Dear colleague,
 
Keep up to date each week with pre-analytical and technical changes, reagent shortages, changes to the nomenclature and prices of our tests, and the move of the laboratory's various specialties to the new Frépillon site.

MOVING WEEK- FROM MARCH 4TH TO MARCH 10TH : NEW TEMPORARY DELAYS

FISH on amniotic fluid and chorionic villi : new temporary 48-hour deadline

 
Vitamins A and E : new temporary 7-day waiting period 

DELAYS

Cannabis: new temporary delay of 4 days 

Plasma metanephrines : new temporary delay of 5 days 

Hydroxychloroquinine : new temporary delay of 4 days 

Clomipramine : new temporary delay of 4 days   

Quinidine : new temporary delay of 4 days  

Itraconazole : new temporary delay of 5 days 

Tricyclic antidepressants : new temporary delay of 3 days

Caffeine : news temporary delay  of 3 days

Screening and titration - legionella serology

The reagents have been received. A return to normal is expected on March 10th.

Immunofixation
An increase in activity means that we now have a 3 week turnaround time.
For monitoring patients treated for multiple myeloma : tick urgent on the bag.

Citrates and oxalates
Breakdowns in our automated systems are affecting our turnaround time by 2 and a half months.

Vitamin B1 and B6
A reagent shortage affecting internal quality controls for these assays has causes delays and impacts our turnaround time : new temporary delay of 2 weeks.

 
The Cerba International Customer Service Team
intgb@lab-cerba.com