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Which method is used to detect bacteria in conventional blood culture?
Which method is used to detect bacteria in conventional blood culture?
- Visual examination of bottles
- Sub-culturing on chocolate blood agar (correct)
- Incubation in commercially prepared bottles
- Detection of carbon dioxide production
What is the purpose of venting the blood culture bottle with a sterile, cotton-plugged needle?
What is the purpose of venting the blood culture bottle with a sterile, cotton-plugged needle?
- To detect bacteria by acridine orange stain
- To allow the growth of facultative organisms
- To provide a low oxidation-reduction potential (correct)
- To grow obligate bacteria
How can bacteria be detected after 6 to 18 hours of incubation in conventional blood culture?
How can bacteria be detected after 6 to 18 hours of incubation in conventional blood culture?
- By acridine orange stain
- By sub-culturing on chocolate blood agar (correct)
- By visual examination of bottles
- By measuring carbon dioxide production
What does the BACTEC system measure to detect bacterial growth?
What does the BACTEC system measure to detect bacterial growth?
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Which of the following is a characteristic of the BACTEC system?
Which of the following is a characteristic of the BACTEC system?
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