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Enhancing pediatrics testing

Major challenges facing the pediatric laboratory

Clinical laboratories servicing pediatric centers must overcome several unique challenges to provide adequate services.

Major challenges

These include dealing with small sample sizes, interferents, determination of proper reference intervals and performing multiple valid analyses on these limited sample volumes with a rapid turnaround time. 

Here we explain how this is being addressed for five common challenges.

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1. Sample size

Overcoming challenges caused by low or insufficient testing volumes of serum or plasma.

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2. Analytic interference

Managing the risk of interference by bilirubin or hemolysis.

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3. Assessment of hyperbilirubinemia: preventing kernicterus in newborns

Accurate and reliable assessment of bilirubin for better informed decision-making.

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4. Getting the right results the first time

Working fast and accurately under pressure.

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5. Antibiotic resistance

Seeing beyond fever to a more precise diagnosis and targeted treatment.

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