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Neiserria have an optimal growth in

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Moist temp

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Obligate aerobic
Non motile
Non hemolytic

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Neisseria

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How many percent of CO2 does neisseria have

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2-8%

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Carbohydrate fermenters of neiserria

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Glucose

Maltose

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Most of the colonies are pigmented exccept

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N.flava
N.flavescens
N.subflava

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Where is the Direct inoculation of specimens

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At the bedside

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Neiserria are sensitive to

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Drying

Extremes of temp

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Microscopy of neisseria

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Gram - diplococci

With coffee or kidney bean shaped

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Major pathogens in neiserria

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N.gonorrheae

N.meningitidis

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Biochemical tests in neiserria

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+ oxidase

+ catalase

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Never considered part of the normal flora

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N.gonorrheae

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Only known host in n.gonorrheae

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Man

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N.gonorrheae is found in

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Urogenital tract
Anorectal area
Oropharynx
Conjunctiva

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Mode of transmission of n.gonorrheae

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Sexual contact

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N.gonorrheae produce an

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IgA protease

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Antibody found in mucous membrane secretions

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IgA

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Culture in n.gonorrheae

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CAP

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Pvf of n.gonorrheae

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Common pili

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Colonial types

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T1 & T2 (virulent)

T3 & T5 (avirulent)

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Means of flow of seed and brothel

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Gonorrheae

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Incubation period of gonorrheae

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2-7 days

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Symptoms of gonorrheae

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Purulent discharge
Lower abdominal pain
Dysuria (men)
Dysuria and vaginal bleeding (women)

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Untreated gonococcal cervicitis may cause what

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Sterility

Perihepatitis

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It is a syndrome where untreated gonococcal cervicitis may cause sterility and perihepatitis

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Fitz-hugh-curtis syndrome

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Infection where there is rectal pain and bloody stools

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Anorectal infections

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Gonococcal eye infection during vaginal delivery through an infected birth canal

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Conjunctivitis

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26
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Other term for conjunctivitis

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Ophthalmia noenatorum

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Most important factor in the lab diagnosis of n.gonorrhea

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Specimen collection and handling

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Specimens in n.gonorrheae

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Pus and secretions from urethra
Cervix
Prostate
Rectal mucosa
Throat
Joint fluid
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Used for collection of the specimen

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Dacron or rayon swabs

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This swab should be avoided due to the presence of toxic fatty acids in the cotton fibers

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Cotton swab

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Non gonococcal urethritis

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C.trachomatis

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Smears for gs should be prepared from these specimens

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Urogenital specimens

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33
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Cultures for confirmation

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Bap

Cap

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34
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Specimens on swab should be prepared onto media in what pattern

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Z pattern
And
Cross streaked with a loop

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Agar with all the TMA components + trimethoprim lactate

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Modified thayer martin agar

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Agar where vancomycin conc. is increased

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Martin lewis medium

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Chocolate agar with an enrichment supplement and antibiotics

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Thayer martin agar

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A transparent medium with lysed horse blood, horse plasma, and yeast dialysate

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Nyc medium

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Antimicrobial agents in nyc medium

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Vancomycin
Colistin
Trimethoprim
Amphotericin B

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40
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Genital mycoplasma

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Mycoplasma hominis

Ureaplasma urealyticum

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Examples of transport medium

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Cary blair
Amies
Jembec
Transgrow

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Required temp for incubation of agar plates

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35-37 degree celcius

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Incubation period for agar plates

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72 hours

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Standard method of identifying n.gonorrheae

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CHO utilization test

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Medium used in cho urilization test

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CTA (cystine trypticase agar)

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Composition of cta

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1% carbohydrate

Phenol red

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+ result in cho utilization test

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Yellow color

within 24-72 hrs at 35 degree celcius

48
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Rgt in oxidase test

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1% tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine-dihydrochloride

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+ result in oxidase test

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Purple color within 10 seconds

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Other + oxidase bacteria

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N.cinerea
N.meningitidis
M.catarrhalis

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Rgt used in superoxol test

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20-30% H2O2

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+ result in superoxol test

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Vigourous bubbling

53
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+ in dnase test

- in dnase test

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M.catarrhalis +

N.gonorrheae -

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Highly specific and sensitive test

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Fat
Or
Fluorescent antibody test

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Test that confirms the morphologic appearance of the bacteria

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Fat

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Confirms the biochemicql identification of n.gonorrheae

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Coagglutination

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+ result of coagglutination

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Agglutination

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Nucleic acid amplification

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Molecular assays

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Specimen for molecular assay

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Urethral swabs

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Blood protein

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Complement

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Used for culture confirmation or direct detection in endocervical or urethral swab specimens

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Chemiluminescent nucleic acid probe

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Causative agent of epidemic meningococcal meningitis/meningococcemia/cerebrospinal fever/spotted fever

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N.meningitidis

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N.meningitidis is the leading cause of

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Fatal bacterial meningitis

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May be found as a commensal inhabitant of the upper respiratory tract of the carriers

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N.meningitis

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What kind of fermenters are n.meningitidis

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Glucose and maltose fermenters

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Microscopy of n.meningitidis

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Encapsulated strains with halo around organism

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Serogroups of n.meningitidis

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A
B
C
Y
W-135
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Virulence factors of n.meningitidis

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Pili
Polysaccharide capsule
IgA1

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Coverings of the brain

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Meninges

70
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Refers to the presence of n.meningitidis in the blood

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Meningococcemia

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Source of epidemics in meningococcemia

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Oral secretions

Respiratory droplets

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Signs and symptoms of meningococcemia

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Frontal headache
Stiff neck
Fever

73
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They are develop because of endotoxins

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Petechial skin lesions

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Syndrome where there is production of hemorrhage in the adrenals

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Waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome

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Specimen in n.meningitidis

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Csf
Blood
Nasopharyngeal swab
Petechial skin lesions

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N. Meningitidis is senstive to

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SPS

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Process of concentarting csf fluid

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Cytocentrifugation

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When is the highest yield of positive of csf gram stain is obtained

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When specimens are concentrated

79
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Culture media in n.meningitidis

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Bap
Cap
Tma

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This resembles n.meningitidis on gonococcal selective media

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N.lactamica

81
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Orher term for beta lactamase test

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Cephalosporinase test

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Rgt used in beta lactamase test

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Cephalosporin disk

83
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+ result in beta lactamase test

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Deep pink
Or
Red color

84
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Other name of moraxella catarrhalis

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Branhamella catarrhalis

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How does m.catarrhalis resembles neiserria

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By exhibiting gram - coccal morphology

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Mos commonly isolatmemberof the genus moraxella

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M.catarrhalis

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Location of m.catarrhalis

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Oropharynx

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M.catrrahlis are only isolated from

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Humans

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3rd most common cause of otitis media and sinusitis in children

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M.catarrhalis

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Culture in m.catarrhalis

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Honeypuck appearance

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Biochemical tests in m.catarrhalis

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+ oxidase

+ catalase

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Does not ferment any sugar

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Asaccharolytic

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Cause of otitis media

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M.catarrhalis

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Specimen in butyrate esterase test

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Ear culture

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+ result in butyrate esterase test in m.catarrhalis

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Blue color

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Protein in blood

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Transferrin

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Organ of attachment

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Common pili

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Complication of PID

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Fitz hugh curtis syndrome

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Prevent swarming

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Trimethoprim lactate

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Inhibits gram -

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Colistin

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Inhibits gram +

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Vancomycin

102
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Screening test

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Molecular assay

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