Announcements

Summer Issue of Test Talk is Out!

Improved Test Schedule for Better TAT at Central Lab in Oregon

We have increased the performance schedule on approximately 200 of our tests. Click headline for the complete list (PDF).

Antibiograms Now Available

Current susceptibility reports for facilities in Alaska, Washington and Oregon are available in print-friendly PDF format. Click here for complete list of reports.

Health Care News

Trends in Emergency Department Visits Involving Nonmedical Use of Narcotic Pain Relievers

The estimated number of emergency department (ED) visits involving nonmedical use of narcotic pain relievers increased 111% between 2004 & 2008 according to the DAWN Report.

Physician Updates & Alerts

Influenza Testing Suspended Until October

Due to the lack of reported influenza viruses in the Pacific Northwest, influenza A/Swine H1N1 Duplex by RT-PCR and Rapid Influenza A&B Antigen will be suspended effective July 8, 2010. Other testing option still available.

More Sensitive Fecal Lactoferrin Test Replaces Fecal WBC at our Central Lab in Springfield, OR

Beginning July 1, 2010 the test methodology for the Fecal Lactoferrin test will change from latex agglutination to a more sensitive immunochromatic membrane assay for our Oregon clients.

Changes In Susceptibility Testing