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Collection and Transport of Clinical Specimens   Add to my SOP compendium

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This document describes the Center for Disease Control (CDC) protocol for collection, processing, storage and transport of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood specimens for bacterial culture. This document is a product of the CDC and is available at http://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/lab-manual/chpt05-collect-transport-specimens.html

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chpt05-collect-transport-specimens.pdf [Size: 230 KB]

Biospecimens
  • Fluid - Blood
  • Fluid - Cerebrospinal Fluid
Diagnoses
  • General
Topics
  • Biospecimen Acquisition
  • Biospecimen Processing
  • Storage
  • Biospecimen Shipment

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