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2024 Technical Bulletins
Sending Out Mitochondrial M2 Antibody Testing
View →Medical Device Recall: BIOFIRE FILMARRAY GI Panel
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2023 Technical Bulletins
Medical Device Recall: BIOFIRE FILMARRAY Pneumonia Panel
View →No Longer Covered: Respiratory Panel & Stool GI Pathogen Panel
View →HCV Panels simplify compliance with Public Health recommendations
View →HCV Panels simplify compliance with Public Health recommendations
View →Discontinuation of DNA/RNA Shield Collection Media and DLS Central Testing for COVID-19 on ThermoFisher High-Throughput Platform
View →Update to HSV Serology Testing and STI Panels
View →Updated Interpretive Comments for QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus
View →Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections - Update
View →Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections - Expansion
View →New Testing for Carbapenemase Genes Improves Inpatient Management
View →New Fecal Occult Blood Collection Devices
View →SARS-CoV-2 EUA Fact Sheets for Providers
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2022 Technical Bulletins
Testing Support for 2022-2023 Respiratory Disease Season
View →DOH partners with local laboratories to expand testing for curable hepatitis C
View →HIV Antigen/Antibody Screen Test Provides Analyte-Specific Results
View →QuantiFeron IGRA Demonstrates Uncertainty Around the Cutoff
View →Outsourcing Ova and Parasite Test for Intestinal Parasites
View →Medicare Coverage Restriction for Combination Orders of Tumor Antigen CA 15-3 (TC 207) and CA 27.29 (TC 4659)
View →Taxonomy Changes in the MALDI-TOF/MS Database
View →Interpretation of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) PCR Presumptive Positive
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2021 Technical Bulletins
December 29, 2021: | View | Rapid Hospital Group A Strep Test Shortages |
November 30, 2021: | View | Remove race from eGFR Calculation |
November 12, 2021: | View | RAPIDPoint 500e Blood Gas Analyzer |
November 1, 2021: | View | Procalcitonin Testing available in North Hawaii |
November 1, 2021: | View | Procalcitonin Testing Reference |
August 30, 2021: | View | Re-activation of Cryptococcus Antigen Testing |
August 24, 2021: | View | Pooling protocols increase capacity for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) testing at DLS |
May 25, 2021: | View | Suppression of Clostridioides difficile Result in Multiplex GI Panel |
May 6, 2021: | View | Temporary Discontinuation of VerifyNow |
April 14, 2021: | View | Update: Kappa and Lambda Light Chains, Free testing performed in house |
April 12, 2021: | View | Discontinuation of Abbott SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) IgG, Qualitative Nucleocapsid Assay |
April 12, 2021: | View | Fecal Lactoferrin Replacing WBC-Stool (Fecal Leukocytes) to Indicate Inflammation in the Bowel |
April 8, 2021: | View | Discontinuation of Hemoccult Fecal Occult Blood Test |
April 8, 2021: | View | Rapid SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) also Includes Roche Liat Combo |
April 8, 2021: | View | Performance Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) NAAT – Update 1 |
April 8, 2021: | View | Rapid SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Combo NAAT Have Limitations |
April 2, 2021: | View | Updated Albumin / Globulin Ratio Reference Range |
March 23, 2021: | View | Tissue Oncology Testing is available in CARE*Link |
March 19, 2021: | View | Oncology Testing Supports QMC Precision Medicine Program |
March 12, 2021: | View | Discontinuation of In-house Hepatitis B envelope Ag and Ab Testing |
February 23, 2021: | View | Saliva Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) for Non-Medical Purposes |
February 18, 2021: | View | Serology Tests for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Now Includes Antibody against Spike Protein |
2020 Technical Bulletins
November 10, 2020: | View | Updated Kappa and Lambda Light Chains, Free |
November 13, 2020: | View | The VDRL Test Performed on CSF will Automatically Reflex to Provide a Titer |
October 12, 2020: | View | Discontinuation of Streptozyme Testing |
September 30, 2020: | View | Antimicrobic Susceptibility Interpretations |
September 14, 2020: | View | Change in Ordering Practice for Outpatient Transfusions |
September 9, 2020: | View | Tests Unavailable for Add-on Requests |
August 25, 2020: | View | Preliminary bacterial identifications are now reported from positive blood culture by MALDI-TOF/MS |
July 21, 2020: | View | Troponin T Generation 5 STAT Assay |
June 15, 2020: | View | Rapid Multiplex Pneumonia Panel Now Available at Central |
2019 Technical Bulletins
December 10, 2019: | View | Local testing for procalcitonin is available in Guam beginning December 17, 2019 |
September 2019: | View | Update on Testing for Helicobacter Pylori Infections |
September 2019: | View | Rapid PCR replaces Antigen Testing for Influenza in Guam |
September 2019: | View | Availability of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus in Guam and Saipan |
August 2019: | View | Update for Urinalysis Result Reporting |
August 2019: | View | Quantitative CMV testing by qPCR available at DLS Central Laboratory |
August 2019: | View | Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile screening now available at Queen’s Punchbowl and Queen’s West Oahu laboratories |
August 2019: | View | New Bood Culture Instruments and Bottles |
August 2019: | View | Updated Fluoroquinolone Susceptibility Interpretation |
August 2019: | View | Cefazolin Susceptibilities for Uncomplicated UTI Now Available |
June 2019: | View | HIV Test Algorithm for Laboratory Diagnosis |
June 2019: | View | Genotyping for HIV Drug Resistance now includes Integrase Inhibitors |
June 2019: | View | DLS FHP New Chemistry Analyzer beginning June 13, 2019 |
May 2019: | View | Routine and Special Circumstance use of Throat Culture |
April 2019: | View | Next Generation Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Assay |
March 2019: | View | Pneumococcus Testing by Rapid Antigen Compliments Laboratory Approach to Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) and Meningitis |
March 2019: | View | Rapid PCR Testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Available in Guam |
March 2019: | View | DLS Guam New Chemistry Analyzer beginning March 7, 2019 |
February 2019: | View | Reflex test algorithms for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C |
January 2019: | View | HPV Testing has migrated from a lab developed test to an FDA-approved system |
January 2019: | View | Update to Protime INR reporting range |
January 2019: | View | Aerococcus Susceptibility to Antimicrobics |