Why Should Laboratory Professionals Look for Contamination of a Specimen

question 23

Multiple Choice

Why should laboratory professionals look for contamination of a specimen by normal microbial florae?

• A) Contaminated specimens will have much amorphous debris that also goes with them.
• B) Normal florae always preclude the possibility of a pathogen infecting the area where they reside.
• C) The normal florae will be found in clumps, and any pathogenic bacteria will be found with the normal florae.
• D) Contamination of specimens with normal florae that are not collected from sterile sites diminishes the value of the culture studies.

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