Reports of the special Committee upon the Standardisation of Pathological Methods. No. 1, The Wassermann test (interim report).

  • Great Britain. Medical Research Committee. Committee upon the Standardisation of Pathological Methods.
Date:
1918
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Credit: Reports of the special Committee upon the Standardisation of Pathological Methods. No. 1, The Wassermann test (interim report). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Has a previous specimen from this patient been sent to this or any other laboratory P—__— If so, give particulars and date— aia Special Remarks, including a statement of the symptoms pointing to a diagnosis of venereal disease. Doctor’s Name Address NorteE 1.—The identification letter or number should be kept by the doctor for verification when the pathologist’s report is received, and for use in correspondence, or for any subse- quent examination. NOTE 2.—It is important to fill in accurately the information required under the various headings, and to supplement this under “ Special Remarks.” (4) Laboratory Records. It is important that a full record in the form of a book or of a card index be kept at the laboratory in which on receipt of a sample all the data indicated upon its covering label shall be entered, together with the results of the examination as obtained later. (5) Form of Report. The Committee think it advisable that a common form of report should be used for transmission to the Medical Officer or Practitioner who has forwarded the sample. It should contain at least the following information :— identification letter or nuniber of patient ee Date of receipt of spetunen«2 = Stee eee Condition of specimen Nature of “test performed ee ee eee eee Results: n oe hg Ss “Oke SS eee Date of Report —— (6) Form for quarterly return. Each laboratory conducting official Wassermann and other tests for venereal disease should forward to the proper authority a return of the results obtained at least once a quarter. In the opinion of the Committee this would allow a steady supervision of laboratory results, and of the accuracy of laboratory routine, at periods not too far apart to permit serious defects to remain long unnoticed.
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