How to submit clinical microbe test information in the Interpretation section of the submission form
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Upload Sample Reports
Sample negative and Sample positive reports will display in the Interpretation tab of the test record. GTR staff will review your report for actual or potential identifiers before it becomes public so there may be a delay from the time you upload your report and when you can see it in the public site.
Do not include date of birth, family numbers, sample numbers, medical record numbers, patient name, etc. Format for birth date such as XX/XX/2005 is acceptable but 9/9/1999 will not be accepted as this potentially a real birth date. Most fabricated names are potentially real as well, so please do not include these in your sample reports.
Sample negative report (recommended). Upload a sample report with negative results. Please make sure that all identifiable information (both actual and potential) is absent from the report.
Sample positive report (recommended). Upload a sample report with positive results. Please make sure that all identifiable information (both actual and potential) is absent from the report.
Result Interpretation and Details
How long can the microbe be present after therapy (rendering consequent tests meaningless)? (optional) Describe the usual or average timeframe the microbe may be present after therapy in which case testing is not recommended.
Comments about the test interpretation (optional) Describe information the ordering clinician should be aware of about the interpretation of the test result (e.g. clinical implication of a positive, negative or inconclusive test result).
Research performed after clinical testing is complete (recommended) After clinical testing is complete, does the laboratory perform any research testing using the submitted specimen? (Quality control is not considered as research for this question.)
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