Repeat patient testing-quality control with canine samples shows promise as an alternative to commercial quality control material for a network of 4 Sysmex XT2000iV hematology analyzers (2023)
Journal Article
Daly, S., Graham, P., & Freeman, K. P. (2023). Repeat patient testing-quality control with canine samples shows promise as an alternative to commercial quality control material for a network of 4 Sysmex XT2000iV hematology analyzers. Veterinary Clinical Pathology, https://doi.org/10.1111/vcp.13211

Background Repeat patient testing-quality control (RPT-QC) uses retained patient samples as an alternative to commercial quality control material (QCM). We elected to calculate and validate RPT-QC limits for red blood cell count (RBC), hemoglobin (H... Read More about Repeat patient testing-quality control with canine samples shows promise as an alternative to commercial quality control material for a network of 4 Sysmex XT2000iV hematology analyzers.

Successful use of a benchtop fluorescent enzyme immunoassay analyzer to measure serum cortisol concentration as a screening test for hypoadrenocorticism in dogs (2022)
Journal Article
Bacon, J., Graham, P. A., Hrovat, A., Kilpatrick, S., Mann, N. O., & Swales, H. (2023). Successful use of a benchtop fluorescent enzyme immunoassay analyzer to measure serum cortisol concentration as a screening test for hypoadrenocorticism in dogs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 261(1), 111-117. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.08.0346

OBJECTIVE To assess the diagnostic performance of a benchtop fluorescent enzyme immunoassay analyzer (AIA-360; Tosoh Bioscience Inc) for the measurement of serum cortisol concentration as a screening test for hypoadrenocorticism in dogs. ANIMALS 173... Read More about Successful use of a benchtop fluorescent enzyme immunoassay analyzer to measure serum cortisol concentration as a screening test for hypoadrenocorticism in dogs.

Quality control validation for a veterinary laboratory network of six Sysmex XT-2000i/V hematology analyzers iV hematology analyzers (2022)
Journal Article
Daly, S., Graham, P. A., & Freeman, K. P. (2022). Quality control validation for a veterinary laboratory network of six Sysmex XT-2000i/V hematology analyzers iV hematology analyzers. Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 51(4), 565-576. https://doi.org/10.1111/vcp.13163

Background: Quality control (QC) validation is an important step in the laboratory harmonization process. This includes the application of statistical QC requirements, procedures, and control rules to identify and maintain ongoing stable analytical p... Read More about Quality control validation for a veterinary laboratory network of six Sysmex XT-2000i/V hematology analyzers iV hematology analyzers.

Evaluation of Sysmex XT-2000iV analyzer performance across a network of five veterinary laboratories using a commercially available quality control material (2021)
Journal Article
Daly, S., Freeman, K. P., & Graham, P. A. (2021). Evaluation of Sysmex XT-2000iV analyzer performance across a network of five veterinary laboratories using a commercially available quality control material. Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 50(4), 568-578. https://doi.org/10.1111/vcp.13016

Background Laboratory and instrument harmonization is seldom reported in the veterinary literature despite its advantages to clinical interpretation, including the use of interchangeable results and common reference intervals within a system of labo... Read More about Evaluation of Sysmex XT-2000iV analyzer performance across a network of five veterinary laboratories using a commercially available quality control material.

Results of urinary bacterial cultures and antibiotic susceptibility testing of dogs and cats in the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Fonseca, J., Mavrides, D., Graham, P., & McHugh, T. (2021). Results of urinary bacterial cultures and antibiotic susceptibility testing of dogs and cats in the UK. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 62(12), 1085-1091. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13406

Objectives Bacterial urinary tract infections are a common diagnosis in small animal practice and antibiotics are often administered empirically. The aim of this study was to investigate the aetiology and antibiotic resistance of uropathogens in dog... Read More about Results of urinary bacterial cultures and antibiotic susceptibility testing of dogs and cats in the UK.

Antimicrobial resistance profiles of bacteria associated with lower respiratory tract infections in cats and dogs in England (2021)
Journal Article
Mavrides, D. E., Morgan, A. L., Na, J. G., Graham, P. A., & McHugh, T. D. (2022). Antimicrobial resistance profiles of bacteria associated with lower respiratory tract infections in cats and dogs in England. Veterinary Record, 190(4), Article e779. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.779

Background: Bacterial lower respiratory tract infections (bLRTIs) are common and potentially life threatening in cats and dogs. Antibiotic treatment is often initiated before the diagnosis of bLRTI; therefore improved knowledge of the aetiology and a... Read More about Antimicrobial resistance profiles of bacteria associated with lower respiratory tract infections in cats and dogs in England.

Instructions for the BSAVA lab method performance verification tool (2021)
Book Chapter
Graham, P., Williams, T., Arnold, K., & Dormer, L. (2021). Instructions for the BSAVA lab method performance verification tool. In BSAVA Lab Method Performance Verification Help Tool. British Small Animal Veterinary Association. https://doi.org/10.22233/9781910443989.2

The lab equipment verification help tool (2021)
Book Chapter
Graham, P., Williams, T., Arnold, K., & Dormer, L. (2021). The lab equipment verification help tool. In BSAVA Lab Method Performance Verification Help Tool. British Small Animal Veterinary Association. https://doi.org/10.22233/9781910443989.3

The BSAVA Lab Equipment Verification Tool can be used to to verify manufacturer’s claims for automated analyser performance, or alternatively to determine the limitations of your laboratory methods. The tool automatically calculates the total observe... Read More about The lab equipment verification help tool.

Video guides (2021)
Book Chapter
Graham, P. (2021). Video guides. In BSAVA Lab Method Performance Verification Help Tool. British Small Animal Veterinary Association. https://doi.org/10.22233/9781910443989.app1

What is the BSAVA lab method performance verification help tool? (2021)
Book Chapter
Graham, P., Williams, T., Arnold, K., & Dormer, L. (2021). What is the BSAVA lab method performance verification help tool?. In BSAVA Lab Method Performance Verification Help Tool. British Small Animal Veterinary Association. https://doi.org/10.22233/9781910443989.1

This document explains the need for verification and how to interpret and use the output obtained from the BSAVA lab method performance verification tool.