The change the medical industry has undergone over the last two years cannot be overstated. Between procedural alterations, revolutionary responses, and the advent of new technologies, the degree to which professionals in our industry have stepped up is unparalleled. For example, many new laboratory experts […]
Molecular Diagnostic PCR Testing vs. Culture Testing In 2018, the University of Florida (UF) Health Shands Hospital conducted a study designed to analyze clinical data surrounding the downstream impacts of implementing PCR gastrointestinal pathogen testing. The findings were that conventional methods — like stool culture […]
A small cut or nail infection may not be large in terms of size, but it still may pose a large problem should the microbes enter a patient’s bloodstream. Thus, if a patient appears to have an infected wound or nail, the situation doesn’t only […]
The medical industry will never stop searching for new solutions that are cost-effective, highly accurate, and rapid in terms of turn-around times. Due to its effectiveness during the pandemic and becoming the gold standard for testing Covid, molecular diagnostic PCR testing is quickly becoming a […]
As we have discussed in our series, there are many reasons to use a reference lab for your molecular diagnostic PCR testing. To reiterate a few… Reagents, primers, and equipment are expensive Panels must be validated Physicians expect large pathogen panel tests (not everyone has […]
In our last post we discussed the advantages and disadvantages of processing all of your molecular diagnostic PRC testing in-house. Now, in part three, we will discuss why you would want to do some of your molecular diagnostic PCR testing in-house and send out the […]
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