Collecting a Throat Culture

Documenting

After the sample has been labelled, it is transported to the lab where it will be booked in. Once it arrives in the laboratory, however near or far away, the sample will be recorded in the laboratory's tracking system. The label contains all the information necessary to ensure that the results of the test on the sample are matched to the correct person.

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