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Test Updates - HbA1c, FIB-4 Index, FT3
April 17, 2026
The Diabetes National Clinical Network has issued updated HbA1c diagnostic thresholds to align New Zealand reporting with global standards and to support improved patient outcomes. Diabetes: HbA1c…
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Single Site Blood Culture Sampling for Adults
April 09, 2026
Single-site blood culture sampling is now recommended as the standard approach for adult patients requiring blood cultures, except where specific clinical indications necessitate sampling from…
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Platform Change Infectious Serology Assays
March 24, 2026
Please note that several infectious serology assays performed at Pathlab are migrating from the Abbott Alinity platform to the Beckman DxI9000 and Diasorin Liaison testing platforms. These changes…
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Indications for Sputum Culture in the Community Setting
March 13, 2026
Sputum culture is in general a low value microbiology test, due to poor sensitivity and specificity in identifying bacterial pathogens. In addition, the vast majority of results do not change patient…
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