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A 11 year old girl is having symptoms of fever and sore throat and to diagnose throat swab was taken. Which bag is used to discard the swab after culture?
A 11 year old girl is having symptoms of fever and sore throat and to diagnose throat swab was taken. Which bag is used to discard the swab after culture?
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Recall the biomedical waste colour-coding system; body fluid-contaminated and microbiology waste goes in one specific colour bag.
Updated On: Jun 23, 2026
- Yellow bag
- Red bag
- Blue bag
- White bag
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Solution and Explanation
Approach: Biomedical Waste Management Rules (India)
Biomedical waste (BMW) generated in healthcare settings is segregated at the point of generation using a colour-coded container system:
Colour-coded container system:
Yellow: Infectious waste, anatomical waste, microbiology waste → Incineration
Red: Plastic recyclable waste (IV sets, syringes) → Autoclaving then recycling
Blue: Glass waste, discarded medicines → Chemical treatment
Black: General solid waste (non-infectious) → Sanitary landfill
A throat swab post-culture is contaminated microbiological waste (has direct contact with body secretions and contains live pathogens). This classifies it as infectious waste -- Category 1 under BMW Rules 2016 -- requiring disposal in a Yellow bag followed by incineration.
\[\boxed{\text{Yellow Bag}}\]
Biomedical waste (BMW) generated in healthcare settings is segregated at the point of generation using a colour-coded container system:
Colour-coded container system:
Yellow: Infectious waste, anatomical waste, microbiology waste → Incineration
Red: Plastic recyclable waste (IV sets, syringes) → Autoclaving then recycling
Blue: Glass waste, discarded medicines → Chemical treatment
Black: General solid waste (non-infectious) → Sanitary landfill
A throat swab post-culture is contaminated microbiological waste (has direct contact with body secretions and contains live pathogens). This classifies it as infectious waste -- Category 1 under BMW Rules 2016 -- requiring disposal in a Yellow bag followed by incineration.
\[\boxed{\text{Yellow Bag}}\]
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