BACKGROUND:
Room temperature is a general term describing common indoor temperatures. It is usually in the range of 20 °C (68 °F or 293 K) to 25 °C (77 °F or 298 K)*
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_temperature
OVERVEIW:
The WHO 5th edition manual recommends assessing sperm motility at either room temperature or at 37 °C (with a heated microscope stage). “These conditions should be standardized for each laboratory” (WHO 5th edition manual, p. 22).
INSTRUCTIONS:
The SQA-V GOLD is calibrated and room temperature and has been developed to operate at room temperature conditions, so there is no heating stage on the device. When performing a validation of the SQA-V based on comparing the test results to manual results, the manual results should be performed at room temperature as well.
MANUFACTURER’S RECOMMENDATION:
Clinical laboratories are air conditioned facilities. It is therefore recommended to maintain the room temperature of the lab in the range of 20 °C (68 °F or 293 K) to 25 °C (77 °F or 298 K).
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Lev Rabinovitch, CTO MEDICAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
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