Exam 6: Specimen Collection and Processing

In certain instances,it is desirable for specimens to be inoculated directly onto culture media.Specimens for this pathogen can be placed onto a commercial transport system called a JEMBEC system.What pathogen is this?

If transport of the specimen is delayed,the specimen can be maintained by all of the following EXCEPT:

Selective media:

Anaerobes are bacteria that grow:

Notations from the macroscopic (gross)examination of a specimen should include all the following EXCEPT:

Enriched media:

Capnophiles are bacteria that grow:

To assist hospital personnel in collecting the highest quality specimen,the laboratory should:

What work practice have microbiologists incorporated to keep laboratory testing cost effective while providing optimum patient care?

All of the following are questions that the microbiology technologist will ask while reading and interpreting the growth of cultures EXCEPT:

When using the isolation streaking technique,the most isolated forms of the organisms should be in which quadrant?

The requisition form should provide all the following information EXCEPT:

An enrichment broth is:

Differential media:

When using the isolation streaking technique,the greatest concentration of organisms (if present)will be in which quadrant?

Cultures for anaerobes and broth cultures may be incubated for:

Most bacterial cultures are incubated at this temperature range.

What technique is used to isolate bacterial colonies when streaked onto an agar plate?

Why does a fecal sample for culture need to be collected in a leak-proof,nonsterile container?

To help the microbiologist report microbiology results to the physician in a timely fashion to ensure the appropriate treatment,the tech may use this report.