BACTE MTAP Flashcards
Obtain during acute phase of infection within how many days for viruses?
2-3 days
Deliver to lab within how many minutes of collection?
30 minutes
Specimens should be transported to the laboratory within how many hours of collection
2 hours
Microorganism that is susceptible to environmental conditions such as TEMPERATURE?
Neisseria meningitidis
Microorganism that is susceptible to environmental conditions such as pH?
Shigella
Specimens for VIRUSES, CHLAMYDIA, and MYCOPLASMA are usually submitted in appropriate transport media at what temperature to stabilize respective microorganisms?
4 degrees celsius
What is the transport medium for bacterial and viruses?
STUART MEDIUM
Risk group that AGENTS NOT ASSOCIATED with disease in healthy adult humans.
Risk group 1
Risk group that agents associated with human disease that is RARELY SERIOUS and for which preventive or therapeutic interventions are often available.
Risk Group 2
Agents associated with SERIOUS OR LETHAL human disease for which preventive or therapeutic interventions MAY BE AVAILABLE
RISK GROUP 3
Agents likely to cause serious or lethal human disease for which preventive or therapeutic interventions are NOT USUALLY AVAILABLE
RISK GROUP 4
Exhaust system that removes particles equal to, or greater than 0.3 microns, which essentially include all bacteria, spore and viruses, with an efficiency of 99.97%. HEPA filters are effective at trapping particulates.
HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filter
A hood with high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters that provides personnel, environmental and/or product protection when appropriate practices and procedures are followed.
BSC (Biological Safety Cabinet) or biosafety cabinet
IMPROPER SWAB (CALCIUM ALGINATE)
VIRUSES
IMPROPER SWAB (WOOD)
CHLAMYDIA
WHAT ARE THE GROWTH INHIBITOR OF BACTERIA?
FATTY ACIDS
IMPROPER SWAB (COTTON SWAB)
NEISSERIA, BARTONELLA , SOME ANAEROBIC BACTERIA
Basic Media
- Nutrient Broth
- Nutrient Agar
- Saboraud’s Broth
Enriched Media (Solid)
- Blood Agar
- Chocolate Agar
Selective Media
MacConkey’s Agar
Enrichment Media (Liquid)
Selenite Broth
Differential Media
Blood Agar
Medium for Anaerobic spp.
Thiogelycollate
Media for Mycobacteria
The Lowenstein-Jensen medium
Appearance: Brown, granular colonies “buff”, rough and tough
Media for FUNGI
- Sabouraud dextrose
- Malt extract
- Brain heart infusion medium
What is added to prevent contamination of the medium by bacteria
Chloramphenicol
Examples of CHROMOGENIC MEDIA
- chromAgar
- Mannitol Agar
Quantitative ( INOCULATION OF MEDIA )
URINE CULTURES
SEMI-QUANTITAIVE (INOCULATION OF MEDIA )
PUS CULTURES
INCUBATION TEMP. FOR FUNGI
28◦C to 30◦C
INCUBATION TIME FOR BACTERIA, VIRUSES AND ACID FAST BACILLUS
35◦C to 37◦C
Anaerobe jars, bags, or chambers is composed of?
-5% to 10% hydrogen (H2),
-5% to 10% CO2
-80-90% nitrogen (N2),
-0% O2.
Procedure differentiates organisms of the domain bacteria according to CELL WALL structure.
GRAM STAIN
INVENTOR OF GRAM STAIN
HANS CHRISTIAN GRAM
MORDANR FOR KINYOUN STAIN
TERGITOL
A quick, inexpensive fungal test to differentiate dermatophytes and Candida albicans
Potassium hydroxide preparation or KOH prep
Presence of fungal elements in KOH w/ Calcofluor white
Chalk-white or brilliant apple green color
A dye that intercalates or binds with the nucleic acid
ACRIDINE ORANGE
Selective dye that emits green fluorescence when bound to?
dsDNA at 520nm
Emits orange light (ACRIDINE ORANGE)
-lysosomes
-bacteria
-yeast
Red fluorescence when bound to?
