"Specimen Handling" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Procedures for collecting, preserving, and transporting of specimens sufficiently stable to provide accurate and precise results suitable for clinical interpretation.
| Descriptor ID |
D013048
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.998 E05.200.998
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| Concept/Terms |
Specimen Handling- Specimen Handling
- Handling, Specimen
- Handlings, Specimen
- Specimen Handlings
Specimen Collection- Specimen Collection
- Collection, Specimen
- Collections, Specimen
- Specimen Collections
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Specimen Handling" by people in Profiles.
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Accuracy of self-collected versus healthcare worker collected specimens for diagnosing sexually transmitted infections in females: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep. 2024 05 07; 14(1):10496.
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Microbiota identified from preserved Anopheles. Malar J. 2021 May 22; 20(1):230.
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Classification of HIV-1 virological treatment failure using the Roche cobas plasma separation card on cobas 8800 compared to dried blood spots on Abbott RealTime HIV-1. J Clin Virol. 2021 07; 140:104839.
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Performance of the Roche cobas MTB Assay for the Molecular Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a High HIV Burden Setting. J Mol Diagn. 2020 10; 22(10):1225-1237.
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Point-of-care HIV maternal viral load and early infant diagnosis testing around time of delivery at tertiary obstetric units in South Africa: a prospective study of coverage, results return and turn-around times. J Int AIDS Soc. 2020 04; 23(4):e25487.
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Cost and Impact of Dried Blood Spot Versus Plasma Separation Card for Scale-up of Viral Load Testing in Resource-limited Settings. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 03 03; 70(6):1014-1020.
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An Observational Pilot Study Evaluating the Utility of Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling to Determine the Cause of Stillbirths in South African Women. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 10 09; 69(Suppl 4):S342-S350.
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Potential of Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling for Attributing Specific Causes of Childhood Deaths in South Africa: A Pilot, Epidemiological Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 10 09; 69(Suppl 4):S361-S373.
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Unraveling Specific Causes of Neonatal Mortality Using Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling: An Observational Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 10 09; 69(Suppl 4):S351-S360.
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Pathology and Telepathology Methods in the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Network. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 10 09; 69(Suppl 4):S322-S332.