GI Infectious Disease Cases (Quiz 2)

Question 1

what do we grow on lactose MacConkey agar

Answer 1

• gram negative bacteria

Question 2

what do we grow on Sabouraud dextrose agar

Answer 2

• yeast

- candida

Question 3

what do we grow on Charcoal yeast extract agar

Answer 3

• campylobacter

Question 4

what do we grow on Lowenstein-Jensen agar

Answer 4

• mycobacteria

Question 5

how can omeprazole increase infectious disease risk

Answer 5

• decreased stomach acid allows for increased survival of pathogens

Question 6

what do we see in a CBC for a viral infection

in regards to :
PMNs
lymphocytes
eosinophils

Answer 6

• normal PMNs
• normal lymphocytes
• normal eosinophils

Question 7

drug to treat entamoeba histolytica

Answer 7

• metronidazole

- tinidazole