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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Medicine and laboratory testing are constantly changing. The Laboratory Formulary Committee regularly sends out emails with new updates and changes. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><u><span style="color:black">Joint Infection Panel</span></u></b><u><span style="color:black">:</span></u><span style="color:black"> Starting
<b>April 25<sup>th</sup>, 2024</b>, a new laboratory test <b>Joint Infection Panel [LAB9882]</b> will be available to test for infections in synovial fluid specimens. This test detects multiple aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, yeast, and antimicrobial resistance
genes. Please see the attached guidance for further details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#242424;background:white">Amplified Trichomonas Assay urine sample</span></u></b><span style="color:#242424;background:white">: Starting
<b>April 25<sup>th</sup>, 2024</b>, the Upstate Microbiology Laboratory has <u>added first-void urine</u> (male and female) as a specimen type for the
<b>Amplified T. vaginalis Assay (LAB8833)</b>. Collect 20-30 mL of first-void urine and submit in either a sterile container within 24 hours of collection or in an APTIMA Urine Transport tube.</span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">For prior guidances, please visit
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/upstate0.sharepoint.com/sites/LaboratoryFormularyCommitteeLabchanges__;!!GobTDDpD7A!fMqwKEI3JlieL_eF-Vo4vMVj2PNzfXcL0GsxYMLCbL6cXpbRqzmyQKWIxbV1BBgJ8OlmOsFv$"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">https://upstate0.sharepoint.com/sites/LaboratoryFormularyCommitteeLabchanges</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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