Question

True or False:

____ Sputum specimens for fungus culture should be rejected if the number of epithelial cells in the specimen exceeds the number of Neutrophils.

____ The best way to obtain a fungus culture form an infected nail is to use a sterile swab.

____ The optimal specimens of the throat or tongue infections are called curettings.

____ The optimal temperature to grow most fungi is 30°C.

____ Most Fungal cultures are incubated for 7 days before negative cultures are discarded.

Answer 1