
ISO/TS 20658:2017
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Medical laboratories — Requirements for collection, transport, receipt, and handling of samples
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04-09-2025
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11-02-2017
ISO/TS 20658:2017 specifies requirements and good practice recommendations for the collection, transport, receipt and handling of samples intended for medical laboratory examinations.
ISO/TS 20658:2017 is applicable to medical laboratories and other medical services involved in laboratory pre-examination processes that include the examination request, patient preparation and identification, sample collection, transport, receipt and storage. It may also be applicable to some biobanks.
ISO/TS 20658:2017 does not apply to blood and blood products intended for transfusion.
Committee |
ISO/TC 212
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DocumentType |
Technical Specification
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Pages |
34
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PublisherName |
International Organization for Standardization
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Status |
Withdrawn
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SupersededBy |
Standards | Relationship |
NEN NVN ISO/TS 20658 : 2017 | Identical |
PD ISO/TS 20658:2017 | Identical |
AS ISO 20658:2019 | Identical |
DS ISO/TS 20658 : 2017 | Identical |
CEI UNI EN ISO 20387:2021 | Biotechnology - Biobanking - General requirements for biobanking (ISO 20387:2018) |
ISO 15189:2012 | Medical laboratories — Requirements for quality and competence |
AS ISO 20387:2020 | Biotechnology - Biobanking - General requirements for biobanking |
CLSI GP33 A : 1ED 2010 | ACCURACY IN PATIENT AND SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION |
CLSI GP44 A4 : 4ED 2010 | PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING AND PROCESSING OF BLOOD SPECIMENS FOR COMMON LABORATORY TESTS |
ISO 15190:2003 | Medical laboratories — Requirements for safety |
CLSI GP41 A6 : 6ED 2007 | PROCEDURES FOR THE COLLECTION OF DIAGNOSTIC BLOOD SPECIMENS BY VENIPUNCTURE |
CLSI MM20 A : 1ED 2012 | QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR MOLECULAR GENETIC TESTING |
ISO 9001:2015 | Quality management systems — Requirements |
CLSI MM13 A : 1ED 2006 | COLLECTION, TRANSPORT, PREPARATION, AND STORAGE OF SPECIMENS FOR MOLECULAR METHODS |
ISO 9000:2015 | Quality management systems — Fundamentals and vocabulary |
CLSI GP42 A6 : 6ED 2008 | PROCEDURES AND DEVICES FOR THE COLLECTION OF DIAGNOSTIC CAPILLARY BLOOD SPECIMENS |
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