Useful documents

Actions in case of critical results

• Blood culture
• Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
• Malaria
• Stool culture
• Urine culture

Normal values & critical results

• Blood culture
• Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
• Malaria
• Stool culture
• Urine culture

When to request test

• Blood culture
• Malaria
• Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
• Urine culture
• Stool culture

Therapeutic protocols & guidelines

• Adult antibiotic & antifungal dosage & route
• Paediatric antibiotic & antifungal dosage & route
• Antibiotic treatment for meningitis in children
• Duration of antibiotic treatments

Laboratory documents

• Critical results to be phoned to the prescriber
• Effective communication with the laboratory to request specimens & get reports
• How to write a SOP for staff
• Microlab request form template
• Procedure for managing critical microbiological results