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Miranda Cotter liked a reply on topic Re: iSTAT ACT issues

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026 at 1:47 PM

Re: iSTAT ACT issues

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Kari Echtenkamp posted a reply on Re: Antigen Flu testing and non-respiratory sea...

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026 at 1:38 PM

Said: My organization used the Quidel QuickVue Influenza A/B rapid antigen test in 2018 - 2020 and we had this statement in the policy: "The kit will be in use ONLY in the Primary Care Clinics and Immediate Care Clinics when flu season begins...

Kristine Zinn posted a reply on Re: No iSTAT Calibration Verification

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026 at 1:29 PM

Said: I reached out to CAP a couple of years ago for clarification on POC.08600 and POC.08300 standards. They confirmed that iSTAT does not require a 6m CalVer but that the 6m AMR verification is still required. We utilize Cal Ver...

Kristine Zinn posted a reply on Re: iSTAT ACT issues

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026 at 1:28 PM

Said: So Sorry Miranda! I meant to post that in another iSTAT thread. The perils of multitasking! No, we do not do AMR verification q 6m, only on new and replacement analyzers.

Anastasia Augustine posted a new Topic

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026 at 1:25 PM

Antigen Flu testing and non-respiratory season

Does anyone have a protocol for Influenza AB testing outside of typical respiratory season (October- April)? Do you have any limits on ordering when the prevalence is low in the community?

Thanks,

Anastasia

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