LABLINK INDEX - Michigan



LABLINK INDEX

June 1995 - Vol.1, No.1

• From the Director

• Hantavirus

• Conference News

• Quality Assurance

• Advice to the LabLorn

• Notes from the Virology Section

October 1995 - Vol.1, No.2

• From the Director - Emerging Infectious Diseases

• Michigan’s Regional Public Health Laboratory System

• Data and Specimen Handling

• Water Analysis Section

• Influenza Notes from the Virology Section

• Notes from the North

• Not Just A Postcard

• Virology Section Goes Respiratory

• Malaria in Michigan

• Advice to the LabLorn

February 1996 - Vol.1, No.3

• CLIA Update

• Haemophilus influenzae in Michigan: Trends and Future Directions

• MDPH Influenza Update: December 15 - January 31

• Recommendations for the Serologic Diagnosis of Lyme Disease

• Arsenic

• Antimicrobial Resistance Trends; Michigan Sentinel Hospital Laboratory Survey; Third Quarter 1995

• Map of Community Health Assessment Regions Sentinel Hospital Laboratory Regions

• Specimen Kit Survey

• Advice to the LabLorn

• Harlan Steifel Retires

April 1996 - Vol.1, No.4

• Laboratory Disease Reporting Responsibilities

• High Performance Liquid Chromatography Method for Identification of Mycobacterium sp. by Mycolic Acid Pattern

• Water Analysis Section Transferred to DEQ

• Laboratory Introduces Use of New Form For Better Service

• DNA Probe Testing for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoeae

• What Happens in a Food Borne Outbreak Investigation?

• MDCH to Institute Hantavirus IgG and IgM Testing

July 1996 - Vol.2, No.1

• The Public Health and Clinical Laboratories in the Era of Managed Care

• Influenza Activity Summary - Michigan & the United States, 1995-96

• MDCH Laboratory Influenza Surveillance Map

• Antimicrobial Resistance Trends; Michigan Sentinel Hospital Laboratory Survey; Third Quarter 1995 through First Quarter 1996

• LabLink Mailing List Update Form

• Cyclospora, What is it?

• E. coli 0157:H7, the New Kid on the Block

• Data and Specimen Handling

January 1997 - Vol.2, No.2

• International Training Partnerships Developed at MDCH

• Disease Reporting: It’s the Law

• CLIA Update

• Antimicrobial Resistance Trends; Michigan Sentinel Hospital Survey; Third Quarter 1995 through Third Quarter 1996

• Legionnaire’s Outbreak Riddle Solved

• Influenza Surveillance for the 1996-1997 Season

• Four Millionth Baby Tested

• E. coli Toxin Testing Now Available at MDCH

• Hantavirus Update

• Whatever happened to Staphylococcal Phage typing?

April 1997 - Vol.2, No.3

• Meet the Health Risk Assessment Laboratory

• We Have Moved Some Things Around

• Confused about E. coli?

• Bureau of Labs Participates in National Leadership Program

• HIV-1 Serology Testing Moving to Kent County Health Department

• Laboratory Participation in the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

• Automatic Fax Reporting of Test Results Now Available

• MDCH Kit Change Announced

• Influenza Summary Update

• Bureau Announces EIS Fellow

• Cool Web Sites

• HIV-1 Viral Load Testing at MDCH

• Antimicrobial Resistance Trends; Michigan Sentinel Hospital Survey; Third Quarter 1995 through Fourth Quarter 1996

July 1997 - Vol.3, No.1

• From the Director

• HCV Testing Soon To Be Available

• Requests for Variant HIV Testing (HIV-1 subtyping and HIV-2 detection)

• Costs of Strawberry Associated Hepatitis A Outbreak

• Laboratory Diagnosis of Lyme Disease

• Arbovirus Testing at MDCH

• Microbiology News - Neisseria meningitidis Meningitis in Michigan; Safety in the Tuberculosis Laboratory

• The HRA Laboratory QA/QC Grant

• Antimicrobial Resistance Trends; Michigan Sentinel Hospital Survey; Fourth Quarter 1995 through First Quarter 1997

