2- optimising diagnostics

Question 1

what is the bacterial test?

Answer 1

MALDI TOF

Question 2

what are antimicrobial resistance testing methods?

Answer 2

• VITEK method = automated test to find MIC (min inhibitory conc.) range
• EUCAST method = bugs grow and on discs put on media, there are specific defined antibiotics (specific antibiotics that we can give patient)

Question 3

what is viral testing?

Answer 3

PCR

Question 4

what does low ct value on PCR mean - really ill or recovering?

Answer 4

low ct value = really ill

high ct value = recovering well

Question 5

what methods are used for parasite testing?

Answer 5

point of care test (easy, affordable, fast) = like covid tests (the rapid ones)

Question 6

what methods are used to test TB?

Answer 6

HAIN (little box to take sample), mycobacterium growth indicator tubes (can also add in antibiotics which quickly shows resistance)