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H1N1 Swine Flu Testing

Lab+ have advised that they have temporarily suspended community testing for influenza.
Labtests are therefore not collecting samples for Swine flu testing.  Enquiries can be directed to Lab+.

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Labtests Microbiology Update

Download Labtests' Microbiology Update here.
 

The Scope – Issue 3

The third issue of The Scope, the Labtests pathology team newsletter, is now available for download here.

The Scope – Issue 2

The second issue of The Scope, the Labtests pathology team newsletter, is now available for download.
Contents of this issue include:
 

• Introduction from Medical Director Richard Lloydd
• Guidelines for investigating sterile pyuria
• The role of eGFR in diagnosing early kidney disease
• Case study on tinea nigra mimicking melanoma
• Updated pathology team contact details

Download the full newsletter here.
 

The Scope – Issue 1

Welcome to the first issue of The Scope, a newsletter put together by the Labtests pathology team for Auckland practitioners. Contents of this issue include:

• Update from Medical Director Richard Lloydd
• Answers to FAQs on faecal parasite testing
• Clinical application of sensitive troponin assays
• Common misdiagnoses of sarcoma
• Guidelines for chlamydia testing
• AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma case study
• Full pathology team contact details

Download the full newsletter here (PDF, 3MB)
 

Labtests Statement Re: ADHB Investigation Report – Hypoglycaemic Event In The Community

Labtests responds to Auckland District Health Board's report "Hypoglycaemic event in the community".

Read the response here (PDF, 44KB).