All of the Following Procedures Should Be Performed on Clinical

question 4

Multiple Choice

All of the following procedures should be performed on clinical specimens to recover anaerobic bacteria EXCEPT:

• A) Specimen plating on appropriate tubed and plated media
• B) Anaerobic incubation
• C) Kinyoun stain
• D) Gram stain

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Definitions:

Acid-Base Reaction

A chemical reaction involving the transfer of a proton (H⁺) from an acid to a base.

Pka Values

Numerical values that measure the acidity of protons in molecules based on their ability to be donated in an aqueous solution.

Reagents

Substances added to a system to cause a chemical reaction or test if a reaction occurs.

Conversion

The process of changing or causing something to change from one form to another.