When Plating a Nonroutine Culture on Primary Culture Media, the Technician

question 17

Multiple Choice

When plating a nonroutine culture on primary culture media, the technician should ask all the following questions except:

• A)What anaerobic bacteria will be present in this specimen?
• B)Is the specimen likely to contain low numbers or high numbers of organisms?
• C)Are the organisms to be found in this specimen likely to be fastidious or nonfastidious?
• D)Are any normal flora presently associated with the specimen?

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