November 1997 - Vol.3, No.2

• MDCH Influenza Surveillance, 1997 - 98 Season

• DT 104: Salmonella serotype Typhimurium with an Attitude

• Leptospira Testing No Longer Available at MDCH

• Unsatisfactory GenProbe Results

• Shipping Specimens to MDCH

• Vancomycin Intermediate Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (VISA)

• Videotapes for In-Service Training

• Troubleshooting Guide to Prevent Unsatisfactory GenProbe Specimens

• Norwalk and Norwalk-like Virus (SRSV) Testing at MDCH

• Antimicrobial Resistance Trends; Michigan Sentinel Hospital Survey; Fourth Quarter 1995 through First Quarter 1997

April 1998 - Vol.3, No.3

• Salmonella serotype Typhimurium DT 104 in Michigan

• E. coli and Shiga-like Toxin

• Direct Specimen Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex Available at MDCH

• Enhanced Surveillance Activities for Influenza

• Influenza Season 1997- 1998 Update

• Antimicrobial Resistance Guidelines Now Available

• Reporting GenProbe PACE 2 Results

• Quirky bugs... (A case history.)

• Introduction of a Portable Instrument for Analysis of Blood Lead in Children

• Trends in Perinatal HIV Transmission in Michigan

• Map of 1997 Rabies Positive Animals

• Antimicrobial Resistance Trends; Michigan Sentinel Hospital Survey; Fourth Quarter 1995 through Third Quarter 1997

July 1998 - Vol.4, No.1

• Position Statement on Rapid HIV Testing

• HCV Testing Expanded

• Glycopeptitde Resistant Staphylococcus Species

• Reporting of EEE & other Viral Encephalidities

• Regionalization of Foodborne Illness Testing

• New Section Directors

• Missing Specimen Data

• Quirky Bugs....

• Now How Do I Handle This ?????

• Reader Submission - Hepatitis A and Frozen Sliced Strawberries An Outbreak Averted in Genesee County, Michigan, But a Public Policy Pandora’s Box Is Unveiled

• Antimicrobial Resistance Trends; Michigan Sentinel Hospital Survey; Third Quarter 1995 through Fourth Quarter 1997

Fall 1998 - Vol.4, No.2

• Influenza Surveillance Activities 1998-99

• Region V Infertility Prevention Project

• Enhanced Surveillance for Meningococcal Disease

• Enhancing Disease Surveillance in Michigan

• Hantavirus Update

• Prevention of False-Positive Test Results in Mycobacteriology

• Quirky Bugs... Challenging Respiratory Isolates from CF Patients

• Hello! MDCH Welcomes Sherry Todd EIA Training Fellow

• Goodbye! MDCH Bureau of Laboratories Bids Farewell to EIA Training Fellow Gregory Jennings Ph.D.

• Testing for GISA

• MDCH Laboratories Introduces CD4+/CD8+ Testing

Winter 1999 - Vol. 4, No. 3

• Martin Leaves Michigan for CDC

• Mycobacterium bovis is Free-Ranging Michigan Deer

• Michigan Travels to Jamaica

• Influenza Update

• Enteric Typing News

• DFA Protocol for Bordetella pertussis

• Virology Director Retires

• Quirky Bugs... Listeria Outbreak

• Congratulations!!!

• Replacement of MHA-TP With TP-PA Test for Syphilis Antibody Confirmation

• Complain, Complain, Complain!!!

