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Alaska Tuberculosis Program Manual - Epidemiology - State of Alaska

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Laboratory Services<br />

CONTENTS<br />

Introduction ........................................... 12.2<br />

Purpose.............................................................. 12.2<br />

Policy ................................................................. 12.2<br />

Laboratory Contact Information .......... 12.3<br />

Available Laboratory Tests .................. 12.4<br />

Specimen Collection ............................ 12.7<br />

How to perform spontaneous sputum<br />

collection at a healthcare facility ........................ 12.9<br />

How to direct a patient to perform<br />

spontaneous sputum collection at home.......... 12.10<br />

Induced sputum collection at a<br />

healthcare facility ............................................. 12.10<br />

How to collect gastric aspirates ...................... 12.11<br />

Bronchoscopy or collection <strong>of</strong><br />

extrapulmonary specimens .............................. 12.11<br />

Specimen Shipment ........................... 12.12<br />

Resources and References ............... 12.14<br />

A L A S K A T U B E R C U L O S I S P R O G R A M M A N U A L Laborator y Services 12.1<br />

Revised November 2012

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