RT Book, Section
A1 McAdam, Alexander J.
A2 Shah, Samir S.
SR Print(0)
ID 6899901
T1 Chapter 1. Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial, Parasitic and Fungal Diseases
T2 Pediatric Practice: Infectious Disease
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-148924-9
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6899901
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  appropriate  use  of  tests  for  infectious  diseases  of  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  right  test  in  the  laboratory.  Communication  between  the  clinician  and  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  which  will  be  performing  the  test,  as  practice  varies  between  laboratories.