BD BACTEC FX - Collecting and Preparing Specimens

BD BACTEC™ FX Instrument User’s Manual
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Blocking Stations
If any of the station indicators does not light, the station should be blocked and the vial should be
moved to an available station using the Vial Entry activity.
To block a station:
1 Open the correct drawer.
2 From the Test display, select Block/Unblock.
3 The Block/Unblock display appears.
4 Select the station to block in the display. Repeat for additional stations to be blocked.
5 Remove any vial from the station.
6 Insert station plugs.
7 Enter the removed vials into available stations with the Vial Entry activity (Section 4.5).
8 If you inadvertently block a station with a vial in it, the instrument tests the vial as an
anonymous vial. Be sure to use vial entry to move any vial in that station to a new station.
9 The Maintenance QC Report lists the blocked stations.
4.4 Collecting and Preparing Specimens
Collection - Patients
Specimens should be collected aseptically from the patient and inoculated into the vials. Refer to
the Media Package Insert for specific recommendations on specimen collection. Vials should be
labeled and sent to the laboratory at once.
Collection - Platelets
Platelets should be collected aseptically from the bagged unit and inoculated into the vial. Refer to
the Media Package Insert for specific recommendations. Vials should be labeled and placed in
machine at once.
WARNING
PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS, INCLUDING HEPATITIS
VIRUSES AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, MAY BE
PRESENT IN CLINICAL SPECIMENS. “STANDARD
PRECAUTIONS”
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AND INSTITUTIONAL GUIDELINES SHOULD
BE FOLLOWED IN HANDLING ALL ITEMS CONTAMINATED
WITH BLOOD AND OTHER BODY FLUIDS.
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CLINICAL AND LABORATORY STANDARDS INSTITUTE. 2005. APPROVED
GUIDELINE M29-A3. PROTECTION OF LABORATORY WORKERS FROM
OCCUPATIONALLY ACQUIRED INFECTIONS, 3RD ED. CLSI, WAYNE, PA.
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GARNER, J.S. 1996. HOSPITAL INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES ADVISORY
COMMITTEE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, CENTERS
FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. GUIDELINE FOR ISOLATION
PRECAUTIONS IN HOSPITALS. INFECT. CONTROL HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOL. 17:53-80.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. 1999. BIOSAFETY IN
MICROBIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL LABORATORIES, HHS PUBLICATION (CDC),
4TH ED. U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
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DIRECTIVE 2000/54/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
OF 18 SEPTEMBER 2000 ON THE PROTECTION OF WORKERS FROM RISKS
RELATED TO EXPOSURE TO BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AT WORK (SEVENTH
INDIVIDUAL DIRECTIVE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 16(1) OF DIRECTIVE 89/
391/EEC). OFFICIAL JOURNAL L262, 17/10/2000, P. 0021-0045.