In particular, implementation of flow cells to standardize repetitive tasks and to balance the additional equipment acquired resulted in meeting acceptable turnaround times despite the unprecedented influx of samples.
High flexibility of STEM-in-SEM over TEM for design changes is also demonstrated to allow for handling of a large number of samples and a lower turnaround time per sample.
Although the real-time RT-PCR format provides considerably decreased turnaround times in molecular diagnostics, delays associated with shipping of samples and laboratory-based testing are a concern when many patients have to be seen in short time.
The RASKET KIT can provide us an objective detection of RAS mutation using cut-off values in a short turnaround time (approximately 4.5 h) and regardless of the number of samples less than 96.
A similar sampling procedure induced turnaround of biomarker value is observed for VEGF-D, although in an opposite direction.
A suicide-nested PCR method for APM detection has been reported (3 ); however, the quicker turnaround time and lower risk for amplicon contamination makes the real-time PCR method more attractive for screening large numbers of samples.
In such conditions, the turnaround time of SeptiFast results for samples delivered to the laboratory on a workday between 7 am and 2 pm was as follows: 100% of samples, 10 hours; 97% of samples, 8 hours; 59% of samples, 6 hours.
Although MLVA reduced typing turnaround time by over 8 days, there was no impact on the longer period (14 days) between identification of a PII and receipt of samples in the typing laboratory.
With large numbers of samples produced from typical plant extract fractionations, it can be of great benefit to proceed with the use of axenic parasites, where assays often have quick turnaround times.
Importantly, the Ion Proton instrument can detect abnormalities in real time with less than a week turnaround time from the receipt of sample and therefore can be used to stratify patients into prognostic groups and potentially guide therapeutic decisions.
