Identifying cross contaminants and specimen mix-ups in surgical pathology

Advances in Anatomic Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 211-217

  Hunt, Jennifer L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carry over; Contaminants; Cross contamination; Floaters; Identity testing

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTIFACT; CONTAMINATION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSS CONTAMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA POLYMORPHISM; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOLOGIST; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE; TUMOR; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY;

ARTIFACTS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 48049092837     PISSN: 10724109     EISSN: 15334031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAP.0b013e31817bf596     Document Type: Review

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