Transport Media MCQs Mock Test

28. The shelf life of sterilized Stuart’s Transport Medium is:

3. Which component is commonly excluded from transport media to prevent microbial growth?

 A patient with suspected whooping cough has a nasopharyngeal swab collected. Which medium is optimal?

12. Which medium is used for Mycoplasma species?

If a specimen in transport media cannot be processed immediately, it should be:

The maximum recommended holding time for most transport media is:

Sodium thioglycollate in Stuart’s Medium acts as a:

11. For Bordetella pertussis, the recommended transport medium is:

Transport media can replace culture media for diagnosis.

20. Which organism is not preserved in Buffered Glycerol Saline?

10. Which specimen is not transported in a liquid medium?

13. Transport media should ideally be stored at:

9. A rectal swab suspected of Salmonella infection should be transported in:

30. A key advantage of semi-solid transport media is:

15. A key limitation of transport media is:

Why is fetal calf serum added to viral transport media?

Which medium is used for transporting Vibrio cholerae?

18. Which component in Cary-Blair Medium maintains osmotic balance?

5. Amies Transport Medium is suitable for:

Viral Transport Media contain antibiotics to prevent bacterial overgrowth.

Alkaline Peptone Water is acidic in pH.

8. Which medium is not suitable for fecal specimens?

Universal Transport Medium (UTM) is suitable for:

 What is the primary purpose of transport media?

Which medium contains charcoal to neutralize toxins for Neisseria gonorrhoeae?

Transport media typically have a pH range of:

7. Viral Transport Medium (VTM) typically contains:

A stool sample from a cholera outbreak area should be transported in:

 Which specimen is transported without a medium?

Which medium is used for Chlamydia trachomatis?