The value of smear test in clinical microbiology / 中华检验医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Smear is the classic method for pathogen dectection,and it is the most direct,simplest and the fastest identification method.The conscientious and standardized operation of smears can effectively determine the quality of specimen,the proportion of bacteria,and even identify the suspicious pathogen directly,which provide valuable information for clinical diagnosis and treatment In addition,morphological examination can also become supplementary approach for the validation,calibration of modern equipment The staff working in the laboratory of microbiology should notice the important value of smear test.