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What are the methods used for acid-fast staining?

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Ziehl-Neelsen/Hot Stain Procedure
Kinyoun stains/Cold Stain Procedure
Auramine-rhodamine fluorochrome stains

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What concentration of AFB is needed to obtain a positive AFB staining?

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5,000 to 10,000 AFB/mL

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What are the factors affecting acid-fastness?

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Age of colonies
Medium on which growth occurs
Exposure to UV

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What is the minimum concentration of AFB required for detection from concentrated specimens in acid-fast staining?

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At least 10⁴ AFB/mL

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What is the decolorizer used in the Auramine-rhodamine fluorochrome stain method?

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Acid Alcohol

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What is the counterstain used in the Auramine-rhodamine fluorochrome stain method?

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Potassium permanganate

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At what magnification should smears be examined when using the Auramine-rhodamine fluorochrome stain?

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250x to 400x magnification

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What is the appearance of positive acid-fast smears when using the Auramine-rhodamine fluorochrome stain?

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Bright yellow-orange bacilli against a dark background

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What method confirms all positive fluorescent smears in acid-fast staining?

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Ziehl-Neelsen stain on the same smear

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What precautions should be taken during acid-fast staining and microscopy?

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Smears should not come in contact with one another during staining

Staining jars should not be used

Wipe the oil immersion lens (OlO) before reading the next smear slide

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What are the causes of false positive acid-fast staining?

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Changes in the cell wall
Insufficient decolorization
Laboratory contamination
Delayed processing and overgrowth of other bacteria

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What are the causes of false negative acid-fast staining?

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Overzealous decontamination
Loss from concentration technique
Organism obscured by a very thick smear
Over-decolorization of the smear
Poor counterstaining
Lack of observer proficiency in reading stains

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What are the incubation conditions for culture media?

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Incubated at 35°C in the dark with 5% to 10% CO2 with humidity

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What are the incubation conditions for tubed media?

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Incubated at slanted position with screw caps loose for 1 week
Allows evaporation of excess fluid and entry of CO2

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What are the incubation conditions for plated media?

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Placed in CO2-permeable plastic bag or wrapped with CO2-permeable tape

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How often should culture media be examined for growth?

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Weekly

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What is the growth time for rapid growers in culture media?

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2-3 days

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What is the growth time for pathogenic organisms in culture media?

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2-6 weeks

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What is the inhibitory agent in malachite green?

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Inhibits nonmycobacteria

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What is the incubation temperature for M. marinum or M. ulcerans?

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25° to 30° C

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What is the incubation temperature for M. haemophilum?

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25° to 33° C (on chocolate agar plate or with X-factor disk)

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What are the components of egg-based media?

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Fresh whole eggs
Potato flour
Glycerol
Slight variations in defined salts, milk, and potato flour

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What is the function of malachite green in egg-based media?

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Suppresses gram(+) bacteria

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What is the role of egg yolk in egg-based media?

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Lipid source, promotes growth of mycobacteria

