BOC MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 5 QUESTIONS
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The aseptic collection of blood cultures requires that the skin be cleansed with: -
✔✔70% alcohol and 2% iodine or an iodophor.
When cleansing the skin with alcohol and then iodine for the collection of a blood
culture, the iodine (or iodophor) should remain intact on the skin for at least: -
✔✔60 seconds
©morren2024/2025.Year published 2024.
, What is the purpose of adding 0.025% to 0.050% sodium polyanetholsulfonate
(SPS) to nutrient broth media for the collection of blood cultures? - ✔✔It inhibits
phagocytosis
A flexible calcium alginate nasopharyngeal swab is the collection device of choice
for recovery of which organism from the nasopharynx? - ✔✔Corynebacterium
diphtheriae
Semisolid transport media such as Amies, Stuart, or Cary-Blair are suitable for the
transport of swabs for culture of most pathogens except: - ✔✔Neisseria
gonorrhoeae
What is the best method of recovery of anaerobic bacteria from a deep abscess?
-Cotton Fiber swab of abscess area
-Skin snip of surface tissue
-Needle aspirate after surface decontamination
©morren2024/2025.Year published 2024.
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS [ GUARANTEED
A+]
The aseptic collection of blood cultures requires that the skin be cleansed with: -
✔✔70% alcohol and 2% iodine or an iodophor.
When cleansing the skin with alcohol and then iodine for the collection of a blood
culture, the iodine (or iodophor) should remain intact on the skin for at least: -
✔✔60 seconds
©morren2024/2025.Year published 2024.
, What is the purpose of adding 0.025% to 0.050% sodium polyanetholsulfonate
(SPS) to nutrient broth media for the collection of blood cultures? - ✔✔It inhibits
phagocytosis
A flexible calcium alginate nasopharyngeal swab is the collection device of choice
for recovery of which organism from the nasopharynx? - ✔✔Corynebacterium
diphtheriae
Semisolid transport media such as Amies, Stuart, or Cary-Blair are suitable for the
transport of swabs for culture of most pathogens except: - ✔✔Neisseria
gonorrhoeae
What is the best method of recovery of anaerobic bacteria from a deep abscess?
-Cotton Fiber swab of abscess area
-Skin snip of surface tissue
-Needle aspirate after surface decontamination
©morren2024/2025.Year published 2024.
