All of the Following Are Examples of Suboptimal Specimens That

question 53

Multiple Choice

All of the following are examples of suboptimal specimens that must be rejected, except:

• A) The information on the requisition does not match the information on the specimen label.
• B) The specimen is for a Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) culture and submitted in a JEMBEC system.
• C) The specimen container is leaking when received in the laboratory.
• D) The specimen is received in a fixative solution such as formalin.

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