Table of Contents:
  • Procedures for sample collection, transport, and processing
  • Identification tests
  • Culture media
  • Susceptibility testing and antibiotic assay
  • Blood cultures
  • Investigation of urine samples
  • Investigation of wound, tissue, and genital samples
  • Examination of cerebrospinal fluid and fluids from sterile sites
  • Investigation of respiratory samples
  • Investigation of gastrointestinal specimens
  • Clinical mycology
  • Infection prevention and control
  • Laboratory investigations of viral infections.