CLSI M47 P : 1ED 2006
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES FOR BLOOD CULTURES
05-24-2007
01-12-2013
Abstract
Committee Membership
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Standard Precautions
3 Definitions
3.1 Acronyms
4 Clinical Importance of Blood Cultures
4.1 Diagnostic Importance
4.2 Prognostic Importance
5 Specimen Collection and Transportation
5.1 Timing of Blood Cultures
5.2 Number of Blood Cultures
5.3 Volume of Blood for Culture
5.4 Distribution of Blood Between Aerobic and Anaerobic
Blood Culture Bottles
5.5 Disinfection of Skin and Prevention of Contamination
of Blood Cultures
5.6 Blood Culture Collection
5.7 Specimen Rejection Criteria for Blood Culture Specimens
6 Methods and Procedures
6.1 Critical Factors in the Recovery of Pathogens From
Blood Specimens
6.2 Blood Culture Methods
6.3 Fungal Blood Cultures
6.4 Mycobacterial Blood Cultures
6.5 Special Topics
7 Reporting Results
7.1 Written and Electronic Reports
8 Contaminants
9 Safety Issues
9.1 Agents Associated With Laboratory-Acquired Infections
9.2 Protective Measures
10 Quality Assurance
10.1 Preexamination Process
10.2 Examination Process
10.3 Postexamination Process
References
Additional References
The Quality System Approach
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