A brain biopsy is sent to the microbiology laboratory for aerobic and anaerobic culture. The specimen is in a sterile cup with sterile saline. The patient's diagnosis is listed as a brain abscess. The microbiologist notices the patient name on the handwritten label on the specimen cup does not match the computer labels for the test orders. What action should be taken?

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The correct action is to review and follow the policies and procedures for handling a non-recollectable, mislabeled specimen, as brain biopsies are critical and cannot be recollected easily.

A Brain Biopsy Is Sent to the Microbiology Laboratory for Aerobic