Question

CSF from a febrile 25-year-old man with possible meningitis is rushed to the lab for a stat Gram stain culture. While performing the Gram Stain, the technologist spills most of the specimen. The smear shows many neutrophils and no microorganisms. There is only enough CSF to inoculate one late, the technologist should use ________.

Answer 1

Chocolate agar.

Step-by-step explanation:

The cerebrospinal fluid may be defined as the whitish liquid present in the brain and spinal cord. The meningitis represent the inflammation in the meninges of the brain and spinal cord.

The chocolate agar is prepared for the selection of the particular pathogenic bacteria. This media is non selective media and contains the blood cells that are heated at high temperature. The inoculation material can be further multiplicated by growing on the agar plate.

Thus, the correct answer is chocolate agar.