{"title":"The Benefits of Rolling Admission to a University-Based Medical Laboratory Sciences Program","authors":"Kristina Jackson Behan","doi":"10.29074/ascls.2020002352","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.2020002352","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":263458,"journal":{"name":"American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131267764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementation of MediaLab in Hematology Courses","authors":"Tiffany Anderson","doi":"10.29074/ascls.2020002535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.2020002535","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":263458,"journal":{"name":"American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science","volume":"7 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132792790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a Procedure to Resolve Daratumumab Interference in Pretransfusion Testing","authors":"Kaitlin Walsh, T. C. Moon, Troy Dang, C. Immel","doi":"10.29074/ascls.2020002600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.2020002600","url":null,"abstract":"Multiple myeloma is an incurable disease characterized by the proliferation of malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow. Daratumumab (DARA), a monoclonal antibody that targets the CD38 antigen expressed on malignant myeloma cells, has been approved as a promising new treatment for patients with this disease. Although it is an e ff ective medication, DARA presents challenges in transfusion medicine. Because normal red cells weakly express the CD38 antigen, panreactivity is observed during antibody-detection workups on patients treated with DARA; the panreactivity can mask the presence of any underlying alloantibodies. The American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) has issued a method on how to resolve DARA interference by managing reagent red cells with dithiothreitol (DTT), which cleaves the disul fi de bonds of the CD38 antigen. The primary objective of this study was to develop a protocol for resolving DARA interference in pretransfusion testing at the University of North Carolina Medical Center ’ s Transfusion Medicine Services based on the method described by the AABB. Optimal procedural conditions required 4 drops of DTT to 1 drop of packed phosphate-bu ff ered saline – washed reagent red cells incubated at 37 °C for 45 minutes. An antibody screen using untreated and DTT-treated reagent red cells with appropriate quality-control results indicated that DTT was successful at eliminating DARA-induced panreactivity. A cost analysis was performed to consider the expenses and time required for the implementation of an in-house procedure.","PeriodicalId":263458,"journal":{"name":"American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science","volume":"140 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132110007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Knowledge, Risk Perceptions, and Preventive Behaviors in COVID-19 Pandemic Among Medical Laboratory Students in Wyoming","authors":"Jed Doxtater, Charlie Cruz","doi":"10.29074/ascls.2021003161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.2021003161","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":263458,"journal":{"name":"American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134136950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Presence of Group B Streptococcus in Raw and Dehydrated Placentas","authors":"Melanie Belk, Ariana Irby, Giti Bayhaghi","doi":"10.29074/ascls.2020002584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.2020002584","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":263458,"journal":{"name":"American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114652584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Case Study: Therapy-related Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Three-case Review","authors":"Kathryn Golab, Maria Hintzke, E. Atallah","doi":"10.29074/ascls.2020002881","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.2020002881","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":263458,"journal":{"name":"American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115974739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Corey Swackhammer, Jacob Gault, A. Beaver, Estephania Yanez, Taylor Eaves
{"title":"Rapid Molecular Detection ofPseudomonas aeruginosaUsing Real-Time PCR","authors":"Corey Swackhammer, Jacob Gault, A. Beaver, Estephania Yanez, Taylor Eaves","doi":"10.29074/ascls.2020002980","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.2020002980","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":263458,"journal":{"name":"American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123523183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Freeman, K. Brown, JoAnn Parker Fenn, Karen Fong, J. Genzen, Nancy Goodyear, Mary Lunz Houston, Terry Taff, P. Tanabe
{"title":"Status of Medical Laboratory Science Faculty and Programs","authors":"V. Freeman, K. Brown, JoAnn Parker Fenn, Karen Fong, J. Genzen, Nancy Goodyear, Mary Lunz Houston, Terry Taff, P. Tanabe","doi":"10.29074/ascls.2020002428","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.2020002428","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":263458,"journal":{"name":"American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129103755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Isolation of Airborne, Antimicrobial-resistant Bacteria Associated With Livestock","authors":"S. Travis Altheide, C. Pinion","doi":"10.29074/ascls.2020003004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.2020003004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":263458,"journal":{"name":"American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127216458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecular Action of ADAMTS13 and Transfusion Therapies of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Pupura","authors":"B. Ketelsen","doi":"10.29074/ascls.120.002287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.120.002287","url":null,"abstract":"Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Pupura (TTP) is a disease that is classified by abnormal functioning of the ADAMTS13 protease. ADAMTS13 protease impairment can be caused by genetic mutations at the gene level or through autoantibodies that are formed within the circulation. Congenital mutations account for about 5-10% of the TTP population while the acquired version is more common. The acquired version of TTP is due to inhibitory and non-inhibitory autoantibodies that affect the ADAMTS13 protease. Both congenital and acquired TTP are treated through transfusion therapy with therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE). TPE is used to remove the autoantibodies and any mutated ADAMTS13 proteases in the circulation while providing the addition of normal functioning ADAMTS13 to the circulation.","PeriodicalId":263458,"journal":{"name":"American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science","volume":"69 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124561544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}