"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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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Specimen Handling" by people in Profiles.
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Guidelines for the standardization of pre-analytical variables for salivary biomarker studies in Alzheimer's disease research: An updated review and consensus of the Salivary Biomarkers for Dementia Research Working Group. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Feb; 21(2):e14420.
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Shifting sands-Molecular coronavirus testing during a time of inconsistent resources. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 10; 41(10):1190-1191.
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The stability of HIV-1 nucleic acid in whole blood and improved detection of HIV-1 in alternative specimen types when compared to Dried Blood Spot (DBS) specimens. J Virol Methods. 2018 11; 261:91-97.
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Use of External Quality Control Material for HIV-1 RNA Testing To Assess the Comparability of Data Generated in Separate Laboratories and the Stability of HIV-1 RNA in Samples after Prolonged Storage. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 06; 56(6).
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The Clinical Significance of Patient Specimen Transport Modality: Pneumatic Tube System Impact on Blood Gas Analytes. Respir Care. 2016 10; 61(10):1311-5.
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Estimating the dim light melatonin onset of adolescents within a 6-h sampling window: the impact of sampling rate and threshold method. Sleep Med. 2016 04; 20:59-66.
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Home Circadian Phase Assessments with Measures of Compliance Yield Accurate Dim Light Melatonin Onsets. Sleep. 2015 Jun 01; 38(6):889-97.
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PURLs: Is self-swabbing for STIs a good idea? J Fam Pract. 2013 Nov; 62(11):651-3.
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The establishment of a highly sensitive method in detecting ketamine and norketamine simultaneously in human hairs by HPLC-Chip-MS/MS. Forensic Sci Int. 2011 May 20; 208(1-3):53-8.
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Rapid decline in the efficiency of HIV drug resistance genotyping from dried blood spots (DBS) and dried plasma spots (DPS) stored at 37 degrees C and high humidity. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2009 Jul; 64(1):33-6.