culture of specimens chart

for exam 1-16

where are aerobic cultures incubated

CO2

what are the plates used for aerobic cultures

BAP, MAC, CHOC, CNA

where are anaerobic cultures incubated

anaerobic chamber

what are the plates used for anaerobic cultures

CDC, anerobic CNA

where are stool culture plates incubated

NON-CO2

what are the plating media for stool cultures

CNA, MAC, HE, MAC w/ sorbitol

where is the yersinia culture incubated

room temperaturewh

where is the yersinia culture plated

MAC

where is the yeast screen incubated

non-CO2

what is the yeast screen plated on

CHrom

where is the urine culture incubated

non-CO2

what is the urine culture plated

BAP, MAC

where are fungus cultures incubated

fungus incubator (30C)

what is used to plate a fungus culture

SABHI, INHIB MOLD, sometimes MYCOSEL or BHI

what is a respiratory culture plated on

BAP (with OP disk), CHOC, MAC, CNA

where is a respiratory culture incubated

CO2

what is a MRSA culture (non-nasal) plated on

BAP, CNA

where is the MRSA culture (non-nasal) incubated

CO2

what is a MRSA culture (nasal) plated on

BAP, SPECTRA

where is a MRSA culture (nasal) incubated

non-CO2

what is a cipro culture plated on

BAP, MAC w/ cipro

where is a cipro culture incubated

non-CO2

what is a VRE culture plated on

BAP, CNA

where is a VRE culture incubated

CO2

what is a GC culture plated on

MTM

where is a GC culture incubated

CO2

what is a cystic fibrosis culture plated on

BAP (with OP disk), MAC, Chocolate, CNA, BURK, SSA (only if on throat swab)

where is a cystic fibrosis culture incubated

co2

what is Group A strep culture plated on

strep selective agar

where is a group A strep culture incubated

co2

what is group B strep cultures plated on

CNA (with N disk), COPAN Lim broth

where is group b strep cultures incubated

co2

what plates are used for water cultures

tryptic soy agar

where are water cultures incubated

room temp

what is CSF cultures plated on

bap, mac, chocolate, t soy broth (if from a shunt in a syringe)

where are csf cultures incubated

co2

what are ARD body fluid cultures plated on

bactec bottles

where are ARD body fluid cultures incubated

bottles in bactec

what are TB cultures plated on

MGIT, LJ slant (add extra LJ and chocolate agar slant for tissue and joint fluid)

where are TB cultures incubated

MGIT in bactec, LJ in 36C