Influenza Testing in the Diagnostic Laboratory

Decentralized molecular diagnostic testing plan for pandemic influenza in the Ontario Public Health Laboratory system.

The Ontario Public Health Laboratories system (OPHL) is in the midst of a six-year plan to implement molecular tools for pandemic influenza diagnostics in one central and three regional public health laboratories. This plan has been formulated as a consequence of: (1) experiences gained through severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and comments of the members of the Expert Panel on SARS and...

Fragile X testing in a diagnostic cytogenetics laboratory.

Chromosome results obtained from 1012 patients referred with developmental delay without known cause within the three years 1985 to 1987 are reported. G banding analysis and assessment of 70 cells for fragile X gave abnormal results in 84 cases: fragile X in 31 patients and other abnormalities in 53 patients. A further 16 sibs expressing the fragile X were detected in family studies originating...

The accuracy of Influenza A (H1N1) "swine flu" laboratory testing: A systematic review of diagnostic test accuracy.

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Hereditary red cell membrane disorders and laboratory diagnostic testing.

This overview describes two groups of nonimmune hereditary hemolytic anemias caused by defects in membrane proteins located in distinct layers of the red cell membrane. Hereditary spherocytosis (HS), hereditary elliptocytosis (HE), and hereditary pyropoikilocytosis (HPP) represent disorders of the red cell cytoskeleton. Hereditary stomatocytoses represents disorders of cation permeability in th...

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