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Transport of infectious substances - best practice guidance for microbiology laboratories

  • Document type:
    Guidance
  • Author:
    Inspector of Microbiology and Infection Control, Department of Health
  • Published date:
    1 June 2007
  • Primary audience:
    Health and social care professionals
  • Publication format:
    A4; electronic only
  • Gateway reference:
    8334
  • Pages:
    13
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This document aims to offer practical advice regarding the transport of clinical microbiology specimens from the general practitioner’s surgery through to referral of cultures to reference laboratories.

It is available in electronic format for direct reference and for downloading, but will not be distributed in hard copy to microbiology laboratories.

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