠菌物种
Shawn R Lockhart,Elizabeth L Berkow,Nancy Chow et al.
Shawn R Lockhart et al.
Candida auris is a newly emerging species that was first identified in Asia in 2009 but has rapidly spread across the world. C. auris differs from most other Candida species in that antifungal resistance is the norm rather than the exceptio...
Serologic Testing for Syphilis: Benefits and Challenges of a Reverse Algorithm [0.03%]
梅毒血清学试验：“反向算法”的利弊
Katherine Soreng,Roma Levy,Yetunde Fakile
Katherine Soreng
Syphilis is a human infection of global importance. Its diagnosis can be challenging, requiring construction of a serologic profile based on the results of at least two types of antibody tests: treponemal and nontreponemal. The traditional ...
The Individualized Quality Control Plan - Coming Soon to Clinical Microbiology Laboratories Everywhere! [0.03%]
个性化品质控制计划——即将在各大临床微生物实验室推出！
Nancy Anderson
Nancy Anderson
As of January 1, 2016, microbiology laboratories can choose to adopt a new quality control option, the Individualized Quality Control Plan (IQCP), under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA). This voluntary approach ...
Use of Proficiency Testing as a Tool to Improve Quality in Microbiology Laboratories [0.03%]
能力验证在微生物学实验室质量提升中的作用
Heather L Stang,Nancy L Anderson
Heather L Stang
Proficiency testing (PT) is a valuable tool for assessing laboratory performance and verifying the accuracy and reliability of test results. Participation is required by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 for each...