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PROCESSING OF SPUTUM AND GASTRIC ASPIRATE SPECIMENS FOR MYCOBACTERIAL CULTURE   Add to my SOP compendium

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This document describes the procedure used by the Clinical Trials Unit at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center Biotechnology Laboratory for the preparation of sputum and gastric aspirate specimens for mycobacterial culture and smears for Auramine staining to identify acid-fast mycobateria. It is a product of the Clinical Trials Unit at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center which is supported by the Duke Global Health Institute and is available for download at https://globalhealth.duke.edu/standard-operating-procedures-clinical-trials-sops.

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MIC.015 PROC SPEC FOR MYCOBACT.pdf [Size: 52 KB]
Biospecimens
  • Fluid - Cerebrospinal Fluid
  • Fluid - Gastric Fluid
  • Fluid - Saliva
Diagnoses
  • AIDS/HIV-related
Topics
  • Biospecimen Processing
  • Storage

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