You roll a cotton swab saturated with a patient's penile discharge over a Thayer-Martin plate for a culture in what type of pattern?

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With discharge evident,note the color,consistency,and odor of the discharge.With the nondominant hand,hold the penis.With the dominant hand,roll a sterile cotton swab in the discharge.Place the swab in a Culturette tube.With a second sterile cotton swab,obtain another specimen for a gonorrheal culture.Roll the swab over a Thayer-Martin in a Z pattern.Label both cultures and send them to the laboratory for analysis.Circular pattern,side to side,and C pattern are not indicated.

You Roll a Cotton Swab Saturated with a Patient's Penile