A 79-year-old female is hospitalized with bacterial pneumonia. After seven days of intravenous antibiotics, she develops diarrhea. The physician submits a liquid stool specimen with orders for an aerobic and anaerobic culture. Upon receipt in the microbiology laboratory, your next step is to
A) reject the specimen.
B) contact the physician for an order for an EIA test.
C) plate the specimen to CCFA agar.
D) both b and c.
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