• Errata - Corrections to Fall 1998 Issue

Spring 1999 - Vol. 4, No. 4

• Hepatitis A Update

• NOTICE: Change in Viral Serology Methods

• Influenza Season Ending

• Interesting Websites

• HIV-1 Viral Load Update

• Quirky bugs... Group a Streptococcal Disease (GAS)

• New Food and Flu Epidemiologist

• New Employees at the Bureau of Laboratories

• Confirmatory Testing for Hepatitis C Virus: Serum Acceptable for PCR

• Patient Residence Information

• Echerichia coli Shiga-like Toxin Testing

• Regional Laboratory News

• Pulse Net

• Cryptosporidium Isolates Needed

Summer 1999 - Vol. 5, No. 1

• Haveman Names New Laboratory Director

• From the Lab Director

• Rabies: The Real Truth About Bats

• The Regional Laboratory System

• New Employees and Promotions

• Active Influenza Surveillance in Michigan 1999-2000

• New EIS Officer Arrives

• Quirky Bugs... Vibrio vulnificus

• Regional Laboratories and Administrative Staff

• “Bioterrorism and the Role of the Clinical Laboratory” Announcement

Winter 2000 - Vol. 5, No.2

• The Bioterrorism Laboratory Response Network

• Detection of Biologic Agents of Bioterrorism

• Chemical Terrorism

• Bartonella Testing Now Available at MDCH

• New Employees, Transfers and Promotions

• MDCH Initiates HIV-1/HIV-2 Serum Testing

• Raccoon Rabies, U.S., Ohio and Michigan

• Saginaw County Regional Laboratory

• Quirky Bugs... Enterococci and Other Gram Positive Organisms

• Guide to Laboratory Services Now on Web!

• Congratulations!

• Antimicrobial Resistance Trends; Detroit Area and Outstate Michigan; Michigan Sentinel Hospital Survey; Third Quarter 1995 through Second Quarter 1999

Spring 2000 - Vol. 5, No. 3

• From the Laboratory Director

• Detection of Norwalk-like Virus by Polymerase Chain Reaction and Electron Microscopy

• Influenza Update, 1999-2000 Season

• PulseNet Update

• The Role of the Laboratory in Newborn Screening Programs

• New Employees, Transfers and Promotions

• Neisseria meningitidis in Michigan

• Quirky Bugs....Biological Warfare: THE ANTHRAX THREAT

• Surveillance for Lyme Disease

Summer 2000 - Vol. 6, No. 1

• The Select Agent Rule

• Instructions for Completion of Shippers Declaration for Dangerous Goods

• New Employees and Retirements

• Virology Section Gets New Director

• CDC Announces New Area PulseNet Laboratories

• Quirky Bugs... Biological Warfare: The Plague Threat

• West Nile Virus - Can We Detect It?

• Mycobacterium bovis in Michigan

• 3-month Old Dies After Michigan lab Fails to Report Positive HBsAg

• Arbovirus Testing at MDCH

• What’s Next with Flu? Preparing for the Next Pandemic

• Submission of Bats for Rabies Testing

• Antimicrobial Resistance Trends; Detroit Area and Outstate Michigan; Michigan Sentinel Hospital Survey; Fourth Quarter, 1995 through Fourth Quarter, 1999

Fall 2000 - Vol. 6, No. 2

• The Human Genome Project Nears Completion

• New Test for MSUD

• New Bovine Tuberculosis Web Page

• Laboratory Detection of Bordetella pertussis

• New Employees and Promotions

• MDCH, CLIA Regulations and Specimen Submissions

• Division of Infectious Diseases Welcomes New Director

• New Communicable Disease Handbook

• A Change in STD Testing Methodology

• Bureau of Laboratories Has New Bioterrorism Coordinator

• Fatal Cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Tularemia in Michigan Residents

• Some Observations on Accreditation of Regional Laboratories

• Antimicrobial Resistance Trends; Detroit Area and Outstate Michigan; Michigan Sentinel Hospital Survey; Fourth Quarter, 1995 through First Quarter, 2000

Winter 2001 - Vol. 6, No.3

• Clinical Laboratories are PulseNet Heroes

• Newborn Laboratory Changes Galactosemia Screening

• In Memoriam - Linda Reese

• Mercury Exposure and Testing

• Animal Rabies in Michigan - 2000

• Quirky Bugs....Francisella tularensis

• Laboratory Prepared for Bioterrorism?

