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Which of the following techniques is advisable when obtaining a urine specimen in order to minimize the contamination of a specimen?

  • Clean around the urethral meatus prior to sample collection and get a midstream/clean catch urine specimen.

  • Clean around the urethral meatus prior to sample collection and collect the first portion of urine as this is where the most bacteria will be.

  • Do not clean the urethral meatus as we want these bacteria to analyse as well.

  • Dip the urinalysis strip into the urine in a bedpan mixed with stool.