Bacteriology

Bacteriology standards for the laboratory covering receipt of the sample in the laboratory to the issue of a report.

#	Title	Effective Date
B 1	Investigation of ear infections and associated specimens	4 June 2014
B 2	Investigation of bacterial eye infections	5 May 2017
B 4	Investigation of superficial mouth samples	2 December 2015
B 5	Investigation of nasal samples	7 January 2015
B 6	Investigation of whooping cough	17 May 2018
B 9	Investigation of throat related specimens	24 April 2015
B 10	Processing of faeces for Clostridium difficile	19 September 2018
B 11	Swabs from skin and superficial soft tissue infections	20 December 2018
B 14	Investigation of pus and exudates	22 November 2016
B 15	Investigation of bile	16 January 2018
B 17	Tissues and biopsies from deep-seated sites and organs	10 January 2018
B 19	Investigation of sinus aspirate	3 April 2014
B 20	Investigation of intravascular cannulae and associated specimens	28 June 2017
B 22	Investigation of cerebrospinal fluid shunts	28 May 2015
B 25	Investigation of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis fluid	26 February 2015
B 26	Investigation of fluids from normally sterile sites	5 October 2018
B 27	Investigation of cerebrospinal fluid	1 June 2017
B 28	Investigation of genital tract and associated specimens	26 April 2017
B 29	Investigation of specimens for screening for MRSA	27 May 2020
B 31	Investigation of specimens other than blood for parasites	29 June 2017
B 37	Investigation of blood cultures (for organisms other than Mycobacterium species)	6 July 2022
B 38	Investigation of bone marrow	13 October 2015
B 39	Investigation of dermatological specimens for superficial mycoses	29 December 2016
B 40	Investigation of specimens for Mycobacterium species	2 November 2020
B 41	Investigation of urine	11 January 2019
B 42	Investigation of bone and soft tissue associated with osteomyelitis	14 January 2016
B 44	Investigation of orthopaedic implant associated infections	21 September 2021
B 51	Screening for Neisseria meningitidis	12 March 2014
B 55	Investigation investigation of infectious causes of dyspepsia	8 October 2019
B 57	Investigation of bronchoalveolar lavage, sputum and associated specimens	8 May 2019
B 58	Detection of carriage of group B streptococci	26 June 2018
B 59	Detection of Enterobacteriaceae producing extended spectrum β lactamases	23 August 2016
B 60	Detection of bacteria with carbapenem hydrolysing β lactamases (carbapenemases)	6 June 2022
B 61	Investigation of specimens for ectoparasites	15 October 2018
B 62	Abdominal organ transport fluid testing	30 January 2020