Diagnostic microbiology Flashcards
Open wound with bluish discoloration
Pseudomonas
Yellowish sputum in cough
Streptococcus
Cough with blood secretion
Mycobacterium
Methods used to identify bacteria to the level of genus and species
Phenotypic
Immunologic
Genotypic
Phenotypic methods
Microscopic
Macroscopic
Physio/biochem
Chemical
Microscopic morphology
Cell shape and size
Gram stain rxn
Acid fast rxn
Special structures
Macroscopic morphology
Colony appearance
Speed of growth
Pattern of growth
Green metallic sheen
E. Coli
Speed of growth
Fastidious
Rapid
Pattern of growth
Linear
Accelerating
Physiological or biochemical characteristics
Presence if specific enzymes
Nutritional metabolic activities
Chemical analysis
specific structural substances
Advantage of genotypic over phenotypic
Culturing the microorganism is not always necessary
Antibody response to an antigen
Immunologic method
Rules in specimen collection
Adequate quantity
Sample represents the infectious process
Avoid contamination by using aseptic technique
Take specimen to the lab and exam promptly
Secure meaningful specimens before antimicrobial drugs are administered
Sources of material
Saliva Sputum Blood Urinary excretions Nasopharyngeal swabbing Csf Feces Vaginal swab Penile discharge
Microscopic testing
Gram stain
Acid fast
FAb stain
Gene probes
Macroscopic testing
Direct antigen
Gene probes
Test for isolates
Biochemical Stereotyping Antimicrobic sensitivity Gene probes Phage typing Animal incoulation
Lab techniques for patients
Immunologic
Serological test
In vivo reaction
Clinical signs and symptoms
Acid or gas formation
Carbohydrate fermentation
Miscellaneous tests
Phage typing
Animal inoculation
Antimicrobial sensitivity
Detecting single strains of bacteria
Phage typing
Based on the specificity of phage surface receptor for cell surface receptor
Bacteriophage typing
Viruses that infect bacteria
Bacteriophages
Used to identify different strains of bacteria within a single species
Phage typing
Establishment of an antimicrobial gradient in an agar medium to determine susceptibility
Antimicrobial gradient method
Broad classification of bacteria
Gram staining
Based in the composition of cell wall
Gram staining
Reagents for gram staining
Crystal violet
Grams iodine
95% ethyl alcohol
Grams safranin
Primary dye
Crystal violet
Mordant
Grams iodine
Decolorizer
95% ethyl alcohol
Counterstain
Safranin
Makes bacteria different to kill
Endospores
Identify presence or absence if endospores
Endospore staining
Example of endospore-forming bacterial pathogen
Clostridium difficile
Stain species of m. Tuberculosis
Ziehl neelsen stain
Stains used in ziehl neelsen stain
Carbol fuchsin
Methylene blue
Stains the bacteria red
Carbol fuchsin
Used to examine thin sections of tissue
H&E staining
Stains nuclei blue
Hematoxylin
Stains cytoplasm, connective tissue, and other extracellular substances pink or red
Papanicolaou staining
Frequently used to stain pap smear specimens
Papanicolaou staining
Used to ,ark carbohydrates
Periodic acid schiff staining
Distinguish different types of glycogen storage diseases
Periodic acid schiff staining
3 color staining protocol
Massons trichome
Distinguish cells from surrounding tissue
Massons trichome
Red keratin
Muscle fibers
Blue or green
Collagen and bone
Light red or pink
Cytoplasm
Black
Cell nuclei
Combination of eosinate and methylene blue
Romanowsky stains
Examine blood or bone marrow samples
Romanowsky stains
Preferred over H&E for inspection of blood cells
Romanowsky stain