Criteria’s for accessioning Specimen
- Request form should be well filled with;
Health facility name
Hospital Number
Name of patient
Date
Age
Sex
Address
Ward Number
Clinical Note
Laboratory investigation
Time of request
2. Sufficient quantity of specimen
3. Right container
4. Condition of the specimen
Criteria’s of Rejecting Specimens
Rejecting criteria
Quantity is not sufficient
Wrong container
Long transport time
Wrongly or incomplete filled request form
Condition of the specimen is not ideal for the test (hemolyzed blood, dried stool, clots)
Unlabeled/Mislabeled specimen
