M 05: Specimen collection and Transportation

Target Audience

• LT-Microscopy
• LT-Microscopy & NAAT

• Ch 18: General Concepts in SCT

  • Specimen Collection and Transportation [SCT]
  • Process of Sample Collection and Transportation
  • Modes of Transportation in SCT
  • Specimen Collection and Transportation to a TB Diagnostic Centre
  • Cool Chain Requirement for SCT

• Ch 19: Packaging and dispatching a sample to a C&DST Lab

  • Requirements for Packaging a biological Specimen
  • Specimen Carriers
  • SOP for Packaging for SCT
  • Labelling Specimen Transport Carriers
  • Dispatching the sample to a C&DST Lab