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) Vagina specimens

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A direct microscopic examination from the urethral discharge from a male can be diagnostic for Neisseria gonorrhea.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 in a,c,and d,there is much normal florae and the shapes of some of the normal florae can resemble the shapes of pathogenic organisms.

Direct Microscopic Examinations Are Not Recommended for All the Following