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Notice of Vote and Deadlines
Sweat Testing: Sample Collection and Quantitative Analysis (C34-A2 -- Reaffirmation)
C34-A2—Sweat Testing: Sample Collection and Quantitative Analysis; Approved Guideline—Second Edition (Reaffirmation)
The "sweat test," a quantitative measurement of chloride in sweat, is used to confirm the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, but has been reported to have uncacceptably high false-positive and false-negative rates. These rates (up to 15% false-positive and 12% false-negative) are attributable to inaccurate methodology, technical error, and patient physiology. This document provides much-needed comprehensive guidelines addressing the collection of sweat and the quantitative measurement of electrolytes in sweat are needed.
The deadline for the completed ballot for C34-A2 to be received int he CLSI Offices is 5 July 2005.
Reaffirmation of a CLSI document is appropriate when the area committee determines that neither comments received nor any other substantive reasons support changes. As with other candidate-for-advancement documents, only delegates from Active and Associate Active member organizations may vote, using a ballot found on CLSI Forums.
Second Notice
MM3-P2—Molecular Diagnostic Methods for Infectious Diseases; Proposed Guideline--Second Edition
This guideline addresses topics relating to clinical applications, amplified and nonamplified nucleic acid methods, selection and qualification of nucleic acid sequences, establishment and evaluation of test performance characteristics, inhibitors and interfering substances, controlling false-positive reactions, reporting and interpretation of results, quality assurance, regulatory issues, and recommendations for manufacturers and clinical laboratories.
The deadline for the completed ballot for MM3-P2 to be received in the CLSI Offices is 11 July 2005.
Ballots are posted on the Forums section of our website, available to Active and Associate Active members. Login to Forums to access the candidate-for-advancement forms, and send your completed ballot to the Executive Offices by the listed deadline.
Not yet a voting member? Find out more about Active and Associate Active membership.
Under our Administrative Procedures, a CLSI document approved by the area committee at the first level of the consensus process is submitted to delegates as a “candidate-for-advancement” consensus document. This begins the voting and approval period by the delegates.
Remember that we welcome and encourage comments from our voting members at each publication stage. Comments on a candidate-for-advancement consensus document will be addressed by the committee prior to advancement. In each document edition, a summary of comments on the prior edition is included, along with committee responses.
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