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4 From the editor 6 The observatory


CONTINUING EDUCATION


8 Testing for Clostridioides difficile and its disease By Jodie Y. Lee, MS, MBA, and David M. Lyerly, PhD


14 CE Test Tests can be taken online or by mail. See page 14 for testing and payment details.


8 CLINICAL ISSUES


16 Detecting new and emerging fentanyls with confidence using LC-MS By Stephanie Samra, MS


LAB MANAGEMENT


18 Laboratory safety management roles and responsibilities By Joanne P. Christopher, MA, ELS


16 INFECTION DIAGNOSTICS


24 Automating body fluid analysis By Matt Rhyner, PhD, MBA


EDUCATION


28 Artificial intelligence pushes lab automation forward By Kara Nadeau


MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS 28 24


32 Multi-system inflammatory syndrome is the storm that follows COVID-19 waves By Bruno Larida, MS, MBA


BEST PRACTICES


36 Establishing expiry date for clinical diagnostic reagents By Alireza Ebrahim, PhD, Karl DeVore, BA, and Tim Fischer, MS


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PRODUCT FOCUS Assays


40 MARKETPLACE


43 Advertiser Index LABORATORY INNOVATOR


44 Scott Bush, MS CEO of SunCoast Blood Centers 44 2 JANUARY 2022 MLO-ONLINE.COM


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