Bureau of Laboratories Annual Reports

2008 Annual Report                                                                         

                                                                                                                                  updated 9/14/2009

Important change in reference ranges for Neonatal 17-alpha- OH-progesterone

Please note that on or about Monday, August 3, the reference ranges for neonatal 17-alpha-OH-progesterone (17-OHP, PerkinElmer Life & Analytical Sciences, Turku, Finland) used for screening newborns for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) will change at the MDCH Newborn Screening Laboratory.

Official letter detailing changes                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                             updated 7/31/09

Laboratory System Improvement Program Assessment

On March 23, 2009 the MDCH Bureau of Laboratories convened a one day assessment of the Michigan public health laboratory system.  The intent of the assessment was to determine the strengths and weakness of the Michigan public health laboratory system and identify opportunities for improvments using a Laboratory System Improvement Program (LSIP) assessment tool developed by the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL).

Final Report
LSIP Scoring Tool
LabLink article describing the process
                                                                                                                                 updated 7/15/2009                                                                                                       

UP Lab News

The Upper Peninsula Regional laboratory in Houghton adds Rabies testing to their test menu effective May 1, 2009. Any local health department in the UP that requires rabies testing of a suspect animal may send the specimen to our Houghton lab for testing. Please contact the Houghton lab at 906-487-3011 for more information.                updated 6/3/2009

Rev. 9/14/2009