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CDC's Infectious Diseases Laboratories accepts specimens from state public health laboratories and other federal agencies for analysis. Specimens from private healthcare providers and institutions should be submitted to the local state health department laboratory (state, county, city) for appropriate processing.

something shown or examined as an example; a typical example: He has a collection of rare insect specimens. medical A specimen is a small amount of something, such as urine or blood, taken for testing.

Safety and Disposal Considerations in Specimen Collection There are four steps involved in obtaining a good quality specimen for testing: (1) preparation of the patient, (2) collection of the specimen, (3) processing the specimen, and (4) storing and/or transporting the specimen.

Our job is to prevent, detect, and respond to diseases wherever they are so that diseases don't come into the United States. CDC provides domestic and international leadership, as well as laboratory and epidemiology expertise, to respond and work toward eliminating every disease we can.

A Specimen Collection Form is a document that is used to collect blood, or other biological samples from patients of a medical organization.

Specimen collection is a common component of routine checkups for your health. It goes hand-in-hand with lab tests, allowing medical professionals to obtain tissue or fluids to look for any changes in your health. In addition, they help physicians diagnose medical conditions, plan treatments, and monitor diseases.

A specimen is a sample of something, like a specimen of blood or body tissue that is taken for medical testing. The noun specimen comes from the Latin word specere, meaning “to look.” Biologists collect specimens so they can get a better look at something to study it.