RNA at 650nm
Appears orange or red with yellow-green nucleus
Trichomonas vaginalis
Appears pale green to yellow
Human epithelial and inflammatory cells and tissue debris
Ureaplasma and Mycoplasma can be visualized on acridine orange staining but can be differentiated through?
Urease test
White pinhead colony appearance
S. areus
Bacterias which has this enzyme has the ability to cause anemia
Hemolysin
Growth on Loeffler’s Serum Slant
(S. areus)
golden yellow pigment
Growth on Loeffler’s Serum Slant
(S. citreus)
lemon yellow
Growth on Loeffler’s Serum Slant
(S. albus)
procelain white pigment
Inhibitor of MSA
7.5% NaCl
PINK COLONIES ON MSA
S. epidermidis and S. saprophyticus
YELLOW HALO FORMATION ON MSA
S. areus
Between STAPH AND MICROCOCCUS WHO IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO LYSOSTAPHIN AND FURAZOLIDONE BUT RESISTANT TO BACITRACIN?
Staphylococcus
Color indicator of Modified oxidase Test
Bromthynol blue
Most definitive test to S.areus?
Coagulase Test
Enzyme that can possibly dissolve clot
Fibrinolysin / staphylokinase
Cell wall, anti-phagocytic, virulence of S.aureu
PROTEIN A
1 wound infection; #1 osteomyelitis (septic arthritis)
S. areus
DNASE COLOR (POSITIVE REACTION)
- Toluidine blue ( pink )
- Methyl green ( clear )
- Causes endocarditis (associated with Prosthetic Heart Valve Surgery infection)
- Novobiocin SUSCEPTIBLE
- Non-hemolytic
- Blood culture contaminant
S. epidermidis
-Causes UTI in young women; Specimen for diagnosis: urine
- Novobiocin RESISTANT (less than 16mm)
S. saprophyticus
Destroys stratum granulosum of skin
Exfoliatin
1 cause of food poisoning in the Philippines
S. aureus
White pinpoint colonies
Streptococcus
Selective medium for Streptococcus
Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol Agar
NON-ENTEROCOCCUS
- S. bovis ( common cause of Colon cancer)
- S. equinis
Lancet or dome shape colonies
S. pneumoniae
- Leading flesh-eating bacteria (necrotizing fasciitis)
- RHD (Rheumatic Heart Disease) / RF (Rheumatic Fever)
- AGN (Acute Glumerulonephritis)
S. pyogenes
- # 1 neonatal meningitis
- resistant to all ( Taxo A, P and SXT)
S. agalactiae
Differentiates Group D from other Streptococcus
BEA (Bile Esculin Agar)
Indicator of BEA
Ferric Ammonium Citrate
Color indicator of PYR test
P-dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde
Indicator of Sodium Hippurate
Ninhydrin
Best test to identify S. pyogenes
Bacitracin Susceptibility Test
- rust-colored sputum
- # 1 adult bacterial meningitis
- # 1 otitis media
S. pneumoniae
VIRIDANS
MUSCISM
- mutans
- uberis
- salivarus
- constellatus
- intermedius
- sanguis
- mitis
Used to identify S. pneumoniae
Optochin Disk Test (Taxo P)
COMPOSITION: ethylhydroxycuprein HCl
Detects pneumococcal antibody; skin test for S. pneumoniae infection
Francis Test
Detects erythrogenic antigen; skin test for S. pyogenes infection
Dick’s test
A skin test and immunity test for scarlet fever that uses antitoxin to the erythrogenic toxin of S. pyogenes subcutaneously
Schultz Charlton test
Transport system for Neisseria
JEMBEC system
Presumptive (screening) test for gram negative cocci
Oxidase Test / Taxo N
3rd cause of otitis media (middle ear infection)
Moraxella catarrhalis