RT Book, Section
A1 McAdam, Alexander J.
A2 Shah, Samir S.
A2 Kemper, Alex R.
A2 Ratner, Adam J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1157318746
T1 Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial, Parasitic, and Fungal Infections
T2 Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861536
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157318746
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  appropriate  use  of  tests  for  infectious  diseases  in  children  is  critical  to  determining  the  correct  diagnosis.  The  keys  to  successful  testing  are  collection  and  transport  of  an  appropriate  specimen  to  the  laboratory  and  correct  performance  of  the  appropriate  test  in  the  laboratory.  Communication  between  the  clinician  and  the  laboratory  staff  is  important  in  diagnostic  testing,  particularly  if  a  rare  or  fastidious  organism  is  suspected.  General  guidelines  for  specimen  collection  and  transport  are  included  in  this  chapter,  but  it  is  important  to  seek  guidance  from  the  laboratory  that  will  perform  the  test,  as  practice  and  test  availability  may  vary  among  laboratories.