Clinical Chemistry Podcast

Influence of Molecular Testing on Influenza Diagnosis 05.12.2018 10:23 ↓

Influenza viruses affect millions of people each year, leading to several hundred thousand hospitalizations and thousands of deaths annually in the U.S. Early antiviral therapy reduces the duration of illness, complications and mortality associated with the flu, yet antivirals are often underutilized. However, patients with a positive influenza diagnostic test results are more likely to receive ap...

Current and Emerging Trends in Point-of-Care Technology and Strategies for Clinical Validation and Implementation 18.10.2018 10:21 ↓

A Review appearing in the October 2018 issue of Clinical Chemistry describes the trends and the technologies that have emerged in the past decade and are shaping contemporary point-of-care testing.  We are joined by the Review's first author, Dr. Ping Wang.  She is Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Director of Clinical Chemistry and Cor...

Commutability Assessment of Candidate Reference Materials for Pancreatic α-Amylase 16.10.2018 11:04 ↓

Standardization efforts for amylase have been limited by a lack of commutability in the current certified reference material.  New candidate reference materials have been developed to potentially overcome this limitation, facilitating their use for calibration and trueness control of routine measurement systems.  An original article appearing in the August of 2018 issue of Clinical Chemistry descr...