Abstract
Abstract The collection, transport, and processing of clinical specimens are preanalytical steps that are key to organism recovery. Quality specimens must be collected in order to provide the most clinically relevant microbiology results for the patients. Collection of a specimen is dependent on the anatomic site of infection or suspected disease. Certain specimens—such as blood specimens for blood cultures; skin, hair, and nails for fungal culture; and CSF samples, unless for viral cultures—for bacterial cultures should never be refrigerated. Common collection devices used for microbiologic specimens include sterile urine cups or urine transport tubes with preservatives, sterile wide‐mouth containers, agar plates that have been directly inoculated, sterile screw‐cap tubes, blood culture bottles or lysis centrifugation tubes, and swabs submitted in a transport medium. Triaging specimens for processing may become necessary when large volumes of specimens are received at the same time.
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