Search for an updated list of tests which can be found on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Web site, www.cdc.gov/. In the search box, type CLIA. Search for PPMP tests and list five that need this type of certification.

What will be an ideal response?


(1) All direct wet mount preparations for the presence or absence of bacteria,
fungi, parasites, and human cellular elements.
(2) All potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparations.
(3) Pinworm examinations.
(4) Fern tests.
(5) Post-coital direct, qualitative examinations of vaginal or cervical mucous.
(6) Urine sediment examinations.
(7) Nasal smears for granulocytes.
(8) Fecal leukocyte examinations.
(9) Qualitative semen analysis (limited to the presence or absence of sperm and detection of motility).

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