Point-of-care diagnostics are now capable of providing “laboratory quality” molecular pathogen detection capabilities for the ED and outpatient settings. Successful deployment enables a significant reduction in unnecessary multiplex respiratory pathogen testing, resulting in cost savings and improvement in therapeutic turnaround time.
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Laboratories employ quality assurance tools to ensure that errors are reduced to a minimum. This talk covers the main quality assurance tools that should be part of every infectious disease laboratory’s routine practices, covering pre-analytical to post-analytical processes.
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Conventional HIV testing algorithms may be delayed or compromised in identifying HIV acquisition in the context of antiretroviral agent-based pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Data are available in delays of progression through the Feibig stages with the use of TDF/FTC PrEP, as well as lower viral load set points. Case reports of complete suppression of nucleic acid detection with PrEP use further
HIV testing in the era of PrEP: Practical consideration and challenges in practice Read More »
Procalcitonin (PCT) plays a central role for successful antimicrobial stewardship programs. Originally considered a “sepsis biomarker”, PCT has evolved to aid in the de-escalation of antimicrobial therapy and help differentiate between bacterial versus non-bacterial infections. The University of California (UC), Davis Health system implemented PCT in late-2014. Procalcitonin was found in our studies to correlate with sepsis
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