Transport Media MCQ Quiz | Specimen Management

Welcome to the specialized quiz on Transport Media, a crucial component of Specimen Management in Microbiology. This quiz is designed for MBBS students to test and reinforce their understanding of the various media used to preserve and transport clinical specimens, ensuring the viability of microorganisms for accurate diagnosis. You will face 25 multiple-choice questions covering key media like Cary-Blair, Stuart’s, VTM, and others. Evaluate your knowledge on their composition, specific applications, and underlying principles. After submitting your answers, you’ll see your score and a detailed breakdown of correct and incorrect responses. For your revision, you can also download all the questions along with their correct answers in a convenient PDF format. Good luck!

1. Cary-Blair transport medium is the recommended medium for the transportation of fecal specimens suspected to contain which of the following pathogens?

2. The primary purpose of adding charcoal to transport media like Stuart’s or Amies is to:

3. Viral Transport Medium (VTM) is specifically designed to preserve viral specimens. Which of the following is a critical component of VTM?

4. Buffered Glycerol Saline (BGS) is used for preserving fecal specimens primarily for the isolation of:

5. Which transport medium is both an enrichment and transport medium for Vibrio cholerae due to its high pH (around 8.6)?

6. An ideal transport medium should:

7. Amies transport medium is a modification of which other medium?

8. When transporting a CSF specimen for bacterial culture, what is the recommended procedure to maintain the viability of fastidious organisms like Neisseria meningitidis?

9. Thioglycollate broth is often used for transporting specimens suspected of containing:

10. To preserve a urine sample for culture when immediate processing is not possible, which substance can be added to prevent bacterial multiplication for up to 24 hours?

11. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good transport medium?

12. Pike’s medium is a selective transport medium used for the recovery of which organism from throat swabs?

13. Sach’s egg-saline medium is used for transporting fecal samples for the detection of:

14. Stuart’s transport medium was originally developed to maintain the viability of:

15. The semi-solid nature of media like Amies and Stuart’s is due to the presence of a low concentration of:

16. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (VR) medium is specifically used for the transport of specimens containing:

17. Transport of specimens for obligate intracellular bacteria like Chlamydia trachomatis requires a special medium like:

18. What is the primary reason for NOT using simple saline as a transport medium for long-duration transport?

19. A key component in Cary-Blair medium that maintains a high pH and prevents acidification is:

20. Which transport medium would be INAPPROPRIATE for a swab from a suspected case of gonorrhea?

21. Blood cultures are unique because the collection bottle often serves as both a transport and a(n):

22. Todd-Hewitt broth, supplemented with antibiotics, is primarily used as an enrichment and transport medium for:

23. For transporting tissue specimens for viral culture, the ideal medium is:

24. What is the function of a reducing agent like sodium thioglycollate in a transport medium?

25. When submitting swabs for culture, it’s important that the swab material itself is not inhibitory. Which material is generally preferred?