A Specimen Collected from a Patient for Culture in the Microbiology

question 27

Multiple Choice

A specimen collected from a patient for culture in the microbiology laboratory

• A)should always be refrigerated prior to sending it to the laboratory.
• B)should always be shipped in transport medium.
• C)should be taken before antibiotic therapy is commenced wherever possible.
• D)is rarely infectious after it has been collected.
• E)all of the above.

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