Culture Flashcards
Aerobic bacteria
blood agar, chocolate agar, thioglycollate broth
blood agar, chocolate agar, thioglycollate broth
Aerobic bacteria
Anaerobic bacteria
thioglycollate broth
thioglycollate broth
Aerobic and Anaerobic bacteria
Thayer-Martin agar
Neisseria
Neisseria
Thayer-Martin agar
Lowenstein-Jensen
Mycobacteria
Mycobacteria
Lowenstein-Jensen
Acanthamoeba
Nonnutrient agar with E. Coli overlay
Nonnutrient agar with E. Coli overlay
Acanthamoeba
Sabouraud’s agar
fungus
fungus
Sabouraud’s agar
Middlebrook agar
non-tuberculous mycobacteria (seen after LASIK)
non-tuberculous mycobacteria (seen after LASIK)
Middlebrook agar
Which swab is most ideal for obtaining viral cultures of corneal scrapings?
Dacron swab
Which swab is most ideal for obtaining bacterial cultures of corneal scrapings?
platinum Kimura spatula
Filamentous fungi
Fusarium, Aspergillus, Curvularia, Paecilomyces, Phialaphora
Most common fungal associated with trauma and contact lens wear
filamentous
Most common fungal associated with ocular surface disease (severe DED, post-penetrating keratoplasty)
Yeast