How to preserve a specimen Flashcards
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| 4850243079 | List the fragile organisms (9) | anaerobes salmonella shigella S. pneumoniae chlamydia Haemophilus Neisseria viruses Parasites | 0 | |
| 4850253520 | viruses | use a viral transport media 4 degrees if delayed more than 24 hours, freeze at -70 | 1 | |
| 4850263951 | stool for O & P | use the appropriate preservative (PVA, SAF, Ecofix, MIF etc.) soft or liquid specimen, preserve or examine ASAP | 2 | |
| 4850277544 | stool for culture | cary-blair transport medium process immediately can refrigerate at 4 degrees but it will kill shigella | 3 | |
| 4850283984 | sputum | 4 degrees | 4 | |
| 4850292385 | urine | if it can't be processed within 2 hours, use transport tubes with boric acid 4 degrees no more than 24 hours | 5 | |
| 4850297006 | Neisseria gonorrhoeae | amies transport with charcoal OR transgrow OR JEMBEC plate OR Gono-Pak OR BioBag 25 degrees DO NOT REFRIGERATE | 6 | |
| 4850303597 | CSF | DO NOT REFRIGERATE 25 or 35 degrees | 7 | |
| 4850306891 | Anaerobes | anerobic transport systems 25 degrees DO NOT REFRIGERATE | 8 |