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July 1999

Visit the Critical Care Information Center launched July 7, 1999. CAP TODAY Archive: Please click here to view an archive of CAP TODAY articles starting with January 1998. This Month's Stories: Labs in the thick of transplants Staying a step ahead of nosocomial infections Texas firm aims to reinvent lab testing 'Promising, but in its infancy' On-line Features:   Download Survey Library Note: Files are in PDF format and require the Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 to open. To download a free copy of the Acrobat Reader, click here to visit the Adobe site or click on the icon below. Click here to download Automated Immunoassay Analyzers Click here to download Coagulation Analyzers: Coagulation Analysis at the Point of Care Click here to download Anatomic Pathology Computer Systems Click here to download Coagulation Analyzers: Service Above All Coagulation Case Studies March: Diagnosing antiphospholipid syndrome January: Identifying Vitamin K deficiency as the culprit in coagulation abnormality Regular Features: CAP TODAY Clinical Abstracts CAP TODAY Anatomic Abstracts CAP TODAY Q & A June 1999 Highlights Reprints of Interest Classified Ads Ordering Information Sales Reps Advertiser logos and home page links Here’s what’s inside the July issue of CAP TODAY: Labs in thick of transplant testing Within each type of transplantation therapy, newer methods are bidding to effect major changes, even for bone marrow, the youngest sibling of the transplant family. "In transplantation, everything is in shades of gray," says Robert Bray, PhD. Staying a step ahead of nosocomial infections The rate of nosocomial infections in U.S. health care institutions is rising, but infection control experts are now realizing the microbiology laboratory can play a central role in addressing this problem. If laboratory data are used appropriately, "I think we can eliminate about half of nosocomial infections," says Lance Peterson, MD. Survey of chemistry analyzers CAP TODAY presents 22 instruments in its 1999 survey of chemistry analyzers. 1999 Ordering Information and Price List Prices 1-Year Subscription 1 Copy US $40 $10 Canada $60 $10 Foreign $95 $15 Volume: 13 Frequency: Monthly Agent Discount: None Terms of Payment: Prepayment with order—checks only* Subscriptions Accepted: From current issue only—no back starts. Allow six to eight weeks for processing Cancellations: Not accepted *Prepayment required in US dollars drawn upon a US bank Claims for missing issues must be received within 6 months of issue date For a subscription to CAP Today send a check to: CAP TODAY College of American Pathologists 325 Waukegan Road Northfield, IL 60093 Sales Reps East Coast: John Moran 108 County St. Norwalk, CT 06851 Phone: (203) 852-9503 Fax: (203) 855-0695 West Coast: Pete Schulz JJH&S 1111 South Arroyo Parkway Suite 426 Pasadena, CA 91105 Phone: (626) 403-1300 Fax: (626) 403-1353 Midwest: Paul Weis 1943 Matson Lane Lisle, IL 60532 Phone: (630) 971-9701 Fax: 971-9702 [Back to top]