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Should a culture and sensitivity of a specimen be keep refrigerated or left out?
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What preparations are associated with a urethral culture?
Men should not urinate one hour before collection of a urethral specimen.
Should bananas be refrigerated?
No, they should not be refrigerated.
What preparations are associated with sputum culture?
The specimen for culture should be collected before antibiotics are begun. The patient should first rinse his or her mouth with water. If tuberculosis is suspected, collection of sputum should be carried out in an isolation room.
What should you do if a specimen spills on your clothes?
What is the specimen?
Does Ativan need to be refrigerated?
Yes, ativan should be refrigerated if it is in an injectable form. Tablets do not need to be refrigerated.
Should kaopectate be refrigerated?
It should be safe.
How much time is required for getting a urine culture report?
Typically they will "grow" the Culture for 48-72 hours, and then if positive, they will have to run the "sensitivity" part which can tak 24 hours. Definitely within 4 days u should have an answer.
Can cooked salmon be eaten the next day?
As long as the food was kept properly refrigerated and refrigerated soon after cooling it should be fine. After 3 days even refrigerated it should be discarded.
Should dates be refrigerated?
Yes
Do you need to refrigerate factory-made pesto sauce BEFORE opening its glass jar?
No - unless the label states "keep refrigerated" which should mean that it was in the refrigerated case when you purchased it.
Does cooked cream cheese need to be refrigerated?
Yes anything with dairy in it should be refrigerated.
What precautions need to be taken when doing a nasopharyngeal culture?
The technician taking the specimen should wear gloves to prevent spreading infectious organisms. The patient should not be taking antibiotics, as these drugs may influence the test results.
