A 65-year-old homeless male presents to an urgent care clinic with a deep laceration on his left arm. He states that he cut his arm on an old piece of scrap metal two days prior. His wound is red, tender, hot to the touch, and has yellow drainage. The RN collects a sample of the drainage and sends it to the laboratory for microbial analysis, per provider orders.
-Cultures and specimens pose a potential health hazard and require proper handling and disposal via specific medical waste policies.Some facilities are regulated to maintain living catalogs of specimens that may be subcultured into a fresh medium for research and educational purposes.Such collections are referred to as ________.

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The term "stock cultures" is commonly used to refer to collections of microbes that are maintained for research or educational purposes. Option A, "live microbes," is not a specific term for collections of microbes and does not accurately describe the scenario presented. Option C, "reserved specimens," is vague and could refer to many different types of specimens, not just cultures of microbes. Option D, "bacteriological reserve," is not a commonly used term and is not accurate in this context.

A 65-Year-Old Homeless Male Presents to an Urgent Care Clinic