Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) Guidelines for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Screening

Date: September 20, 2017

The Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has developed guidelines for cystic fibrosis (CF) newborn screening (NBS). The document was developed with international consensus and describes comprehensively the laboratory tests for detecting CF risk among newborns as well as recommendations for follow-up care. Please note this is not a free resource.

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Improving the accuracy of newborn screening for cystic fibrosis resources can be found here. Chloride Sweat Testing for Cystic Fibrosis resources can be found here