Uptake of hepatitis C specialist services and treatment following diagnosis by dried blood spot in Scotland [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Dried blood spot (DBS) testing for hepatitis C (HCV) was introduced to Scotland in 2009. This minimally invasive specimen provides an alternative to venipuncture and can overcome barriers to testing in people who inject drugs (PWID ...
Aitken, Celia +11 more
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Optimizing the performance of a blood analyser: Application of the set partitioning problem [PDF]
, 1988 The paper presents some models for optimizing the production rate of an automatic multitest blood analyser. A blood analysis may require one or more tests. The performance of the analyser depends on the test compositions of the analyses and the design of
Nawijn, W.M.
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Evaluation of Specimen Types for Pima CD4 Point-of-Care Testing: Advantages of Fingerstick Blood Collection into an EDTA Microtube. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 INTRODUCTION:Effective point-of-care testing (POCT) is reliant on optimal specimen collection, quality assured testing, and expedited return of results.
Luciana Kohatsu +9 more
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When to collect blood specimens: midmorning vs fasting samples [PDF]
Clinical Chemistry, 1998 Abstract This study was carried out to define the consequences of collecting blood specimens during the forenoon instead of using fasting specimens collected early in the morning. Extensive laboratory data were obtained from specimens collected from fasting participants at 0800, after breakfast at 0930, and again at 1100.
E, Leppänen, B, Dugué
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Patient and Sample Identification. out of the Maze? [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Patient and sample misidentification may cause significant harm or discomfort to the patients, especially when incorrect data is used for performing specific healthcare activities.
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Matthew Baillie's specimens and engravings [PDF]
, 2017 In 1799, Matthew Baillie, William Hunter's nephew, published his famous atlas of pathology. It was entitled A Series of Engravings Accompanied with Explanations which are Intended to Illustrate the Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of ...
McDonald, Stuart W. +2 more
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Dispatches from the interface of salivary bioscience and neonatal research. [PDF]
, 2014 The emergence of the interdisciplinary field of salivary bioscience has created opportunity for neonatal researchers to measure multiple components of biological systems non-invasively in oral fluids.
Granger, Douglas A, Voegtline, Kristin M
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Reliable measurement of plasma kinin peptides: Importance of preanalytical variables
Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2022 Background The kallikrein‐kinin system is involved in many (patho)physiological processes and kinin peptides are considered potential clinical biomarkers.
Tanja Gangnus, Bjoern B. Burckhardt
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Preanalytical nonconformity management regarding primary tube mixing in Brazil [PDF]
Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2017 Background: The multifaceted clinical laboratory process is divided in three essential phases: the preanalytical, analytical and postanalytical phase. Problems emerging from the preanalytical phase are responsible for more than 60% of laboratory errors ...
Lima-Oliveira Gabriel +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Point-of-care testing is cost-effective, rapid, and could assist in avoiding hospital visits during a pandemic. However, they present some significant risks that current technologies cannot fully address.
Amelia Kung +5 more
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