SPECIMEN COLLECTION AND HANDLING

Question 1

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

Question 2

Viability:

Answer 2

few hours to 16 days

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Aseptic

sterile

primary isolation media

Swabs

Question 4

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