SPECIMEN COLLECTION AND HANDLING Flashcards
Important Considerations:
Proper Collection
Rapid delivery to the laboratory
Prompt and correct processing
Inoculation into proper and appropriate medium
Incubation at a suitable temperature
Viability:
few hours to 16 days
Collection of Specimens:
Instructions should be given to persons responsible for the collection
(?)
Use (?) containers
Inoculate in (?) if for transport
(?) are NOT encouraged
Aseptic
sterile
primary isolation media
Swabs
Transport of Specimen:
✓Container:
▪ Sterile, screw-capped or tight lid, humidified for body fluids
▪ Envelope, petri dish for dermatological samples
✓Antibiotics may be incorporated in body fluid specimens
▪ 50,000 units of Penicillin
▪ 100,000 units of Streptomycin
▪ 0.2 mg of chloramphenicol