Microbiology for Surgical Technologists
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Author: Margaret Rodriguez
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 3, Problem 2UTM
During a bronchoscopy, the surgeon retrieves a small bronchial tissue specimen with a biopsy brush. The surgical technologist assisting the surgeon uses a brush to smear the microscope slide held by the circulator.
Is this procedure considered a sterile procedure?
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