Author: roudene.fourie@pathcare.org

Launch of Salivary Cortisol & Cortisone via LC-HRMS

PathCare will now offer simultaneous measurement of salivary cortisol and cortisone using liquid chromatography–high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS). This non-invasive, highly specific assay provides an accurate assessment of free cortisol exposure. When...

MOLECULAR SUBTYPING OF ENDOMETRIAL CARCINOMA

The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) classifies endometrial cancer into four molecular subtypes: (1) POLE ultra-mutated, (2) Microsatellite unstable, (3) Abnormal p53 expression (p53 Abn) and (4) No specific molecular profile (NSMP), forming the basis of the Proactive...

Respiratory Pathogen Statistics September 2025

This report is a summary of the results obtained from various molecular respiratory panels performed across PathCare laboratories during September 2025 (epidemiological weeks 36-39). The data is dependent on submission of samples by clinicians and therefore may not be...

Gastro-Intestinal Pathogen Statistics

Laboratory-based data for all GIT molecular panels requested for patients at PathCare laboratories nationally, for the period June to August 2025, are presented in this report. The trends observed for major bacterial and viral pathogens detected from stool samples of...