A resident calls the microbiology laboratory and wants to know how to collect a pleural fluid for aerobic culture. You tell him to
A) aspirate the fluid and place onto a sterile swab.
B) collect the fluid in Cary-Blair preservative.
C) aspirate the specimen and place in a sterile, screw-top container.
D) aspirate the fluid, recap the needle, and send the syringe.
C
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