Specimen request form Specimen not processed. Putting samples up to historic does not have a location Rejected with following events on the Laboratory and location cannot be comment patient Information System (LIS), may ‘’No determined from location details given on breach confidentiality. PCN/requesting doctor. form. Specimen not processed. Old Samples: Samples >48 old Such samples will not be Faeces At this target organisms may processed. Samples will be not have survived and processing Or rejected with the comment: such samples may yield false >48 hours old. negative or misleading results. “Specimen Date of collection not Unsuitable for analysis. stated on request form or Inappropriate antibiotic therapy can sample According to best practice, result from working up poor quality specimens should be samples. transported and processed as soon as possible. No information available regarding Delays of >48 are storage or transport conditions undesirable and may yield to submission to laboratory. false negative or misleading results. Advise repeat specimen if clinically indicated.” Sample Quality/Quantity: Sample not processed. Unrepeatable A non-sterile container may lead to Specimens submitted in a Report issued with samples (Samples a contaminated sample and non-sterile or an incorrect comment, specimen may be processed misleading results. container/swab. received in a non standard with a suitable non sterile container. comment appended to the report) Leaking Sample Sample not processed. N/A A leaking container may lead to a Report issued with contaminated sample and comment, Leaking sample misleading results. received unsuitable for analysis. Insufficient specimen Sample not processed. N/A N/A received. Report issued with comment, Insufficient
Specimen request form does not have a location and location cannot be determined from PCN/requesting doctor. Specimen not processed. Rejected with following comment ‘’No patient location details given on form. Specimen not processed. Putting samples up to historic events on the Laboratory Information System (LIS), may breach confidentiality. Old Samples: Samples >48 old Or Date of collection not stated on request form or sample Such samples will not be processed. Samples will be rejected with the comment: “Specimen >48 hours old. Unsuitable for analysis. According to best practice, specimens should be transported and processed as soon as possible. Delays of >48 are undesirable and may yield false negative or misleading results. Advise repeat specimen if clinically indicated.” Faeces At this target organisms may not have survived and processing such samples may yield false negative or misleading results. Inappropriate antibiotic therapy can result from working up poor quality samples. No information available regarding storage or transport conditions to submission to laboratory. Sample Quality/Quantity: Specimens submitted in a non-sterile or an incorrect container/swab. Leaking Sample Insufficient specimen received. Sample not processed. Report issued with comment, specimen received in a non standard non sterile container. Sample not processed. Report issued with comment, Leaking sample received unsuitable for analysis. Sample not processed. Report issued with comment, Insufficient Unrepeatable samples (Samples may be processed with a suitable comment appended to the report) N/A N/A A non-sterile container may lead to a contaminated sample and misleading results. A leaking container may lead to a contaminated sample and misleading results. N/A
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