A microbiology technologist is working at the bench and notices that a patient from the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) grows a Klebsiella pneumoniae bacterium that is an extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing isolate. This technologist would advise the physician to

Contaminating materials include all the following, except

To keep abreast of all infections that occur in the hospital, infection control practitioners set up surveillance programs. These surveillance programs look at this parameter to determine if there are more or fewer infections in a given period.

Why should laboratory professionals look for contamination of a specimen by normal microbial flora?

Types of specimens that can be batch processed, including all the following, except

The function of a cell wall is to

Three levels of laboratories outlined in the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) include all the following, except

The biosafety levels were categorized using all the following criteria, except

According to the qualification level, you can currently administer this test__________. 

All specimens submitted for suspected bio-terrorism testing must be accompanied by a chain of custody.