Timing for Pathogen Recovery
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Which type of specimen collection is ideal for recovering viruses?

  • Blood culture (correct)
  • Stool culture
  • Urine culture
  • Serological tests
  • During which stage of enteric infection are organisms in greater number?

  • Diarrheal stage (correct)
  • 1st week
  • Acute stage
  • 2nd week
  • What type of swab should be used for viral cultures?

  • Wood swab
  • Cotton swab
  • Calcium alginate swab
  • Polyester-tipped swab on a plastic shaft (correct)
  • When should a blood culture be collected for typhoid fever?

    <p>1st week of infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be done if the specimen volume is insufficient for microbiological studies?

    <p>Notify the nurse/physician for additional sample</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of biology studies the morphology, ecology, genetics, and biochemistry of bacteria?

    <p>Bacteriology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does bacteriology involve?

    <p>Identifying and classifying bacterial species</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What led to advances in pathogenic bacteriology?

    <p>The identification of disease-associated bacteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between bacteriology and microbiology?

    <p>Bacteriology is a subdivision of microbiology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the historical reason for the development of bacteriology?

    <p>To address disease spreading in hospitals</p> Signup and view all the answers

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