Dialysis Water Training Class - FMQAI

Bacteria Testing Methods‣ Must be assayed within 1-2 hours of drawing orrefrigerated at 5 degrees C not longer than 24 hours ofcollection‣ Use membrane filter technique (including commercialdevices) or spread plate method• Use pipette for accuracy• No “calibrated loop” methods‣ Culture media should be trypticase soy agar (TSA) orequivalent• No blood or chocolate agar‣ Incubate at 35-3737 degrees C for 48 hours‣ Count viable colonies with a magnifying device• Shall not exceed 200 cfu/ml