What technique should you use to obtain a specimen for culture from a client who has crusted skin lesions on the upper back that indicate a possible bacterial infection?
A. Remove several crusts and swab the underlying exudate.
B. Remove a crust from the center of the cluster of lesions and send it to the labora-tory.
C. First, dampen the culture swab with sterile water, and then roll the swab over the central crusts.
D. Apply a gauze bandage to the area, remove it after 1 hour, and send the entire gauze to the laboratory.
A
The infecting agent is present in the material underneath the crusts.
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