DERS Micro Special Media Flashcards

1
Q

Stains acid-fast/Ziehl-Neelsen staining

A

Cryptosporidium parvus
Cryptosporidium hominis
Cyclospora cayetanesis (oocyst only)

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2
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UTI bug that is non-hemolytic on blood agar

A

Staph sapro

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3
Q

Diamond’s media

A

trichomonas vaginalis (this is the gold standard for dx this so know this!)

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4
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Thayer-Martin agar in 10% CO2

A

Neisseria gonorrhea

Thayer-Martin agar is just chocolate agar with antibiotics selective for N. gonorrhea

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5
Q
  • Chocolate agar or blood agar with factor X (hemin)
  • Mueller-Hinton agar with 5% heated horse blood
  • Gonococcal Agar base + 2% bovine hemoglobin + 5% fetal calf serum
A

Hemophilus ducreyi

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6
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Requires cholesterol in growth medium

A

Mycoplasma genitalium- this is due to their triple layer external membrane which contains sterol

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7
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Stain this GIT infection with Steiner silver stain

A

H. pylori

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