DS/ISO/TS 20658
Medical laboratories – Requirements for collection, transport, receipt, and handling of samples
| Organization: | DS |
| Publication Date: | 6 November 2017 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 46 |
| ICS Code (Laboratory medicine in general): | 11.100.01 |
scope:
ISO/TS 20658:2017 specifies requirements and good practice recommendations for the collection, transport, receipt and handling of samples intended for medical laboratory examinations. ISO/TS 20658:2017 is applicable to medical laboratories and other medical services involved in laboratory pre-examination processes that include the examination request, patient preparation and identification, sample collection, transport, receipt and storage. It may also be applicable to some biobanks. ISO/TS 20658:2017 does not apply to blood and blood products intended for transfusion.
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