SPECIMEN COLLECTION, HANDLING AND TRANSPORTTRANSPORT /AST Flashcards
Collection media for stool pathogens
A. Cary-blair
B. JEMBEC
C. LIM BROTH
A. Cary-blair
Commercial transport system used for N.gonorrhea specimens
A. Stuarts or Amie’s Cary-blair
B. JEMBEC system
C. LIM BROTH
B. JEMBEC system
Collection medium for vaginal swab (in pregnant)
A. Stuarts or Amie’s Cary-blair
B. JEMBEC
C. LIM BROTH
C. LIM BROTH
collection medium for stool
CLEAN LEAK-PROOF CONTAINER
Collection medium For corneal scrapings
Bedside plating (agar plate)
Collection medium for HAIR, NAILS, SKIN SCRAPINGS
Clean screw top tube
Specimen should be transported to the laboratory
________ of collection at room temp
A. 1 hour
B. 2 hours
C. 3 Hours
D. 30 mins
B. 2 hours
What specimen should be transported immediately to the laboratory
A. Sterile body fluids, gastric aspirate, tissue biopsy, corneal scrapings, foreign bodies
B. Unpreserved stool, gastric biopsy
C. Preserve stool, rectal swab, preserved urine, hair, nail, skin scrapings
D. Prostatic fluid in glass tubes, suprapubic aspirate, bone
D. Prostatic fluid in glass tubes, suprapubic aspirate, bone
In less than 15 mins.
A. Sterile body fluids, gastric aspirate, tissue biopsy, corneal scrapings, foreign bodies
B. Unpreserved stool, gastric biopsy
C. Preserve stool, rectal swab, preserved urine, hair, nail, skin scrapings
D. Prostatic fluid in glass tubes, suprapubic aspirate, bone
A. Sterile body fluids, gastric aspirate, tissue biopsy, corneal scrapings, foreign bodies
Within 1 hr.
A. Sterile body fluids, gastric aspirate, tissue biopsy, corneal scrapings, foreign bodies
B. Unpreserved stool, gastric biopsy
C. Preserve stool, rectal swab, preserved urine, hair, nail, skin scrapings
D. Prostatic fluid in glass tubes, suprapubic aspirate, bone
B. Unpreserved stool, gastric biopsy
Within 24 hours
A. Sterile body fluids, gastric aspirate, tissue biopsy, corneal scrapings, foreign bodies
B. Unpreserved stool, gastric biopsy
C. Preserve stool, rectal swab, preserved urine, hair, nail, skin scrapings
D. Prostatic fluid in glass tubes, suprapubic aspirate, bone
C. Preserve stool, rectal swab, preserved urine, hair, nail, skin scrapings
Added to media to absorb fatty acids present in specimen that could kill fastidious fragile organism (example N.gonorrhea or B.pertussis)
Charcoal
Bacteria in blood
BACTEREMIA
Bacteria increasing in numbers in the blood causing harm to the patient
SEPTICEMIA
Most common cause of sepsis
S. aureus