Medical laboratory observer.

From the editor -- The observatory -- Continuing Education -- Identifying and testing for RTIs -- CE Test -- Clinical Issues -- Assayed vs unassayed controls-is your clinical microbiology lab getting right? -- Clinical progress with high-sensitivity Troponin T? -- Special Report -- Helping achieve optimal pregnancy outcomes through proper infectious disease testing -- Special Feature -- Fighting HIV-from ordinary to extraordinary -- Lab Management -- Highlightning the hematology in immunohematology -- Education -- The pros and cons of point-of-care testing vs laboratory testing -- The laboratory's role in guiding best use of POCT -- The Primer -- Enhancers, repressors, and promoters -- Future Buzz -- What's the buzz in flow cytometry? -- Products -- Product focus: proficiency testing -- New products -- MarketPlace -- Spotlights -- Advertiser index -- Executive Snapshot -- A dialogue with Gestalt Diagnostics' new COO & CSO, Lisa-Jean Clifford.