---
type: "example"
title: "Specimen Example: specimen-example-isolate"
resource: "Specimen"
example: "specimen-example-isolate"
---
# Specimen Example: specimen-example-isolate

## Narrative

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## Example XML



```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Specimen xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
	<id value="isolate"/>
		<!--text>
    <status value="generated" />
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">[Put rendering here]</div>
  </text>-->

	<contained>
		<Specimen>
			<id value="stool"/>
			<identifier>
				<type>
					<coding>
						<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203"/>
						<code value="ACSN"/>
						<display value="Accession ID"/>
					</coding>
				</type>
				<system value="http://lab.acme.org/specimens/2015"/>
				<value value="X352356"/>
			</identifier>
			<identifier>
				<type>
					<coding>
						<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203"/>
						<code value="ACSN"/>
						<display value="Accession ID"/>
					</coding>
				</type>
				<system value="http://lab.acme.org/specimens/2015"/>
				<value value="X352356"/>
			</identifier>
			<status value="unavailable"/>
			<type>
				<!--
   Type is a loosely defined field because there is such a lot of variation in how it is used.
   The principal variation is how much information that could be represented elsewhere is also
   represented here. For instance, here's some possible types:
     lithium heparin plasma   (+ .container.additive) (e.g. SNOMED CT 446272009)
     transfusion bag of blood (+ container.type)
     Peritoneal lavage        (+ collection.bodySite)
   If the type includes other fields, it would be normal not to populate the other fields

   Note that this practice is so widespread that it's pointless to try and stop it 
-->
				<coding>
					<system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
					<code value="119339001"/>
					<display value="Stool specimen"/>
				</coding>
			</type>
			<subject>
				<reference value="Patient/example"/>
			</subject>
			<receivedTime value="2015-08-16T07:03:00Z"/>
			<collection>
				<collector>
					<!--   in practice, collecter is almost always recorded   -->
					<display value="Patient"/>
				</collector>
				<!--   the time of collection is usually required. Usually a point in time, but can be a period 
      (collectedPeriod) if it's a timed collection (e.g. a 24 hour urine)   -->
				<collectedDateTime value="2011-08-16T06:15:00Z"/>
				<!--   method is usually implied by type   -->
				<method>
					<coding>
						<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0488"/>
						<code value="LNV"/>
					</coding>
				</method>
			</collection>
		</Specimen>
	</contained>
	<identifier>
		<type>
			<coding>
				<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203"/>
				<code value="ACSN"/>
				<display value="Accession ID"/>
			</coding>
		</type>
		<system value="http://lab.acme.org/specimens/2011"/>
		<value value="X352356-ISO1"/>
	</identifier>
	<identifier>
		<type>
			<coding>
				<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203"/>
				<code value="ACSN"/>
				<display value="Accession ID"/>
			</coding>
		</type>
		<system value="http://lab.acme.org/specimens/2011"/>
		<value value="X352356-ISO1"/>
	</identifier>
	<status value="available"/>
	<type>
		<coding>
			<system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
			<code value="119303007"/>
			<display value="Microbial isolate specimen"/>
		</coding>
		<text value="Bacterial isolate specimen"/>
	</type>
	<subject>
		<reference value="Patient/example"/>
	</subject>
	<receivedTime value="2015-08-18T07:03:00Z"/>
	<parent>
		<reference value="#stool"/>
	</parent>
	<role>
		<coding>
            <code value="p"/>
			<display value="Patient"/>
		</coding>
	</role>
	<collection>
		<collector>
			<!--   in practice, collecter is almost always recorded   -->
			<reference value="Practitioner/f202"/>
		</collector>
		<!--   the time of collection is usually required. Usually a point in time, but can be a period 
      (collectedPeriod) if it's a timed collection (e.g. a 24 hour urine)   -->
		<collectedDateTime value="2015-08-16T07:03:00Z"/>
		<!--   method is usually implied by type   -->
		<method>
			<coding>
				<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0488"/>
				<code value="BAP"/>
			</coding>
		</method>
	</collection>
	<note>
		<text value="Patient dropped off specimen"/>
	</note>
</Specimen>
```