A PCR Analysis of a vaginal sample for Chlamydia trachomatis…

A PCR Analysis of a vaginal sample for Chlamydia trachomatis gives a negative result (optical density of biotinylated reaction product below cutoff point). The internal control result is also below the cutoff. Postive and negative controls produced acceptable results. What action should be taken?

Assume that the chemistry analyzer in the laboratory of a 50…

Assume that the chemistry analyzer in the laboratory of a 500-bed hospital yields 60,000 profiles per year made up of ten results each. The number of quality-control (QC) tests performed per year is 2,400, and the total direct labor cost is $1.50 per test. The cost for a year’s supply of QC reagents is $3,000. What are the QC direct labor cost per PROFILE and the QC consumable cost per PROFILE respectively?