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Excellence Awards 2023

January 30, 2023

The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute announces the recipients of its 2023 Excellence Awards. These awards celebrate the achievements of CLSI volunteers and organizational members who are committed to CLSI’s mission and have helped improve the quality of medical care worldwide. Recipients are recognized for dedicating significant time and effort to the development, implementation, and promotion of CLSI standards.

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CLSI Publishes 3rd Edition of EP19—A Framework for Using CLSI Documents to Evaluate Medical Laboratory Test Methods

October 28, 2022

The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has published the 3rd Edition of EP19—A Framework for Using CLSI Documents to Evaluate Medical Laboratory Test Methods. The 3rd Edition of the EP19 Report is available free, and introduces the Test Life Phases Model, which points users to CLSI evaluation protocol documents to establish and implement commercially manufactured or laboratory-developed test (LDT) methods.

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ILA37Database

October 21, 2022

The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has announced that a new and updated version of the I/LA37 Database, Supplemental Data for Allergen Specificity for IgE Antibody Autoanalyzers, is now available. The updated database provides essential allergen information for allergy testing manufacturers and hospitals performing allergy testing, both laboratories and clinicians. It includes a harmonized listing of the allergen codes currently used by immunoglobulin E antibody assay manufacturers, along with their common name, Latin name, and allergen grouping.

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CLSI Publishes Three New Editions of Antifungal Documents

August 24, 2022

The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has announced the publication of three new editions of antifungal documents: M57S—Epidemiological Cutoff Values for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing, 4th Edition, M27M44S—Performance Standards for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Yeasts, 3rd Edition, and M38M51S—Performance Standards for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Filamentous Fungi, 3rd Edition.

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CLSI Publishes Laboratory Internal Audit Program, 2nd Edition

June 16, 2022

The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has published the second edition of QMS15—Laboratory Internal Audit Program. This guideline provides recommendations for establishing an internal audit program and related processes for enhanced quality and continual improvement in the laboratory.

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