Laboratories That Have a High Incidence of Dimorphic Fungi Recovered

question 63

Multiple Choice

Laboratories that have a high incidence of dimorphic fungi recovered from blood specimens should use which sytem of recovery?

• A)An automated blood culture system
• B)The lysis-centrifugation system
• C)Filteration through a 0.45-µm membrane filter
• D)A biphasic blood culture system

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