A Guide to Specimen Management in Clinical Microbiology

ISBN-13: 9781555819613 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 209 str.

Michael J. Miller; Shirley A. Miller

Opis

Classic reference that addresses and meets the needs of everyone in the "total testing process" circle.

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PrefaceHow to Use This BookSection I Communicating Laboratory NeedsBasic IssuesSelecting a Representative SpecimenRequisitionsSpecimen Packaging and TransportColor-Coded Vacuum TubesCatheters Often Used in Medical ProceduresSpecimen PrioritySpecimen Rejection CriteriaRejection Statements of Addenda to Laboratory ReportsSpecialty TestingEnvironmental SamplesHand Wash SpecimensLaboratory ReportsSection II Specimen Management Policies and RationaleCollection TimesCollection ProceduresSpecimen TransportSpecimen Processing: GeneralSpecimen Processing: MolecularLower Respiratory Tract SpecimensUrine SpecimensWound SpecimensSpinal Fluid SpecimensThroat and Nasopharyngeal SpecimensVaginal and Endometrial SpecimensMiscellaneous SpecimensSection III Specimen Collection and ProcessingBody Fluid SpecimensAbdominal-Peritoneal Fluid (Paracentesis, Ascites)Blood SpecimensCerebrospinal FluidPleural-Thoracentesis FluidGastrointestinal SpecimensDuodenal ContentsGastric ContentsPinworm Eggs Collected by Adhesive Tape PreparationRectal and Anal Swab SpecimensSigmoidoscopy Specimens for AmebiasisStool or Feces for Culture or Parasitology StudiesStool Specimen Collection DirectionsGenital SpecimensGeneral InformationCervical or Endocervical SpecimensGenital Smears for HerpesUrethral and Penile SpecimensRespiratory SpecimensGeneral InformationBronchoscopy-Bronchial WashingNasal SpecimensNasopharyngeal SpecimensSputumTracheal AspirateTranstracheal AspirateThroat SpecimensUrine SpecimensGeneral InformationUrine from CathetersClean-Catch UrineCytoscopic Specimens: Bilateral Urethral CatheterizationSuprapubic Aspirate for Urine CulturesUrine Specimens: Bladder WashoutUrine Specimens: Ileal ConduitViruses, Chlamydiae, Rickettsiae, and FungiChlamydia CultureSpecimens for Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma spp.Fungal SpecimensRickettsial SpecimensViral SpecimensWound SpecimensGeneral InformationEar (Otitis Media) SpecimensEye SpecimensSkin and Contiguous Tissue SpecimensSection IV Specimen Management Summary TablesBacteriology and Mycology Specimen Collection GuidelinesSpecimen Management for Infrequently Encountered OrganismsSpecimen Guide for Virus IsolationVirology Specimen Collection GuidelinesParasitology: Anatomic Sites Containing Diagnostic StagesParasitology Specimen Collection GuidelinesReferencesIndex