Collection, Transport, and Manipulation of Clinical Specimens and Initial Laboratory Concerns

摘要: The collection, transport, and processing of clinical specimens are preanalytical steps that key to organism recovery. Quality must be collected in order provide the most clinically relevant microbiology results for our patients ( 1 , 2 ). To ensure an appropriate manner, easy-to-understand instructions proper specimen collection transport conditions form a manual or instructional how-to sheet should available either electronically from printed material updated regularly practices current. information made your clinicians, laboratory scientists, nursing staff, patients, other clients. Specimens labeled with patient name medical records number. last consideration before is processed accordance test ordered suspected. tables this section meant used as guide these important steps.