 Specimen Handling
"Specimen Handling" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Procedures for collecting, preserving, and transporting of specimens sufficiently stable to provide accurate and precise results suitable for clinical interpretation.
| Descriptor ID |
D013048
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.998 E05.200.998
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| Concept/Terms |
Specimen Handling- Specimen Handling
- Handling, Specimen
- Handlings, Specimen
- Specimen Handlings
Specimen Collection- Specimen Collection
- Collection, Specimen
- Collections, Specimen
- Specimen Collections
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| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2012 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2014 | 5 | 4 | 9 | | 2015 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2016 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2018 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 1 | 10 | 11 | | 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2025 | 9 | 1 | 10 | | 2026 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Specimen Handling" by people in Profiles.
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Agrawal L, Williams PM, Moore HM, Engel KB, Greytak SR, Tam AL, Killian JK, Merrick DT, Parchment RE, Hamilton SR, Harris LN, Doroshow JH. Perspectives From an Expert-Guided Discussion on Maximizing the Research Potential of Small Biopsy Tissue. JCO Precis Oncol. 2026 Jul; 10(7):e2501152.
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Jelic M, Weber M, Birkholz M, Parker S, Hamilton S, Prinzi A, Rusin K, Jung S, Baker CD, Dominguez SR. Improving the culture surrounding tracheal aspirates in mechanically ventilated children. J Clin Microbiol. 2026 Jul 08; 64(7):e0010926.
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McNicholas C, Memmel L, Kaplan C, Hwang Y, Crane L, Orso R, Harshberger K, Parker RL, Collins A, Conageski C, Sheth S, Kuroki L, Coleman J, Sutton E, Jennings A, Aviki E, Fitzpatrick M, Hibler K, Ripkin A, Mukherjee M. Addressing Cervical Cancer Screening Disparities: At-Home Self-Collection Among LGBQ+ Populations. Cancer Control. 2026 Jan-Dec; 33:10732748261448263.
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Hoppe JE, Paisley A, Vigers T, Moffett K, Indihar V, Dasenbrook E, Mortensen JE, Muhlebach MS, Siracusa C. Reliability of Clinic-Obtained vs Self-Obtained Respiratory Samples From the Self-Sample Accuracy and Benefit Implementation Trial (S2wAB-IT). Chest. 2026 Jun; 169(6):1488-1495.
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Lihou K, McGuinness S, Morales-Aza B, Begier E, Duale K, Aldridge R, Farhoudi N, Vowles J, Thomas D, Southern J, Oliver J, Lahuerta M, Schneider K, Gessner BD, Finn A, Danon L, Hyams C. Sensitivity of RSV detection by PCR in respiratory samples is not reduced by a 24?h delay from sampling to testing with storage at room temperature. Mol Med. 2025 Nov 22; 31(1):342.
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Kaplan C, Crane L, Collins A, Parker RL, Orso R, McNicholas C, Sutton E, Memmel L, Conageski C, Hwang Y, Kuroki L, Coleman J, Sheth SS, Harshberger K, Jennings A, Aviki E, Harper D, Mukherjee M, Hibler K, Fitzpatrick MB. At-home self-collection device offers an effective and preferred method to engage high BMI women in cervical cancer screening: method comparison study. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2025 12; 312(6):2043-2051.
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Hoppe JE, Vigers T, Trujillo A, Hanley E, Sagel SD, Zemanick ET. Impact of Home Collection and Shipping of Respiratory Specimens on Bacterial Pathogen Detection in Children With Cystic Fibrosis. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2025 Sep; 60(9):e71289.
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Stamper CE, Hoisington AJ, Ellis JC, Lowry CA, Brenner LA. Stabilized and unstabilized sampling methods result in differential fecal 16S rRNA microbial sequencing results. PLoS One. 2025; 20(8):e0324351.
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Fierer N, Leung PM, Lappan R, Eisenhofer R, Ricci F, Holland SI, Dragone N, Blackall LL, Dong X, Dorador C, Ferrari BC, Goordial J, Holmes SP, Inagaki F, Korem T, Li SS, Makhalanyane TP, Metcalf JL, Nagarajan N, Orsi WD, Shanahan ER, Walker AW, Weyrich LS, Gilbert JA, Willis AD, Callahan BJ, Shade A, Parkhill J, Banfield JF, Greening C. Guidelines for preventing and reporting contamination in low-biomass microbiome studies. Nat Microbiol. 2025 Jul; 10(7):1570-1580.
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Salis AT, Watson Z, Forcellati M, Ali N, Karmakar S, Kaur J, Rabibisoa N, Raxworthy CJ, Smith BT. Unrecognised DNA Degradation in Flash-Frozen Genetic Samples in Natural History Collections. Mol Ecol Resour. 2025 Oct; 25(7):e14121.
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