BACTERIOLOGY Flashcards
Polysaccharide capsule
S. pneumoniae, K. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis
d-glutamate capsule
bacillus anthracis
hyaluronic capsule
pasteurella multocida - animal bite wound
polyribosyl ribitol phosphate
h. influenzae
most common serotype in h. influenzae
serotype b
p. aeruginosa
alginate
stain for capsule
hiss, anthony’s, tyler, india ink
culture media to enhance babes ernst
PAI’s slant, loeffler’s serum
stain for inclusion bodies
loeffler’s methylene blue, albert, neisseria
halberstaedter prowazek is glycogen containing inclusion bodies that can be seen in
chlamydia trachomatis
stains for halberstaedter prowazek
gimenez, machiavello, castaneda
stain for y. pestis
wayson and methylene blue
corkscrew motility can be noted in what organisms
spiral organisms
capnophilic organisms
neisseria,strep, helicobacter, haemophilus, hasek
obligate anaerobe organisms
prevotella, porphyromonas, fusobacterium
this removes O2 in gaspak jar
palladium catalysts
indicators in gaspak jar
resazurin and methylene blue
microaerophilic organisms
campylobacter, treponema, borrelia, helicobacter
can tolerate cold enrichment
y. enterolitica and L. monocytogenes
blood bag contaminants at 4 deg C
enterolitica, liquefasciens, fluorescens
blood bag contaminants at RT
enterolytica, b. cereus, cutibacterium acnes
common contaminants of blood
epidermidis, strep, p. acnes and bacillus except anthracis
blood-broth ratio is
1;10
media used in blood
TSB, BHI and brucella broth
anticoagulant used in blood
0.025 percent sps
selective differential media used for vibrios
TCBS
COLOR of sucrose fermenter
yellow colonies
COLOR of non-sucrose fermenters
green colonies
enrichment media for vibrios
alkaline peptone water
anticoagulant used in bacteriology
0.025 percent sps-sodium polyanethol sulfonate
addition of this will neutralize effect of SPS
1 PERCENT gelatin
0.025 percent of SPS is inhibitory to what organisms
neisseria, anaerobius, vaginalis and monilliforms
anticoagulant NOT USED for culture
EDTA
HEPARIN is not recommended because it
inhibits other gram negative organisms and also yeast
heparin used for
VIRAL culture
common agents of bacteremia
CONS, e. coli, aureus, aeruginosa, fragilis
must be processed in BSC
sputum
if specimen is non-sterile, this should be done
digestion and decontamination
agents of pneumonia
k. pneumoniae, aureus and aeruginosa in those with cystic fibrosis
agents of ventilator associated pneumonia
s. pneumoniae, influenzae, aureus, aeruginosa, klebsiella, enterobacter, serratia
bartlett’s classification is used to differentiate
sputum and saliva
sputum should have
less than 10 ECS and more than 25 PMNs
sputum is collected thru
deep cough collection = 5-10 mL
this will indicate poor collection
presence of alveolar macrophage and columnar cells
gold standard in m. tuberculosis
n-acetyl-l-cysteine for digestion and NaOH for decontamination
other reagents used in sputum collection
5 percent oxalic acid, Z-TSP, 4 percent NaOH, sputolysin
these reagents are used for pseudomonas
5 percent oxalic acid, Z-TSP
what biosafety level is M. tuberculosis
3, sputum pathogen and is acquired thru inhalation
swab is used for
aerobic bacteria
major throat pathogen
s. pyogenes causes pharyngitis, scarlet fever and erysipelas
major throat flora and its test
viridians strep. ALPHA HEMOLYTIC, BILE SOLUBLE NEGATIVE, SBE, OPTOCHIN RESISTANT, NEUFELD NEGATIVE
nasopharyngeal swab is for
carrier state of b. pertussis-whooping cough, n. meningitidis and influenzae, and sars-cov2 and MRSA
materials used in swabbing
dacron, rayon, calcium alginate
this material is toxic to neisseria
cotton
this material is toxic to viruses
calcium alginate
storage temp of CSF
37 deg
transport temp of CSF
RT
CSF is cultured on
BAP and CAP
usual pathogens in CSF
influenzae, meningitidis, s. pneumoniae, monocytogenes, agalactiae
alternative specimen in stool
rectal swab
common pathogens in stool
jejuni, shigella, salmonella, e. coli and its serotypes, vibrio and enterolytica
media used in stool
SSA, EMB AND MCconkey
most common cause of UTI
e. coli
most common cause of UTI in young females
saphrophyticus
urine colony count considered to be significant and is indicative of UTI
more than 100,000
dilution factor is 1000 using —- loop
1 uL
dilution factor is 100 using —- loop
10 uL
——– is the specimen to collect if the patient is intubated/on a ventilator
endotracheal aspirate
example of biphasic media
castaneda
nutrient agar broth, sabouraud’s dextrose agar
a. enrichment media
b. general purpose media
c. enriched media
d. transport media
b
selenite broth, alkaline peptone water, tetrathionate broth, carrot broth
a. enrichment media
b. general purpose media
c. enriched media
d. transport media
a
CAP, BAP
a. enrichment media
b. general purpose media
c. enriched media
d. transport media
c
CTBA, McConkey, lowenstein jensen
a. biochem test media
b. general purpose media
c. selective media
d. transport media
c
EMB, McConkey, HEA, XLD, TCBS
a. biochem test media
b. general purpose media
c. selective media
d. selective differential media
d
transgrow, cary blair, stuart
a. biochem test media
b. AST media
c. selective media
d. transport media
d
Muellerhinton agar
a. biochem test media
b. general purpose media
c. AST media
d. transport media
AST
SIM and MIO is an example of what type of media
semi-solid
always a pathogen
n. gonorrhea
naso or osopharynx and can be a normal flora
n. meningitidis
CTBA
cysteine tellurite blood agar, c. diptheriae, potassium tellurite
McConkey
enterobacteriacae, crystal violet
lowenstein jensen
mycobacterium-malachite green
a device that encloses a workspace
BSC
this can remove objects larger than 0.3 um
hepa filter
system is entirely open, sterilizes air to be exhausted; least effective
a. I
b. II
c. III
a
the most common, AKA laminar flow the type that is used in most laboratories, partly open and closed, and sterilizes air that flows over infectious material and air to be exhausted
a. I
b. II
c. III
b
exhaust air inside the room
a. IIA
b. IIB
c. III
a
exhaust air outside the building
a. IIA
b. IIB
c. III
b
this type uses gloves, attached and sealed to the cabinet; entirely closed system, self-contained ventilated system
a. I
b. II
c. III
c
poses minimal risk to lab personnel
a. BSL 1
b. BSL 2
c. BSL 3
d. BSL 4
A
poses moderate risk to lab personnel, acquired thru ingestion, mucuos membrane and percutaneous exposure, associated with laboratory acquired infections
a. BSL 1
b. BSL 2
c. BSL 3
d. BSL 4
b