A 21-year-old patient presents with pharyngitis. A throat swab is collected and submitted for anaerobic culture. This specimen should be:
rejected as unacceptable
The specimen submitted for anaerobic culture should be collected and transported anaerobically. This is because anaerobic bacteria requires an oxygen-free environment to grow and survive. Therefore, to ensure accurate results, the specimen should be collected using sterile swabs that are pre-reduced during the manufacturing process to remove any traces of oxygen. The swabs should then be placed in a transport media that has been pre-reduced and kept anaerobic during transport to the laboratory. It is important to follow the appropriate collection and transport procedures to avoid the introduction of oxygen and contamination with other microorganisms, which may interfere with the growth of anaerobic bacteria.
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