SPECIMEN COLLECTION AND HANDLING Flashcards

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Important Considerations:
Proper Collection
Rapid delivery to the laboratory
Prompt and correct processing
Inoculation into proper and appropriate medium
Incubation at a suitable temperature

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Viability:

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few hours to 16 days

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Collection of Specimens:
Instructions should be given to persons responsible for the collection
(?)
Use (?) containers
Inoculate in (?) if for transport
(?) are NOT encouraged

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Aseptic

sterile

primary isolation media

Swabs

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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

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