Recognized standard

M15-A (Replaces M15-T)

FDA recognition 7-76 · CLSI · InVitro Diagnostics

Key facts

Recognition number 7-76
Designation M15-A (Replaces M15-T)
Title Laboratory Diagnosis of Blood-borne Parasitic Diseases; Approved Guideline
Standards developer Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute
Specialty area InVitro Diagnostics
Date of entry Aug 20, 2012
Scope (excerpt) This document contains guidelines for specimen collection, blood film preparation, and staining procedures. Recommendations for optimum timing of specimen collection to assist laboratories in detecting, identifying and reporting certain parasites are also included.

At a glance

  • None Product codes
  • 1–9 FDA guidance documents

Counts are shown as ranges. Exact figures, trends and every underlying record are available in Orca1.

About FDA-recognized consensus standards

The FDA recognizes voluntary consensus standards that manufacturers can cite in premarket submissions to show conformity with specific requirements.

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Recognized Consensus Standards database · Source date:

Browse all FDA-recognized consensus standards