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A child is diagnosed to have acute gastroenteritis. The consulting pediatrician wants to send a stool sample to a lab which is 16-18 hours away. Which of the following mediums should he use to send this sample –

A
Charcol cotton bud
B
Carry Blair medium
C
Sterilized jar
D
A medium with high CO2 content
High-Yield Explanation
In acute gastroenteritis stool culture should be obtained as early as possible. "Fecal specimens that cannot immediately be plated for culture can be transported to the laboratory in a non-nutrient holding medium such as Carry-Blair to prevent drying or overgrowth of specific organisms".

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