• MDCH Laboratory Services Guide Now on WEB

• Outbreak of Poliomyelitis in the Dominican Republic and Haiti - December 5, 2000

• NCCLS Interim Revision Still Effective for Chocolate Agar Quality Control

• Upcoming Meetings

Spring 2001 - Vol. 6, No. 4

• National Laboratory System

• Newborn Lab Back in the Swing After Move

• Leadership Investment for Fighting an Epidemic (LIFE)

• West Nile Virus Surveillance, 2001

• MDCH Biological Terrorism Subject Experts Join National Team

• PulseStar Award Goes to MDCH Employee

• Fun Fungi .... New Mycology References Available

• Quirky bugs.... Streptobacillus moniliformis

• Michigan Laboratory Response Network

• Lyme Disease Testing Reminder

Fall 2001 - Vol. 7, No. 1

• Survey of Cryptosporidia and Giardia Testing Procedures in Michigan

• Hot Off the Press!

• Interpretation of STD Testing Results

• Fun Fungi...Identifying Aspergillus fumigatus

• Small Label Printer Is a Big Help

• Quirky Bugs...

• Hantavirus Update

• Laboratory Response Network Update

• Bureau Comings and Goings

Winter 2002 – Vol. 7, No. 2

• Reflections on the Times

• Bug Bytes

• Lead Hurts Kids

• Salmonella Serotyping

• Polio Virus Update

• Fun Fungi…Differentiating Bipolaris spp. From Drechslera spp.

• Activity of West Nile and Other Arboviruses in Michigan, 2001

• Comparison of Collection Procedures for Blood Lead Analysis

Spring 2002 – Vol. 7, No. 3

• Bug Bytes: Survey Results from Michigan Clinical Laboratories on the Culture Protocols for O157:H7

• Escherichia coli Toxin Testing

• Fun Fungi…. Syncephalastrum spp.

• The Importance of Timely Specimen Collection and Transportation

• From the Editor

• DNA Amplification Testing – The First Year

• Quirky Bugs…. Odd Anaerobes

• Notice: Web Address Change

• Bureau Comings and Goings

• Recent Staff Publications

Summer 2002 – Vol. 8, No. 1

• New Recommendations for Neisseria meningitides

• Bovine Tuberculosis in Michigan

• CDC Seeking National Antimicrobial Resistance Data

• MDCH Initiating Enterovirus Surveillance

• Fun Fungi ….. Blastomycosis

• New Rabies Antibody Report Format

• Congenital Syphilis

• National Database for Surveillance of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Outbreaks

Fall 2002 – Vol. 8, No. 2

• Updates from the Laboratory Director

o First VRSA Isolate Identified in Michigan

o Bioterrorism Update

• Ready or Not, VRSA is Here

• Bioterrorism Readiness

• Antimicrobial Resistant Salmonella on the Rise

• Veterinarian Joins MDCH Laboratory Team

• Tick-borne Diseases

• MDCH National HIV Testing Day

• Newborn Screening Laboratory Will Get New Database

• A Case History

• Something Odd Found in Mycology

• Fun Fungi

• Bureau of Laboratories Welcomes New Virology Section Manager

Winter 2003 – Vol. 8, No.3

• Experience of West Nile Virus Testing

• Newborn Screening Information System Update

• Clinical Microbiologists Play Key Role in Michigan Smallpox Vaccination Plan

• Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospitalized Patients

• What’s in a Name?

• Newborn Screening Laboratory Will Add MCAD Deficiency Testing

• E. coli Toxin Testing Change

• The Use of the Quantiferon Assay in the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis

• Outdated Collection Materials

• Fun Fungi….

• Quality Control and Monitoring in Blood Gas Analysis

• Where is My Quirkey Bug??

Summer 2003 – Vol. 8, No. 4

• MDCH Sponsors Bioterrorism Exercise

• Feedback on SNS Exercise

• Cumulative Antibiogram Data Proves Useful

• Cavanagh Joins MDCH

• Revisions to U.S. Postal Regulations Effective June 12, 2003

• New HCV Testing Algorithm Introduced at MDCH

• Fun Fungi….

• Arboviral Serology Testing 2003

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