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Global capabilities - Insights

Check out how Mayo Clinic Laboratories optimized global capabilities facilitate individualized solutions that ensure international clients receive expeditious, accurate answers.

Multiplex PCR for Microbial Detection in Spinal Fluid (BIOFIRE FILMARRAY Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel) - Insights

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Robin Patel, M.D., discusses the FilmArray meningitis/encephalitis (ME) panel, describing the panel, her experience with it, and an algorithm for its use.

Neuropathy and Neuromuscular Gene Panel Update - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Christopher Klein, M.D., and Zhiyv (Neal) Niu, Ph.D., discuss how Mayo Clinic’s neuropathy and neuromuscular gene panels have enhanced patient care.

Every test tube connects to a patient: Quality control of specimens in the pre-analytic phase - Insights

Each day, some 40 to 45 thousand specimens are shipped to Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester, Minnesota, from hospitals and other health care organizations around the world. And for every sample, there’s a patient to whom it belongs,...

Dengue Virus: A Diagnostic Testing Update - Insights

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Elitza Theel, Ph.D., talks about Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ serologic and molecular testing for the identification of infection with dengue virus. Dengue virus poses a significant public health threat worldwide....

High-Resolution Targeted Benzodiazepine Screen - Insights

In this “Hot Topic,” Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., highlights Mayo Clinic’s targeted benzodiazepine assay and discusses the advantages and limitations of various urine-screening assays as well as quantitative confirmatory testing to determine...

Phlebotomy Top Gun: Drawing Blood from a Patient Receiving Intravenous Fluids - Insights

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Brad Karon, M.D., Ph.D., presents a case-based scenario on drawing blood from a patient receiving intravenous fluids.

Multicenter Collaboration Defends against Vector-Borne Diseases - Insights

Teamwork is critical among staff from Mayo Clinic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Minnesota Department of Health, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in order to keep tabs on tick trends and defend against vector-borne...

Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) and the Role of Serotonin Release Assay (SRA) - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Rajiv Pruthi, M.B.B.S., discusses heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), approach diagnosis, and the role of the functional serotonin release assay (SRA).

Familial Variant Targeted Testing (FMTT) - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Megan Hoenig, M.S., M.P.H., CGC, a licensed and certified genetic counselor with the Division of Laboratory Genetics and Genomics at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, describes the principles and benefits of Familial...