mid speci handling Flashcards
It is a type of specimen preparation with the use of grinding of tissue
homogenization
Type of specimen preparation with or by centrifugation of filtration of large volume of sterile fluid
Concentration
Type of specimen prep for legionella or mycobacteria
Decontamination
It is a type of swab specimen which uses internal mattress have strap organisms and can be often Vortext in 0.5 to 1 ML of Salina or broth for 10 to 20 seconds to dislodge material from fibers
Traditional swab
It is a type of swab that has no mattress score therefore the swabs require no processing that potentially can lead to the complete loss of decrease in recovery of the organisms
Flocked swabs
Additional swabs Vortx or mixed in a what
Zero. Five to one ML Saline or broth
Plates inoculated for quantitation are usually streak with 1:100 or 1:1000 looped
Quantitatively by using dilution technique or quantitive loop
Plates are usually struck out in four quadrants
Semi quantitative using an ordinary inoculating loop
What grade or manner of reporting if growth is out to the fourth quadrant
4 heavy growth
Temperature for most bacteria acid-fast bacillus by and viruses
35 to 37°C
Incubation condition for fungi
28°C
Draw blood at time of
Febrile episode
For blood, do not draw how many sets
More than three sets in a 24 hour period
Culture media for an anaerobes in blood or bone marrow
Chopped meat or prereduced broth
Ratio of blood to culture in adults
One is to 10
