This edition includes articles on:
- Service updates
- Transport
- GP consumables
- Changes to test reference ranges
- Test request forms
- Sample labelling
- Current information on laboratory services
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At the end of last year, testing for Beta-D-Glucan (BDG) was brought in-house. The median turnaround time using the new in-house assay is around two days, which facilitates a greater impact on antifungal stewardship when the result is negative.
At the end of last year, a new Abbott Alinity GLP automation system was installed in the laboratory at Epsom Hospital, replacing the existing aging equipment.
The delay in reporting results for renin, aldosterone, androstenedione, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, DHEAS and testosterone confirmation reported in January has been resolved and results are now going out as usual.
From 1 February 2024, Salmonella detection in faeces will be by PCR only and culture will no longer be routinely performed.