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Laboratory-General Specimen Collection and Handling guidelines Page 1 of 49 Contents: Microbiology continued. Orders/Requests Stool Patient Preparation Throat or Pharynx Specimen Containers Tuberculosis (TB) Specimen Quality Urine Order of Draw Viral Specimen Transport VRE Surveillance (Vancomycin- Resistant entercoccus) Specimen Rejection Wound general Lab Sample/Source: Whole blood Cytology (Cytopathology) Plasma Aspiration, Fine Needle Serum Aspiration, Cyst Fluids Urine Submission of slide Fecal (Stool) Tips on making smears Body Fluid Body Cavity Fluids Cerebrospinal Spinal Fluid Breast Nipple Secretions Synovial Fluid Brushing Specimens Microbiology Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Sample/Source: Ectocervix, Endocervical canal, Vaginal pool Abscess (Deep aspirate) Pap Smear, Conventional Abscess (superficial swab) Pap Smear, Liquid Base Acid Fast Bacillus (AFB) Sputum Specimens Anaerobic Surface Scrape Specimen (Tzanck Smear) Aspirate, drainage, cyst fluid, or pustule Vaginal Wall (Maturation Index) Biopsy, Bone, Tissue Washing Specimens blood (Adult) Histology (Anatomic Pathology) Bloo
Laboratory-General Specimen Collection and Handling Guidelines Page 5 of 49 General Lab Sample/Source: Whole blood: o Whole blood is drawn into tubes that contain anticoagulant. o After the tube is filled, it must then be gently inverted 5-6 times to ensure adequate mixing and prevent coagulation.
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