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CARPHA Laboratory Procedure Manual
Section: QSE 05 – Process Control
Title: Laboratory User Manual
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Effective date: 01.07.2013
Doc. No: GUL-Q05-001
Review date: 01.07.2014
Edition: 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
LOCATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION
LABORATORY BUSINESS SCHEDULE
AREAS OF TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND CORE PROGRAMMES
SUBMISSION OF SPECIMENS TO CARPHA
TRANSPORTATION OF SPECIMENS
SAMPLE LABORATORY INVESTIGATION FORM
INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR ALL SPECIMENS SUBMITTED TO CARPHA
SPECIMEN REJECTION CRITERIA
LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES
ENTOMOLOGY SPECIMEN REFERRALS
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ANNEX 1
SYNDROME CASE DEFINITION AND DIAGNOSIS FLOWCHARTS
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ANNEX 2
SPECIMEN COLLECTION GUIDELINES
- BLOOD
- RESPIRATORY TRACT
- CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
- FAECAL
- EYE
- SKIN LESIONS
- URINE
- POSTMORTEM TISSUE
- TB SPECIMENS
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ANNEX 3
GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION, PACKING AND SHIPPING SPECIMENS
- CATEGORIZATION OF INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES
- PACKAGING AND SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS
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