Gastrointestinal Cultures

Question 1

What is the path food takes?

Answer 1

Mouth Esophagus, Stomach, Duodenum, jejunum, ileum, Large intestine, rectum, anus

Question 2

Clinical signs of dehydration

Answer 2

Skin tenting, Sunken eyes, dry mouth, Decrease in BP, fainting, mental status changes and organ failure (kidney)

Question 3

What is the gram stain and mode of trans for V. cholera?

Answer 3

curved GPR, fish and shellfish

Question 4

What is the gram stain and mode of trans for V. parahemolyticus?

Answer 4

curved GPR, shellfish

Question 5

What is the gram stain and mode of trans for V. vulnificus?

Answer 5

GPR, oysters

Question 6

What is the gram stain and mode of trans for Shigella?

Answer 6

GNR, egg and tuna salad

Question 7

What is the gram stain and mode of trans for E coli O157:H7?

Answer 7

GNR, Hamberger

Question 8

What is the gram stain and mode of trans for Salmonella typhi?

Answer 8

GNR, Contaminated water man only host.

Question 9

What is the gram stain and mode of trans for Listeria?

Answer 9

small GPR, lunchmeat and hotdogs

Question 10

What is the gram stain and mode of trans for Yersinia entercolitica?

Answer 10

GNR, Pork

Question 11

What is the gram stain and mode of trans for Yersinia pseudoberculosis?

Answer 11

GNR, none listed

Question 12

What is the gram stain and mode of trans for C. jejune?

Answer 12

Gull GNR, poultry

Question 13

What is the gram stain and mode of trans for Plesiomonas and Aeromonas?

Answer 13

Straight GNR, contaminated food

Question 14

What is the gram stain and mode of trans for C. difficile?

Answer 14

GPR, Antibiotic associated

Question 15

What is the gram stain and mode of trans for H. pylori?

Answer 15

Serial GNR, normal gastic

Question 16

What is the gram stain and mode of trans for S. aureus?

Answer 16

GPC, Food handler

Question 17

What is the gram stain and mode of trans for B. cereus?

Answer 17

GPR, oriental food rice

Question 18

What is the gram stain and mode of trans for C. perfingens?

Answer 18

GPR, meat and gravy

Question 19

What is the gram stain and mode of trans for C. botulinum?

Answer 19

GPR, Canned foods

Question 20

What three bacteria are invasive and cause septicemia?

Answer 20

V. vulnifivus, Salmonella typhi, Y. enterocolitica

Question 21

TCBS yellow and Rice water stools

Answer 21

V. cholera media and symptoms

Question 22

HEK green, MAC clear, XLD red, low infecting dose

Answer 22

Shigella

Question 23

MUG neg, SMAC neg, HUS

Answer 23

E coli media and symptoms

Question 24

H2S (+), Phen neg, high fever, cold enrichment

Answer 24

Salmonella type media and symptoms

Question 25

Flu like symptoms, bile (+), umbrella motility

Answer 25

Listeria

Question 26

Motile @22, not at 37, MAC, CIN and YSA

Answer 26

Media for Yersinia

Question 27

What bacteria causes appendicitis like symptoms?

Answer 27

Y. entercolitica

Question 28

Campy-CVA, Skirrow CCDA

Answer 28

Media for C. Jejuni

Question 29

Gullian-Barre’ syndrome

Answer 29

C. Jejuni

Question 30

CCFA media

Answer 30

C. Difficile

Question 31

Brucella agar and peptic ulcers

Answer 31

H. pylori

Question 32

NOVO sus. Tube coag (+) sin sloughing

Answer 32

S. aureus

Question 33

Floppy baby syndrome with honey, Accending placid paraylsis

Answer 33

C. Botulinum

Question 34

What organisms must be serotyped?

Answer 34

Salmonella, shigella, O157:H7

Question 35

What media is used for serotyping?

Answer 35

Non-selective SBA or T-soy

Question 36

What is serotyping does not result?

Answer 36

Boil to remove capsule