Collection of Specimen Samples from Places on or in the Body

question 58

Multiple Choice

Collection of specimen samples from places on or in the body that contain normal flora usually require:

• A) initial plating on nonselective media
• B) direct Gram-staining
• C) initial plating on selective media
• D) direct PCR identification
• E) immunofluorescent staining

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