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Specimen collection is the process of obtaining tissue or fluids for laboratory analysis or near-patient testing. This article, the first in a six-part series on specimen collection, details how to ...

Today’s Clinical Microbiology laboratory is under tremendous pressure to perform quality testing efficiently while limiting additional cost to the medical institution. Many laboratories are being ...

Daniel McDonald and Jack Gilbert (both University of California, San Diego; CA, USA) discuss the challenges faced during fecal sample collection and highlight important factors to consider when ...

The appropriate procedure for obtaining a nasopharyngeal swab specimen, as shown in the video by Marty et al. (published on April 17 at NEJM.org), 1 is of paramount importance. Proper collection of a ...