Press Releases
New Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Standards (M2-A9, M7-A7, M100-S16); Bar Codes for Specimen Container Identification (AUTO2-A2); A Model for Managing Medical Device Hazards and Recalls (HS11-A); Collection, Transport, Preparation, and Storage of Specimens for Molecular Methods (MM13-A)

CLSI Releases New Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Standards
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA—1 January 2006—Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute’s (CLSI) widely used antimicrobial susceptibility testing standards have been simultaneously updated for publication this month:  Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Disk Susceptibility Tests; Approved Standard––Ninth Edition (M2-A9); Methods for Dilution Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests for Bacteria That Grow Aerobically; Approved Standard––Seventh Edition (M7-A7); Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing; Sixteenth Informational Supplement (M100-S16).
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New CLSI Standard: Specifications for Specimen Container Bar-Code Labels
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA—1 January 2006—Bar coding aids in information transfer, enhances productivity, and is necessary for automation technologies.  CLSI document Laboratory Automation:  Bar Codes for Specimen Container Identification; Approved Standard—Second Edition (AUTO2-A2) defines the way bar-coded sample identification labels are applied to clinical specimen containers. 
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New CLSI Document Guides Response to Medical Device Alerts
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA—1 January 2006—Risk managers have identified a broad need for healthcare facilities to have systems in place to ensure that appropriate actions are taken in response to medical device Alerts.  In response, Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI, formerly NCCLS) has developed A Model for Managing Medical Device Alerts (Hazards and Recalls) for Healthcare Organizations; Approved Guideline (HS11-A).
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New CLSI Document Guides Molecular Test Specimen Collection, Preparation
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA—1 January 2006—Responding to the exponential growth in number and type of molecular tests performed around the world, and the need to standardize specimen collection and preparation parameters for these tests, Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI, formerly NCCLS) has developed the joint document MM13-A—Collection, Transport, Preparation, and Storage of Specimens for Molecular Methods; Approved Guideline.
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CLSI Susceptibility Data Compilation and Storage Guideline For Effective Use of Cumulative Susceptiblity Statistics
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA—1 December 2005—CLSI document M39-A2—Analysis and Presentation of Cumulative Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Data; Approved Guideline—Second Edition assists the preparation of cumulative antimicrobial susceptibility reports that will prove useful to clinicians in the selection of the most appropriate agents for initial empiric antimicrobial therapy. 
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Risk Management Tools for Improved Patient Safety Workshop Announced by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA—1 November 2005—Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI, formerly NCCLS) has announced it will follow up March 2005’s groundbreaking Quality Control for the Future workshop with a workshop titled Risk Management Tools for Improved Patient Safety, to take place in conjunction with the organization’s annual Leadership Conference, from 26-28 April 2006 in Vienna, Virginia, outside Washington, DC. 
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CLSI Receives Cooperative Agreement to Improve HIV Testing Worldwide
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA—15 September 2005—Global standards-development organization Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI, formerly NCCLS) has received a $365,000 USD cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS/CDC) for capacity-building assistance for global HIV/AIDS laboratory guidelines and standards development. 
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