When plating a nonroutine culture on primary culture media, the technician should ask all the following questions, except:
A) What anaerobic bacteria will be present in this specimen?
B) Is the specimen likely to contain low numbers or high numbers of organisms?
C) Are the organisms to be found in this specimen likely to be fastidious or nonfastidious?
D) Are any normal flora presently associated with the specimen?

Question

When plating a nonroutine culture on primary culture media, the technician should ask all the following questions, except: 
A) What anaerobic bacteria will be present in this specimen?
B) Is the specimen likely to contain low numbers or high numbers of organisms?
C) Are the organisms to be found in this specimen likely to be fastidious or nonfastidious?
D) Are any normal flora presently associated with the specimen?

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While it is important to consider anaerobic bacteria when plating certain specimens, it is not necessary to ask this question for every nonroutine culture. The other questions listed are all important factors to consider when determining the appropriate primary culture media to use for a nonroutine culture.

When Plating a Nonroutine Culture on Primary Culture Media, the Technician