A Resident Calls the Microbiology Laboratory and Wants to Know

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, recap the needle, and send the syringe.
B) aspirate the specimen and place in a sterile, screw-top container.
C) collect the fluid in Cary-Blair preservative.
D) aspirate the fluid and place onto a sterile swab.