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You are responsible for QC this week. After reading the Turn it down and document the corrective action
temperature of a 35 incubator for 3 days with readings
of 38, 39, and 39. The appropriate corrective action
would be:


Properly preserved specimens for transport to the lab loss of organisms due to drying, changes in pH or temperature
may prevent which of the following:


QC of the autoclave is best accomplished by checking kill spores
for the ability to:


Most bacteria prefer a pH range of: 6.8-7.4


A substance added to culture media to show a indicator
metabolic change is a (an):


The primary safety violation when a technologist has creating an aerosol
become infected with an agent from a specimen is:




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Blood may be added to culture media as an enrichment Hemolysis
and is also used as an indicator of:


While working in the laboratory a heavy amount of remove it and autoclave it
infectious agent is spilled on your cloth labcoat. The
appropriate action would be to:


A medium, which inhibits the growth of some organisms selective
and supports the growth of others, is:


How does one safely process microbiology specimens Process all specimens in a biologic safety hood, wearing gloves
for culture?


Which of the following is true about the bacterial cell is the site of action of many antibiotics
wall:


A consideration for collection and handling of Using sterile technique in collecting the specimen
specimens would be:


An organism able to grow in the complete absence of obligate anaerobes, facultatives
air could be which of the following:


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