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Q 1. 1) List three clinical specimens from a patient should never be refrigerated.
Answer: The three specimens from a patient which are kept on room temperature and should never be refrigerated are as follows:
1. Swab swept over conjuctiva
2. Diarrhoel stool in to entire transport system example Cary-Blair transport medium
3. Endo cervical swab of the female
2) List five clinical specimens from a patient should always be refrigerated if delay in transportation is expected.
Answer: The five specimens from a patient which should always be refrigerated if delay in transportation is expected are as follows:
1. Swab of external ear
2. Posterior pharynx and tonsillar swab
3. One deep cough sputum
4. Midstream urine
5. Tracheal aspirates on multi-microbe transport medium (VCM)