TYPES OF SPECIMEN Flashcards
first early morning sample
SPUTUM
SPUTUM general considerations:
rinse mouth prior to collection
deep cough specimens
SPUTUM Volume:
5-10 mL
bronchial lavage, brushing, biopsies
BRONCHOSCOPY SPECIMENS
immediate transport and processing
BRONCHOSCOPY SPECIMENS
Transport medium:
1:10 proportion
✓TSB or TSA (biphasic agar or broth)
✓BHI transport medium
✓Septicheck
✓Thioglycolate broth
BLOOD AND BONE MARROW Volume:
10 mL
Lysis-centrifugation system (Isolator)
BLOOD AND BONE MARROW
containers must be leak proof and lab manipulations should be done under a hood
CEREBROSPINAL (CSF)
DO NOT refrigerate
CEREBROSPINAL (CSF)
For suspected Cryptococcus, Coccidioides infections
CEREBROSPINAL (CSF)
Sterilized area with 70% alcohol or sterile water
DERMATOLOGICAL SPX
Collect at the active border
DERMATOLOGICAL SPX
clean with 70% alcohol
NAILS
: scrape the deeper portion
Dorsal plate