High-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) testing is new to the United States, but Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand have been troubleshooting, problem-solving, and accruing evidence on these assays now for years. In today’s afternoon symposium, “High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin: As with ...
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WHAT IS CHAIN OF CUSTODY? Chain of custody is the movement and location of physical evidence from the time it is obtained until the time it is presented in court, and is used to prove the integrity of a piece of evidence. In order to track chain of custody, a paper trail is maintained so that ...
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U.S.-based labs’ concerns about biosafety came into sharp focus during the Ebola epidemic in 2014 when an infected patient traveled from Liberia, and staff caring for him at a Dallas hospital contracted the deadly virus. Now, as labs continue to stay vigilant about biosafety risks comes an AACC ...
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