CAP TODAY Pathology/Laboratory Medicine/Laboratory Management
January 2014—The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute has published a new document, “EP26-A–User Evaluation of Between-Reagent Lot Variation; Approved Guideline.”
EP26-A provides users with a protocol to evaluate the consistency of patient sample results when a new analytical reagent lot replaces a reagent lot currently in use. It also helps users detect significant changes in measurement procedure performance for patient samples due to reagent lot changes and confirms that patient sample results are consistent between two reagent lots.
CLSI, 610-688-0100