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What is a contaminated unsatisfactory specimen?

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Issue Date
2023-01-08
Type
Text
Keywords
Newborn screening, Diagnostic specimens
Abstract
An unsatisfactory specimen is a sample that is of poor quality in which the Newborn Screening Results may be affected by the adequacy of the sample. This paper explains the reasons a specimen is deemed unsatisfactory, what contaminated means and how to prevent collecting a contaminated specimen.
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Copyright status determined to be in the public domain on April 27, 2020 by United States Supreme Court ruling (Georgia et al., Petitioners v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. : 590 U.S.__(2020))