Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health Study ‐ Standard Operating Procedures
BRD ID: 2,123
Source: PERCH Study Tier: SOP Number of times downloaded: 677
Description
This document describes the procedures used by the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) Study, a project of the Health Research Challenge for Impact (HRCI) at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (https://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/institute-for-international-programs/completed-projects/health-research-challenge-for-impact/pneumonia-etiology-research-for-child-health/index.html). It includes procedures for the collection of whole blood by venipuncture, capillary blood by finger prick and subsequent preparation of blood smear slides, collection of samples for microscopy and mycobacterial cultures by gastric aspiration, induced sputum collection, collection of percutaneous transthoracic lung aspirate, collection of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab specimens, pleural fluid collection, and urine collection. It also includes instructions for transport and storage of specimens from the collection site to the laboratory. PERCH Study SOPs are a product of the Health Research Challenge for Impact (HRCI) at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and are available at: https://www.jhsph.edu/ivac/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/PERCH-Clinical-SOPs.pdf.
Documents for Download
PERCH-Clinical-SOPs.pdf [Size: 1512 KB]Biospecimens
- Fluid - Blood
- Fluid - Gastric Fluid
- Fluid - Pleural Fluid
- Fluid - Urine
- Cell - Nasopharynx
Diagnoses
- Pneumonia/Respiratory Infection
Topics
- Preaquisition
- Biospecimen Acquisition
- Biospecimen Processing
- Biospecimen Preservation
- Biospecimen Shipment
- Storage
Associated SOP Compendiums
- Preaquisition
- Biospecimen Acquisition
- Biospecimen Processing
- Biospecimen Preservation
- Biospecimen Shipment
- Storage