Bacte Flashcards
How is preparation for 100 ml of Kinyoun’s carbolfuchsin done?
A) 4 g basic fuchsin, 8 g phenol, 20 mL 95% alcohol, 100 mL distilled water
Which of the following compounds do not contribute to the acid-resistance and waxy character of the mycobacterial cell wall
N-acetylmuramic
Which of the following statements best supports the action of the detergent in Kinyoun’s method?
Detergent is used to force the carbolfuchsin into the mycobacterial cell wall
How would you describe acid-fast bacteria under the brightfield microscope using your Ziehl-Neelsen stain?
Red microorganisms on a blue background
An acid-fast smear on the Ziehl-Neelsen stain was reported as 2/50 fields on a 1000x magnification using the WHO/IUATLD standards. How would you report your findings?
2+
The KOH technique is used to aid in the identification of fungal infections, specifically dermatophytes. Which of the following is not a common dermatophyte?
Aspergillusniger
Which fungi listed below is most commonly found in nails and causes onychomycosis?
Tinea unguium
How is it that fungi can resist the keratin dissolving effects of potassium hydroxide?
Fungi contains chitin which resists the effects of KOH
Which urine is not acceptable for bacterial culture?
Routine (B)
Proper concentration for blood culture?
C
How many mL of blood chuchu in immunocompromised patient
20 (B)
Term used to describe your reduced O2 (10%) and CO2 (10%)
Microaerophiles
Time to transport CSF in lab
15 mins (D)
Best time to collect sa patient
before antibiotic (A)
Stain chuchu Bastia may picture ni si ya nag spirochetes
Silver Nitrate
Dye that can stain mycobacterium -
Crystal violet ( A)
Culture media that contains antibiotics and selective for neisseria
Thayer martin (D)
True/False) 1st statement: acid alcohol decolorize acid fast bacilli 2nd statement: mixing… 5%HCL 95% absolute alcohol
Both false
(True/False) 1st statement: Nigrosin detects capsule 2nd statement: New field detects capsular antigen
Both true
Case Ana: 25yr old sexually active….basta ang ngaman hndi ma stain ang T.pallidum
diameter is < 0.2
Swab used for vagina and cervix
Rayon
Media nga maka hold for 72 hrs
Thioglycollate
indicator of autoclave
Bacillus stearothermophilus