Confirmation of the diagnosis relies on good practices for specimen collection, laboratory culture, and isolation of B. pseudomallei.
In a previous CDC survey of 388 laboratories concerning practices of stool specimen analysis during 1999, only 1 laboratory used a stool antigen test as a sole diagnostic test for Campylobacter spp (2 ).
Although Xpert test results can be ready in 2 hours, many people receive their results days later, often due to laboratory operations issues, including limited staff, practices of batching specimens, and other logistical barriers such as inefficient specimen referral and transport networks.
Given the extent of specimen handling required, specimen conservation practices are integral.
It is commonly used in practice due to the ease of testing, simplicity of specimen preparation and possible field application.
This could have led to variability in quality of the specimens, and/or handling and shipping practices in getting specimens to the Jeddah Regional Laboratory.
Date and time of specimen collection.
Statistically significantly high proportion of undesirable practice regarding specimen transfer in to test tubes after VBC was noted among non-laboratory than laboratory professionals (p < 0.001).
(A close second: the ichthyology department's practice of bleaching fish specimens to make their skin transparent, and dying the bones and cartilage to give researchers a better view).
Natural history dioramas were developed in the late 19th century as museums began to move away from the practice of presenting taxidermy specimens alone in display cases, like objects of art.
