Microbiology Sample Retention SOP
DG of Health Services and Programmes
Acknowledgment
The diagnostic laboratories services at the Directorate General of Specialized Medical Care (DGSMC) at Ministry of Health (MOH) would like to thank and appreciate the great effort of the Microbiology documents development team. Participated and contributed personnel are:
Member name | Institution | Designation |
Dr.Mahmoud Al Subhi | Rustaq Hospital | Team Leader Consultant medical microbiologist |
Ms. Zainab Al Hadhrami | Directorate General of Specialized Medical Care | Team Coordinator Senior technologist specialist A |
Ms. Saleh Al Shukairi | Ibra Hospital | Senior technologist specialist A |
Dr. Hanaa Al Auraimi | Royal Police of Oman Hospital | Consultant medical microbiologist |
Dr. Nawal AL Kindi | Khoula Hospital | Consultant medical microbiologist |
Dr. Al Warith Al Kharusi | Nizwa Hospital | Consultant medical microbiologist |
Dr. Abdulrahman Al Mahrouqi | Ibri Hospital | Specialist microbiologist pathologist |
Dr. Nada Al Tamimi | Al Massara Hospital | Consultant medical microbiologist |
Dr. Wafaa Al Tamtami | Armed Forces Hospital | Specialist senior microbiologist |
Acronyms:
RT | Room Temperature |
MDRO | Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms |
MRSA | Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
1 - Purpose
This document describes the procedure detailed of the retention time and storage conditions of different samples submitted for microbiology testing after processing. This is not including virology samples.