Direct microscopic examinations are not recommended for all the following specimen sources except:
A)throat specimens.
B)urethral discharge from a male.
C)nasopharyngeal specimens.
D)vaginal specimens.

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A direct microscopic examination from the urethral discharge from a male can be diagnostic for Neisseria gonorrhoeae.This is because the male urethra is considered sterile, so any bacteria, especially intracellular bacteria, would be considered pathogenic.At all the other sites listed, there is much normal flora and the shapes of some of the normal flora can resemble the shapes of pathogenic organisms.

Direct Microscopic Examinations Are Not Recommended for All the Following