Quick Review Cards for Medical Laboratory Science

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Agencies That Issue Guidelines/Standards Laboratory Operations Review 3


AGENCY GUIDELINES/STANDARDS

AABB (formerly American Association of Blood Banks)


Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)


Clinical Laboratory & Standards Institute (CLSI, formerly NCCLS)


International Organization for Standardization (ISO)


Technical standards & accreditation of blood banks.

Standards & guidelines primarily related to infection control & safe
work practices.

Standards on all aspects of lab practice developed through
voluntary consensus.

Standards to facilitate international exchange of goods & services.
Developed through voluntary worldwide consensus. ISO 15189
defines standards for quality management in medical labs.
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