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Said: Hi Alexandr and Peggy,My Invalid Flu B results were in parallel with a negative Flu A using the sequential workflow process so maybe mine were due to a reagent or sample issue. My facility is definitely not running as many Abbott de...

Said: CarePoint Solutions (host of the Listserv) has two dogs in this fight...  1.)  CarePoint has a higher-metric QC formulation for the LeadCare II that we supply to federal proficiency testing orgs.  It would require...

Said: Your first comment stated "problems with the device", so maybe one solution would be to step up QC frequency?  Curious as to what adding proficiency testing would do for an analytical issue, that you couldn't accomplish by more fre...

Said: Peggy, yes, the classical combo/sequential (i called it 'reflex' in my previous message) ID Now test is Covid>>FluAB, which skips the heat cycle for FLuAB, and it saves some time. It is still possible to run FluAB>>Covid, bu...

Said: We have been doing this test in our reference lab. The state of NM has made lead testing a requirement. In looking at compliance, it just wasn't getting done, probably because parents are reluctant for the venipuncture on their kiddos. ...