Process for Labelling Specimen Transport Carriers

These are the technical specifications for labelling specimen transport carriers:

• Specimen containers need to be labelled legibly with details such as the patients’ name, date and time of specimen collection, TB detection centre/ District Tuberculosis Centre (DTC), lab no., specimen A or B.

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Figure: Details to be filled on the specimen containers

• Dispatch list with details of each specimen transported and the request form for examination of biological specimen for each specimen should be put in an envelope and attached to the outside box.
• As per the national guidelines for biomedical waste management, the containers used for transporting specimen samples to the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) - certified laboratory should be labelled with a “BIOHAZARD” sticker.

• Other than the Biohazard sticker it is mandatory to add 'To' and 'From' stickers on the specimen transportation carrier and fill in the necessary details.
• Specimen transport carriers should be labelled legibly with all the necessary details as listed above.
• A specimen may be rejected at the receiving laboratory if the specimen transport carriers are unlabelled or mislabelled.

Resources

• Guidelines for Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis in India, 2021.

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