Description
Label specimen collection and receipt timestamp transcriptions.
Microbiology records distinguish experimental roles, unread plates, detected/nondetected results and reporting limits. Logarithmic and linear count-like quantities use different scales, while dilution fractions describe explicit mathematical factors. None of these labels or local conversions verifies an organism, assay, culture condition or safe laboratory procedure.
Label specimen collection and receipt timestamp transcriptions.
When to use this tool
Use Microbiology Transport Timestamp Label when you already have sampleId, collectionTimeText, receivedTimeText and need to label specimen collection and receipt timestamp transcriptions.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter sampleId, collectionTimeText, receivedTimeText. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read label. Use the output convention below.
Require sampleId and both timestamp texts nonempty; JSON-quote each in the label.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| sampleId | Sample Id | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| collectionTimeText | Collection Time Text | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| receivedTimeText | Received Time Text | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| label | Label | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"sampleId": "S17",
"collectionTimeText": "10:00 UTC",
"receivedTimeText": "11:30 UTC"
},
"output": {
"label": "S17; collected=\"10:00 UTC\"; received=\"11:30 UTC\""
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- No timestamp parsing, transit interval, storage condition or specimen acceptability is determined.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Review actual laboratory observations, control records, reporting basis and the complete analytical method for substantive interpretation. Keep unread and censored states distinct from exact results; supplied dilution or log conversions do not validate the underlying assay.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Sample Control Negative Positive Tag
Label a sample's recorded experimental-control role.
- Microbial Below Limit Marker
Label a supplied microbial below-limit value and inequality convention.