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10Jul

FDA Guidance for Industry for Babesia

O'Dina Hurlburt | 10 Jul, 2019 |

On May 9, 2019 the Food and Drug Administration issued a “Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Babesiosis” guidance document with a maximum 12 month implementation timeline. Per the FDA guidance document recommendations, CTS is developing a specific implementation plan for mandatory Babesia testing well before the May 8, 2020 deadline. Check out the Communication page for the complete details by clicking the link:

01Jul

Renewed NYSDOH licenses now available on the website

O'Dina Hurlburt | 01 Jul, 2019 |

As a service to our partners, CTS provides a copy of all licenses and accreditations on our website. Many of the licenses have recently renewed and are now available. On a related note, the FDA registrations are in a new format beginning in 2019 and have also moved to using standard dates, with each registration beginning on 01/01 and ending 12/31 of each year. Please email any questions to ctscustomerservice@mycts.org.Check out the Accreditation/Licenses page here:

28Jun

Reminder- Check flights and cargo hours for the 4th of July Holiday

O'Dina Hurlburt | 28 Jun, 2019 |

As a friendly reminder, airlines often change their routine flights and cargo hours for holidays. We recommend you check with your couriers, airline carriers, and Fed-Ex or UPS if applicable to verify hours for the upcoming 4th of July so that you can avoid any issues with transportation of your samples to CTS. Happy 4th of July!

26Jun

Notification of Form Revisions to Implement on September 2, 2019

O'Dina Hurlburt | 26 Jun, 2019 |

The CTS forms listed below have been revised with an implementation date of September 2, 2019. Check out the Communication page for the complete details by clicking the link: Communications

17Jun

CTS Dallas and Phoenix Labs Implements WNV Testing on the Panther

O'Dina Hurlburt | 17 Jun, 2019 |

CTS Dallas and Phoenix Labs successfully implemented WNV NAT testing on the Panther Testing Platform on Monday, June 17th. As previously communicated, the Grifols assay and sample requirements are the same, and the package insert has been modified to state the assay is specific to the Panther Testing Platform. The new package insert, assay history list, and platform history list are now available on our website.

14Jun

Discontinue HIV-1 IFA Confirmatory Test

O'Dina Hurlburt | 14 Jun, 2019 |

CTS received notification from Sanochemia Pharmazeutika AG of their intent to immediately discontinue production of Fluorognost HIV-1 IFA test kits routinely used for confirmation of HIV-1 antibody-reactive donations. Based on our current testing volume, CTS has sufficient HIV-1 IFA reagent inventory to continue performing this confirmatory test through the end of August 2019.Check out the Communication page for the complete details on the updated IFA HIV-1 assay or by clicking the link:

13Jun

CTS Charlotte Implements New Laboratory Information System

O'Dina Hurlburt | 13 Jun, 2019 |

On June 13, 2019, the new CTS Laboratory Information System was successfully implemented in Charlotte. We have completed any pending result uploads and resumed scheduled result uploads. Congratulations on this important success!

30May

Seasonal Monitoring for WNV to begin June 1, 2019

Lindsey Houghton | 30 May, 2019 |

Seasonal monitoring of epidemic triggers for West Nile Virus (WNV) NAT tested donations will begin June 1 and continue through October 31, 2019. Should your facility have a reactive donation, CTS will send the WNV Alert email to inform you of your WNV reactive samples and request donor information. If you receive this email, please reply within 12 hours with the needed donor information (home city, state and zip code) as well as blood donation product type.Again this year, CTS has distributed th...

22May

Reminder- Check flights and cargo hours for the Memorial Day Holiday

O'Dina Hurlburt | 22 May, 2019 |

As a friendly reminder, airlines often change their routine flights and cargo hours for holidays. We recommend you check with your couriers, airline carriers, and Fed-Ex or UPS if applicable to verify hours for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday so that you can avoid any issues with transportation of your samples to CTS. Happy Memorial Day!

06May

Reminder- Health and Human Services (HHS) email notifications for WNV reactives

O'Dina Hurlburt | 06 May, 2019 |

Reminder test emails for the Health and Human Services (HHS) email notifications for WNV reactives have been sent for email changes. Please respond with any desired changes by May 10th, 2019. If no change is needed, no further action is required. The final email distribution list will be provided the week of May 20th, 2019.