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  • ISO/TS 20658:2017

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    Medical laboratories — Requirements for collection, transport, receipt, and handling of samples

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    Superseded date:  19-05-2023

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  02-11-2017

    Publisher:  International Organization for Standardization

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    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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    Committee ISO/TC 212
    Document Type Technical Specification
    Publisher International Organization for Standardization
    Status Superseded
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    ISO 15189:2012 Medical laboratories — Requirements for quality and competence
    AS ISO 20387:2020 Biotechnology - Biobanking - General requirements for biobanking
    CLSI GP33 A : 1ED 2010 ACCURACY IN PATIENT AND SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION
    CLSI GP44 A4 : 4ED 2010 PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING AND PROCESSING OF BLOOD SPECIMENS FOR COMMON LABORATORY TESTS
    ISO 15190:2003 Medical laboratories Requirements for safety
    CLSI GP41 A6 : 6ED 2007 PROCEDURES FOR THE COLLECTION OF DIAGNOSTIC BLOOD SPECIMENS BY VENIPUNCTURE
    CLSI MM20 A : 1ED 2012 QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR MOLECULAR GENETIC TESTING
    ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
    CLSI MM13 A : 1ED 2006 COLLECTION, TRANSPORT, PREPARATION, AND STORAGE OF SPECIMENS FOR MOLECULAR METHODS
    ISO 9000:2015 Quality management systems — Fundamentals and vocabulary
    CLSI GP42 A6 : 6ED 2008 PROCEDURES AND DEVICES FOR THE COLLECTION OF DIAGNOSTIC CAPILLARY BLOOD SPECIMENS
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