AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

How to preserve a specimen Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
4850243079List the fragile organisms (9)anaerobes salmonella shigella S. pneumoniae chlamydia Haemophilus Neisseria viruses Parasites0
4850253520virusesuse a viral transport media 4 degrees if delayed more than 24 hours, freeze at -701
4850263951stool for O & Puse the appropriate preservative (PVA, SAF, Ecofix, MIF etc.) soft or liquid specimen, preserve or examine ASAP2
4850277544stool for culturecary-blair transport medium process immediately can refrigerate at 4 degrees but it will kill shigella3
4850283984sputum4 degrees4
4850292385urineif it can't be processed within 2 hours, use transport tubes with boric acid 4 degrees no more than 24 hours5
4850297006Neisseria gonorrhoeaeamies transport with charcoal OR transgrow OR JEMBEC plate OR Gono-Pak OR BioBag 25 degrees DO NOT REFRIGERATE6
4850303597CSFDO NOT REFRIGERATE 25 or 35 degrees7
4850306891Anaerobesanerobic transport systems 25 degrees DO NOT REFRIGERATE8

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!