Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. CSF specimens should be refrigerated en route to the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory.
2. There is no need to refrigerate urine specimens for culture if they are clean-catch midstream specimens.
3. Many clinical specimens labeled “sputum” are actually saliva specimens.
4. The Clinical Microbiology Laboratory is part of the Clinical Pathology Division of the Pathology Department.
5. ?-Lactamase testing is always performed on isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Haemophilus influenzae.
1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
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