The sterile and non-sterile body sites. Introduction: Sterile conditions should be maintained while handling clinical specimens. When receiving and processing the samples, a clinical microbiologist must wear gloves and use a laminar airflow hood to avoid contamination. Microbes are present everywhere in the surroundings such as air, water, soil, and within the body. Some microbes out of which are useful while others are harmful.

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The sterile and non-sterile body sites.

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Sterile conditions should be maintained while handling clinical specimens. When receiving and processing the samples, a clinical microbiologist must wear gloves and use a laminar airflow hood to avoid contamination. Microbes are present everywhere in the surroundings such as air, water, soil, and within the body. Some microbes out of which are useful while others are harmful.

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