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Acid-fast staining of sputum or other specimens is the usual initial ______ for rapid screening purposes.
Acid-fast staining of sputum or other specimens is the usual initial ______ for rapid screening purposes.
test
It will not ______ on a blood agar plate.
It will not ______ on a blood agar plate.
grow
In addition to performing an acid-fast stain, the specimen should be cultured on special ______, such as Löwenstein-Jensen agar or Middlebrook agar, for up to 8 weeks. It will not grow on a blood agar plate.
In addition to performing an acid-fast stain, the specimen should be cultured on special ______, such as Löwenstein-Jensen agar or Middlebrook agar, for up to 8 weeks. It will not grow on a blood agar plate.
media
Acid-fast staining of sputum is not the usual initial test for rapid screening purposes
Acid-fast staining of sputum is not the usual initial test for rapid screening purposes
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The acid-fast stain and culture are not necessary steps for laboratory diagnosis of certain conditions
The acid-fast stain and culture are not necessary steps for laboratory diagnosis of certain conditions
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The specimen should be cultured on regular media, such as blood agar plate, for up to 8 weeks
The specimen should be cultured on regular media, such as blood agar plate, for up to 8 weeks
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