Standard Operating Procedures
Laboratory SOPs
Standard operating procedures for laboratory professionals, from specimen collection to instrument quality control.
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Optochin Susceptibility Test
Phenotypic susceptibility screening test using optochin under standardized conditions as part of a validated identification workflow.
Novobiocin Susceptibility Test
Phenotypic susceptibility screening test using novobiocin under standardized conditions as part of a validated identification workflow.
Bile Esculin Test
Biochemical identification procedure for bile esculin test using a validated test system.
SIM Test
Biochemical identification procedure for sim test using a validated test system.
Voges-Proskauer Test
Biochemical identification procedure for voges-proskauer test using a validated test system.
Methyl Red Test
Biochemical identification procedure for methyl red test using a validated test system.
Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) Test
Biochemical identification procedure for triple sugar iron (tsi) test using a validated test system.
Urease Test
Biochemical identification procedure for urease test using a validated test system.
Citrate Utilization Test
Biochemical identification procedure for citrate utilization test using a validated test system.
Indole Test
Biochemical identification procedure for indole test using a validated test system.
Wet Mount Preparation
Direct microscopy procedure for examining fresh material suspended in a suitable liquid medium.
Fungal Culture
Standardized culture workflow for recovery and preliminary assessment of fungi from appropriate clinical specimens.
Lactophenol Cotton Blue (LPCB) Mount
Microscopic preparation for observing fungal morphology using a validated LPCB mounting procedure.
KOH Preparation
Direct microscopic preparation used in validated workflows to improve visualization of fungal elements in clinical material.
Endocervical Swab Examination
Standardized examination workflow for appropriately collected endocervical swab specimens.
High Vaginal Swab (HVS) Examination
Standardized microscopy and culture workflow for high vaginal swab specimens.
Throat Swab Culture
Specimen-specific culture workflow for throat swab culture using validated microbiological methods.
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Culture
Specimen-specific culture workflow for cerebrospinal fluid (csf) culture using validated microbiological methods.
Semen Culture
Specimen-specific culture workflow for semen culture using validated microbiological methods.
Wound/Swab Culture
Specimen-specific culture workflow for wound/swab culture using validated microbiological methods.
Sputum Culture
Specimen-specific culture workflow for sputum culture using validated microbiological methods.
Stool Culture
Specimen-specific culture workflow for stool culture using validated microbiological methods.
Blood Culture
Specimen-specific culture workflow for blood culture using validated microbiological methods.
Colony Counting
Procedure for counting microbial colonies on suitable culture media and calculating quantitative results using validated criteria.