Webinar: Making Sense of Presumptive Positives
Understanding Rapid Methods and Confirmations
Combat laboratory result frustration with knowledge!
This webinar presentation covers a background review of how we have come to report results as “presumptive”, the current state of rapid and confirmation testing, and possible future direction. Along the way we will clarify commonly confused testing terminology and build context and perspective around what a presumptive result means for you.
What you will learn:
- Basis for the term “presumptive positive” in testing, and why we use it
- Procedures for rapid testing and why presumptive positive results require cultural confirmation
- How to react to non-confirming presumptives (NCPs)
Original airdate: Thursday, December 7, 2023
Length: 50 minutes
Presenter:
Dr. Christopher Crowe; Senior Director of Science for Eurofins Microbiology Labs.
Dr. Crowe manages the R&D team as well as provides technical leadership and client and operational support across the entire network of Eurofins Labs. He holds his PhD in Immunology, a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry, and has maintained over 15 years of experience in the diagnostics and food testing industry with previous roles at Gold Standard Diagnostics, Hygiena/Dupont, and Hardy Diagnostics.
