A child is diagnosed to have acute gastroenteritis. The consulting pediatrician wants to send a stool sample to a lab which is 16-18 hours away. Which of the following mediums should he use to send this sample –
Correct Answer: Carry Blair medium
Description: In acute gastroenteritis stool culture should be obtained as early as possible.
"Fecal specimens that cannot immediately be plated for culture can be transported to the laboratory in a non-nutrient holding medium such as Carry-Blair to prevent drying or overgrowth of specific organisms".
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