When a Medium Needs to Be Quality Controlled Because It

question 33

Multiple Choice

When a medium needs to be quality controlled because it was prepared in-house or because it is complex,all the following rules must be followed EXCEPT:

• A) Only media not specified in Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines should be tested.
• B) The medium should be tested for sterility and pH.
• C) The organism selected for quality control testing should represent most fastidious organisms for which the medium is designed.
• D) Testing techniques should be different for primary plating media than for biochemical or subculturing media.

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Definitions:

Standard Cost

A predetermined cost of manufacturing a single unit or a specified quantity of a particular product or service, used as a benchmark to measure performance.

Direct Material

Raw materials that are directly attributable to the product being manufactured and can be easily traced in the manufacturing process.

Output

In economic and production contexts, this refers to the total amount of goods or services produced by a company or economy.

Actual Cost

The true expenditure incurred for manufacturing, operations, or project activities.