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What is the shelf life of nonselective egg-based media?
1 year
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What are the types of egg-based media used in mycobacteria culture?
Löwenstein-Jensen (L-J) Gruft (Modification of L-J) Mycobactosel L-J with pyruvic acid L-J with glycerol Petragnani Medium Heme-Supplemented Media American Thoracic Society Wallenstein Medium
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What is the most commonly used egg-based medium?
Löwenstein-Jensen (L-J)
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What is the concentration of malachite green in Löwenstein-Jensen (L-J) medium?
0.025%
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What is the modification of L-J medium in Gruft medium?
+RNA Malachite Green Penicillin Nalidixic acid
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What are the components of Mycobactosel medium?
Malachite green Cycloheximide Lincomycin Nalidixic acid
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What is the modification of L-J medium for enhancing the recovery of M. bovis?
L-J with pyruvic acid
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What is the modification of L-J medium for enhancing the recovery of M. ulcerans?
L-J with glycerol
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What is the concentration of malachite green in Petragnani Medium?
0.052%
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What is the special feature of Wallenstein Medium?
Used for M. avium complex
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Löwenstein-Jensen (L-J) cannot grow which spp
M. genovense
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What is the modification of Petragnani Medium for heavily contaminated specimens?
Egg yolks Whole milk
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What are the components of Heme-Supplemented Media?
Hemin Hemoglobin Ferric ammonium citrate
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Heme-Supplemented Media Used for
M. haemophilum
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What is the concentration of malachite green in American Thoracic Society medium?
0.02%
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What is the composition of agar-based media for mycobacteria culture?
Defined salts Vitamins Cofactors Glycerol Malachite green Agar Enrichment consisting of oleic acid, bovine albumin, glucose, and beef catalase
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Agar-Based Media
a. Middlebrook b. Middlebrook 7H10 c. Middlebrook 7H11 d. Mitchison's selective 7H11 e. Dubos Oleic Acid Albumin
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Media that enhances the growth of MAC
Middlebrook
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Middlebrook contains
2% glycerol
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Middlebrook 7H10 contains
Malachite green (0.00025%)
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Middlebrook 7H10 selective contains
carbenicillin , polymyxin B, trimethoprim lactate, and amphotericin B
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use for inhibition of pseudomonads
Middlebrook 7H10 selective contains -carbenicillin
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Middlebrook 7H11 components
Malachite green (0.0001%), 0.1% casein hydrolysate; isoniazid
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Middlebrook 7H11 is used to isolate
resistant M. tuberculosis
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Middlebrook7H11 supplemented with mycobactin J is uses to isolate
M. genovense
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Mitchison's selective 7H11 components
casein hydrolysate, Carbenicillin, Amphotericin B, Polymyxin B, Trimethoprim lactate
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Good for AST but Middlebrook 7H10 is preferred
Dubos Oleic Acid Albumin
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Liquid Media examples
BACTEC 12B medium (MB 7H12) and BACTEC 13A (MB 7H13) Middlebrook 7H9 broth and Dubos Tween albumin Septi-Chek AFB BBL Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tubes
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* Part of BACTEC system * Requires daily agitation to enhance growth and read within 4 days of inoculation
BACTEC 12B medium (MB 7H12) and BACTEC 13A (MB 7H13)
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BACTEC 12B medium (MB 7H12) and BACTEC 13A (MB 7H13) Antimicrobial agents:
polymyxin, B, amphotericin B, nalidixic acid, trimethoprim, and azlocillin (PANTA)
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BACTEC 12B medium (MB 7H12) and BACTEC 13A (MB 7H13) Growth enhancer
polyoxyethylene stearate
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BACTEC 12B medium (MB 7H12) and BACTEC 13A (MB 7H13) Growth indicator and differentiation between tuberculosis and NTM
release of CO2 ✓ M. tuberculosis = 9 to 14 days: ✓ NTM = <7 days
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metabolized by mycobacteria, liberating radioactive CO2 (14CO2] -> detected by BACTEC 460TB substrate used for BACTEC 460TB detection of Mycobacterium
14C-labeled substrate (palmitic acid)
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* Nonselective liquid media used for subculturing stock strains
Middlebrook 7H9 broth and Dubos Tween albumin
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Septi-Chek AFB media used
Biphasic Media
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Biphasic Media liquid components
20 mL Middlebrook 7H9 broth ,20% CO2
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Biphasic Media solid phase contains
modified L-J, Middlebrook 7H11, and a chocolate agar slab
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Media Used in Commercially Supplied Growth and Semiautomated or Fully Automated Systems
a. Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube [MGIT] b. MB Redox c. ESP Culture System II and versa TREK Culture System II d. MB/BacT Alert 3D e. BACTEC 9000 MB
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modified Middlebrook 7H9 broth that incorporates fluorescencequenching- based oxygen sensor
Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube [MGIT]
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Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube [MGIT] semiautomated system
MGIT 460TB
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Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube [MGIT] fully automated system
MGIT 960
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* modified Kirchner medium, enriched with additives and antibiotics, tetrazolium salt-> redox indicator
MB Redox
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Medium used for pressure changes in automatic machines
ESP Culture System II and versa TREK Culture System II -
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Media used for colorimetric carbon dioxide sensor for automated machines
MB/BacT Alert 3D
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Media used to detect O2 consumption by fluorescent sensor in automated machines
BACTEC 9000 MB
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Automated Radiometric System
BACTEC 460 TB System

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