A Guide to Specimen Management in Clinical Microbiology. J. Michael Miller
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Names: Miller, J. Michael (Jon Michael), 1945- author. | Miller, Shelley A., author.
Title: A guide to specimen management in clinical microbiology / J. Michael
Miller, Microbiology Technical Services, LLC, Dunwoody, Georgia; Shelley
A. Miller, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
Description: Third edition. | Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2017] | Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016053693 (print) | LCCN 2016054512 (ebook) | ISBN
9781555819613 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781683673118 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Diagnostic microbiology--Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
Diagnostic specimens--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Classification: LCC QR67 .M54 2017 (print) | LCC QR67 (ebook) | DDC
616.07--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016053693
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Contents
Communicating Laboratory Needs
Selecting a Representative Specimen
Specimen Packaging and Transport
Catheters Often Used in Medical Procedures
Rejection Statements or Addenda to Laboratory Reports
Specialty Testing
Environmental Samples
Hand Wash Specimens
Laboratory Reports
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
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