Guest Essay
A new CLSI guideline has come out with recommendations on the best way to calculate and interpret the stability of IVD reagents. We are pleased to present an essay by James Pierson-Perry, the chairholder of the CLSI subcommittee that developed the guideline, that introduces the concepts and the new recommendations.
Dr. Carmen Ricos and colleagues explain the 2010 additions and updates to the biological variation database.
Jim Pierson-Perry and Oswald Sonntag discuss the German RiliBÄK rules. These new guidelines set new specifications for quality, both for performance of laboratories in EQA as well as routine operations. New concepts like the %Root Mean Square Deviation are introduced and explained.
Jim Pierson-Perry and Oswald Sonntag discuss the German RiliBÄK rules. These new guidelines set new specifications for quality, both for performance of laboratories in EQA as well as routine operations. New concepts like the %Root Mean Square Deviation are introduced and explained.
Dr. Callum Fraser discusses scientific statements that are often made in the trade journals and even the scienfitic journals. Sadly, they are often not true. And it's easy to calculate just how wrong they are.