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Associating vials to an accession:
From the Status display, select the Culture button.
The Culture – Patient display appears.
Select the Specimen tab to access the Cultur
e – Specimen display.
In the Accession field, enter the desired accession.
Scan the vial sequence barcode you want to attach.
Select Save
to save the association.
Only new sequence numbers or existing orphan (sequence unattached to an accession) sequence
n
umbers can be attached.
Disassociating vials:
If a vial record contains an accession number, it is cons
idered associated to that accession. The
disassociate function enables you to break the link between a vial and an accession number.
To disassociate an accession from a vial:
From the Status display, select the Culture b
utton.
The Culture – Patient display appears.
Select the Vi
al tab to access the Culture – Vial display.
Scan the sequence number of the vial.
Select Disassoc(iate) button to disassociate the vial from the accession number.
Note that the Disassoc(iate) button is active only if there is an accession number saved for that
vial. If the button is grayed out, there is no associated accession number.
To manually enter a medium type (e.g., a replacement barcode):
Recall the desired vial record in the Culture – Vial display.
For media type 99 replacement barcodes, tap the arrow next to the Unknown
medium type and
select the correct medium type by tapping it. (You can also select the medium type during Vial
Entry or ID(entify) Anonymous.)
Select Save
to save the information.
Modifying vial protocol:
Recall the desired vial record in the Culture – Vial display.
If the protocol is eligible for change, the Modif
y button (next to the Protocol field) is enabled.
Select Modif
y and select the desired protocol by tapping the Up or Down Arrow. You can set the
protocol length from 3 to 42 days depending on the medium type.
Select Save
to save the information.