When you bring a measurement instrument to a calibration lab, you assume that your instrument will come back within expected tolerances. But, how do you know? That's where laboratory proficiency tests ...

Autoantibody testing plays a critical role in diagnosing autoimmune diseases, yet it remains one of the most complex and variable areas in clinical diagnostics. This webinar will focus on the unique ...

Four laboratories encountered issues during a proficiency test for Listeria monocytogenes whole genome assembly, according to a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) report. The ...

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The Houston Police Department's scandal-plagued crime lab now faces another allegation — that several employees cheated on an open-book proficiency test. The department's internal affairs division ...

Cross-contamination in a laboratory was at fault for the finding of a finished product positive for Salmonella, according to a study. In 2013, during a routine analysis of food samples, one finished ...

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TRAVERSE CITY — Mancelona to Montana, East Lansing to South Africa. The American Proficiency Institute and its president Daniel Edson has taken an unusual, twisting path from a small town in northern ...

FORT LEE, Va. (Jan. 7, 2016) -- In the operational Army, there are high-visibility jobs and those that are not. The ones critical to the mission will receive more attention than others. Variances are ...