"receipt of specimens" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is often used in scientific or medical contexts to refer to the act of receiving samples or specimens for testing or analysis. Example: The laboratory technician confirmed the receipt of specimens from the field researchers and promptly began processing them for further analysis.
Turn around time (TAT) was estimated as the time, in days, from the receipt of specimens to the time results were available in the laboratory.
For laboratory specimen processing, the average number of days between receipt of specimens and the reporting of the results can be measured and followed similarly.
Because subsequent steps in infection control and patient management heavily depended on the test results, MERS-CoV testing at CDPH was expedited; the typical turnaround time was 4 hours from receipt of specimens to reporting of results.
In total, we identified 15 points in time regarding the description of the process independent from the respective user, although some are predominantly relevant for TATs in a specific domain (e.g. "receipt of specimens in laboratory" in a laboratory).
We found no difference (P = .20) between academic and community sites in the time elapsed from surgery to the receipt of specimens in the reference laboratory (community sites: 57 patients; median, 48 days [range, 18 days-90 days]; academic sites: 24 patients; median, 53 days [range, 20 days-90 days]).
Overall, the time from receipt of specimens to reporting ranged from 1 day to 27 days (median, 11 days; mean, 12 days), which is similar to that reported for patients with advanced NSCLC (range, 1 day-47 days; median, 11 days; mean, 12 days).
Comprehensive B, T and NK cell immunophenotyping performed and interpreted within 72 hours of receipt of specimen.
The consensus process resulted in the following 15 terms: admission, order, biopsy/examination, receipt of specimen in laboratory, procedure completion, interpretation, dictation, transcription, verification, report available, delivery, physician views report, treatment, discharge and discharge letter sent.
Loan Form: The recipient is required to sign and return a copy of the loan form upon receipt of the specimens.
It is advisable to prepare immune animals ahead of the receipt of field specimens.
Exempt status was first obtained from the Wilford Hall Medical Center institutional review board before receipt of cadaveric specimens.
