tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287560491211025099.post6977709759162376021..comments2023-09-22T08:24:01.913-04:00Comments on Antibiotics - The Perfect Storm: Rapid Diagnostics - Not!David Shlaeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00228776693058791618noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287560491211025099.post-11932874099528654502013-10-17T12:14:21.546-04:002013-10-17T12:14:21.546-04:00Thanks for your comment. There are STAT labs stil...Thanks for your comment. There are STAT labs still - but generally not for microbiology. The STAT labs that do exist are CLIA compliant anyway. So - yeah - it is. Sorry. David Shlaeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00228776693058791618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287560491211025099.post-80840023715185741902013-10-15T14:12:07.915-04:002013-10-15T14:12:07.915-04:00Back when I worked in the IVD industry during the ...Back when I worked in the IVD industry during the 70s and 80s, most hospitals had STAT labs. I'm not sure if CLIA did away with these, but it does seem that larger hospitals offer around the clock testing for many analytes. Is it really as bad as you indicate?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17206744735694672471noreply@blogger.com