How is culture media selected for specimen planting?

A. The selection of media to inoculate is based on the type of specimen submitted for culture and the organism likely to be involved in the infectious process
B. Determine the supplemental agar needed as well as the broth media
C. Always include non selective media and differential media to help save a day of reading the culture on the bench
D. Use on broth for the initial inoculation and subculture to plates after 24 hours of incubation


Ans: A. The selection of media to inoculate is based on the type of specimen submitted for culture and the organism likely to be involved in the infectious process

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