A Urine Specimen Obtained from a Patient Went to the Microbiology

question 67

Multiple Choice

A urine specimen obtained from a patient went to the microbiology lab for a bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity testing. The specimen sat out on the processing counter for a couple of hours before being cultured. Twenty fours hours later, the lab report goes into the computer---over 100,000 bacterial cells per milliliter of urine. Which statement is an accurate assessment of these
Results?

• A) Urine samples have to be taken from the kidney in order to get a true bacterial count.
• B) Not all bacteria will grow on bacteriological media, so the total count is grossly underestimated.
• C) Urine is a sterile ?uid as it leaves the body, so it is likely that the specimen was mishandled by the nursing staff when the sample was obtained.
• D) The bacterial count is not accurate since the culture sat without refrigeration.

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