Sally had a throat sample taken at a satellite lab within her health care provider's office. What kind of media would be best suited for maintaining the quality of this specimen prior to its arrival in the clinical laboratory?
A. TSA plate
B. transport media
C. TSB tube
D. selective agar
E. differential agar
Answer: B
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What will be an ideal response?