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.