Proper quality measures are vital in all areas of clinical laboratory testing to prevent or avoid carryover between samples, as well as to minimize the risk of false-positive results. The sample ...

Daniel McDonald and Jack Gilbert (both University of California, San Diego; CA, USA) discuss the challenges faced during fecal sample collection and highlight important factors to consider when ...

The National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) has issued Guidance document for medical laboratories to ensure quality at the collection centres. The document ...

The gold standard for detecting the presence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay that is conducted ...

“In some cases, patients may encounter difficulty following testing procedures needed to ensure that samples are suitable for laboratory testing. For example, users may be unfamiliar with sample ...