A technician receives a package from a supplier of quality control microorganisms.The package has a small watertight vial in a larger watertight tube.The larger tube has some bubble wrap around it, but the larger tube is just placed in the fiberboard box.All of the following was right with this packaging except the:
A)microorganisms are placed in a small watertight vial.
B)small vial is placed in a larger watertight tube.
C)primary receptacle was placed into the secondary container with no absorbent material.
D)outer container is made of fiberboard.

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Patient specimens or culture isolates must be triple packaged before being shipped.The material is placed into a primary receptacle that must be watertight.Absorbent material is placed around the primary receptacle and it is then placed into a secondary container that is also watertight.The secondary package is sealed and placed into a sturdy outer container constructed of fiberboard.

A Technician Receives a Package from a Supplier of Quality