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‘Ur-ine breach of minimum retesting intervals!’: reducing pre-analytical sample rejection from NHS microbiology laboratories

Olivia Plumpton
Olivia Plumpton • 9 September 2026

This study was conducted in the North East of England to determine the financial and environmental impacts of over-testing urine specimens within NHS laboratories. 

Resource author(s)
Isabel Garritt, Olivia Plumpton, William Roach, Emily Shaw, Sarah Walpole
Resource publishing organisation(s) or journal
The Journal of Hospital Infection
Resource publication date
July 2026

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