A complete metabolic profile (CMP) was ordered on a patient…
A complete metabolic profile (CMP) was ordered on a patient at 0600 and was collected into a serum separator tube (SST) spun and the serum separated. At 1000 a consulting physician ordered a cold agglutination titer on the blood sample previously drawn. What action should the Clinical Laboratory Scientist take?
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An isolate is inoculated to a conventional nitrate broth with Durham tube. After 24 hours of incubation, no gas is present in the Durham tube. Equal amounts of sulfanilic acid and alpha-naphthylamine are added. No color change is noticed. This indicates that the organism
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