Overview

A Guide to Specimen Management in Clinical Microbiology is the classic reference that addresses and meets the needs of everyone in the ""total testing process"" circle. It provides complete, concise information on the unique needs of the microbiology laboratory regarding specimen management and is the only single source for the specimen management policies required for laboratory results that are accurate, significant, and clinically relevant. Medical, nursing, and medical technology students, practicing physicians, private practice offices, clinical laboratories, and public health laboratories can turn to this valuable resource to answer their questions on issues such as the correct procedures of specimen selection, collection, transport, and storage in the clinical microbiology laboratory, the rationale associated with the specimen requirements, and proper communication between the lab and its clients. If you are looking for online access to the latest clinical microbiology content, please visit www.wiley.com/learn/clinmicronow. 

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Author:   J. Michael Miller (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA) ,  Shelley A. Miller
Publisher:   American Society for Microbiology
Imprint:   American Society for Microbiology
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9781555819613

ISBN 10:   1555819613
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   01 March 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface How to Use This Book Section I Communicating Laboratory Needs Basic Issues Selecting a Representative Specimen Requisitions Specimen Packaging and Transport Color-Coded Vacuum Tubes Catheters Often Used in Medical Procedures Specimen Priority Specimen Rejection Criteria Rejection Statements of Addenda to Laboratory Reports Specialty Testing Environmental Samples Hand Wash Specimens Laboratory Reports Section II Specimen Management Policies and Rationale Collection Times Collection Procedures Specimen Transport Specimen Processing: General Specimen Processing: Molecular Lower Respiratory Tract Specimens Urine Specimens Wound Specimens Spinal Fluid Specimens Throat and Nasopharyngeal Specimens Vaginal and Endometrial Specimens Miscellaneous Specimens Section III Specimen Collection and Processing Body Fluid Specimens Abdominal-Peritoneal Fluid (Paracentesis, Ascites) Blood Specimens Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleural-Thoracentesis Fluid Gastrointestinal Specimens Duodenal Contents Gastric Contents Pinworm Eggs Collected by Adhesive Tape Preparation Rectal and Anal Swab Specimens Sigmoidoscopy Specimens for Amebiasis Stool or Feces for Culture or Parasitology Studies Stool Specimen Collection Directions Genital Specimens General Information Cervical or Endocervical Specimens Genital Smears for Herpes Urethral and Penile Specimens Respiratory Specimens General Information Bronchoscopy-Bronchial Washing Nasal Specimens Nasopharyngeal Specimens Sputum Tracheal Aspirate Transtracheal Aspirate Throat Specimens Urine Specimens General Information Urine from Catheters Clean-Catch Urine Cytoscopic Specimens: Bilateral Urethral Catheterization Suprapubic Aspirate for Urine Cultures Urine Specimens: Bladder Washout Urine Specimens: Ileal Conduit Viruses, Chlamydiae, Rickettsiae, and Fungi Chlamydia Culture Specimens for Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma spp. Fungal Specimens Rickettsial Specimens Viral Specimens Wound Specimens General Information Ear (Otitis Media) Specimens Eye Specimens Skin and Contiguous Tissue Specimens Section IV Specimen Management Summary Tables Bacteriology and Mycology Specimen Collection Guidelines Specimen Management for Infrequently Encountered Organisms Specimen Guide for Virus Isolation Virology Specimen Collection Guidelines Parasitology: Anatomic Sites Containing Diagnostic Stages Parasitology Specimen Collection Guidelines References Index

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