Culture media Flashcards

1
Q

Upper respiratory samples: Regan-Lowe Media/Bordet-Gengou

A

Bordetella pertussis

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Upper respiratory sample: Serum tellurite or Tinsdale agar

A

Corynebacteria diptheriae

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3
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Upper respiratory sample: Blood agar

A

Streptococcus pyogenes

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4
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Upper respiratory sample: Otitis externa: Non-lactose fermenting

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa (swimmer’s ear)

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5
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Upper respiratory sample: Otitis externa: Blood agar

A

Staphylococcus auerus

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Upper respiratory sample: Sabouraud’s agar, SABHI agar, Inhibitory mold agar

A

Aspergillus

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7
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Lower respiratory sample: Lowenstein-jensen medium

A

TB

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8
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Lower respiratory sample: Charcoal yeast extract agar

A

Legionella pneumophila

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9
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Lower respiratory sample: Sabouraud’s agar, SABHI, inhibitory mold agar

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Dimorphic fungi (histoplasma, coccidioides, blastomyces, paracoccidioides), aspercillus

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10
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Lower respiratory sample: chocolate agar with hemin and NAD

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Haemophilus influenza

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11
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Lower respiratory sample: blood agar

A

Streptococcus pneuemoniae

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12
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Lower respiratory sample: chocolate agar

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Moraxella catharralis

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13
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GI Tract: Thio citrate bile salts sucrose agar (TCBS)-clear (blue) colonies

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V. Parahaemolyticus

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14
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GI Tract: Thio citrate bile salts sucrose agar (TCBS)-yellow colonies

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V. Cholerea

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15
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GI tract: CIN agar or yersinia selective agar–room temp

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Yersinia enterocolitica

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16
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GI tract: Sorbitol macconkey agar (negative colonies)

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E.coli 0157/H7

17
Q

Gi tract: HE agar

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Salmonella-clear colonies, H2S positive

Shigella-clear colonies, H2S negative

18
Q

GI tract: XLD agar

A

Salmonella- clear colonies, H2S positive

Shigella- clear colonies H2S negative

19
Q

GI tract: CAMPY agar

A

Campylobacter jejuni

20
Q

STIs: Thayer Martin or Martin Lewis Agar

A

Neisseria gonorrhea

21
Q

Bacterial meningitis Adult: Blood agar

A

Streptococcus pneumonia

22
Q

Bacterial meningitis adult: Chocolate agar

A

Neisseria meningitides

23
Q

Bacterial meningiits pediatric/neonate: Blood agar

A

Group B streptococci (Streptococcus agalactiae)

24
Q

Bacterial meningitis pediatric/neonate: lactose fermenting or macconkey agar

A

E.coli

25
Q

Bacterial meningitis pediatric/neonate: blood agar

A

Listeria monocytogenes

26
Q

Anaerobic culture

A

Clostridia, bacterioides, actinomyces

27
Q

Not culturable by a clinical laboratory

A

Treponema pallidum, mycobacterium leprae, mycoplasma, chlamydia, rickettsia, clostridium difficile, influenza virus, rotavirus, RSV, hepatitis viruses