TABLE ___SPECIMEN STORAGE GUIDELINES

Question 1

LOGICAL PATTERNS FOR SAMPLE STORED IN REFRIGERATOR

Answer 1

samples that are delicate, fragile, and easily overgrown

Unpreserved samples need ref to preserve
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Delicate pathogens like viruses and C. difficile toxins degrade quickly → refrigerate.

Outer ear and respiratory samples are prone to contamination or overgrowth → refrigerate.

Question 2

LOGICAL PATTERNS FOR SAMPLE STORED IN room temp

Answer 2

more stable or already preserved

Preserved samples don’t need cold (feces, urine).

Sites already colonized by flora or harder tissue (genital, wounds, throat, etc.) can tolerate room temp.

CSF for bacteria is less fragile than viruses → keep at room temp.

Question 3

catheter tips

Answer 3

refrigerate

delicate yan eh

Question 4

abscess, lesion, wound

Answer 4

room temp

possible for normal flora

Question 5

csf for viruses

Answer 5

very fragile and delicate

refrigerator

Question 6

body fluids

Answer 6

room temp

possible for normal flora

Question 7

ear outer

Answer 7

refrigerator

prevent contamination and overgrown

Question 8

feces unpreserved

Answer 8

ref

matik yan unpreserved nga eh

Question 9

csf for bacteria

Answer 9

room temp

kaya niya yan, kahit pa delicate siya, kaya niya yan mas stable yan kay virus

Question 10

feces - preserved

Answer 10

room temp

already preserved eh

Question 11

genital

Answer 11

room temp

may presence of normal flora

Question 12

nasal, nasopharynx, throat

Answer 12

room temp

may normal flora

Question 13

feces for clostridioides difficile

Answer 13

toxin niyan very fragile and delicate kaya refrigerated

Question 14

sputum

Answer 14

ref

all respiratory specimen ref yan

Question 15

tissue

Answer 15

room temp

mga ganiyang type of specimen matik room temp lang